The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29
THE RED CROSS DISSENsIONS.
MISS MABEL r. BOARDMAN ADDS
ANOTHER CHAPTER. Z,


WARRINGTON, March 2s.r-Miss Mabel T.
Boariman. whose suspension from the
Red Cross Society was announced last
Monday by Walter p. Phillips. chairman OF
the executive committee. has added an
other long chapter TO the account OF Red
Cross troubles. The bulletin OF the society
contained the statement that Miss Board
man was suspended because Of an attack
she made on Miss Clara Barton In letter
10 Mrs. John A. Logan. Miss Boardman
replies, denying that she originated the
proposition to retire Miss Barton from
the active to an honorary presidency OF
the society with an annuity. -'e
This idea was first expressed. she says,
in a letter written to her by Mrs. John A,
Logan. and to which she replied on Feb. 20.
Miss Boardman charges that the action OF
the society In suspending her was based
on her answer, and that the committee did
not make public the entire correspondence,
In letter to Mr.. Phillips Miss Bosrdman
says that her letter to Mr. Logan was
entirely personal and intended TO be con-
fidential. Her letter Is In part as follows: /,
II. a. you well know. Uut expresses the
views Of the twenty-three members OF the
Red Cross who signed the memorial TO Con-
Mrs: logan wen knew: vas drawn troIR ne ne.
suspicion Of the possible betrayal OF Iny
confidence the letter would have contained
more explicit statement which e. op Sec ~as
whom I had had numberless conversations
on the subject.
The letter was copndenh,l, part Of a con- ss
f Th to give i :" ySS aeS yeu had
FeS ;. isos A and e Feb IS. 1909, IN whifh WIN s.
seen .sae claims 70 have made these temsrk-
able proposiions- which Mr Foster and Others
TO carry out. and the main p,irpoIt Of my let
ter was to indicate 10 her. as Miss Barton.s
friend that her Mr. MIL, Lonsans' suggestions
"F The statements d my letter pertain chiefly
TO the annuity These are TO ee Construed I,ics
in the same oerrespondenoe with Mrs. Logon,
p sS sss we're Si ni sSs' e. TN.
open protest made by Mr.. John ", Foster
AND SnT; .oS s form 's he ssS wRS
vi The s!' pSSiicstion 81 Mr. Logan Of Mrs:
from SSSe ali obligation to regard a. eenndentis
letis,s from her. though marked as s9ch
70 which our letters we're sent N reply. n Jne
Miss Boardman makes public Mrs.
Logan's letters and hers In reply. In one,
dated Feb. 2, Mrs. Logan says:
believe now. If We could In some Tay
Tsss ,hsa woSd Mss Bson some
recognition for her lifelong service In the
cause OF humanity that she would be willing
! shall Away. feel that too much hs. been
said about the Galveston matter and not
t s.s soSr 81 sSsy
a fund FOR the PED Cross. The Income from
wss TSSs Gs s
IN oonneetion with The ences o. the Red Cro.s.
glad to accent the honorable position of r.:
THOUGHT e the success Of the Red cro'''whi
Mlss Boardman replied that nc ono had
any desire to humiliate Miss Barton, but
that listers had come from vcry. promihent
men cripcising The former business methods
g hs Red Cree and =. abe SsH sho a. hsiss
o Sss.9n p;r 81 and an annuity. would
orsbie position She adds:
aIp sars: dear MI , Lossr: that A. LSs =. I'll
Vi Win "p prospsi osherrise Tel cannot Be
pove, In this country, and III 60 d9S IN
wcsE ard i-.sres, Mas Bar'c, has 0i.., II.
To this Mrs. Logan replied on Feb. -.
sheet. She said in part that Il. was her
desire last fall TO secure some such PROPOSE
tions a. now seem imminent In the case
Of Miss Barton and added:
have always Sesn s s,,ns Z, e., lo' r. 70 ,ss
IL a suitable person 'oertainly not one Of
,nS.e shS st nsTf *. sSye q Re
r msS Hies wa. 10, her service. which
Mrs. Logan appealed TO Miss Boardman
70 secure the withdrawal Of the memorial
o Congress-, which she thought might be
construed in the future ~ Q reflection on
Miss Barton. Miss Boardman answered
that the memorial was In no sense an attack
on Miss Barton. that she had tried 20 pre-
vent the airing Of the societyIs difficultiee,
but had been ignored In her EFFORTS.
She said thai at the time Of the Galveston
trouble over 100000 was contributed.
bu, thu Red Cross. Of this amount. had only
about s,T. 900. . little over ! par cont. Tbs
Chamber 81 Commence Of New York gave
IS 90, but !, did not place one penny Of
tins la the hands ~ the Ned Gross, Ia ving
lost such faith On this Organization,
Continuing her letter 10 MI PihiiiF<' Miss
BoardmAn says:
TIL. va Iulloxed 10y my letter Of Feb 20.
sf'.. had lsaTScd that Mlss Barton had sshs
20 Ro-' on n Goa stli NJ olnsy end an Appofni-
Irrni uld. though Nc. isssn ief . o.a-
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