Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-08
NO LITTLE !. J INTEREST
Created by Suspension Of Red
Cross Members.
WILL HOLD A MEETING
s3E
PROBABLY SATURDAY OR FORE
PART OF NEXT WEEK.
Miss Boardman Writes to Chairman
Phillips and Sends Out an
Z -s.. ~. Addenda. RI
WILL HOLD A MEETING

The SUSPENSION Of twenty-five members
of the American National Red Cross. who
are seeking to have the society reorganized
and conducted on strictly business basis
has caused no little interest in Washing
ton, where the majority of the number live
and are we'll known in public and social
life e. -
While these members, as told yesterday
in The Evening Star. do not recognize the
present executive committee a legally
constructed body, and deny the commit
tees right to cause their suspension, the
suspended members propose to take some
definite action. although just what the
line of action will be cannot be stated to-
day.
1t is likely that a meeting of the sus-
pended members will be held in Washing
ton In few days. perhaps Saturday. any
way not later than the fore part OF next
week when definite action will be taken.
The members do not care to go ahead
until the return to the city of Mr.. Simon
Wolf. who Is at present staying at the
Piedmont Hotel Atlanta, Ga. Mr.. Wolf
was telegraphed to today and 1t is expected
he may be able to adjust his business af-
fairs to reach here Saturday.
It Is said that the members who desire
Reorganization Of the Red Cross, and these
include some prominent citizens OF New
n
den Spencer TraSk. GuStaVe Schwab.
Cleveland H. Dodge and others equally well
known are fortified with facts that will
make exceedingly interesting reading and
that they will make them public II forced
to show their hand
Miss Boardman Writes to Phillips.
Miss Mabel Boardman today sent the fol-
lowing letter to Mr.. Walter Phillips. chair
man Of the Red Cross executive committee,
New York.
Dear Sir: In reply to your communica-
ton of March % desire to say that in your
letter of March 10, notifying me Of my sus-
pension, the reason given for my suspen-
sion Is as follows: That, after duly con-
sdering letter of mine dated February ~,
it was decided that it constituted an at
tack upon the president Of the Red Cross
me from active membership. After receiv-
ing my reply to this notification you write
in your letter of March, %
"'Dear Madam: We are in receipt OF
your letter of the 10th instant, which we
have read with deep interest. 1t contains
much matter of whichIKe had no previous
knowledge The letters contain much that
shows the feeling on your own and Mrs.
ally, Is such as to be- extremely gratifying
to this committee. ,yy III
1T would therefore seem just. as the full
correspondence had proved me not guilty
OF the OHeuSo upon WHICH, "
your notification. L was suspended. that
should have received notice that the act
of suspension had been thereby nulifed;
However, in this second communication,
you give an entirely new reason for my
suspension, not mentioned in the original
notification. You Says9 ~ -r-.-'
Il" Coming now to your attitude toward
the American National Red Cross. as
shown by your memorial to Congress and
our action in suspending you from active
membership, our explanation is simply
this: We regarded your act as hostile to
the interests Of which I'VE are the Gus
todians, and we took action In such man
ner as seemed to us to contemplate the
future safety of this organization. We
went on the theory that 1t is wise and
proper If thy eye offend thee to pluck 1t
out
IF, therefore. because. Of the memorial
to Congress I was suspended, then the
other twenty-five members who signed that
memorial, and whose agreement with all
that it contained is the same as mine,
should, of course. have also been suspend
ed. OF the fact of their suspension have
been this moment made aware.
There seems to have been necessity
for plucking out other eyes, and 1t Is evil
dent that the qualification for membership
is blindness.
Addenda to Previous Letter.