The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-22

". Foster, was only voted upon by
| those present without the use of prox-
les and was defeated by a vote of sew
} enteen to sixteen. There were some
present. who realized that delay was
equivalent to the death of the organiza-
ton, and voted accordingly. The bylaws
were not adopted as stated in the me-
mortal by vote of 50 to I3, of which 72
were proxies. A clear majority of those
present voted afflrnatively by roll call.
1T is true that the bylaws as adopted
were not submitted to the members of
the executive committee, nor was there
any necessity that they should be prior
to the meeting At the time of sending
out proxies and the request made for
their signing but slight changes had
been suggested, and Hon. Richard Oh
ney, counsellor of the Red Cross, had
been advised of those. Other and more
radical changes were suggested alter
ward. They were not considered by
self-constituted committee, but by per-
| I1aps a dozen different members, who
had the right to consider them. No one
Of rfeHl is responsible for the changes,
but it was generally determined that
they should be presented for adoption
as they were finally read in the meeting.
in providing that the officers shall be
elected annually, except the president,
who may be elected for life, it was clear
ly the thought to recognize Miss Barton,
as all the world has recognized her, as
peculiarly the embodiment of the Red
Cross idea and principles, and whose
life work fairly entities her to such re-
cognition.
ENEMIES PERSISTENT AGI-7
TATORS.
las already noted, the signers Of the
memorial to Congress are. with one ex-
ception. citizens of tn District of Col
umbia, and most of them are new men,
bers, the most persistent agitator-Miss
Mabel T. Boardman-having been swept
into membership on the flood tide that
brought us the new act of incorporation
of 1000. Among the suggestions made
by Miss Boardman, in a letter written
to Mrs John A. Logan, vice president
of the Red Cross, is one providing that
Miss Barton be relegated to the rear
made honorary president-and an an
nuity arranged for her by Miss Board
mans father and others, amounting to
$2,5oo per annunl. If anything were
needed to show that Miss Boardman is
a very new element in the Red Cross,
her proposition to pension Miss Barton
would be quite sufficient. For a quarter
of century Miss Barton has been Civ
ing both time and money to the cause of
the Red Cross. She has yet other things
that she intends to give it, but she has
no designs On a pension. I have spoken
Of her depicting income, but not of her
impaired fortune She is a woman of
ample means.
Had Miss Barton's work been done
from headquarters in New York, Chi
:ago, Boston Or any American city
other than Washington, it is doubtful
f clique of people who were new in
he organization and none of whom ever
risited single field where Red Cross
work was under way, for the purpose
II participating in it, would have dared
o raise their voices against her. WASH
ngton is surely peculiar in respect of
certain class of people
whose sense of fairness and propriety
Constitutes a striking case of arrested
development.
NAME SPOKEN WITH REVER-
ENCE.
In conclusion Mr. Phillips says it has
ometimes seemed to him that the "sun-
y philosopher, quoted below, must have
ad Washington, the Red Cross and
diss Barton in view when she said: Tt
) fast getting to be a national trait
mong us to forget a mans work as
oon as he brings it to a point from
'hlch some other can proceed toward
S perfect finish. The other proceeds
18th blare and blaze of trumpets to lay
is little cornice or pitch the roof long
nce planned for him by the maker of
le mighty foundation, and we watch
i'm from below and heap him with
raise and glery And il the real build