Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-07
MRS. MUSSEY AND RED CROSS.
Details of Their Relationship Shown
by the Documents.

ny lie OOCuiLlcLIS.
The answer filed with the Proctor investi
CATION committee by the remonstrants te
the reply of the Red Cross administra.
ton to the original statement of charges
explains more fully the relationship of Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey to the organization
and the transactions brought into ques-
ton.
AS to the Atwell collection, it is declared
that Miss Barton entered into the con-
tract with Atwell, by which he was to have
30 per cent of collections made by him,
without the knowledge of Mrs. Ellen S.
Mussey, counsel of the Red Cross, and
that the resolution adopted at the meeting
of the board of control In April, 1901, was
offered by Stephen Barton and carried by
the votes of Stephen Barton, Clara Bar
ton, and Joseph Gardner, Mrs. ]. Ellen
Foster and Mrs. Mussey being the only
other member of the board present.
Regarding the Galveston flood relief, the
remonstrants state that Mrs. Mussey was
in the field at the request of Miss Barton,
who was taken seriously i'll, and that Mrs.
Mussey returned to Washington as soon
as Miss Barton was out of danger AS to
the financial arrangements, it is stated:
Before leaving Washington the said Ell
len 8. Mussey had a conference with the
treasurer, MIR. Father, and 1t was then and
there arranged that to facilitate the work
money might be telegraphed from the treas
urer to the president at Galveston, and that
in the use of said money the presidents re-
ceipts should be held by the treasurer until
vouchers for expenditures for that amount
properly countersigned by the president and
secretary, could be supplied. All this was
carefully explained to and accepted as sat
isfactory by the president; and in accord
ance Herewith, during the few days that
the third vice president, the said Ellen s.
Mussey, had charge of the Red Cross af-
fairs at Galveston, the treasurer was in
formed daily of all receipts, as appears by
the correspondence as set out on page 30 of
the reply; and the remonstrants hereby call
upon the president for all subsequent cor
~respOndence Will the treasurer, that 1t may
be seen whether this method of business
was carried out after Mrs. Mussey left
Galveston, and for all checks, books of de-
post and accounts of any kind between the
National Red Cross, Clara Barton, Stephen
Barton and Frederick T. Ward, and all
other agents appointed by the Red Cross,
with Messrs. Hutchins, Sealey & Co, bank
ers at Galveston, and all other bankers
with whom they did business during the
Galveston work.
I'm February, 1901. Mrs. Mussey received
from Mr.. Frederick T. Ward. financial
agent for Galveston relief, n letter inclos-
ing n check for $1,000 (by direction, as.
stated, of the presidenD in settlement of
the amount due her from June ] TO Decem-
Der 1.
at was apparent from the letter and the
check that this money was drawn from
funds contributed for the relief of the CAL
weston sufferers, and was in payment of the
salary of an officer employed at head
quarters and for general work. The cor
r~espondence and the check We're placed by
Mrs. Mussey before the board of control,
and the said board. upon Mrs. Mussey's re-
quest and in conformity with their rule,
that funds received for a specific relief
should not be used for general expenses,
approved Mrs. Mussey's purpose to return
the check to Mr.. Ward, and it was returned,
but in view of the fact that ten days of
Mrs. Mussey's time and services had been
rendered in the trip to Galveston, and more
work, ii was agreed by the board that 1t
would be just to pay Mrs. Mussey 500 out
of the Galveston funds. to be credited on
her six months salary, and a check for 500
was later received and credited as agreed"