The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-18

Mother RytheF has won ont.
This patient and long suffering
victim OF organized charity has
come into her own again. For
The corporation which stole her
home from her some months ago
Was permanently dissolved yester-
day afternoon. as a result Of the
fight The Star made on Mother
Rythefa behalf about d month ago.
Al that tine the board Of control
Of this corporation had already met
and decided O. throw Mother Ryther
out OF the home over which abe had
presided for twenty years and which
had been huilded up solely By her
own efforts
In dlasolyluE Itself. the corpora
ton admitted that II was unable to
handle the Ryther home In as cap
able a manner as did this one re-
aourfeful woman. uuaidea.
Tho official end OF the managerial
flaHeo which has 80 long kept the
nyfher home crippled financially
and every way else. came yesterday
Afternoon when. IN answer 70 a call
from President Adair bare
quorum 81 the incorporation met
and passed the resolution that Of
Hcinlly marked the quietus of the
meddlinE corporation which had
birth in the II Writ Steele boycott
system 81 organized charity.
Here's the resolution
whereas. ThQ ineofp1ratoFa OF the
Ryther child Home undertook the
organization OF the said society for
the purpose Of improving enlarg.
ing and perpetuAtinE the Nurk FOR
merly conducted bY Nn Ryther
under the name Of the City Mission.
bv cooperating with aud assisting
Mrs Ryther Ia that work and
Whereas AMER an experience OF
nearly one year. We have come TO
the conclusion thar such a result
cannot be accomplished.
Therefore. without desiring 70
prejudice or hinder the work Ia any
say. Ne have concluded 20 leave II
in ne hands o. Mrs Ryther. where
we found II. and To diaIneorpoFaie
our association
A representative 81 The star at
tended the Informal session ~ the
meeting and rendered the board 3ta
formal protests and more than a
hundred letters 81 protest from It's
readers Another communication
which was laid before the board
was the letter of Mrs \ 2 Cauff-
man. whom the board ~ directors
attempted TO Install Ia Mother
Ryther'a place on December -. on
salary although Il had never been
deemed necessary 10 allow Mother
Ryther a salary FOR her work dur
ing the eight months the corpora
ton had had charge OF the home.
The star has told the story how
Mrs Cauffman went 20 the home
aud assumed charge. and how. upon
witnessing the grief OF the mother
less youngsters az the oustinE Of
their good old foster mother. ahe
refused TO replace Mother Ryther
and. rcpacking her things, stated
that she would not remain except
ON condition that Mother Ryther re-
main also. and In undisturbcd pos
session
The Star took the matter up. and
the shifting OF responsibility be-
gan. Mrs Kaufman was instructed
To remain ON her own conditions
until the return Of President Adair
from California Tho absence OF the
executive officer furnished pre-
text under which the. at first very
active. board has ever since found
excuse for inaction
Mrs. Cauffmnn. as shown by her
letter to the board yesterday. which
Is published below. did not relish
having the responsibility Of the sit
uatiou thrust upon her.
That an attempt was made 20 do
this Is shown by the letter TO
which Mrs Canffmau's eommuui-
cation was the reply from Presi-
dent Adair and Mrs 4. G. Carpen-
ter. II Is given below:
SEATTLE. Jan ne. i9o5-Mrs. \.
z Cauffmau. Seattle Dear Madam
In the matter OF your serving ut the
Ryther child Home. ! would say
mat have been directed by the
presjdent to ask you TO make
written report Of ehat YOU have
done since you have been there, as
fha board af trustees Is ut loss 20
know how 10 act The board al
lowed YOU TO 20 there on uial eN-
Meeting YOU TO accomplish certain
things. which you have not done.
and as Il has NO funds and never
voted you In by appointment as ma
49,, tI,ava don't Hrpm 10 be any