The sun., 1906-01-12
THES.P.C.A.I STAR CHAMBER
MANAGERS MEET AND APPROVE
THEIR CONDICT,
hut Yield so Far as to Promise More
Detailed Financial statement -Presi.
dent IInines Said to lie sick Session
AdJourns to Meet Again In TWO Weeks.


president Of the S. p. G. A, was shown
yesterday at the annual meeting OF the
society For the first time in years
there were ia the vestbule some
twenty-five or thirty members, awaiting
admission to the annual meeting which
follows the meeting of the officers and
board Of managers
Among those who waited were Mrs Her
bert l.. Satterlee, Mrs Cadwalader Jones.
Mrs. W. Pearson Hamilton, l.. H.. Opdyke
and r. W. G.. yelling.
Hitherto, you know, explained a mem
ber Of the society, President Haines and
few directors have met as the board
then they have opened the doorto an empty
hallway and said, like the boarding house
keeper who passed the pie around, Any
members who want to come in now and
pass upon the action of the boardT There
would be few waiting. The board would
at once approve itself.
what What is the legend about the
landady? Why, the landlady would bring
on an uncut pie She would say to the
star boarder, Won't YOU have a piece'
No? Then swiftly sweeping the rest of
the table, would so on. Nor you, nor youy
without waiting for reply would command
Take it away
THAT has been the situation. ! admit
that members have been easygoing-like
past directors downtown. But there was
Il change to-day, owing o better knowledge
Of how the society was being run
Members came in victorias and auto
mobiles. They waited in the vestibule
for nearly an hour Nobody could get up.
to.r TI, ,I,, fnl n N n
one up but directors and vice presidents,
and a special agent, in helmet and copy
of policeman's uniform, guarded a locked
iron gate leading up the marble stairs.
Mr. yelling. after moments speech
with the waiting women. tried to enter
thu elevator, but was prev ented. Mr.,
Opdyke too.
May we 90 up to the secretary's room
to learn the outcome of the meeting?'
newspaper reporters asked, and the re-
sponse was: "No-the secretary is in the
board meeting
There were animated conversations in
the foyer. Finally one male member OF the
society angrily sent up a note. is it per
sonal?" asked the elevator guard after
reading it, "les. it is personal, responded
the member, and l have right to an
The Rev. Percy Grant came in, a di,
rector, and was appealed to. He appealed
to the elevator guard.
well, said he, -the ladies can go in
there [pointing to doorl there are seats
In there"
Presently Gordon Knox Bell descended
and announced: "Anvbody here who has
membership card, or who has visiting
card so that the name may be checked
off. may come up now. If there are any
newspaper reporters among you they
cannot come. No: those are my instruc-
tions-only members who have cards to
show may come up
But this is corporation receiving public
money it was objected.
Cant go back of my inst ructions,' re-
iterated Mr. Bell,
As most of the members who were not
officers had gone up in high temper, a
members of the =, Pc. A Reform Associa-
tion," the purpose of which has been an
nounced to be the immediate removal Of
Mr.. Hanes from the Office of president OF
tion of it's administrative character and
especially to compel the A. S. P. G. A. to
render regular accountngs of the money
it receives. We base olr' demands for Mr.
Haines's removal Oh the grounds of notorious
inefficiency, gross extravaganza and an
attitude of rres possibility to any one not
withstanding that the A. S. P. c. A. collects
public moneys to an unknown extent IN
the form of dog licenses
After another hour one or two directors
came down. Alfred Wagstaff clerk of the
Appellate Court was asked if he had de-
Tended the acceptance and use Of public
moneys without an account.
NO." he said, II did not. We have
arranged that there shall be q public ac-
counting. in detail"
Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Opdyke descending later
said; THE meeting has been adjourned
We reached the order Of business. Then,
az some of the women had engagements
this evening, we had to intermit the pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Bell and John H, Iselin
have been appointed an auditing COM
mttee."
Later members and officers supple.
mented this with: we had to ad ourn
the meeting for two weeks-it is notended--
the public will he notified, Until it is
ended we do not care 10 report anything"
-Was there any disapproval of President
Haines's management"
As to that you will know at the next
meeting. We cannot say now either that
here was or wasn't"
Iron gates were relocked. Then he secre-
tary sent down this statement to the public
The society held its annual meeting. and
the report of tn" treasurer was stated 70 be-
in the hands OF the audit committee and viii
be presented az a subsequent meeting. MIR
Bell of the audit committe. read statement
that he had found the iinanc.s OF the iusr-
tuition absolutely sound and in good shape"
and that he was arranging the financial
statement III u more detailed form for the
future guidance Of the society in its work.
The rest of the time MAS devoted TO a mis-
celanPous discussion of things in general
and no special business was transacted.
Members present promised heartily to cooper
ate in the work OF the society. in which they
expressed great interest.
That the audit committee was to present
q more detailed" account Of the intake
and outgo of the society was rega rded as a
point won by the anti-Ha ines and pro-
publicity element in the directorate and
the membership.
"You know" suggested one. that Mr..
Haines is sick man
A sick man?'
"Yes, he is a sick man. No, you can't
see him; he won't allow it. Is that sgnifi-
cant? Well
1t was suggested that Mr.. Haines was
getting an opportunity 10 resign because
the cares Of Office had begun to wear hea Willy
upon him.
Mr.. Haines gave out for publication his
address Of the president" 1t said that
the society had entered upon the year 1904
free Of debt, but was silent about everything
bearing upon the finances of 1905 except
that "in the next few weeks the society
will be in better financial position than il
has been since its foundation"