The San Francisco call., 1906-07-27
Colonel Pippy Briefly Tells Why He
Cannot Serve on Commission.

will serve without compensation"
DR. Devine is delighted with the ar
rangement whereby the executive
committee of the San Francisco Re-
lief and Red Cross Funds Corpora
ton takes up the work of relief in
place OF himself, Colonel Pippy and
Edward Moran He is glad to be able
TO return to New York and report to
the Red Cross that San Francisco
relief affairs are in good hands.
81 am delighted, he said last night,
rubbing his hands in satisfaction. Il
am glad that the work of relief falls
into such good hands. Five repre-
sentative men such as make up this
executive committee can accomplish
far more than we could even attempt
Il am glad, and the Red Cross peo-
pie in the East will be glad when
tell its officers what responsible men
have taken charge in San Francisco.
Many difficult problems will arise
during the next few months. We have
solved some of them already, but we
merely began the real work This
committee of FIVE will settle them
wisely and without confusion. The
members have the confidence of the
entire city-a great help to any COM
mittee dealing with perplexing prob
lens.
81 will return to Nea York on the
Ist of August. / have tried to help
San Francisco during her needy hour.
l am thankful for the kindnesses
which have been shown me by her
citizens. | will say that city with a
people of greater cheerful courage
does not exist | am glad TO have met
the people of San Francisco"
MORAN HAS NO REGRETS.
Commissioner Moran is of the
opinion that the new committee will
do the work quite as we'll as the COM
mission could have done.
The committee wants me TO con-
tinue my connection with the work,
said Mr. Moran last night Their
move today was indicated when they
incorporated When the purchase of
land and the building of homes came
up corporation was necessary to
carry on the work. When this cor
poration was formed it was no longer
necessary for the commission to con-
tinue in the same way.
The commission had been organ
lied only a month--too brief a time to
perfect any reforms in. relief work.
| am satisfied that the work will be
done as we'll by the committee as the
commission could have done. Plans
will be perfected to do the work more
rapidly.
There are opportunities for con-
siderable Improvement in getting re-
lief to the people more promptly than
in the past, and this will no doubt be
done"
DoHRMANN NON-COMMITTAL.
When interviewed last night at the
St. Francis Hotel F. w. Dohrmann
made the following statement:
"As the president of the executive
committee, Mr.. Phelan is the only
man authorized to give out informa-
ton. | must decline to make state
ment as to what has happened or may
happen. All | can say is that the
executive committee is formulating
such plans as will enable it to conduct
/ the entire business of the relief and
Red Cross operations in businesslike
manner
Colonel Pippy was seen last night
and stated that he had nothing to say
beyond what appeared in his letter OF
resignation.
"I have come to the conclusion,
said Colonel Pippy, that it is about
time for me to begin to rehabilitate
myself. | did not seek the commits
sionership. | have had to neglect my
private business to attend to the work
/ of the commission and have been
,,,,;t;,o sr onoortunitv for SeVera1
days to hand in my resignation.