The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-04
Evidence at f irstSession
Not Derogatory to
His Character.
OTHER MISSIONS
FULL OF JEALOUSY
Five Affidavits Drawn at Meeting
Held at Mrs. Mason's Present
ed to Committee by Head of
Rival Work-Much AMI a
mostly Displayed by
Witnesses.

While no evidence derogatory to Rev,
James Buchanan was brought out at
the first session of the committee
tho Associated Charities and It's Of
ficials yesterday afternoon, the testi-
mony was ample to Indicate q,
rivalry amounting almost to an in
tense Jealousy between various chari-
table organizations j. II. Goddin.
head OF the Putnam Theatre Mission,
went SO far as to describe his own in
stitution as being OF religious char
acter. while that of the Associated
Charities was ''so-called charity
without religion" which had nothing
to lift a man up and everything to pull
him down" The testimony of "A NJ.
Lochwftzky amounted to little more
than the assertion that hs had once
| been employed for ten days by the
Juvenile Protective Association under,
| Mr.. Buchanan, and had not agreed
with his chief as to methods to be
| followed.
Various vague rumors and a11ega-
ttons brought to the attention of the
committee by Mr.. Goddin and his
daughter Mrs. Vaughan. that Mr.. Il
Buchanan had refused to harbor va
grant men or had refused to indi-
fent families, were traced, and in near
tly every instance the ample records of
the institution showed what had been
done for their relief.
Records Hack Buchanan.
Efforts were made by Mrs. Vaughan
and har fathertto show that Mr.. Buch-
anan had been about to place young
girl, Pauline Wade, in home which
was not suitable or moral, but the
records and the evidence of Mrs. Il.
NJ. Wren. an investig gator for the Ass
sociated Charities, showed that inquiry
had developed that the home where It.
had been proposed that the girl should
be placed was not of a suitable char
acter. and another boarding house was
found. The girl herself took the stand
and proved an interesting exhibition Of
constructive charity, testifying that
until she met Mrs. Buchanan two years
ago she had had no one to care for.
her, and that now she was living in a
Respectable home, paying her own
board. and had an amount to her
credit in a savings bank.
She stoutly denied the positive as
sertion of Mrs. Vaughan that she had
told "Ersie'' Lane, another ward OF
IIt aSSOClaleQ lIul SIG HdQy
been offered $25 not to testify. The
committee did not reach the afHdavit
sworn to by the Lane girl. which alone
among the charges accuses Mr. Buct-
anan of improper conduct, but there
was evidence to show that on more
than one occasion the Lane girl had
attempted suicide. She will be called
as a witness when the committee sits
again on Monday.
slnY ~t,G
at the first sitting We're as to the
various conferences called by Mrs.
Landon r. Mason and held at her home
for the purpose of sitting certain re-
ports. Tt was at the last of these
meetings. on last Wednesday morning.
that j. Samuel Parish. notry public.
was present, and five or moro affldavits
were drawn UP and sworn to by former
REGIMENTS OF aid from the Associated
Charities. &s
Expected Their Publications.
Mrs. Mason. on the stand. asserted
again and again that the publication
In The Times Dispatch of the fact that
such affidavits we're in existence had
been premature, and had greatly ham,
pered her and her associates in pre-
paring the evidence which they pro-
posed to present She thought she
could get tho evidence for "our side"
together In two weeks. Her associate,
Mrs Annette Goddin Vaughan.
daughter of ]. H. Goddin, and at times
correspondent of the News Leader,
and who signs herself as secretary of
the Association for Civic Righteous
ness. testified that she had done much
OF the work of securing tho evidence
and had herself written several of the
afidavits
In direct conflict with tho statement
of Mrs Mason. she testified that at the
close of the meeting on Wednesday at
Mrs Mason's home. all OF the nffida-
Wits had been turned over to her. with
the full knowledge and consent both
of Mrs Mason and of Rev. ]. T. Mas
tin, secretary Of the State Board OF
Charities and Correction, for the pur-
pose of being published In the News
Leader. The aftidavits in question were
presented to the committee by j. H.
Goddin and made the basis Of the FUR
thor inquiry.
Committee rs Organized.
When the meeting was called to orr
der President Robert Lecky. Of the
Associated Charities. made statement
ON behalf OF tho institution, saying
that In Justice to the work and To
tho public which supports it and 70
Mr.. Buchanan himself, 1t was neces n
sary that all of the allegations be
promptly investigated. and he thanked
tho special committee, consisting OF
A. w. Patterson, chairman; r, A. Ian &
caster. Jr.. I. O. Miller. O, A. Hawkins,
Rev, J.. t. Mastin and Jeffry Monta CUE,
for undertaking task which, however
unpleasant. would be n service both 10 4
unfortunate people dependent on char
alty. and TO the comnunity as u wh ole,
Mr.. Iecly said that tho institution
welcomed ths fullest inyestisatfnns
putting all ot its records and papers
at the service OF the committee He
also invited REPRESENTATIVES, OF thA