The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-03
COMMITTEE SITS
I'm FIRST SESSION.
Investigators of DR.. Buchanarf'
Want All Possible Testi-
mony From Public
PRESIDENT LECkY ASKS
FOR WRITTEN CHARGES
Requests DIR. Martin to Serve on
Committee so Witnesses May Ra 81
Compelled to Appear, But
Latter Declines.

With Attorney A. W. Pattersons
Nce-president of the Associated Char
tiles. al chairman. the committee apSz
pointed by President Robert Lecky To-
investigate the charges made agaiue<
the organization aand it's secretary,
Or. James buchanan. began its firxk
session shortly after o'clock Friday
afternoon.
Owing to the fact that the proceed
ings were unique in the history of .lla
Associated Charities and there was
no set rule of procedure, the first half
hour was devoted to discussion among
the members Of the committee asNto
the best course to pursue to thor-
oughly probe the allegations made.
MIR. Lecky said before the meeting
began that the inquiry into the alie-
cations made against the Associated
Charites and Dr. buchanan. botn ~
manager aand man. would ~
threshed out and sifted to the bottom
before the committee adjourned.
Not ssssi the Charges.
Il have not yet seen the written
charges against DIR, Buchanan" said
Mr.. Lecky, although / have called
upon the Times Dispatch, which made
first aliusion to them, to produce them
at the investigation Friday afternoon.
believe the charges have vaporixed.
but we do not intend to let them. This
matter 10 too vital to the Associated
Charities ana DR. Buchananss charac-
ter tn allow it to slough of into noth-
ingness. Either the charges are Id
existence and n F1ff - tSx4
or DIR. Buchanan has been done =
great injustice, The committee Will
sit to hear the testimony of eyery-
one who attended the meeting at M.
Mason's home. the people who Made
affidavits and tho general public. The
meeting will be open TO the pubIir.
and the public IL invited 10 come A11d.
fpiacs before the committee every
word that may aseist iii dsterminana
the truth or faiiacy Of the ailc8Afton1I
Our committee has no authority ~
compel the attendance Of wttne1seS
bur the State Board OF EharitieA and
Corrections has. For that reason I'll
have asked Or. Mastin, secretary of
the State Board. to sit on the corn
mittee SO as to give the committees
legal authority to compel attedaHco.
If he does not sit as committeeman
ard we. cai.aoe get at the bottom s0e
ask ag investigation of the Associated
Charities and DIR. Buchanans ofncial
conduct by the State Board"
Those to Investigate.
Attorney Patterson has with him
on the committee @. A. Hawkins, ~.
L. Hill. NJ. j. Straus, Jeffry' Montague
and John Stewart Bryan. DIR. Masttns
was present. but was not on the COM
nIittee.
-
lthe members of the Associated Char
tiles officials Thursday afternoon
telling them OF the charges and tho
steps he had initiated for an insesti-
cation. A meeting of the Organizes
tons officials was held late In the at
ternooH ana II was decided to employ
as stenographer to record every word
OF the testimony. the costs beng paid
by the officials of the organization.
President Leckys Letter.
Mr.. Lecky's letter to the members
of the committee OF investigation fot-
lows
Richmond. Va. June ?. 1910.
A. W. Patterson. Chairman, o. ~
Hawkins. hi. l.. Cabell, M J. Strauss
Gentlemen,-In view OF the publfca-s
ton OF certain reflection upon our
work and an attack upon the ch1ra1.
ter of our secretary. DIR. Buchanan
40 wv 4SSoc VI lifflcS- DlADAICn OF
to- day, as the president OF the Assn-
eiated Charities have o-day address,
to the editors OF the several pupera.s
rs shown by tine inciosed carbon
nave deemed II imperative for tha4
future value of our association ana
the several kindred organizations wfth
which We are SO closely related thnf3
an ample opportunity be given to any
one or every one to formally presene
theIr complains or charges against
either our association or DR. Buch~,
anan, and therefore request that YOU
Gentlemen serve on a cognmittee for
the purpose of developing ali such
charges and 10 let tie people OF our
city and State know yonr opinion -
to these charges,
In other words, Ii is our desire that
the committee, composed of the rep-s
resentatiSe members of our board az
directors of the Associated charltiaa:
and of the press OF Richmond, sha14S
convey to the public their estimate ~
the charges referred TO in the curroa4I
issue Of the Times-Dispatch, and who.
Their cur institution, our kindred -
soc!ations and our secretary H.
Buchanan. " worthy or their c06@
tinuei support and confidence.
Your committee is authorized to An
vacancies In your boay aAoulu ei4ixt
of the gentlemen he unable to SefX6
an do all other things that Win NJ
conducive to a prompt, thorough ND
satisfactory investi CATION and rAp0f&
OF the matters and charges refaxr21
TO in the publication a
1t Is also suggested that the niG1{
ings ef your committee should r
public and that the papers shall hn&~
access for the purpose Of pubiicat io@
II they 50 desire, OF any OF the rec0x1
of our Office. sX
feel sure that You Will MAKE e.
personal sacrifice that may be n&&o&
sary TO perform this duty to the ri
ciated Charities. DR.. Buchanan &l
the public generally ssEs
Any assistance that our staM A& n
Associated Charities may be AhIo
render, such as calling your neHe5x
or otherwise will be subject III 1E