The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-02
President Appoints Committea
to Probe Allegations Against
DR.. Buchanan
EMPHATIC DENIAL MADE
BY ACCUSED SECRETARY
Secret Meeting Held at Residencs
of Ministers Wife--Several
Atfidavits Made-Young Girl
Says She Was Mistreated.

Emphatic and indignant denial a.
the aAesations oil improper conduct
ANA fousnness toward wards OF Ine
6ssocIateu CHARITIES was mace BY DR..
James buchanan, secretary or the or
sanizatIon, thursday morning
i)r. Buchanan ~ reported 10 haye
been accused OF nistreatmsIt OF wom4
en- anu gHis who were forced to ssek
aid to the Associated Charities o.llcx
at tourteentn anu ErankIin street.
with allowing the erstwnue hoisterx
used AS headquarters To remain in ~
Dthy and vermin- ridden condition.
ana with taking undue liberties with
woman VINO Appeared to aim for
charm Charity.
written charges regarding there a.
iesauuhs, supported by aI4.dayits, arr.
saia 70 be IN existence, but at n0oll
THURSDAY President Robert Lecky.
Jr-, OF the Associated Charities noxx
not received them. nor haa DIR. Rucn-
anan.
Asked to Investigate.
Immediately alter hearing of the a 4
legations against LIT. bucnanan, krek-
iaent Lecky wrote letter to editor 4
OF the four local papers. asking theta
to serve on committee, with Vicx =
President \. w. Patterson, q. W.
Hawkins, NJ. j. Straus ana H. L. Ct :
bell, to investigate the matter an 4
INFORM the puone whether or not tks,
Associated Charities, Juvenile ProtsS-
tive Association and Virginia HON n
FOR Girls are worthy of public SUI 4
port"
Dir. Patterson has been named ~
chairman OF the committee. He Will
issue a call TO the other memberA
Thursday night The committee's firts
meeting will probably be held E'rtdaS
morning.
Letter Of MIR. Lscky.
MIR. Lcekyss letter follows. R4ss aassA
Richmond. Va. June .. 1910. n
Mr.. Jeffry G. A. Montague. News
| Leader; Mr.. s. b. Woodfin. Viz
ginIan; Mr.. Robert NJ Lynn. Jour
nal: Mr.. J. Stewart Bryan. Times
Dispatch:
'"IHe publication OF the article IN
the Times Dispatch OF this morning,
in which serious charges appeAR
against our secretary, Is the firnk
intimation that / have had that such
charges were even In the Maids ~
any person. to say nothing. of ans
davits being in existence.
The reflections upon the work Of
! the Associated Charities and the con-
dition OF our building. both are known
to me personally to be untrue. and
AS w thS Sh1A6tS a6oftNSt 49, k1n0-
/ hanan. | am confident that they also.
are without foundation In fact. How~'
! ever, that is u situation with which
Or. Buchanan Is fully prepared "a
meet and defend.
"Dr. Buchanan and his wife are
i engaged IN fitting up the home for
girls near Bon Air. which institutions
| win open in a few days.
On bshaalf of the Associated Chart
ties and the many charitable peoplo
of the city. who contribute to our
support | desire that YOU gentlemAn
( consent To serve with A. w. PattcrS
son. .. A. Hawkins, Nj. ]. Straus and
IL. l.. Cabell, who are mem bers Of the
board of directors, and make such ~
investigation OF the situation an thu
article appearing in the morning issue
of the Times Dispatch shall demand.
"All OF the records OF our Wur2
the Juvenile Protective Association
and the Virginia Home and Indu44
| trial School are all in the once ~
the Associated Charities and arc open
to your inspection IL they will prove
of value. as l am confident they win
for the record Of each case u fAllM
posted.
We trust that you will consent n
act quickly with the idea to furnish
the public the exact truth regarding
our work and the serious reftectt0t14
! upon our esteemed secretary. DR.. HxSe
chanan.
/ This letter Is written before Oh
Buchanan has reached the city. but
know that he Will welcome WINK
from the committee at once. especfals
~ in view of the fact that he did noe
have the opportunity to see the ~.
portsrs before the publication or tne
item. %
Thanking you In advance Tor JooE
consent to serve the public and our
Associated Charities, ! am.
Respectfully yours.
ROBERT LECKY. JRs
President. hi