The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-12

Representatives Of Detroit'o -
exclusive society almost nIle6 n
Hosn1ev's scouf1. Tuo60nt afgorn<
hear the legal batt1e botWeon a. 4 8
c0rporated and uufncoSporatodS $780,
ties for the Study and Provonf1on ~
Tuberculosis ever the posooos1n Z
the ~, 600 collected on Blue Star AR5:l
and the right to use The nsrne adotfc
by the. orfginsi examination.
The trial revealed for the art til
the really serious split that threat1 "
not only to disrupt society circies IN
mas arrayed sister against brothGGt
True, Mrs, b. @. Whitney. the nrnf
witness called for the plaintiffs. the M
incorporated faction. In reply 70 ~
question: is there any personal loo1s
ing In this matter" answered:
There Is no personal feeling What
ever, only the most vital Interest, but
the tone and manner with which many
OF her answers we're given and -
biting sarcasm In several OF her r.
plies made the insurgents gierle q
slee and the "standpatters'' scowl.
While Mrs. Whitney was giving her
testimony In behalf OF the unincor.
poIated society, her brother, CharIes
r. Larned, one Of the leading members
OF the incorporated society, sat behind
Attorney Herbert v. Barbour, and sux.
gested questions designed to trim the
witness.
That the whole trouble was started
by the ambitions OF one woman to r..
tain the presidency of the society Va
the statement of Attorney William.
Lucking In outlining the case. Thfa
woman Yves later declared to be Nrs
w. A. McGraw. Opposition 10 Mrn.
McGraw was becoming quite strong.
and last June her friends concefyed
the idea OF Incorporating the society
and making her president. This wac
opposed by several. and the oppon-
ents make the charge that they were
tricked. In the annual meeting no
mentio1 was made of incorporation.
put In an adjourned meeting, held
June !? at which Mrs. McQraw's
friends were out In force. the fncor-
poration was decided upon and Mrs.
McGraw was made president. Mrs.
whitney declared that while abe was
active In the society for years no ont
told her of the plan to Incorporates At
the adjourned meeting.
| did not your brother. Charles -
Larned, tell you OF the plan to incnr.
porate?' the witness was asked
He did not hint such thinS u
me-. she replied decidedly. s 3 n
! He knew You were inieri A ~
l the workfr y rs b a " ~.
/ He must have known II. = a n
did You not know that he prlrnfS6
the articles OF Incorporation ~
II have learned It since.
How soon after the meeting did
you learn OF the society's action?" 50
As soon as 1t would take six wo-
men to rush to the telephone"
Later Mrs. Whitney admitted she
was not opposed to Incorporating. but
she dtd object seriously to the tricky
manner In which IL was done. She
said the action Of the defendants was
unconstitutional and clearly illegal.
as no proper notices were sent out.
After she heard what was done she
said she pleaded with several Of tho
women to have the action rescinded
and do the work properly.
| II wanted to address the trustees on
the matter, but the president, Mrs. Nc.
Graw. refused to permit me to attend
| the meeting as am not q trustee. 2
she said.
The members OF the incorporated
| society were in the majority in court.
among those present being Mrs. Nc.
| Graw, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Lar
ned, Mrs. Emma Fox, Mrs. George
| Hendrie. Mrs. Philip Mcmillan.
| Charles Moore, J. Edward Bland. DR..
e. s. Sheriff.. DR.. b. r. Shuriy and
| II. L. Simpson.
The other faction was represented
| by Mrs. Whitney, Miss Clara Dyar,
| Mrs. Clara b. Arthur, John Dyar,
Frank b. Leland and Raphael Her.
man.
| viii the expenses of this litigation
come out of the tag-day receiptsy''
| Attorney Barbour was asked.
mot cent OF IT, he answered. IF
I am paid for my work II will come
ont of the pockets of the people I rep
resent. and Mr.. Lucking told he was
being paid out OF the private funds
| OF the plaintiffs.
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