The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-15


More Praise for MRS. Mcoraw.
~when Mrs. McGraw took hold we
hadn't any money, not q bed for a
moor consumptive. no home. no hospi-
tai. NO nurse and no supplies. The
consumptive poor were left to die at
nome and thus spread the disease.
Nov we have q full treasury, several
nurses employed, supplies and m &C
tive organisation"
Mrs. Larned was cross-examined
about the much-discussed meeting
when the incorporation was put
through. She denied that there was
any secret about the proceedings.
Had We wanted II 10 be kept q SCI
| cret do YOU think l would have sent
out cards notifying the MEMBERS
she said. do you think II was q Sc
cret after at least 20 women knew OF
it,"
yet YOU were very anxious to re-
tain Mrs. McGraw as president. were
you not?"
"Yes, very"
Mrs. Emma Fox. the parliament
tartan" of the Incorporated society.
was the next witness. Her testimony
was along the line OF the previous
Witnesses. ~,
Contrary to the expectations of
these watching the case, II was an
nounced when Mrs. Fox completed
her testimony that the case was all
in Judge Hosmer left IL to the at
to, neys to select q day for hearing
argument, and Monday morning was
decided upon. Before the parties left
the court, Judge Hosmer urged them
TO get together and thus avoid the
necessity of an argument and q de-
cision. The attorneys In the case
promised TO do everything possible to
meet the courts wishes.
Defense Starts u.
After session mat was really tor
rid AT times Nthe plaintiffs In the suit
of the unincorporated Society tor the
Study and Prevention OF Tuberculosis
against the Incorporated body. com
pleted their side Of the ease, Thurs
day afternoon. and two witnesses for
the defense were heard.
j. l. Hudson was the last witness
for the insurgents" He told OF the
vote at the annual meeting when Mrs.
w. A. McGraw failed to be reelected
as president. the vote standing 10
4, with Mr.. Hudson voting for q third
person.
Didn't you promise to vote for Mrs.
McGraw?" asked Attorney Barbour.
Il did not" replied Mr.. Hudson.
"Oh, Mr.. Hudson" spoke up Mrs
Charles p. Larned in q surprised tone
Il told Mrs. Larned that intended
to vote for Mrs. McGraw." he ex.
planned.
Mr.. Hudson then admitted that Mrs
B. c. Whitney and several other WON
en- had urged him to oppose Mrs. Nc
Graw. and he did 30 to avoid q fac
tional fight
Mrs. w. A. McGraw. the president
of the Incorporated society. and whose
ambition to remain In that position
has been the real cause of the trouble,
then told her story. At its conclusion
Mrs. McGraw was excused without
REORGANIZATION. This was q sur.
prise, a. IL was supposed the greatest
fight would be made against her.
Mrs. Mccra~'s Story.
Mrs. McGraw said that when she
became president there was SIT in the
treasury. and the other members were
pretty much discouraged at the lack
Of interest. She said she devoted
nearly all of Ler time to the work
and q great deal Of her means, with
the result that ut the FIRST tag day
the receipts were $4,000. the second
$14,240. and the third $13,6O0. Mrs,
McGraw said she took trips to Wash
ington and Philadelphia at her own
expense In the interest of the society
and studied all the literature on the
subject she could get hold Of.
Then came Charles p. Larned and
the fireworks. He FIRST told Of the ex
cellent work Of Mrs. Mc0raw, and nd
mitted that the Incorporating OF the
society which he was instrumental In
bringing about was designed partially
at least, 10 retain her In once.
WAS II your master mind that con
ceived this idea Of putting over this
Incorporation" asked Mr.. Lucking.
1T was not" Mr.. Larned spat back
who was IT,"
mot being In telepethic communt
cation with the individual do not
know"
You seem to have been running
things"
II ran nothing"
well, you ran In something with
those articles, anyway. didn't your
IF you care to put II that way. you
can"
Wasn't II your chief reason In
urging the incorporation to put Mrs.
McGraw In power?"
mo; IL was not"
Now. II had something to do with
it,
Enthusiastically, yes"
"Oh. no, II did, en-" cried Mr.. Luck
ink. How much?"
Very little"
you wanted this meeting pulled on
In secret?" insisted Mr.. Lucking.
Didn't Want Secret Meeting
Mr.. Larned said they did not: that
they had no hope Of getting the 40O
members Of the society to attend. be.
cause the largest meeting ever held
had drawn only 81 persons. and the
usual number to attend was IL or Is.
But you did not let everybody
know about this meeting?" persisted
Mr.. Lucking.
I'VE did not cry It aloud from the
housetops," said Mr.. Larned.
"Oh. no; then you admit that II was
rather quiet?"
II say didn't climb to any house
tops. Everybody had ample knowl-
edge of the meeting because II was
announced at the previous meeting.