New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-04
entirely New Committee,
Representing All Sections,
Suggested byIndependents
New Anti Hearst Move
Names Added to List to Re
ccive Heroes: Some De-
rlincd Hylan Appointment

dependent Citizens Committee of Wei
gome, representing more than dozen
vic, social and patriotic organizations
OF New York City, meeting at the head
quarters of the Woman's National
Committee of the American Defence
Society, addressed an appeal last night
20 Governor Smith, asking that ar
,angements for welcoming the returned
troops be assumed by the state, with
he appointment Of an entirely new
Committee of Welcome chosen from
The commonwealth at large.
Organization of the new committee
yould virtually cause the extinction of
the system of welcome planned by
Mayor Hylan and William r. Hearst.
he appeal was drawn up IN the
form of resolution. passed unani-
mously and telegraphed to the Exccu-
i've Mansion at Albany
The resolution asks that the COM
mittee operate in all cities and towns
Of the state, and suggests that neces-
sary legislation be enacted to provide
Tor an adequate appropriation.
The resolution also contained an APP
zeal to all patriotic organizations,
chambers of commerce, merchants as
sociations and other civic societies to
lend their cooperation in the formation
OF the new committee.
Charles Stewart Dawson, hartman
Of the executive committee; Colonel
Charles Z. Lydecker, Richard M. Hurd.
Taylor More, Dr.. William T. Manning,
Rabbi Silverman, Mrs. John Blair and
Miss Maude Wetmore were present at
he meeting.
The resolution was signed by the
following patriotic and civic organiza-
tons: The American Defence Society,
National Security League, National
League for Women's Service, National
League for Universal Military Service,
Military Training Camps Association,
American Committee for Devastated
France, the Republican Club, the Pa
triotic Service Club, Colonial Danes of
America, the Women's Municipal
League Of New York, New York Cham
Der of Commerce, Patria Club, Lafay-
cite Post, No. 140. G.. A. R., and carried
the names of the executive committee.
New Names on Committee
Mr.. Dawson declared the response to
the committees appeal for cooperation
had been unanimous on every quarter,
and he announced the following addi-
tional names received during the day
10 be added to the general committee,
the majority of whom had previously
refused to serve on the Mayors com
mittee with Hearst:
Steven B. Ayres, Mrs. Dom Barber,
Miss Katherine Barnes, Paul Tucker
man, William Mitchell Kendall, Walter
D. Blair. William Laurence Bottomley,
Benjamin B. Laurence, Samuel Lam
bert. Lieutenant w. Babcock, G. T.
Wilson, S. R. Bertron, j. G. White,
Edward Dwight, DR.. c. o. Mailleux, H.
Van Sinderin. Francis S. Bangs, Rev. G.
R. Van de Water. Mrs. William Jay,
c. Demorest, G. T. Wilson, Lieutenan.
Colonel Latham G. Reed, Mrs. Frederick
w. Longfellow, Judge William NJ
min +. Spillman and James N. Wallace
The meeting of the executive com
nittee adjourned until this afternoon
1T o'clock.
More designations Filed
The presence of William r. Hearst
on Mayor Hylan's committee continues
% cause designations and refusals to
serve. Added designations are those of
William H. Williams. Of 81 Pine Street,
president of the First Mortgage Guar
entee Company. and former president
Of the Chamber of Commerce; Henry
Kelly Brent, 50 Maiden Lane. an in
surance broker and director in the firm
Of Rodgers & Carr, Inc, and Major
Graeme NJ. Hammond United States
Medical Corps General Hospital No. / -,
New York City. All three said in let
'ers 10 The Tribune, announcing their
signations, that they had accepted in
ignorance Of Mr.. Hearst's chairman
nip of a sub committee on reception.
Additional refusals to serve with
Hearst as d member of the committee
came from Albert S. Bard, president Of
ne Municipal Art Society, of New
YORK; William l.. Lewis, an attorney
associated with the General Electric
omDany, and chairman Of Draft Board
o.; Albert W. Ransom, attorney, 50
Nassau Street, who has served as Fed
rral appealer for Draft Board l4s, and
Julian N. Wright, an attorney, Of 60
N.lliam Street
omen indignant Over Hearst
fne Women's Auxiliary of the 10Th
aited states Infantry passed resolu-
ION at the monthly meeting, held Jan
uary 2, putting the organization on rec
ord a. viewing with indignation and
di.may the unclean hand Of William
Randolph Hearst stretched o,,& N uol