New-York tribune., 1919-01-08
Every Loyal Citizen Is In.
vited to Attend Madiso,
Square Garden Gathering
Membership Open to All
Every Greed and Social Con.
dition To Be Representa-
in Welcome to Soldier

Arrangements for this mass gaths,;,.
were made last night at meeting "
40 Madison Avenue, Of the executw.
committee, at which Charles stewa,,
Dawson presided.
The general committee of welco,,. :.
going to include every citizen vho
wlsnes TO belong and who is unoue,
tionably patriotic and loyal. Amer;c,,.
ism will be the test of memhsrsh;-
according TO Richard Hurd. pres;den.
OF the American Defence Society and
as such, member of the execute.
committee Of the welcoming body
Mr.. Hurd said that Representative,
OF every creed and social condition
would have place on the general com.
mlttee. The work incidental to giyin,
the troops a suitable welcome will 4,
divided among many Subcommittee
yet to be appointed.
General Public Invited
The committee is very desirous If
making the Madison Square Csra..
meeting as open to the public az ms
sible, said Mr.. Dawson last nigh,
we want all members of the gener,,
committee and all other patriotic citi.
zens interested in the success of TIM
movement to send contributions bv
check TO the order of BENJAMIN
Ailen, assistant treasurer of the com.
mlttee, care of the Columbia Trus,
Company, 60 Broadway.
"A meeting of the general com.
mttee has been called for next FRIDAY
ofternoon at the Hotel Belmont. al
4:35 p. m,, and VIC hope that all pstri.
otlc and civic organizations interested
In participating in the plans for the
mass meeting will send delegates 10
the meeting of this committee.
ut is our sincere desire that all pa.
trlotlc citizens who are in sympathy
with the movement of the citizens vel.
come committee will send their names
to Ais Madison Avenue at the earliest
possible moment"
The committee further announced
that many prominent persons are sig
nifying their desire to join the general
committee, and among the names
added to-day are those Of Frederick de
p Foster, Mrs. MacDougall Hawkes.,
Charles S. Fairchi1d. ". Fellowes Nor
gan, Charles Bulkley Hubbell, Allen
Starr, Cleveland H. Dodge, George
Blagden, MacDougall Hawkes., Mrs. ".
Fellowes Morgan and William Gnggen
helm.
Among the letters received by the
committee accepting invitations to join
the general committee made public last
night was one from James NJ. Beck
accepting membership on the citizens
committee, and inclosing copy of his
letter to Hylan's secretary, in which
he declined to serve on the Mayor:
committee. The letter follows:
II appreciate the compliment Of be-
ing appointed member of the Mayort
committee to welcome returning SOL
diers and sailors, but for reasons al
guished and patriotic citizens of New
York / do not care to accent an ap-
pointment on a committee Of which
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst is a
mem bcr."
Dldit OH1Ctdt DcCllneS
Charles Martin Camp, who served
through the war as chairman of Draf,
Board No. II, has written to Mayor
Hylan's secretary refusing u serve
on the committee of welcome to re
turning soldiers because Hearst is
member. Mr.. Camp, whose law Offices
are in , Wall Street, wrote as fol-
lows:
II have your favor stating that my
name had been suggested for appoint
ment on committee organized for
the purpose of welcoming home the
soldiers, sailors and marines. For
year and half have assisted in the
work of one of the local boards and,
having had part in the sending away,
would naturally have been glad 10 hay'
had part in the proposed welcoming
home. But with Hearst on the com
mittee, prefer not to serve"
Lyle Evans Mahan, member OF The
law firm of Kendall E. Herzog, seq
The Tribune yesterday a copy OF hi
"application for membership in Mayo
Hylan's 'Scoundrels' and Profteeh
Club II was addressed to the May
or's secretary and read as follows:
II am in receipt of your letter u
l
committee of welcome to homecoming
troops of which Rodman Wanamsssr
Is chairman
As William Randolph Hearst is a
member of this committee, | must Dc.
cline to serve. / consider It an insui'
TO tho soldiers and sailors who havs
offered their lives to the country Il l
have him member of this committa
nf al
patriotism and his pro German at'f
tude ever since the war began. and he
repeated efforts to prevent this couh
try from taking an active part in ~
struggle. It is not, of course. PEI
sonal matter, because | would not per
NIT my personal antipathy for Hesrs
to have any influence upon my acton
1t is purely matter of principle tns
am not willing to serve with one Sps
is notoriously disloyal, and / desire 10
that reason to register my indignsa \
protest against Hearst as a member "
this committee"
Won't Act With Hearst
Edward ". Allen, chairman Of tn
American Red Cross Christmas NOE
call in Brooklyn, has sent his resign
tion from the committee of welco@
to Mayor Hylan's secretary.
The letter of withdrawal follows
II herewith hand you my resigns
tion as member of the Mayors coz
mittee of welcome to homccom'p'
troops.
IF l am correctly informed, WilIss
K: Hearst has been appointed chsirn...
of one of the ub-committees. and ~
not care to serve on committee WV
him."
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