Evening journal., 1919-04-30
SCIENTIST DIRECTOR
SUIT
First Church Official Al
ieges Co fusion With Pub
fishing Society Trustees
SCIENCE MONITOR
&C AlN ATTACKED

BOSTON, April 30.-AlegatiOns that
Adam II. Dickey. Edward A. Merritt
and William n. Ralhvan, in voting, as
a majority OF The board Of directors Of
the First Church OF Christ. Scientist
TO dismiss John V. Dlltemore from
membership in the board, acted in the
hope Jf making a collusive and un-
righteous settlement" with the trus-
tees Of TIE Christian Scientist Pub
fishing Society concerning the civil
conditions which had grown up in the
publishing society" are contained IN a
bin IN equity filed by Mr.. Dutemore in
the Supreme Court. lie petitions the
court % declare The vote of dismissal
Illegal and void.
James A. Neal, another member Of
the board, and Mrs. Anne NJ.
Knott, who was named 90 succeed
Diitemore, also are made defendants IN
the SUIT to have The board restrained
from interfering with the plaintin IN
the exercise Of his functions and rights
as a member Of the board.
The bill OF complain refers to the
vote on March i7 last by Dickey, Mer-
ritt and Bathvon, as a majority Of the
board. % remove Lamont Rowiands
from the board OF trustees Of the pub
fishing society and 90 the subsequent
bin In equity filed in the Supreme
court by Rowlands and the other trus-
tees Herbert r. Eustsce and David u
ogden. seeking % have the directors
restrained from interfering with Row
lands in the discharge Of his duties as
trustee.
Il saws that Dittemore did not par
ilolpate in the vote to remove Row
lands because he considered such ac-
ton "a mere subterfuge and on utterly
Inadequate remedy for the evils arising
from the mismanagement and miscon-
ductr Of the trustees, and that he had
long taken the position that sad evils
Imperatively required the removal OF
aU three OF said trustees, and especi-
ally Of the dominating trustee, Herbert
W. Eustace'
The bill alleges that Dickey, Neal,
Merritt and Rathvon stood in fear OF
the trustees Of the publishing society.
and OF Frederick Dixon, editor OF the
Christian Science Monitor and that
"they, or some Of them. were largely
under the influence Of Herbert w. Eus-
tace, the dominating member Of said
trustees, and Dixon" It declares that
in thus peremptorlly attempting to
dismiss him without notice and hear
'ng" the defendants "acted largely az
the instance Of Dixon and the publish
ing society trustees" and that Dickey,
Merritt and Ralhvon considered Ditte-
mors's presence on the board OF di-
rectors ian insurmouniable obstacle"
70 the carrying out II The alleged plan
to make O settlement with the trustees.
Dittemore also maintained. the bill
sets forth. that the trustees were sell
ind advertising space In the Christian
Science Monitorf by suppression Of facts
and virtual Misrepresentation to the
extent Of their circulation that they
were demoralizing their agents and
employees by persistent incivility, ar
rogance. undue partially and abuse Of
power" and that 10 was the duty OF
the directors to resist the claims OF the
trustees that the directors had no su-
pervision over them. and 10 demand an
audit and accounting Of the business Of
the publishing society and more ade-
quale" Christian Science periodicals.
The defendants, also against Ditte-
'nores protest, the bill says, have re-
peatedly refused 10 correct false state
INIT in the Christian Science Monitor for
November i3, 1913, that most OF certain
expenditures 81 81, $50 had been for
Christian Science war relief work over
seas, whereas only about 80 per cent.
thereof was so expended"