Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
R { SIG N S
AS CHURCH
LEAGUES
DIRECT OR
F. E. Mayer Quits Executive
SeCretaryShip of Omaha Fed
GRAFTON; Lack of Support
Given as Reason.

Frank E. Mayer, who has been
since September /, 1918, the execu-
tive secretary of the Omaha Church
federation, presented his resignation
Friday to the board of directors. The
resignation was not accepted, but
will be considered further at a
meeting to be held Monday after
noon.
According to Rev. Harry B. Fost-
er, president of the federation, the
executive committee did not feel
like taking the responsibility for ac-
cepting the resignation, and will
probably refer it to the whole body.
Determine Policy Later.
"The committee did nothing" he
said, "at the Friday meeting, except
to arrange for a meeting Monday to
discuss the situation. At that time
we will probably arrange for a
meeting of the federation to consid-
er the resignation, and to determine
the furture policy of the organiza-
ton"
The statement credited to the
treasurer of the federation, A. N.
Eaton, to the effect that Mr.. Mayer
was quitting on account of lack of
financial support, and that he had
aready accepted a place paying
much larger salary was positively
denied-bysMr. Mayer last night.
Money No Object.
"You may say for me-" he said,
"thatI am going to Chicago tomor-
row night, that ! haven't a job at
bigger salary or at any salary. I
have nothing in prospect along these.
lines and am positively not leaving
the federation because of the lure of
more money.
i'You may say also" he continued,
that the suggestion that was
afraid / would not get the salary due
me is also false. l have at no time
worried bit on that score"
1T is true, however, that the 10000
budget mentioned in the alleged in
terview with Mr.. Eaton, was at least
partly mythical This was supposed
to have been pledged at the Black
stone hotel, but when l received the
list of pledges it amounted to only
$5,000 and have been able to find
only $4,500 which may be counted
on. This is not enough to carry the
expenses of the federation as it
ought to be conducted. It is not a
question of the salary of the secre-
tary, but of having the financial abii-
ity to undertake the work which the
federation ought to be doing"
The real reason that he has re-
signed, according to Mr.. Mayer, is
because of lack of support that
would make the federation the
force that he has felt it should be
in the life Of the community.
Interest Jagged.
"The interest in the work of the
federation has Jagged, he said. "Per-
sons who have been given tasks to
do in carrying out its plans have
many times failed to do what was
expected of them, and many of the
churches of the city have given no
support or very inadequate support.
This condition has made it impos-
sible to carry out any large and eff
fective program, and l simply feel
that / can invest my life to better
advantage somewhere else. This is
the sole and only reason for my
resignation. sincerely hope the
federation will continue its work and
will be successful in it"
Mr.. Mayer came as executive sec
retary following the meeting at the
Blackstone hotel in May Of last
year. After Mr.. Mayer arrived he
found the constitution of the fed-
Grafton lacking in many ways and
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