New-York tribune., 1920-11-21
Coler''s Charge
OF Pallllandlillg. 6.
Stirs Red Gross
Chairman of the New York
County Chapter Resents
lmpntation Workers Are
Professional Collectors
Most Serve Without Paw
Saws Commissioner Is Only
DOLLAR Member: Insists
Public l. Not a Pauper

IN s stateNeht mace PuOnC yesterday
B,rd 5. Cole-. Commissioner Of Public
wslssre. charged that professional
charities were Masking New York streets
prbl!c psrhandiing places. AS exam
s,ss he cited the Red Cross, the United
posp:.al Fund. the Fifth Avenue Hos
p;.al and the Jew York Tub rculosis
Association Ee said the activities Of
,hsse organizations were merely dupli-
es.ion ot the work being done or at
tempted by public authorities. Mr..
cOler exonerated the Fifth Avenue Hos
si.sl from appealing through sob
stuff"
John S. Ellsworth. chairman Of the
executive committee OF the New York
County Chapter Of the Red Cross, is
sued this signed statement in behalf of
the chapters executive committee:
Commissioner Coler's arraignment
0. the New York public charities which
are dependent upon popular subscrip-
tens for their annual budgets, in which
he derounces what ne calls professional
charities in New York, does not specii-
cslly except New ! ork County Chap
ter OF the American Red Cross. and
hence we assume he is so little in
formed OF New York County Chapters
organization and personnel that he in
Guides US II this category.
Resents Professionalism Charge
"He declares that n the type of char
--o~- -e -, ~
ganda starts from the officers who
build up organizatlons ana EJECT them
selves president. They have az
tached themselves to a nun Der OF new
type professional moneI getters
who i allowed 10 continue will turn
the streets OF Ne~ York into panhan-
ding places.
York County Chapter, IS q banker at.
!, Wall Street, and naturally draws no
revenue from the Red Cross, and can
no. be called Z professional money
ge,.er. Mrs. William kinnlcut Draper
is chairman @ New York County
Chapter Mrs. Draper's record in New
York charities needs no comment.
Mortire. \. Blekner. president of the
New YORK Trust, IS treasurer OF the
chapter Joan Ba sett Moore, attorney,
is secretary. Henry 2. Cochran, vice
president cf the Bankers Trust Com
Psny, is ass steat treasu urer. AS chair
nan OF ,ae executive committee OF the
chapter ard as director OF the depart
nert OF business management | am
serving without compensation from the
Red Cross
Mrs. Charles c. Nickle is devoting
her whole tine and strength as director
.rl.ro Of t,a
chapter. Sae draws 10 salary. Mrs.
Draper serves without com mpensation as
director - tie department of medical
social service. Mss Mary Parsons
drec,s .e department Of saster and
relie: y !. hess c1r.p peasatiOn. Mrs. J Joan
y. Gle1n l4.ects t.e ZONE service sec
ton w.-ao,-t con- pensation.
Women All Work Gratis
ut IS .r.e.cs..rg - get .he reaction
Q; the We --c-s0 nan wco gives dol
Ia. in resn0rse % charitable appeal,
and -ne- w1i1as about beng pan
handled OR .mrr ssion from the
,sFo.-s we rave been receiving from
GU solicitors Is that -ne average Ne"
vcrksr IS 10. laas.ng himself poor by
lis gt:s ~ ne roll call There are
four classes O: Red Cross memberships
!elg LS -!-!- ID S-fO- Ne @'e1 . *
gt; n the present roll call is but
:sv car-s over 81 10 date. Our
$4,000 means c.ase almost 100000
Persons arc represented On our mem
heFsh.p roas.
Coler is Dollar Member
Comm ssicaer Co.er himself is on our
rscord 10. .as- year as d dollar n* n
asr.' We ar as~.as ne does not be-
Erldge tn. sen. 70 New York Chapter.
Vne o. re nos- popular and prominent
e1asl-prolic corporations III Mannat-
al whose annual business runs into
TIE millions sent in corporation
:aeck last ~eek FOR a, in setclemen.
.'' annual. dollar membership cards
.'s l,s four chief officers, none Of whom
1 .vcel.ly care % contribute to any OF
/ tie o.aer classes of membership
..smeiy, the contributing membership at
l q; tns sns.a.ning rnembershl p ct $40;
J ae life membership a. $50; or the
] patron rneraoersk.p z. slo0
. threatens 10 Sell Country