Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-12
WOMEN ASSERT
SHANK FILCHED
THEIR THUNDER

y ssNr. Shank stole our thunder"
q This was the plaiIt today of members
%f the Women's Auxiliary of Irvington
ii lost, No. IS. American Legion, as a re-
s3ult of the announcement of Mayor-Elect
#amuel Lewis Shank of plans to pur-
&hase the property of StOughton a.
FLETCHER, northeast of the city, for
hospital for ex-service men suffering from
tuberculosis.
: The women declare that they have been
EEorking on the project since last August
nd that Mr.. Shank took credit for it
ust as they were ready to make their
1,lans public. They declare that Mr..
ykhank has heretofore had no part in
The plans for turning the property into
hospital.
. These statements were made jointly by
II committee of three composed of Mrs.
*AdeIine r. Peffly, Mrs. Esther C. Daven
,ort and Mrs. Winifred 10y, members
= 4 the auxiliary who called on Governor
Warren 7. McCray to ask him TO put the
project before the special session of the
Legisist ure opening Wednesday with q
lew to having the State bear part of the
burden Of financing the project. The
Governor told the committee that it
would be extremely embarrassing for
bjm to put the project before the Assem-
ply after he had asked it to take up
snOthing but the removal Of the reforma
DRY.
shank INVITES WOMEN
sTO HIS HOME.
Mr.. Shank said today that he had been
Informed Mrs. Peffley and other women
<have been working on the project for
some time. He said that these women
have been invited to the conference at
his home this evening and tina. he had
|left the matter Of seeing the Governor
.up to them.
I'VE started this movement in August,
Immediately after we got the county COM
|missioners TO agree to construct addi-
|tional buildings at Sunnyside," Mrs. PEI
|fley said. I'VE saw the Government Of
|ficials who would have charge of the
hospital; We saw Senator Harry S. New I;
we saw the county commissioners and the
|cOunty council; We negotiated with Mr..
Fletcher, through Robert Tynda1, ma
tionaI treasurer of the American Legion.
We received the approval of all these
people before Mr.. Shank knew anything
about the plan and ROW he is claiming it
as his own"
Mrs. Pfafiy said that she and Mrs.
Davenport and Mrs. 10y called on Mr..
Shank Saturday Immediately after his
announcement appeared in the newspa-
pers.
According to Mrs. Pehley, the Chamber
Of Commerce has agreed to take up the
hospital plans at a meeting Dec. u.
She displayed the following telegram frem
Senator New which she said she had re-
eeived since the Senator returned to
Washington las. week:
7 loot
which has for its purpose the comfort
and Improvement of invalid soldiers
From the understanding had by me of the
project at Indianapolis 1 feel that 1t
would be a most excellent thing and
have no doubt of our ability TO get the
Government To make provision for the
care of such soldiers rs might be COM
mitted to the institution. I shall be
glad to give it my most earnest help
THOSE INVITED
TO MEETING.
Following is a partial list Of persons
Invited to attend the meeting tonight:
Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, Marion County war
mother; Miss Julia Landers, Prof. and
Mrs. James W. Putnam Of Butler Col
lege; Miss Edith Evans. President Rob
ert Alley Of Butler, DR.. Charles Bayer OF
the Public Health Service; Charles Davis,
OF the lrY1nStOn Post or the leSlOni MI
aad Mrs Hilton L. Brown, Judge and
Mrs. Arthur r. Robinson, Claude e.
Greg, State commander Of the Amer
lean Legion; Howard Caldwell, COM
mander of the IrvingtOn Post; V. Beach,
commander elect of the IrvingtOn Post;
Mrs. J. R. H. Moore, Mrs. VI. J. Spencer,
Mrs. Linton A. Cox, Mrs. Edward j.
Robson, Mrs J. +. Healing, Mrs. X. Z.
Remington, Mrs. NJ. B. Spellman, Mrs.
Reedy, Mrs. Julia Henderson, DIR. Amelia
Keller, Mrs. Elizabeth 4. Kuhns, Mrs. J.
ID. Hoss, Mrs. Mary Pearl Riddle, Mrs.
Arthur Hess, Mrs. Allen Fleming. Mrs.
Charles Barker, Mrs. J. T. Rainier, Mrs.
Uieorge Dollarhide, Mrs. Merriam Dillon,
5Irs. Jose. Mrs. Ed Jackson. Mrs. VII
liam E. Davis, Mrs. II. J. Hyland, DR..
Elizabeth Conger. Mrs. John Ruckleshaus.
Mrs. Sailie Jackson, Mrs. Richard Lieber
and Mrs. J. Whitehead.