Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-04
HUMANE
SOCIETY MEETS
FOR BUSINESS
Resignation of w. III. Roberts
Accepted and Six New
Directors Elected.
MEET AGAIN NEXT WEEK

Ninety citizens of indianapolis who
had previously rendered their yearly dues
to the treasurer, in accordance with the
provisions of the printed bylaws for
membership, took control of the annual
meeting of the Indianapolis Humane
Society at the Chamber of Commerce last
night, accepted the resignation of w. II.
Roberts as president and elected six new
directors.
The session was a stormy one that
lasted approximately two hours The
first friction occurred when Mr.. Robert
ruled that nominations for directors
could only be made by a committee OF
directors appointed for that purpose.
DR.. c. w Conger moved the nomination
Of six others who had not been
nominated by the committee and when
ruled out of order appealed from the
chair. Mr. Roberts refused to allow the
appeal to be placed before those present,
contending that the bylaws had been
amended so a TO require that the board
of directors pass on all APPLICATIONS for
mem berships and the ninety present had
not been accepted by the board of
directors as members of the organization.
He contended that only the directors and
a few others were entitled to vote on
the appeal.
He was challenged to produce the
amendment to the bylaws and frankly
stated that he did, not have the amend
ment and did not recollect when it was
passed. The secretary declared that there
never had been such an amendment and
Mr.. Roberts attempted to adjourn the
meeting until it could be written up"
The meeting voted down n motion to
oI5 " Poi Joft ho
announcing that at that point the chair
would retire from the meeting and the
board
SELECT TEMPORARY
HEAD.
A temporary chairman was elected by
the meeting and those present proceeded
to ballot for six directors out Of the
twelve that were nominated The six
who were nominated by the committee
consisted Of James Van Alta, DR.. c. A.
Pfafflin, Rev. +. S. c. Ficks, Dr. George
w. Butler, DR.. c. f. Stout and w. L.
Hurst
The six nominated from the floor by
Dr. c. W. Conger were Thomas G. Nc
Gee, Walter Myers. Mrs. W. r. Mayo.
Thusnelda Barrett, L. 4 Butler and
Harry f. Negley.
The latter six were elected by a vote of
80 to l.
Following this election Mr.. Negley was
elected president pro TEN in the absence
Of Frank Shellhouse, the society's vice
president and with Mr.. Negley In the
chair the meeting proceeded with the
regular business Of the society. Mr. Rob
erts and several of the old members Of
the board Of directors having Withdrawn
from the meeting.
The new directors and the hold over
directors will meet next week for the
purpose Of electing the new officers OF
the society for the year 1922.
The affair which placed the control of
the society in the hands of the anti
administration" crowd, marked the Gull
mination of 4 long fight in which it has
been charged that there was one faction
trying to disrupt the society and another
seeking TO make a CLOSED corporation"
of it. The meeting was a decided vic
tory for the Observation-Disclosures" crowd
and there was some talk of contesting
the legality of the action at the meeting
last night
AIr. Roberts, whose term would have ex-
pired with the selection Of his successor
by the board Of directors, said today that
he had no statement to make on the sub
ject. He had previously announced his
determination to retire from active par
ticipation in the affairs OF the society
with the end of his term as president -