The Washington times., 1924-12-04
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REFUSED
j. D. c.
Police to Ignore Outrage"
Claim Made by Members
and Cong. Gasque

The police department will not
apologize for the Outrage" the
District chapters of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
claim in the dispatch of colored
policeman yesterday to quell a
reported disturbance at the organ
ization's meeting.
This was authoritatively stated
today by high police officials
after receiving a complaint from
Congressman Gasque of South
Carolina.
Sent Man On Beat.
Il am sorry that anyone was
offended" Captain Charles T. Peck,
OF the Second precinct, said today
in discussing the matter.
Yesterday afternoon we had three
or four telephone calls from women
to send police to Confederate
Memorial Home, 1922 Vermont
avenue northwest, at once. 1t lie
our policy to give the citizens
prompt action in their appeals
to us.
IAN Of the policemen who have
beats in. that neighborhood, except
one, had called in. Just as these
women were calling, Policeman
Braxton, whose beat covers the
home. turned in by telephone. We
sent him to the home.
Il never gave the color line a
thought"
Major Daniel Sullivan, superin.
tendent of police, declared he had
nothing to do with the affair, that
1t was a matter handled entirely
by the Second precinct and he
would not discuss 1t. He referred
the Congressman's complaint to
Captain Peck. .-@
Election Fight Bitter.
In a fury Of denunciations and
determinations. at the Confederate
Memorial Home. 1922 Vermont
avenue northwest, Mrs. Albion
Tuck, Of stonewall jackson Chapter,
was elected president of the District
chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy. last night.
The tempest at the. afternoon
session reached fever heat when
ponce were notified. At this
!uncture, women were on their
Leet, shouting accusations and
oenlaIs. Policeman Braxton, color
ed' or the Second Precinct, unaware
OF what he was coming to, but
with specific instructions to quell
trouble walked up the steps of the
Less than a minute later, Police.
man Braxton had decided that the
better part Of valor would be to
STAND below on the sidewalk, in.
stead OF trying to break up a
meeting OF Southern women.
Protest At Outrage"
Congressman Allard H. Gasoue of
South Carolina, thought It was en-.
ttrely too bad, also, sd he wrote
letter to Major Daniel Sullivan,
demanding an investigation and de.
nouncing the sending of a colored
oIIlcer as an Outrage" which is
just what the U. ID. c. members
call it.
The root of the trouble was deep,
several subsidiary chapters of the
District organization claiming that
tne convention was illegal, due to a
ton.
Two factions in the convention
were strongly in evidence when the
meeting convened yesterday. The
more powerful apparently, was
LED by Mrs. Walter Z. Hutton,
president during the past year. The
opposition leader was Mrs. Drury
c. Ludlow.
throughout the morning and aft
ernoon the battle ragged more or
less noisly. After o'clock, how.
ever, according to varied reports,
the gathering grew unbearably
noisy. II the statements of both
sides are considered, voices were
more or less raised.
Other Officers Chosen.
Other than Mrs. Tuck, new Off.
GERS are Mrs. Victor Huston, first
vice president: Miss Eugene Barr.
second vice president; Miss Verna
Hatton, recording secretary; Mrs.
Edward LYMAN, corresponding Sec
rotary; Mrs. Mary Boyd, treasurer:
Miss Eleanor Saunders. registrar;
Mrs. s. b. Milton, historian; Mrs.
George ID. Horning, parliamentarian
Miss Mary Rarteustein. chaplain:
Miss c. =. Sinclair, auditor, and Miss
II Goodman anat0diaus