Evening star., 1925-12-04
Ietterheads Change.

LetterheadS of the committee show
changing list OF officers. On one of
them John Hays Hammond is given
as honorary chairman. Mr.. Hammond
resigned several days ago. DR.. BayIs
Is listed as president. Leslie NJ. Shaw
as treasurer, former Senator Chamber
lain of Oregon as secretary and +.
W ooohall Greene az chairman Of the
board OF directors.
On another Mai Gen. Fries is added
as chairman Of the membership com
mittee and Mr.. Ellis as general colln-
sci. Gen Fries told The Star yester
day that he was resigning. On still
a third r. c. Ballard Thrlston Of
LOUISVILLE Is given as chairman of the
historic committee and George Sadt.
Ter robertson Of Baltimore as score
tary, Mr.. Thruston has been engaged
for many years in historical and pa
triotic work. Mr.. Robertson is secre-
tary of the Maryland Society of the
Sons OF the American Revolution.
many OF the heads OF which order
and the Sons of the Revolution are
listed as honorary vice presidents.
In the sky blue booklet Henry r.
Baker, president of the Maryland So
ciety OF the Sons of the American
Revolution, is given as associate
treasurer. Thomas L. Lloyd as secre-
tary of the board Of directors and Will
liam Grant Brown as counsel.
Keep No Books.
a visit to the Office of the commit.
tee In the Munsey Building today dis
closed that Or. Baylis was expected to
return to Washington Monday.
His secretary declared that he was
very low" as the result of a heavy
cold and being run down through hard
work during the heat of the Summer
while on business for the committee
She said the climate here does not
agree with DR.. Baylis: 1t is SO hot y
but she felt that he might take the
Sunday night train to Washington if
the doctors would let him.
The secretary said that the affairs
of the organization were conducted
openly and aboveboard. although she
said that they kept no books. The
reason for this, she said, was that out
side OF a few subscriptions, DR.. BayIis
had expended his own money in the
maintenance Of the work of the com
mittee and therefore did not deem il
necessary to keep books, although a
proper accounting could be given of
all money spent.
Want State Committees.
She said that Philip Bennett sent
director Of the committee, but that he
was not connected with the orsaniza-
ton and had never been under con-
tract. He was allowed, however, she
said, to send out the letters on the
committee stationery and sign him,
self finance director in order to
prove whether or not he was capable
Of raising funds and becoming Off
ctally finance director.
"Dr. Baylis soon saw that he was
not the type Of man we wanted" said
the secretary, who declared that Mr..
Bennett had represented that he had
list of 100000 men he could circu-
larize. Less than 100 letters soliciting
funds signed by Mr.. Bennett were sent
out, the secretary explained.
The idea of the committee is TO
have each State raise committees to
take charge of their own finances.
sending a certain percentage to the
main Office here for expenses-"just
running expenses she stressed.
The committee occupies two well
furnished rooms on the fourth floor
Of the Munsey Building. with fine
looking Office equipment and rugs. It
has no connection with the Philadel-
phia sesquicentennial celebration set
for next year.