Evening star., 1925-12-04
Dr.. BayIls Says Program Will
Be Outlined at Ban
quet Here.
SETS DEC. 16 AS DATE,
BUT PLACE UNSETTLED
Inquiry Disoloses Former Pastor
Has Launched Other Movements.
Prominent Men Withdraw.

With the designations announced in
yesterdays star Of few of the
scores of prominent men who have al
lowed their names to be used as vice
presidents, honorary vice presidents,
members of the national COMMITTEES
and other positions in the National
Sesquicentennial Committee, headed
by DR.. Charles T. Baylis of New York,
and maintaining offices In the Mum
sey Building here. it became known
that this Is not the first undertaking
with which DR.. Baylis has Identified
himself as leader.
Or. Baylis is now out of the city
and reports from New York today
We're to the effect that he IS at his
home at No. 10 Parkside avenue,
BROOKLYN. where he occupies a third
floor walk-up apartment facing foS-
pect Park He was reluctant 10 DIS
CuSS the committee. and called any an
nouncement concerning its present ac-
tivities premature He said fun an
uouncement of its plans would be
made at Il banquet here December l6.
but was indefinite about where II
would be held and said il might be
postponed because he was not feeling
well.
Questioned about funds, he said a
finance committee was handling all
funds and that any money so far re-
ceived had been voluntarily given as
donations Organizers are now in the
field on salaries, he said but were
not soliciting subscriptions.
We have nothing to SELL he said.
1T Is a non-stock. non-paying PROPOSE
ton" He declined TO go into detail
about salaries.
Relief Body Fails.
1t developed that DIR. Baylis had
had previous experience in organic =
ing movements of nationwide
scupe. He is a former Brooklyn pas
tor, who styles himself a famous ora
tor, traveller and publicist." During
the war he started relief body which
came to a dismal end when DR.. Baylis
was indicted on a charge OF grand
larceny He also was charged with
the misappropriation Of funds in one
OF the indictments, but the charges
were all dismissed against him. This
relief body was known as the Allies
Hospital Relief Commission, and the
late Theodore Roosevelt and Alton B.
Parker, who We're carried as honor
airy vice presidents, eXonerated DR.,
Raylis Of any blame for its failure
but advised dissolution Of the body
The commission was found TO be in
debt to the extent of S3,S95, and Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr.. Parker each paid
share toward repaying this debt.
-Four years ago DR.. Baylis came
upon the scene as the directing force
and chief organizer Of the National
United Americans. The avowed OBJ
ject Of this organization was to pro-
mote the discussion and the under
standing of the Constitution and TO
stand up for and generally emphasize
! "unadulterated AmeriCanism." DR.
Baylis showed his ability to interest
prominent men in this endeavor by
enrolling DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
Frank l.. Polk, former Undersecre.
tary Of State; Franklin d. Roosevelt
Bishop Manning of New York, Presi
dent Hibben of Princeton University
and many others as vice presidents.
The late President Harding ordered
the use OF his name discontinued after
it had been used as honorary president
of the organization. and Mr.. Roosevelt
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