Evening star., 1927-04-13
Verbal Battle Rages.


vote on his own slate.
Verbal Battle Rages.
eve are likely to lose our trust
funds" said DIR. Smith.
Kindly put my motion" said Mr..
Hutchtns.
kindly stop interrupting,' said DR..
Smith.
I'm going TO keep on interrupting
as long as YOU keep on talking" said
Mr.. Hutchins.
I'm going to keep OH talking as
long as I wish" said DIR. Smith.
I'm sick of your insinuations." Mr..
Hutchins said.
DIR. Smith continued to insist that
some of those present and voting
were not members Of the society. He
mentioned Mrs. NJ. r. Blumenberg.
who is prominent in the Animal
Rescue League.
Il am a member" said Mrs. Blunen-
berg. ''If you want to attack me
personally I'm quite ready
Gen. Barnett, referring to Gen.
George Barnett), who ison Mr. Hutch
ms executive committee, is not mem.
ber," said Dr. Smith. Gen Barnett
admitted that he was not a member
OF the society, but insisted that all
who held membership cards signed
by DR.. Smith himself were members,
regardless of any action by the exec
utiVe committee, and had the right
to vote. DR.. Smith admitted this.
How about this card, then" said
Gen. Barnett, handing DR.. Smith the
membership card of one woman whose
qualifications had been questioned.
Rubber Stamp Signature.
Certainly she's a member" said
Dr.. Smith, glancing at the card has
tily. Then his expression changed.
General" he said, this is most
extraordinary. This isn't my sig
nature. You can see for yourself it IS
a rubber stamp"
John 2. Heap secretary, admitted
that he had signed the card when the
woman In question had paid her dues.
He said this had been the custom OF
the society for years.
you gave me the stamp and told
me to use it, said Heep.
1.-THE question is whether you con-
slider q membership card signed by
you and witnessed by the secretary
makes q person a member" said
Gen. Barnett.
"NIr. Heap had no right to do it.
It's an improper. unauthorized use Of
my signature. These are the politi-
cal tactics OF q New York ward
heeler."
Others Join Debate.
elias q mem ership card ever been
signed any other way in this society,"
asked Gen. Barnett. Have you ever
signed one personality
81 can't say that L ever have" said !
DIR. Smith You've no right in this |
debate. You're not member"
Others joined in the controversy, in |
cluding w. Clarence Duval, vice |
president, and Admiral s. A. Staun !
ton. 1t was finally decided that none |
who had joined since the last meeting |
Of the executive committee be al |
lowed to vote.
This matter will not end here"
said d.. Smith. There's a great deal |
behind it which I can't talk about |
now"
The Hutchins slate then was elect |
ed by vote Of 20 to 6. The new
officers are: President, Mrs. Truman |
G. Palmer; first vice president, b. |
Ashby Leavell; vice presidents, Rev. !
Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. Edward Doug /
lass White, Mrs. Thomas +. Bayard, |
John B. Larner; secretary and treas |
urer. John p. Heap; executive COM |
mittee, Mrs. Ira Il. Bennett, Miss n. |
r. Macomb, Mrs. Harry G. Moses. |
Miss Barnes Richardson, Mrs. Henry |
l.. West, Mrs. J. Harry Shannon. Mrs |
NJ. r. Blumenberg, Mrs. II. w. Ell |
more, Mrs. Merton Il. Twogood, c. |
A. Snow and Gen. George Barnett.
The changes included the first vice |
president. which office has been held |
by Clarence DuvalI, and the following |
members of the executive committee: |
Walter Stilson Hutchins, James p. !
Briggs, A. i. Crenshaw, Mrs. Duncan |
L. Fletcher. Mrs. L. {. Reece and /
Mrs. McCalla Sands.
Under the new arrangement the Two /
societies viii remain corporate enti-
ties, but the same officers will direct |
their joint activities, and a committee !
of 10, Ave each from the two execu.
tive committees, will constitute joint |
executive committee. A common office |
will be used, with a single secretary
serving for both societies, and the
work win be done by agents employed
jointly.
Before the plan goes into effect it
must be indorsed at the annual meet.
ing of the Animal Rescue League, but
this is considered merely matter of
form.
After the meeting DR.. Smith said
he was satisfied.
I fought it," he said, "but this set
ties it,
The move to merge the activities
OF the two societies has been under
way for some time and Is intended
to strengthen the financial position of
the Animal Rescue League. The
activities of the Humane Society,
those who fought for the merger
claim, have been diminishing for
several years and there has been in
nescianf d11nIic.atina o9 xuorIc