Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
MOBILES HAD SIGNED
~ S. AGENT AYERS
Says Sculptor and Wife Had
Attached Signatures Agree
inu Not to Attack Alliance.
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thrown back his coat to expose severa
papers in his pocket which he patted
and said they were the letters which
contained the information which would
be released unless Capt Calhoun made
settlement.
Disagree on Payee.
At that time yesterdays interview in
Birds Office in the Munsey Building
was arranged. Besides the five defend
ants, Mrs. Calhoun and Mr.. Hardy were
present. Hardy carried with him the
check for $4,000. Hardy asked the
assembled group whose name should be
written upon it as payee. The query
promptly ELECTED heated discussion
among the five defendants.
After a few moments, Hardy said:
"Quick. get me my glasses"
That was the cue awaited by the
three marshals outside Birds office door
and they promptly entered the room to
present each Of the five defendants with
a warrant.
Reviews Activities.
A review of her public activities since
she became resident Of the District of
Columbr., with a detailed account OF
the creation of the Womens Universal
Alliance following the dissolution of the
Women's National Foundation, was con-
tanned in a statement issued by Mrs
Calhoun.
Mrs. Calhoun launched her statement
with brief review of the events lead
ing up to the swearing out of the war
rants, which, she said. allows me to
place before the public true statement
of the facts of my activities in public
work since became q resident Of the
District"
Continuing, Mrs. Calhoun says:
b This IS an opportunity welcome. in
view OF the constant conspiracies and
attacks to which my organizations have
been subjected. I therefore now give
this report supplemented by the neces-
sary proofs of my statement on file In
the office of the district attorney"
Mrs. Calhoun comments first upon the
dissolution of the Woman's National
Foundation, which. she says, ceased ia
exist following her resignation as pres
ident. Because of the advance in the
value Of the property acquired by the
Foundation. the statement sets forth
every class of membership, in accord
members, was paid back. dollar for dol
lar, except the So annual members, who
had received the value of their mem
berships. The larger members, founders
and life members we're not only paid
back their membership subscriptions
but interest on their money at per
cent"
Financial Secretary Bonded.
It Is further commended in the state
ment that the funds of the foundation
were handled by bonded financial sec
Rotary and found to be absolutely cor
S~-~ and that i've have the affidavits
81 tl,u real estate agent who managed
the transactions Of the sale and resale
OF the Dean estate, showing that he
alone reaped the commissions or any
benefits therefrom."
The story Of the founding of the
Women's Universal Alliance is told as
follows:
After the dissolution of the first or
ganlzaton. party Of friends who
wished to save its ideals induced me to
start a new organization, incorporating
all Of the original purposes of the
Woman's National Foundation, but as a
universal instead of a national move
ment. This incorporation was accom-
plished in February, 1923, as the Wom-
ans Universal Alliance. Previously to
this, Mr.. Calhoun had suggested the
idea of calling the temple of service
we designed for the benefit of women,
children and the home. the Mothers
Memorial. For this he contributed the
first $1,000 in his mothers name and a
second $1,000 in the name of my
mother.
Took Option on Clifton.
1--WE had then no other money in
hand, and In order to give the alliance
a concrete background after the loss
of the Dean estate. which was the prop
erty Of the Woman's National Founda-
ton, procured years option on Cliff
ton, magnificent estate of some 40
acres on Massachusetts, avenue. For
this I personally paid. as my Cancelled
checks will show. some 5000 and Mr.
Calhoun advanced the money to make
the house on the estate habitable as
center and clubhouse. AS soon as pro-
cured the option turned it over to the
organization as their property. The
iEs acreage to insure the site for our
buildings free of cost and to refund, il
possible, the money for the option and
the OUTLAWS on the clubhouse.
AFTER we acquired Clifton, ar
ranged for our first world welfare con-
ference at the willard, where head
quarters were given us free of charge.
I personally paid for all the printing
and clerical services. and We issued in
Ntations to delegates in every State in
the Union, Hawaii and the Philippines,
from each Of which we received en-
thusiastic acceptances. The delegates
ference lasted a week, with an elaborate
program. The objects were to spread
knowledge and interest in our work and
to commence to build a chain Of uni
versal understanding. The conference
did not begin to pay for itself, and
met the deficit.
Alliances Purposes Outlined.
cat the conference in April, 1923,
made an address, outlining all the pur-
poses of the Woman's Universal ALI
ance, and Mr.. Calhoun outlined the
purposes Of the Mothers Memorial.
During the Summer Of 1923, at Cliff
ton, we instituted clubhouse activities
In order to help to pay our overhead.
but the income was not SUFFICIENT to
do this. and again my. Cancelled checks
show the deficit met. At this time,
Messrs. BurTell and Murray Hoffman,
who had designed the architectural
plan Of the Woman's National Founda-
ton, again made us tentative sketches
for our Temple Of Service, as did also
Mr.. Philip Julian.
"Mr. James William Bryan, who had
gotten up the beautiful booklet for the
Woman's National Foundation, ar
ranged an inspirational piece of litera-
ture to carry the purposes of the
Mothers Memorial throughout the
country, Offering charter membership
for organization purposes and granting
each charter member in return the
to have his or her mothers name pre-
served In her States book Of memory
to be placed on imperishable vellum in
the Mothers Memorial when completed
All these records the alliance has on
file. Mr.. Bryan only received the
antiIo1 roet If the h0ok and itS diStrihll-