TAFT'S GUARDS CAUSE ROW

    A resolution to extend the thanks of the East Washington Citizens' Association to Representative Burleson, of Texas, for his aid in the transfer of the policemen on duty at the White House to street duty caused a lively five minutes last night at a meeting of the organization at 3[unreadable] Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Charles A. Shields, who proposed the resolution, said he did not believe it is the duty of the District to furnish a guard for the President.
    "Representative Burleson," said M. I. Weller, who led the attack on the proposal, "deserves no thanks from this association. If too many men have been detailed to the White House in the past and he has caused their removal, he has done only his duty."
    The resolution finally was referred to the executive committee of the association for action.
    The following committees were appointed at the meeting:
    Committee on Anacostia flats--Thomas W. Smith, chairman; M. I. Weller, John Weedon, Sidney Bieber, H. K. Simpson, and George B. Blandford.
    Committee on charities and corrections--S. W. Amidan, chairman; W. P. Hazen, R. Beresford, Joseph I. Weller, Lewis Flemer, and S. G. Eberly.
    Committee on lights--S. J. Kubel, chairman; D. D. Ransdell, William M. Potter, jr., Herman Williams, C. C. Walz, and E. E. Wilkerson.
    Committee on membership--H. Williams, chairman; Charles T. Bishop, Henry Boseley, L. W. Bailey, W. Buckingham, and John Campbell.
    Committee on public health--Charles M. Emmons, chairman; M. S. Fealey, L. W. Valentine, Dr. M. A. Custis; A. Richards, and Dr. Richard Kingsman.
    Committee on public order--James H. Hamill, chairman; M. L. Howes, T. E. Nielson, A. C. Proctor, E. H. Eakle, and B. L. Simpson.
    Committee on railways--James L. Parsons, chairman; Charles A. McCarthy, A. H. Schulties, A. Gironard, Joseph I. Weller, F. G. Coldren, Capt. L. K. Brown, and John B. Hopkins.
    Committee on streets--W. M. Potter, chairman; Charles A. Shields, A. J. Johnson, H. Bosley, Daniel Slattery, L. A. Merritt, and J. Dowling.
    Committee on schools--D. M. Hildreth, chairman; A. Leonard, Albert Brown, T. Solberg, Henry H. McKee, F. H. Parsons, George F. Harlan.
    Committee on water supply--A. H. Schulties, chairman; A. W. Giddings, John Steinle, James J. McDonald, A. C. Whitney, J. A. Wyncoop.
    Committee on taxation--S. S. Yoder, chairman; C. A. Shields, J. C. Welden, James L. Parsons, W. M. Potter, Henry Yaeger.

Source:

Unknown, "Taft's Guards Cause Row," The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, 16 January, 1912, p. 2.