The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-09
MRS. STINER VICTORIOUS.
MOTHERS ENLIVENIN0 4 CHARITABLE
SOCIETY,S ELECTION
a Sharp Struggle for the Management OF eve
Home for Aged aud Inhrm Hebrews-A
IIitIe Of Hot Temper shown In the COntest.

a sharp Struggle for the Management OF I've
Home for Aged aud Inhrm Hebrews-A
IittIe Of Hot Temper shown In the Contest.
Tho women who captured the manage
ment Of tho Home for Aged and Innrm He
brcws, at Eighty seventh street and Avenue A.
last year. gained another victory yesterday BY
an average majority Of nearly 80 votes out Of a
possible 200, they defeated the rival ticket COM
posed OF those who sought to get control and
compelled them again. M ono oi their number
expressed II. to take u back seat" From an
early hour the quaint little wooden house. for
mcrly occupied by the Astor family was filed
by the men and women connected with the or
ganization. 1t was felt that tremendous
struggle was about to take place. and election
cering was brisk. On Nov. 10 in n meeting OF
the society in the Temple Emmanuel. it was re-
solved to increase the number OF trustees from
nine to fifteen the six additional trustees to be
men. The Regular ticket was ms follows: Prcsi-
dent Isaac Rosenwald; Vice President Mrs.
Joseph Stinor; Treasurer. Charles l.. Born
helm Managers. Mrs. Jacob Schollc, Mrs.
Lazarus lioscnfcld Mrs. Henry Gittcrmah. Mrs.
Louis Layanhurg Mrs. Jacob Erdman. Mrs.
Sigmund Klingcnstein Messrs. William Sulz-
hachcr. Jonas Heller Edward Lnuterbach,
Charles Minzeshcimcr Isnnc Roscnfeld, Simon
Borg. The Opposition ticket was ms follows:
President. Isaac Roscnwald Vicc-Prcsdent.
Mrs II Gitterman: Treasurer. Chae. l.. Bern
holm; Mnnagcrs. Messrs. Edwnrd Lautcrbach.
William SuZhachcr. Gu lrl"s Mn2"-hcimer. VI.
LEHMAN s. Borg; L. ,nqscnfeld; MIR. ErJman,
Mrs. pr.Tollcr Mrs. Kingcnsgn. Mre. SthOlc.
Mrs L. Roscnfcld. Mrs b. 4. Barnett.
There was close attention when Mrs. Joseph
Stiper the Prgsidcnt rose Win dignity i 9nd
Notwithstanding the number ~ inmates had
! boon largely increased, hccNp'nscs for the year
| had lallcn short Of those OF the previous year
| 10y 1920. \ saving of this amount had been
| effected. The information was received with
murnurs Of applause 10y the friends OF the
| rpgulartickct and with iucredulity 10y tho oppo-
| -tion. Tho report also showed the balance on
haud to be .oe5; The nrsl show. Of bttcr feel
| Secretary. protested against reading the ply
sicians report, on the ground that " contained
many technical words that she could not pro-
nounce nor her auditors comprehend.
oh, yes let us have the report exclaimed a
Very wcll." exclaimed another member.
II the gentleman desires the report read. let
| him read Il himself"
| The first speaker positively declined To- do
! this. and. with only ono disS'ntent voice. the
| report was accepted without being rcad.
| The polls were declared open. and grcnt nc
| tivity Cnsuel. Every ono entering the door was
| bcsicged 10y the friends 81 both parties and sup
Piled with tickets. Me~dames klingensioin and
| UrrtS and Mcs-rs. Iautcrharh. Adler. ana Da-
| Wis were assidGous IN their efforts for the Stner
| ticket rs were Mrsiumcs JouchimSen. Barnett
| and Hermann Tor that ~ the other side. Clus-
tors Of women formed about the hall. enrn"stly
| arguing about tho fitness ot the candidates.
| The gay feathers ON their hnunpfs cuWmiuglcd
| ~ they bent their heads iu earnest cunfuh. \
| womaus voice was heard high above the din
| " tell YOU we are ladies She said. pNritrdlv.
and when you say that the old Board 81 DE
rcctrcsses were not YOU say what Ii not true
Ordinary elcctionecrng wis suspended. and
all gathered about two mutrOny women. who
confronted each otltr in the middle Of the hall
| The speaker was Mrs NJ Mhitrho cad. and hct
companion WAS Mrs. Henry y. Hcrts. Bo,l
were candidates on the ticket that WIS defeated
last year. With dark eyes flashing. Mrs. White
head shook her clcnchcd hand in the face o
Mrs Hcrts and accused her Of saying unkind
| things about the women ON the opposition
ticket. Mrs. Hcris looked her adversary straight
| in the eyes but answered nothing. The caus,
Of the din 'uty WAS explained Mrs. Herts la,
been working assiduously for her friend Mrs
Stiner. and her dcscrton OF 'lc JQachimseI
| party. together with some pointed rcmarl
about them had raised the irO OF Mrs. White
head.
| imscn party began scratching the name Of Mrs
| Stincr from tho regular ticket and handing /
| 10 new Corners. They said that Mrs, Stiner la,
| decreased the expenses 10y giving the inmates
| of the institution poorer food They attacked
| the other party with rs much Zest and relish n
they did the bountiful lunch set for all in tn
| little hall below.
visitors Inspected the institution. The old In
mates chung fondly 10 tho skirts II Mesdumc
klingon-trin and StiucTHs they walked through
their apartments. Even MR.. Praeger, loo wear
Sic werden uns NIGHT sscn:'-lYou Will no
leave Us y
At3:3Othe inspectors found that the rcgula
, ticket. with Mrs. Stnpr Hs NicC-presldcut. hu
been reelected by lGs 90 49, j. A. Euglchart rra
an address to Mrs. Stlncr. thanking her on ~
part of the majority OF the society Tor her al
, ministrution.
The society proposes to ercct q new an
larger building ON the land houndgd by SiNty
seventh and SlNty-eighth streets and Third an
| Lexington avenues.