The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-08-18
Mrs. Ada r. Clark Issues a
Secret Circular in the Form
Of a Primer.
Ten Thousand Copies Printed
for Circulation Through
the Mails.

| Into the IaWnins Sui ol DesphH'
Last evening our reporter discovered q
plot, and document, that for unadulter-
a,ed gall, mslignsncy and venom, beats
all previous records. Tho plot is a
scheme TO ipju,e the private character Of
Mrs. Emma B. Koonp, of Canton, by a
secret circular, ten thousand copies Of
which have already been printed, and
which il is proposed to send through the
mails to every womans Relief Corps in
the United States. Just how the News
DEMOCRAT reporter got possession of one
OF these libels is a great secret. The
printers who printed IL we're all sworn to
secrecy, but, as usual, one OF Mrs. Ada f.
Clark's trusted female friends, who helped
TO concoct the conspiracy, leaked as usual,
and today the NEWS. DEMOCRAT is enabled
to lay the conspiracy and the substance OF
the little primer before the public.
The little primer is an eight page dccu-
ment in fine type and contains long
preamble said to have been written by
J.J. Clark, and fourteen resolutions, said
to have been written by Mrs. Ada Il.
Clark, but palmed off on the public as the
action OF the so. called Woman's Relief
Corps of Canton.
The preamble covers four and half
pages of fine type, and is vile attack
upon Mrs. Emma Il. Koons and series
OF laudations of Mrs. Ada Il. Clark. We
print the resolutions entire. They read
exactly as follows:
HEADQUARTERS CANTON RELIEF CORPS,
W.R.C., No 4, DEPT. OF OHIO, 7
CANTON, o., July 20, 1892. }
WHEREAS, National Orders No. 6, Art.
XIII, announce the reinstatement OF
Emma Il. Rooms in the Woman's Relief
Corps, and
: WHEREAS, Subsequent orders by the
same authority publishes verdict, not
founded on testimony, against Ada E.
Clark, therefore, do Canton Corps, No. A,
Dept of Ohio, in regular session,
1. RESOLVED, That In face of testi.
mony produced against her, the re.instate.
ment Of Emma E. Koons by the National
President, is equal to Wholesale license
to allow such conduct by any member, and
, | that we denounce such re instatement as
an injustice to Canton Corps, and damag-
1 ing to the organization of the Woman's
Relief Corps.
, 2. RESOLVED, That we challenge iBves'
tigation of tho papers in the case of Can
r ton Corps, No. a, against Emma r. Koons,
knowing full well that the verdict OF a
court of inquiry of any corps in the
, | United States would be dishonorable dis
charge, according to the requirement OF
q Rules and Regulations of our Order.
8. RESOLVED, That Kate B. Sherwood
n has by her completely with Emma E
Kouns, In publishing malicious articles
Q against Ada b. Clark, and formulating and
circulating false charges in the shape oi
y resolutions for the sole purpose OF ipjur-
ing Mrs Clark to carry on matter OF per-
4 sonal revenge, thereby merited the high
est penalty known in the Rules and Reg.
y ulations of the Woman's Relief Corps.
u A. RESOLVED, That we condemn the
action of the National President 10 sus
u u pending from membership Ada E. Clark
an innocent woman, who has been falsel!
~ charged with appropriation of Dept
is money by Emma B. Koons, and that W,
know the sustained verdict to be that o
,r perjured court, and furthermore, tha
% we have no respect for, and thereby dc
oI nouuce the verdict of said court, presided
n over by woman who bas been the lega
advisor and director Of Emma E. Koon
Ia from the commencement of the presen
" difficulty.
8. RESOLVED, That we deprecate au
Il condemn the action of the National Pres
q dent in allowing said verdict as sustaine
by her, to be circulated through the pub
OF lie press one week IN advance Of the off
,n cial notification to Ada Il. Clark, for tn
"A purpose of insulting and injurlng her a
%. much as possible, believing as we do, ths
he such action was contrary to the letter an
lw spirit of the rules and regulations OF ou
.b Order.
at 6. RESOLVED, That Ada Il. Clark an
iu Canton Corps have been upjustly treate
at the hands of a conspiracy of womel
ne and that we as corps, deem II q du'
in that such Irregularities be no longer col
Ill cealed.
20, 7. RESOLVED, That we endorse Il
:" editorial of the Canton Daily Repositol
of July 9th, which says: 1.-THE publici
ton of verdict against Mrs. Ada +. Clal
may be received with great rejoicing
her personal opponents, but we do N
M. believe there 10 any person, friend
enemy, who 10 acquainted with her admit
90 istration of office, or has had busine
ali dealings with Mrs. Clark, who tru
RS believes her guilty of dishonesty in fact
'ut intention, in handling the funds of Il
W. r. c.; ten National Court Martha
" with secret hearings and piles OF red tar
his Ito the contrary Notwithstanding"
or 8. RESOLVED, That we endorse I
me editorial comment in the Canton Sund
IL, Herald of July Sd, which says: "The We
'"' dict in the Koons VS. Clark case Is a pa
ody on justice, traversity on decene
and represents concentration of fen
nine spite work, seldom II ever equalled
Ill o. RESOLVED, That we believe I
!, a editorials of the Canton Daily Reposito
for and Canton Sunday Herald have e
nd pressed the prevailing sentiment Of Il
,ns community.
10. RESOLVED, That We enjoy I
,o.s social relations of the Woman's Rel
.5o5 Corps, when in accordance with the all
47o and objects of the organization and
IIe principles-Fraternity Charity and Lc
alty-and that we denounce conspira'
e,s such as has been pursuing q course CO
,e7e trary to our principles as an organic attic
oao and In violation OF the Rules and Regul
tions of our Order, for the sole purpose
persecuting Ada F. Clark.
II REeorypn That w herahv tapf