The sun., 1893-08-14
THE LADY MANAGERS ROWS.
CAUSE IND RESULT OF THE RECENT
WORLDS FAIR BICKERISGs.

| Mrs. Bali mud Mrs. Meredith Have Not Cot
on Well Together, and Each spoke Freely
In "a Discursion which Was started by u
south Carolina wonnn's Complaint
CHICAGO. Aug. 13-The accounts OF the dis
agreements In the Board Of Lady Managers OF
| the Fair have been OF such afraementary char
/ acter that one Of the members OF the Board,
who prefers not to be known in the matter.
! has given detailed account OF the same.
Tho present trouble is slargely continuation
Of the Phnbe Couzlns quarrel which caused
much unpleasantness soon after the formation
OF the Board. Mrs Meredith OF Indiana. was
active In the removal OF Miss Couzins from the
secretaryship OF tho Board. Mrs Ball OF Della
ware was equally active lighting on Miss
Couzins's side. Ever since some OF the Board
say. she has occupied q position OF antag gonism
in the opposing party.
A few IN onths ago tho Committee OF Awards
OF the Womans Board was formed. and Mrs.
Ball was made a member OF 1t. She was af-
terward elected its Secretary. Mrs. Meredith
was the Chairman OF this important commit
tee. which had the duty OF selecting the
woman Jurors.
Almost as soon as tho committee entered
upon it's work the old nntagonism arose and
soon caused strained relations between its
members These five, Mrs. Meredith Mrs
Ball, Mrs. Ginty Of Wisconsin. Mrs. Stevens Of
New Jersey, and Mrs. Fosdick OF Alabama
were unit.
The public knew nothing OF the trouble until
it came before the Board recently Then. 1t Is
said. Miss Cunningham. member from South
Carolina. made. in open session. n protest
against the non-representation Of the state on
the juries Of awards. charging Mrs. Meredith.
Chairman OF the Awards Com mittee. with NAL
This precipitated the first public row. tho
Y U tn Ia n pf n n.
speedily ranging itself under, Mrs. Meredith's
ment. and recrlminnton upon both sides.
Mrs: Meredith M In made scathing e. ar@raignm;ent @ mt
OF on ssd tnn the o"
set Mrs. Ball had been inimical to the interests
OF the committee. and openly allied with it's
enemies.
Iln,en,sifed by the general understanding that
Miss Cunningham's charges of malice against
Mrs. Meredith"
The opportunity for this speech from Mrs.
following day. then the fight was, on indeed
bitter than the published one. she disclailhed
responsibility iorthe latter. and Miss Cunning.
say hat she % the pr who
had furnished typewritten copies of Mrs. Balls
rs a DssSh Sohn & hs mth an Indictment of
tive woman" concluding with an attack upon
Mrs Nancy Huston Banks. the member OF the
Board in charge OF its press interests whom
she charged with having given the article to
the reporters.
Mrs. Banks came into the wrangle to the ex-
tent OF making statement OF her part in the
affair. This was an earnest effort. She had
tried to secure the suppression OF the article
In the inc OF her duty as press representative
OF the Board
That let Mrs. Banks out. but the row went on
with unahated fury. and report from tho
Committee on Awards asking that Mrs Ball
things to a climax. This document was ned
by every memb Der Of the committee excepting
OF course. Mrs. Ball. and was finally adopted
after IA terrific struggle constituting virtual
impeachment.
On the following day Mrs Meredith with
drew the so-rnlled report. thus restoring ap-
parent harmony.