The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-06
YHEYACYED JUST LIKE MIN.
The Board of Lady Managers In-
dulge in a Row.
MUCH BITTERNESS SHOWN.
Two Of the Ladies' Denounce Each
Other Vigorously.
Finally After One OF Them Broke Down
and Began to Sob, the Other Retracted
Part of the Language Used, and
Business Was Proceeded With.

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-The board OF lady
managers INDUCED in another decidedly
unpleasant wrangle today. 1t lasted
nearly two hours and during that time
many unpleasant things were said and
many ladies gave vent to their feelings
in song. Mrs. Ball of Delaware, score
tary of the committee on awards, made
long complaint against Mrs. Meredith,
chairman of the committee. Among
other things she charged that when Mrs.
Meredith was unable to attend the session
of the committee she sent her sister to act
as overseer, when her sister had not
right to seat in the committee. at fre-
quent intervals during Mrs. Balls re-
marks there were loud ordinations of
surprise from the audience, but the SEN
sation came when in closing she charac-
| teriZed Mrs. Meredith as an tsarrogant.
malicious. ungenerous, vindict1ve
woman
Before she had finished half the women
in the house were on their feet, many
shrieking wildly, others Kissed and many
her gavel vigorously and called in vain
for order, but the excited women paid no
attention. stake that back" yelled q
| large woman. 'sPut her out - screamed
another, and so on, and pandemonium
reigned supreme. During all the up
roar Mrs. Ball stood perfectly calm smil-
| ing sereuelv. When at length order was
restored she repeated the sentence. Then
the uproar was renewed and continued
| for some time.
! Mrs. Ball finally took her seat, and in
an instant Mrs. Meredith was on her feet.
$50 far as any difference that exists be-
tween Mrs. Ball and myself is concerned"
- -
when she says | sent my sister to preside
over the committee, she tells that which
is absolutely false" Here Mrs. Meredith
| broke down and began to sob Historically.
Then came another scene OF wild con-
fusion, and everybody wanted to talk at
once. Motions were made by the dozen >,
but nothing was done until Mrs. Palmer,
! who was pale with excitement, succeeded
in restoring order. Then Mrs. Ball got
the floor again and said she would retract
the word malicious" There was loud
applause at this, and on motion of one of
the ladies the entire proceedings were ex-
plunged from the records and the meeting
then adjourned.
The weather was hot today, but tenn
pered somewhat by light, hazy clouds,
and breeze from the northwest. 1t has
been decided by the management to keep
the gates OF the fair open tomorrow in
Difference to the order of the court, but
there will be no special attractions, and
many buildings will be closed.
Wooded Island was the scene OF a grand
illumination tonight, all sorts of electric
lights and firework effects being used Z.
GilmOre's band has been engaged by the
fair, and will begin series of popular
concerts next week.
The congress of engineers held its final
session today. Baron De Rochemont, OF
France, urged that action be taken in re-
gard to an international system of tests
of materials, particularly steel and
cement. A resolution favoring such q
system was adopted.