The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-06
MRS. PALMER'S MeNAGSRIE

| CHICAGO, Aug 5--The board of lady
| managers INDUCED in another wrangle to-
day. Mrs Bail of Delaware. secretary OF
| theScommittee on awards, read a long
complaint Of Mrs Merdeth. chairman OF
the committee. She referred to Mrs.
Merideth as 'the arrogant chairman of
| the committee" aud said that when she
could not attend herself she sent her sister
to act AS oyerseer, when her sister had no
right to a seat in the committee. The
sensation came last, when Mrs Ball said:
And now. in conclusion, ! desire to say
that Mrs. Merideth is an arrogont. mali
cious, ungenerous vindictiye woman."
Before she had finished, half the women
i'll the house were on their feet, many
Shriekiug wildly. Others missed and
stamped their feet and some wrung their
hands in despair. Mrs. Palmer used the
gavel vigorously ana called for order, but
the excited females paid no heed to her.
"Take that backv' Put her out''
screamed the women, aud so pande-
monium continued.
During the uproar Mrs Ball had stood
perfectly calm. When at length order
was restored, Mrs Ball repeated the sen
tence Then the uproar was renewed, aud
continued for some time. Mrs. Ball then
took her seat, and instantly Mrs. Merideth
was on the floor.
80 far as any Difference that exist be-
tween Mrs. Ball and myself is concerned" :"
she began IN "A tremulous voice" we Can
settle it ourselves, but when she says that
sent my sister 10 preside over the com
mittee she tells that which Is absolutely
false"
Here the speaker broke down and began
to sob Historically. Then there came an
other scene OF wild confusion Every body
talked at once. Mrs. Palmer, who was
pale with excitement, finally succeeded in
restoring the meeting to order.
Mrs. Ball got the aoor again and said
that she would retract the word mali
cious." There was loud applause. The
entire proceedings were afterwards ex-
Plunged from the records, aed the meeting
adjourned.
some OF the lady managers have been
down on the Midway plsIsance. They told
their experiences in the board meeting yes.
terday afternoon They were not pleasant
la fact, the women went so !
far as 10 say several harsh things concern
ing certain features OF the street OF na- /
ti0ns, a-d as they told them they wept. I
IL some OF the more determined can bring /
it about the council OF administration will 4
before long receive petition in the name 4
OF the wives and mothers represented on 1
tie board requesting that the Objectionable /
theaters be shut down forthwith. aud not
white the fair continues. Tne
matter OF the psassnce was introd ucei ia I
an unusually tame session by call for the 4
report ofa committee appointed two weeks i
ago 10 send out cards TO the womss4 on the 4
Midway piaisauce for the purpo-e OF in
gIitng them 10 the woman- bIiiding
They were there u be shown it, beauties
by mem osrs OF tie board. TIE committee
had made DO report ard had taken CO ac-
lion. But tbe women ne-dea no report 10
set them talking
Isabella Bsecter Hooker was the first TO
speak She reviewed briefly the character
:. the famous street, aAd SAID Ia c0H-
clusiou.
Il think we had bsrTcr invite that quar-
s@r-aoE 81 bulk, ~ Bas been so-g=sG<d-
bas very maca la driaii "
-'D9you mean 70 SAY" cried one of the
SsOEnen, jumping 70 her fees a. Mrs
Hooker sat dsSa that auy ygotnau ass
tslseB 50 iow that the board of Lady Enau-
ayers VIII not aoiG out helping hasd 10
her,
T.sis brought Mrs. Barker 81 the pla.-
toraa-
Il viii raks second place 70 DO one in
missionary so=k, size said. u went
sonu un sfse plzzsanc- today. EFErzisss. og
5 s-nse Of datF. iApSi3gs- aud laughter !
a<Fsr have t@ezA 20 -fsesrd os shocked ~
my lite - zss ~ The Ehsngs ] ssw.
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~czssea " hp perform AZ ts< sk4x4sSxs Sfs<-e
20 nEet soGsAi.y L6= r4&Ess,ers 81 this
board gtsey arr. r.ss@y es i.zesEs. nos rrp-
,es~Rsaisgss Gs foTessg asttasss. bot ~onsxa
u tGtSss9 S1sssl - sSs t5es@ asss ss4ssssS /.