New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-14
THE FAIR AGAIN OPEN.
EXHIBITS CLOSED AND NOTHING To ATTRACT
VISITORS.
.ADY MANAGERS ADJOURN FOR OVER A MONTH

HISTORY OF THE RECENT TROUBLE
Chicago. Aug 13-The Exposition was onened to-
day, but the attendance was light Visitors were
allowed IN all the buildings except the Govern
ineht' out most OF the exhibits were closed. The
management OF the Fair offered no attraction Of
any Kind. nor were there any services in Festival
Hall to induce the people to come out to the park
and as a result nearly all of the sightseers spent
the day in the Midway Plaisance where the only
life in the grounds was apparent The hope is
strong among Exposition officials and employees
that this will be the last open" Sunday. and that
by next Tuesday the Clngman Injunction, forbid
dlhg the closing of the gates the first day of
the week will have been dissolved
Mrs. Palmer, president of the Board of Lady
Managers. applied the whip yesterday and brought
an adjournment until September 20. She accom-
pushed this 10y reading n statment of Geographic
correspondence With the Treasury Department at
Washington. from which she drew the conclusion
that the board must adjourn if it did not want
TO stay in session at it's own expense.
subordinate official OF the Treasury had given her
to understand no more per diem vouchers would
be conferred
The Geographic accounts OF the late unpleasant
ness in the Board of Lady Managers have neces-
sarily been of such fragmentary character that
the public generally is much bewildered as 20
what it all about 4 brief clear. contnu-
Gus narrative of the facts of the has been
In the first place it should be understood that
the present trouble is largely continuation Of
the Phoebe Couzens quarrel. which caused 20 much
unpleasantness shortly after the formation of
the board.
Mrs Meredith, of Indiana. was an active agent
in the removal of Miss Couzens from the sccre-
tary ship of the board. Mrs. Ball, OF Delaware,
was an equally active fighter Miss CouZcnss
side at the time. and has ever since occupied
position Of ANITA gonism in the opposing party. When
a few months ago the Committee of Awards OF the
Womans Board formed. Mrs Ball made
Il member Of it. and subsequently elected its
secretary. Mrs. Meredith was the chairman OF this
important committee, which had the duty of
lcctinG the woman jurors. Almost rs soon AS the
committee entered upon its work the old antago-
nisIn came to the front. and produced strained
relations between its members. These-iivc in
number-were Mrs Meredith. Mrs. Ball. Mrs. Ginty.
of Wisconsin; Mrs stevens. of New-Jersey. ana
Mrs Fosdick> of Alabama. Whatever the differ
ences of opinion between Mrs. Ball and the other
members of the committee-who opposed her as a
unit-the public knew nothing OF the trouble until
il came before the board in the following manner:
Miss Cunningham. "A member from South Caro-
lima made in open session a rather Incorporate
protest against the misrepresentation OF the
State on the juries of awards, charging Mrs
Meredith chairman of the Awards Committee.
with malice in the matter. This precipitated the
frs; public outbreak the Couzens faction ralylng
TO the aid of Miss Cunningham, while the con
servative element as speedily ranged itself under
Mrs Meredith's banner. with much bitterness
excitement and recriminatiOn upon both sides.
Mrs Meredith made scathing arTsgnment "i
Mrs Ball the secretary Of the Committee on
Awards She stated that from the very outset
Mrs Ball had been inimcal TO the Interests oil
the committee and openly allied with lis enemies.
The nervous tension of the board was now lhtensi,
fled by the general understanding tNd' Mis. till
hams charges of malice against Mrs. Mtreilth.,
The opportunity for this speech from Ni> Ban
did not occur, and when 1t wa. neverlneless' Ilb-
lished i'm the morning papers OF th' loIIoNhs "dH'
then the fight was on indeed 49,.
Mrs Ball made another speech. even more iht'"r
than the published one. She disclaimer reslol.l-
up amid Kisses and loud cries Of sham 10
say herself was the person VINO had iHiliifn,l
typewriter copies of Mrs. Balls intended speech
to the press Mrs Ban wound up win an liiIltl-
ment of Mrs Meredith as cruel lnerclesSS.
vindictive woman" concluding with an aluCk
upon Mrs Nancy Huston Banks. the member Of the
board in charge of its press interests. whom sl"
charged with having given the article 10 the re-
pOrterS. ,.
This was obviously absurd. following Mis- Gun m
ninehams admission that she herself was III"
entity person but Mrs Banks nevertheless cam"
into the wrangle TO the extent Of MAKING stat
ment Of her connection with the aitair. rms VA
an earnest effort. looking toward ~" suppression
Of the article as was plainly in the line OF her
duty as press representative of the board mat
let Mrs Banks out but IN" iiSht vent on M M.'n
undated fury and report from tn" commute
on Awards asking that Mrs. Ban De * .uS''
from further service brought things 10 q climax
This document was signed by every member ot
the committee. excepting OF course. MIS-. Ban
and was finally adopted after "A terifhc struesi'
constituting virtual Impeachment of that laIy
ON the following day Oh what shr 6onSi' ,
called report. thus restoring things 10 stGtn quo
iaid admissions al tn" World Fair to-day "rr"
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