The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-21
MRS. DODD TURNED DOWN.
NO LONGER PRESIDENT or THE
BLOOMFIELD W. G.. r. q.

Mrs.. Grant cot Tee votes 20 Rsr sis Ne
ea-ss she ~ Ser Rssss.s o~us the
A-eriea. House, where Ther. Il y mar
a Bottle or wins thss is 10 Year.
ora IN MS. Tho-as W. s-ith's Cellar.
The new hall of the woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union in Bloomfield, MI, was formally
dedicated Sept. ~. For years the organization
had been without meeting place. and there
was general rejoicing among the Prohibitionists
Of the town when the new building was COM
pleted. A good deal OF the credit for the sue
cess Of the undertaking was ascribed TO the en-
ergy Of Mrs. Reuben ~ Dodd. President of the
union, who was instrumental In securing a loan
from the local bank.
The new hall was last Tuesday the scene Of n
protracted wrangle among the members over
the annual election Of officers. The meeting
lasted nearly three hours, and IL eliminated In
the turning down Of President Dodd, who was a
candidate for reelection, and the elevation In
her place Of Mrs. b. Grant of Fairview.
Mrs. Dodd IL one OF the most prominent women
in the town. She is Treasurer OF the Essex
County w. G. T. L. and leading member OF
Christ Episcopal Church. She instituted the
yearly picnic which is given to the children Of
the Newark Orphan Asylum by the women Of
Bloomfield. Mrs. Dold has been President for
Mrs. Thos. W. Smith had held the ONCE.
Last year she decided to give II mp
on account of poor health, and announced
that she was not candidate. But
when Mrs. Dodd's boom began to develop Mrs.
Smith changed her mind and entered the lists
again. II was too late TO make up her lost
ground, however. and Mrs. Dodd was elected.
Then all the other officers. who were friends Of
Mrs. Smith. declined to serve under Mrs. Dodd
Finally eight or ten Of the Smith faction stopped
attending the weekly meetings OF the union,
and kept away until Tuesday, election.
The opposition TO Mrs. Dodd's reelection was
the American House. The American House has
bar with two bartenders. Although Mrs. Dodd
argued that her fsmily derived a revenue from rom
the lease. and hence she was indirectly encour-
n n tss " thss
situation, and one of the persons thus aroused
was local clergyman: who interested himself
in getting Mrs. Dodd turned down. This ad-
Dodd took Ike chair she did not expect that any
other name would be put in nomination but her
own. In accordance with the practice in vogue
I'm the union. there were no nominating speeches,
should o be the candidates. There are e twenty.
seven members, but only seventeen had paid
their dues and were entitled to vote. The pre-:
eleven for Mrs. Grant
When the result was announced Mrs, Dodd
" thank you. ladies, for the reward you have
given me for building the hall"
the midst Of the excitement Mrs. 4. B. McDou.
gall aruse, and saying. won't listen to any
more Of this" went out Of the hall
contingent with secret electioneerins. When
Mrs. Smith started to refute this imputation an
:" You don't know what you are talking about.
You don't know your business"
If Mrs. Dodd does own the American House."
she said, looking straight ct Mrs. Smith. who lisa
relative Of hers; "she doesn't keep rum In her
Mrs smith tried to explain; Miss Donnelly
wanted to continue her speech, and all the other
language was banded about.
but Mrs. Dodd finally recovered from her sur
prise. and. bringing her hand down on the table
s.op ~ Stop 4 all Of you Y " ,n are out of
nha ahnss had vs down it'll. the
except ,hss one smit6its didp'. vote Z, an;
the other ofhces were. called, for. Every body
after q lot more wrangiing. the meeting broke |
mp in disorder. The elections will be continued |
all" said Mrs smith yesterday. Mrs. DSdd Is
the cause, but we can't afford to get In the way
OF public sentiment 1t doesn't look well 10 |
outsiders for our President to own hotel with |
Mr.; podd 1se%ns have TAKEN SO much
was purchased while | was President and the |
money for the building has simply been raised
by loan.
Miss Donnelly's remark about my having
wine in my cellar is very amusing. One Of the
bottles has been In the house over seventy-hve
years. II Is some that they had at a wedding
In my husbands family before he was born.
The bride died over thirty years ago and We
keep IL as sort Of memento. Then there Is
another bottle of white wine In the cellar that
has been there for years and years. None OF 1t
has ever been opened"
Mrs Dodd was in Summit all day yesterday at
the w. G. T. L. Convention. She was seen In
the evening after her return.
II don't care to talk about the matter" she
said. with smile. 81 am willing to let the
others do all the talking. You NAV be interested
to know. however. that ! was almost unani-
mously reelected Treasurer OF the Essex County |
W. G. T. L. to-day. have also been made
delegate TO the National Convention, which
meets In Cleveland next November. Things Of