The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-11
DOVES FLUTTERED.
Last Generation Men and
Up-to-Date Women at
War Over the
Children.
LADY MANAGERS DROPPED
A Dull Thud Heard in the
ChildFens Home on Glen
wood Avenue.
OLD TINE WOUNDS REOpENED
Wholesale designations Expected
Because of the Trustees
Action at a Recent
Meeting.
OLD TINE WOUNDS REoPENED

A special meeting of the ladies COM
prising the Board of Domestic Control
of the Children's Home on Glenwood
avenue will be held on Friday evening
next at the residence of Mrs. Augustus
Creveling No. 65S Jersey avenue. 1t has
been called by the officers of the Ladies'
Board.
The object of this meeting is to induce
the ladies of the Board to join in resign
ing body as protest against the re-
cent action of the Trustees of the Chill
arens Home in dropping the names of
five ladies from the Board of Domestic
Control and appointing to it nine other
ladies, who have not hitherto had any
connection with the institution.
This is the latest phase of the trouble
IN the Childrens Home which dates back
twelve months or more. About that
time, 1t will be remembered, it dawned
on the lady managers of the Home that
things in the institution were not going
to their entire satisfaction. The ladies
were not content with the constant de-
mands made by the matron for new sup
plies of bed and house linen and cloth
ing for the children. They seemed to be
always buying. and they could not un-
derstand such wear and tear. Besides
they had an idea that provisions We're
being extensively bought AS the sub
ject was an unpleasant one, long time
elapsed before they did anything but
think about it. They were very loathe
to take any action. Each of them was
reluctant to identity herself with any
positive or decisive step.
AT last Mrs. Solon Palmer, Mrs. George
H. White and Mrs. VIM. H. Cummings
were appointed a committee to investigate
these matters and report to the fun
Board of Domestic Control. They went
to the home on Glenwood avenue to
look over the stock. There they We're
confronted by the matron, Mrs. Sarah
Winchester, who by the way is a tall
portly lady about sixty years OF age,
head of the home, and she made strenu-
Gus objection to any overhauling on in
vestigating being done.
The ladies however, were not to be
bluffed. They insisted on carrying out
their intention. They turned over the
beds, ransacked the drawers and cup
boards, rummaged he closets and store
rooms, investigated everywhere and in
spected everything.
AT the conclusion of the search, they
went back to their colleagues and re-
ported to a full meeting of the Board
of Lady Managers that there was an
abundant supply of linen notwithstanding
the frequent requisitions of the matron,
and they confirmed the impression that
other supplies were bought at extrava-
CANT rates. The ladies of the board
forthwith demanded joint meeting with
the Board of Trustees.
A LIVELY SESSION.
These joint meetings had frequently oc-
curred, but latterly had been altogether
dropped. Some difficulty was experienced
before the ladies could bring about this
meeting, and when at last it did take
place there was the lveliest kind OF
a kick against Mrs. Winchester and
her methods.
The trlste however, in some way
tatinated to. the lady managers that
they had great confidence in the matron.
They did not express the same cordial
a.na,reciation of the Lady Managers SER
vices. Indeed, they seemed to think
they could get along very easily without
the Lady Managers at aal, and if it come
"a a ouast:sn of dispensing with Mrs
Sarah Winchester or with them' then
the choice would be that the matren
should remain and the Lady Managers
could get out when they pleased Tha'
was the spirit of the intimation II II
was not exactly the letter.
1t LIS said that Mrs. q. K. Pangeorn'
one of the Lady Managers, was par
ticularly insulted by the remarks OF the
trustees. and was with great difficulty
induced to remain in the meeting.
later the trustees realized that their
course had not been altogether wise Oh
,,rbane. and they made considerable con,
cessions. 1t was agreed that hereafter
4be ladies should purchase the supplies
for the Home and should maintain
more stringent supervision over the ma
4ran and tine administration Of the in
ststutson In general
TROUBLE RENEWED.
On this basis all went weh until 2
f.x days ago. Tasrs has always Re