The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-12
AN ULT|MATUM.
Lady Managers of the Child
ren'S Home Dictate
Terms of Peace.
TRUSTEES MUST SURRENDER
Matron Winchester Indignantly
Denies That She Made Ex-
travagant Demands.
NAMES OF THE "NEW LADIES"
All Society Talking About the
Story in Last Nights
"News."
NAMES OF THE "NEW LADIES'

The exclusive story in 'sThe Jersey City
News last night about the trouble In the
Children's Home and the strained relations
existing between the ladies of the Board OF
Domestic Control and gentlemen of the
Board of Trustees, caused sensation
throughout the city because Of the proml-
pence of the parties concerned and the in
stitution itself.
1t was the only topic of discussion among
Che society people who at once began to take
side. Indeed SO absorbing was the subject
that members of the Cosmos Club, who had
met in the Hotel Washington to eat din
ner and hear talk from Mr.. Reese about
SOLVER Wendell Holmes" forgot about the
revived autocrat of the Breakfast Table, and
discussed the Children's Home rupture.
Nearly a II the ladies mentioned in the arti-
Gle in stThe News and many of the gentle
men of the Board of Trustees, are connected
with Cosmos, so that the topic was more
than ordinarily engrossing. The gentlemen
were beautifully cornered by some of the
ladies at the dinner table, and one OF the
trustees succumbed under the argumentum
rHow would you like it if your wife was
dropped from the Boardp
None of those most concerned care to talk
about it for publication but all confessed
that 'sThe Jersey City News story was ab-
solutely correct.
During the ear which ended October 81
last number of ladies belonging to highly
and widely respected families in the city
resigned from the Board of Domestic Con-
troll They were: Mrs. 2. K. Pangborn,
Mrs. S. R. Forman, Mrs. George F. Perkins,
Mrs. NJ. F. Brown, Mrs. Sarah d. Mackey,
Mrs. A Post, Mrs. H. A. Chamber
lain. Mrs. Robert o. Babbitt and Mrs. Henry
e. Niese. Each of these had taken an active
interest in the management of the institution
on Glenwood avenue and had devoted much
ime and spent much money to further its
interest and aims: but it is said on good au-
thority they were hampered and thwarted in
their purposes, and not wishing to come into
open clash with certain members of the
Board of Trustees they resigned.
LADIES ARE RETICENT.
Mrs. Augustus Creveling secretary of the
Ladies Board of Control, was automatically
reticent last night whom she was asked to
make a statement about the trouble. Mrs.
Creveling has done great amount of work
for the institution and feels deeply the fric-
ton which has arisen. The meeting on Fri
day night, Mrs. Creveling said would prob
ably discuss the deposition of the five MEM
bers, but what would be done she could not
say. She declined to speak any further at
the present
Mr.. John Fl. Carnes, secretary of the
Board of Trustees, was also seen last night,
and ne explained briefly the situation by say
ing that by Article of the Constitution the
Board of Trustees is empowered to make ap-
pointments on the Board of Domestic Con-
troll. He admitted the appointment of nine
new members and the dropping of three; but
this, he said, was done because the trustees
believed that the new ones would do better
WORK.
THE MATRON INDIGNANT.
Throughout this phase of the old trouble
there is one person connected with the home
who is extremely indignant that her 'smeth-
DDS" should have been criticised. This per-
son is Mrs. Sarah Winchester, the matron.
Speaking of the charge of extravaganza
E.ade against her she Indignantly denied that
there had been anything but economy prac
tfced in the home.
1--WE have fifty one children here she said,
'sand the only help I have in managing the
home is one girl. The children are taught to
help themselves, and are cheerful and happy.
We look after their clothes and feed them
well. there has been no bedclothing or
table linen brought to the institution for
years, and the statements that have been
made that we have an abundant supply are
false. 1 do not know what inspires the at
tack against my management, but am in
clined to think that some of the women have
some person they would like to install in my
place"
NO BACK TRACK.
A reporter for ssThe News" spoke to others
connected with the institution, but could not
induce them to talk about the trouble. The
trustees, having followed out the letter of
their constitution, mean to go ahead as If no
dissentient voices against their action had
been heard.
.sYou may say" said one of them, sthat If
the ladies take the step, which we all think
would be unwise, of resigning en- masse there
will be nothirg left but to reappoint an en-
tirely new board"
THE NEW APPOINTEES
While the ladies are not pleased with
the trustees and their action, they have
not the slightest objection to the new
members appointed, all of whom are
very estimable ladies, as this list will
sufficiently show:-Mrs. T. J. Pope, Mrs.
J. J. Detwiller, Mrs U. Allen, Mrs. w.
D. Edwards, Mrs. James Benny, Mrs.
Fred r. Lockwood, Mrs. Spencer Weart,
Miss Carrie Imbrie and Miss Leila Kinds
Their grievance is not against any OF
these ladies. On the contrary, they win
gladly welcome them to the Board OF
Domsv1l. Control. because they are all
friends Of the present board. The OBJ