Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-26
EISTEDDFOO SQUABBLE,
Furry Created Over The Disappear.
anCe Of a Report
a.,.rat Rs,Is nations of Omcer'
Thresisned-The $4,000 en-
Has Not uateriaitk d.

Il appears that there is merry row
An among the oflicers and members Of
The Denver Elsteddioi association,
whose movements are 30 closely
watched by Salt Lake aud other Utah
musical people. The Denver Rspub.
llcan Of yesterday says;
There may DO several reslg alIons
among the members OF the Western
Eisteddiod association, who have IN
charge the national convention Of the
association In this city next TALL. ln
fact the reslg nation OF Secretary LLOYD
Jones 10 already la the hands VI The
assistant secretary n the association.
This condition OF aiairs has been
brouRht about over the misplaoing OF a
certain report which belonged to the
lady board OF managers. The report
contained, among Other things, a rec
ommsniatiOn fot the disifibutlIn Oi
pfiErs which were 10 be offered Tor
wofks Of art AMI science. IL was al.
dtetfed TO the board Of directors ami
asked that an appropriation OF $500 be
s,t asidc Tor this purpose.
The board OF directors held n mto,i x
on Tuesday lastAnd Acteu upon tue ~.
mort. The request Of the lauius for the
sppfopfiatiOn was cheefiuiiy granted,
ana that was all that was thought
about the matter until yestvrday morn.
iHg, when the executive board OF the
ladies' contingent OF thu association
was scheduled ~ meet
Owing to some misunderstandinp
among the ladies about the place OF
MEETING there was not quorum. some
oi the ladies had gone TO tue Brown
Palace aud after waiting Tor some
little time had concluded 10 10 home,
thinking that there " . 10 be no meet.
ing, Olhers went 10 the headquarters
inihc California building, wholo Mr..
Jonesi office Ia located nnd whilud
away the time. Finally the mcelin
was adiourned subject 10 the call Of the
chairman.
Butin the meantime some Of the
ladirs who were nj the headquarters
iuaulfod VI Mr.. Jones for the report
when they were 90 ratiiy anu oOuflfm.
The secretary ftt about 20 NUM-
tue document. The most dil'-
lont toaruh On bis part failed 10
reveal the whereabouts OF tho mlthlne
unpefs. ihtn tnu cry went uI'
"Mnefe 10 the fclOu2" The score.
tnty explained that ho was MT present
at thu lhtt meeting Of tue board being
detained cltCwholu on busurtr' lie
informed the lauiUs that Mr, hughts,
his tsiiilhui, uad oiiciatel IN hie toad
and that all tue papers were Afterwards
turned over 10 hin, But he was nj q
Ices " know where the report had
gone, .
After the ladies had left II Il said that
oil MI.
Jones tuat some OF them had remarked
tnat he was rot per Ofming tbs duties
OF his position or else he would not
have lost this report. rhis Htung the
secretary anu he Immediately rat
dowuand penned OIL a " ter 10 the board
OF DIRECTOR, elutiug that he desired I,
Tosign a. secretary OF tue association
Hp placed tue TeslgnaiiOn IN Tue case
Of Mf. Hughts anu requested him {,
present u 70 the board NJ lie next meet
log ON rhursdhy.
Mr., Hughes underworld 10 argue
with the attorney, but he retoried thai
he believed no was doing tue prOpel
thing. Other mentors went 10 th'
secretary as soon ~ they learned OF hii
netiou ana esooChoi OF him 70 Recall
his resignation Tor tho sake Of the asst
citation. IL ~ quite probable ana u
seriously hoped that Mt. Jones vii
reconsider al, act or.
IL has already been planned by some
that should Nj. Jones rrsigu theS
would select Mr.. Hughes, the prose I
nssistant secretary, To nh bis placr. MI
Hughe, stated last evening that h'
would not accept lho pJsliiOu utdo
Aly conditions, but on the conifaf,
should Mr. Jones step down aud ou
ne would follow him. "And ITO
are ether. who will follow mc," Adds,
Mir. Hushus. "Mf. Jones has not VIC
lated ms duties IN the least particle
hut on the other haud has been hln0h
the very life Of the nssoolaliun 20 tnT
/ sincerely hope aud believe that III
will recall bis Resignation Whloh no hH
placed In my hanls," ,,
Some Of tue prominent ElsleulIo,
members were OVtthehru u lonai
laht eyyning, when commenting ON IN
affair, that this was announcer oA'
slmilaf 10 one experienced by ia
boarI of management OF the WORLD
Colombian Exposition win Inc w
mans contingent OF lhal BlsAhNo hu
successful euterpIlsr.
IL was stated yesterday nj Esleddfo
beadauaflers that there was no JUST .
cation for the assertion made Ia
morning paper that John f, Camplor
of Lpadville, had promised $1,000
the E.slsdd,od. While MI Camplon
ike many other promlnent men Of 90
slats, has expressed sympathy with IN
Eislsddiod association anu gwen II tn
INSURANCE that ne wuull respond 10 u
appeal when called upon, he has 10
wise committed himself specifically o
the subjeet Of financial nii'