The morning times., 1897-01-29
THE TRIAL BOARD REVERSED
The Expelled Ladies of the U. V.
L. Auxiliary INDICATED.
DONE AT COLUMBUS, OHIO
A History Of the Expulsion of Mrs.
Feather and Mrs Dunn-The Ma.
tionaI Advisory Board Reports in
Their Favor-A Prospect for the
Formation Of a New Organization.

The national advisory board of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary L. V. L. has reinstated Mrs
Addie II Feather and Mrs. Tena ID Dunn, who
were expelled some time ago from local
auxiliary No. 80. 1t was stated last night
that this action would lead to the forrna-
tion Of a new auxiliary by the friends OF
the reinstated ladies which will affiliate
with L. V. L., No. %, instead of No. Ill
The circumstances which made an appeal
to the advisory boardnecessary grew out of
refusal OF Mrs. Dunn TO pledge herself
TO vote for Mrs. Celynda Werner Ford, who
was president OF the auxiliary, for the Of
flee OF national president, for which posi-
tion Mrs. Ford was a candidate. Mrs
Dunn was elected a delegate to the ma
tional convention which met at WIZARDS
Hall October Is to 1S contemporaneous
with the assembling of the Union Veteran
Legion in national convention, after
spirited contest within the ranks of the
order, and against the efforts OF Mrs Ford
who was backing another lady favorable
TO her candidacy for national president.
The next struggle came when, after a
profitable entertainment had been given
by the auxiliary, Mrs. Ford refused to
turn over sum amounting to about S100,
the proceeds of the entertainment, to Mrs.
Dunn, who was treasurer oftheorder. Mrs.
Ford claimed that a S her official capacity
as president of the auxiliary 1t was her
duty TO retain the funds, as Mrs. Dunn's
bond of S2C0, given upon her entering
into the office, was not sufficient. This
precipitated a lively ow in meeting, dur
ing which the treasurer's position was
stoutly defended by Mrs. Addie II. Feather.
She is alleged to have ro,indly denounced
the president, Mrs. Ford, and in her
SestiCulationS 10 have snatched the gavel
frOm that lady'S hand and to have COM
mitted other offenseS. For this she was
ordered 10y the president to appear before a
trial hoard, together with Mrs. Dunn, to
show cause why both should not be eX-
PEELED from the order, the latter because
| she had refused TO furnish an additional
Lond
According TO the statement of these two
| ladies, the trial board, which should have
been an important one, was constituted of
four witnesses OF the affair, and only one
| LADY unfamiliar with the condition, and
| all friends of the president, and prejudiced
| against the defendants. OF these, one was
to act as president, another as secretary,
| and a third as councillor. The trial was
set for November II, and both ladies tailed
| to appear and defend themselves, and We're
| tbereupon ordered dishonorably discharged.
An appeal was Immediately taken to the
national advisory board, OF which Mrs.
Hattie NJ. Miller is chairman. In the mean
/ time, the national convention was held in
! this city, and through the charges and
countercharges the matter was then
brought to public attention and created
| Of q lra Iair n
that Mrs Ford had exceeded her authority
III refusing to turn the entertainment
money over TO the treasurer, and had of
her own accord expended 1t without proper
| order being given.
! Mrs. Dunn having had charges preferred
against her the question arose as to her
right to sit as n delegate, it being alleged
by her friends that his was simply a ruse
to keep her from voting against Mrs. F ord,
but the latter was not elected to the office
OF national president.
In the charges against Mrs. Feather, who
had championed the cause of Mrs. Dunn,
! it was stated that she had used personal
/ and sarcastic language toward sister
OF the order, and had been guilty OF con
duct unbecoming lady"
A large amount of testimony was taken
before the national advisory board in
! Columbus, and their decision reversing
the action OF the local trial board, and
ordering that the ladies be reinstated,
has just been forwarded here, with the
command that it be read at a regular
meeting of Auxiliary No. 81
The board found gross Irregularities
in the trial conducted by the auxiliary,
and the result is complete vindication
of both Mrs. Feather and Mrs. Dunn