Evening journal., 1903-04-06
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Judne Defends Wife.

To the Editor Of the Evening Journal.
Sir: VIII you kindly grant me the
courtesy to insert IN the next issue Of
the Journal the following:
Ny attention has just been called TO
the news item contained in the Even
ing Journal OF March Il last past un-
der the caption, Judges Wife Tx
PEELED From Century Club" At that
date, and for several days afterward,
/ was near the bedside OF an aged, i'll
mother, and l had little interest IN
anything else than to note any change
that might come in her condition. My
rule has ever been to avoid newspaper
controversity, and even now it is with
feelings OF an almost irresistible diff
Guilty that / submit TO you for publica-
ton that which 1 am about to say.
Personally neither Mrs. Boyce nor
am perturbed by the action of a few
I'm number Of the Georgetown New
Century Club. Yet, lest IL might be
understood elsewhere than i'm this COM
munity as a reflection upon my good
wife, It may be said that no one need
suffer for a moment from any feeling
of fear that the Judges wife" has
done anything damaging to his innu-
ence and position, or by initiating
against her character and worth in
this community.
The controversy between Mrs.
I3oyce and her opponents In the club, /
am informed grew out of the question
whether certain standing committees,
or any one OF them. of the club should
do this or that, including the expendi-
ture of the clubs money without first
submitting to the members of the club
for approval or otherwise.
on the day upon which certain few
of the members assumed to depose
Mrs. Boyce as a member of the club,
without notice to her or to the mem
bers OF the club not present during
her absence, and without hearing of
any kind, she debated (read a paper)
in an earnest vigorous manner in be-
half of the proposition that the clerk
| be governed by the action of the mem
J bers thereof, and not by the action of
committees without the consent Of the
members Upon concluding her ad-
| dress she retired from the clubroom to
attend TO other duties. Then followed
| the arbitrary and unwarranted expul-
sion of her by the few who assumed tC
exercise such authority. 1t Is hardl,
| necessary to add that such action wa.
shameful, cowardly against a sister
member. I may say, however, that IA.
grant as was the act Of expulsion. i
has caused no loss Of sleep in ou
home. Fortunately, Mrs. Boyce Il
we'll known in this community Fo
truthfulness. Christian virtue, helpful
deeds Of kindness and charity, and 70
honesty Of purpose and intention, sh
needs no defense at my hand whereve
she is known; and whatever a few
In number of the Georgetown New
Century Club may say or do as to hei
il will not change the fact that whethe
through good report or ill., she is al
honest, conscientious woman, and al
honest, courageous. ! may say, fearles
defender OF that which she holds to b
true and righteous. 1 feel fully war
ranted in assuming that this commu
nifty will join me in saying that she /
a noble woman; a devoted. lovin
mother, and a good wife. She needs n
defense i'm those things of which hav
spoken Of her. And perhaps / shoul
have rested contented with this. Bu
there are those who do not know he
and il IS because Of this that I hav
lifted the shaft OF a gross attempt {
do harm to a good woman.
Yours very truly,
William W. Boyce.
Georgetown, April T. 1903.