The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-18
VOTES
DOWN HIGHER
ASSESSMENT
Delegates to Springfield Con-
vention Divided Over the
Costello Incident.
lspecisl to tho Evening star,l

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. July 1S.-To-
days session Of the Ladies' Catholic
Benevolent Association passed quietly,
both factions refusing to make any
statements, and Bishop McQuaid de-
claring that anything concerning his
attack on Mrs. Costello would be killed
iii convention should 1t be brought up
Some of the delegates are very Sc.
we're upon the bishop. A long list OF
amendments, which will take up the
time of the delegates for the next two
or three days. are being acted upon.
President Mrs. MCGOWAN lost her pei
amendment which provided for an ad-
ditional charge of fifty cents on this
assessments. An attempt to reduce the
branch dues from fifty to twenty-five
cents was lost, while an amendment
giving the supreme medical examiner
the right to suspend action on any GER
tifcate and compelling her to submit
a quarterly report was carried.
The reports of the supreme treas
urer, Mrs. Felice M. Girardot. of De-
troit, Mich, was presented and accept
ed. It showed a balance to the credit
of the association of $566.134.45.
DR.. Jane w. Carroll, Of Buffalo. the
supreme medical examiner, In her re-
port said that she had examined the
certificates of 1929 applicants in the
past three year, and of this number
1888 were accepted. The supreme re-
corder, Mrs. Joanna A. Reyer, of Erie,
Pa. reported the institution of III
branches and the disbandment Of 16 In
the last three years.
New York State has q lead with 81
branches, while Pennsylvania is second
with Is. New Jersey is fourth in the
list.
President Mrs. MCGOWAN did not partici-
nate In Yesterdays turbulent scenes and
disclaimed having anything whatever To
do with 1t. When told Of a statement
by a delegate in which Bishop McQuaid
was severely arralgned for his attack on
Mrs. Costello. Of Brooklyn. she exclaimed
ut is terrible They are not stopping
at anything. / had no part In II. and
deeply regret that such a scene should
have occurred in the convention hall We
are a body of Catholic women and we
have been trying to do a good work. They
can't break us up and cause all of the
good work that has been done in these
years TO go to smash. We women who
have been with the association since Its
foundation do not give in SO easily, and
we prize the safety of the association more
than anything else"
The reason for the disturbance yester-
day Is said to be that Bishop McQuaid,
after attacking Mrs Costell), told Mrs
MCGOWAN 10 let Mrs. Costello make de-
tense of herself. Mrs. MCGOWAN misun-
derstood the bishop and thinking that he
said. 'Do not permit discussion" refused
for a time to allow a discussion to go on.
The supporters of Mrs. Costello bolted
at this and threw the convention hall into
wild confusion. The storm became SO
fierce that Mrs MCGOWAN was practically
forced to recognize Mrs Costello.
She in her turn became so excited that
she said in replying to the charge of
sell ding inside reports at the ST. Paul
convention to a newspaper and also send
ing out a recent anonymous letter con-
demnlng the management of the associa-
tion's finances. Il am not responsible for
my husbands actions"
One of the charges Bishop McQuaid
made against Mrs. Costello was that she
had refused to shake hands with him at
the close OF the st. Paul convention. The
Brooklyn woman fatty denied the charge.
Bishop McQuaid then withdrew his re-
mark and said that Mrs. Costello had
merely hesitated to shake hands with him.
The delegates assert that the bishop has
lost his hold on them.