The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-19
SUSPENDED, SHE
MAKES LAST
FIGHT
Mrs. JacOby Presents LET
Side Of Story in Hulda
Lodge Incident.

come to me, but something must De
done, as I can stand this no longer"
These are the closing words IN a
printed appeal mailed by Mrs. RosaIe
Jacoby, of q Burnett street, to the
members of Hulda Lodge No. 5, United
Order of True Sisters, a Jewish or
ganization that meets in Iroquois Hail.
$50 Washington street.
The appeal, which is a printed copy
of a letter mailed to Mrs. meyer
Joseph, of 20 Nelson place, September
90 last, ends as follows:
Now, Mrs. Joseph, I beg you, TO take
this stain from me. You viii nave tne
would thank you for removing this burden
from her conscience. / never go out III
public. l never go to temple. only wnen
my son sol, Is with me, the T o l asea s from "a a
Jewish society. MRS. R. JACOBY.'
No action was taken on the matter,
nor was Mrs. Jacoby's name mentioned
at the last meeting of Hulda Lodge,
held October 8, and 1t was said the case
was closed and under no consideration
would it be opened again.
The expulsion referred to in the above
letter dates back twelve years. to Feb
ruary %, 1896. In a communication to
Hulda Lodge Meyer Joseph accused
Mrs. Jacoby. it was alleged, Of insult
ing his wife and. through her, all moth
erhood.
Ms. Jacoby was expelled without a
hearing or trial, so she says. Efforts
to have the matter reopeaed and an
opportunity to give the expelled woman
a chance tosdefend herself against the
allegations IF Mr.. Joseph, resulted in a
-s.aI oa&s4v Ha;,n1 hrot41I1f oCoinGf Mrs
Joseph, by Frank Wilcox, who was
then city attorney, acting for Mrs.
Jacoby. The case was tried in the
Essex Circuit Court before former
Judge Francis Child and a verdict rem
dered for the complainant.
Mrs. Jacoby then applied for rein
statement in Hulda Lodge. Her eff
forts were futile. She next communi-
Gated with the grand lodge, giving the
grand secretary her side of the entire
trouble between the lodge and her.
self.
Some time after word came from the
grand lodge secretary in the following
t@se communication: "Wnl inform you
that your case has been investigated,
and we find that you have had a fair
trial and were found guilty, and will
uphold Hulda Lodge, True Sisters, in
every instance signed Blanca b. Ro-
bicher, grand secretary, Order of True
Sisters.
Other communications to the grand
lodge brought this reply: Your case
has been closed and cannot be re-
opened"
Mrs. NJacoby then brought suit
against Hulda Lodge for illegal expul-
sion. The case was settled out OF
court. Joseph A. Beecher acting for
Mrs. Jacoby, and Guild & Lum for the
lodge. The lodge agreed to pay the
counsel fees of Attorney Beecher, and
do "the right thing for Mrs. Jacoby,"
so she alleges.
Time went by and no step was taken
to reinstate Mrs. Jacoby in the lodge.
Weeks grew into months, months into
years, and although she made periodi-
cal appeals no FACTION was taken in the
matter. She now appeals to the mem
bers of the lodge for reinstatement, not
so much to ecove a long-deferred vim
dicationf and ~reparation, but for the
sake of her dead husband, children and
grandchildren. She does not want to
retain membership in the lodge; she
only asks thai she be r~einstated, after
the legal developments Of the charges
against her, and she will resign imme-
diately.
When seen at her home last night by
an EVENING STAR reporter Mrs. ia
cobS made the following statement
IT have had to resort at last to what
many may seem to think a strange way of
bringing my case before the embers |
sent a great many letters, some of them
-4l~.- ~ a~na1nI VoAu.
sengers, to the lodge, but heard nothing
from any Of them. 1 was for years a
eood-standing member of Hulda Lodge,
but had the misfortune. of being expert
enced In parliamentary laws, hav1ng been
If our largest American institutions, and
also n member of the Grand Lodge OF
knights and Ladies' of Honor.
Z would not allow p,S,a a f 6er anit h msan4er ana %
when she insisted that only onlcers We're
permitted to debate or introduce motlons
She and / clashed. AT that time all ioqge
1otiees were sent to emb by a MRS.
Prince or@her barefooted children, Whlch |
could not stand for. | made a motlon 70
inaugurate a postal card system. announcer
motion | made was to nave a coHii y tse
APPOINTED to care for the money IN lhe
tRe 1oio to It f1 and Ig give y general verbal report
wheney They she are eaf fbe crimes Zines I have com
mitted and for which 1 nave had to stand
such humiliation for months ana years
'fIt was said that | had spoken lnsultlnelS
of an unfortunate mother VINO losl TWO
beautiful children, that IT was goou loT
her. n that is what 1 was expelled Tor l
was cleared of that charge ten or Twelve
years ago in the courts.
IT never asked to be a member of Hulda
Lodge. had a large business ana LOT
many years a sick husband | belonged 70
a society that met at my home, ana o..
which was president. l was persuaded
to ioin Hulda Lodge by a Mrs. Theresa
Grottn. of So Nelson place, as she thought
would make "a good secretary, and she
said the present one could not speak ENG
fish. So she was not satisfactory.
about one year before L lost my hus-
hand ! went to the meeting and was sus-
pehded. No question was raised. no vote
was taken. | was so stunned ! eve went
10 the lodge again, and would not have
noid any more, but my little daughter at
tended to the payments as | never mem
fioned This insult to my family. In juno,
1894. / lost my husband. On the 9th of
February, one year later, / went 10 the
lodge. thinking that Mrs. Grotta might
have given up her hateful spite. l asked
her to pardon me If | had ever wronged
her. l demanded an explanation, when she
with all the other members went IN an
adjoining room. Mrs. Prince said, If YOU
don't 20 out / will call a policeman. When
I avas able | left. but had TO sit on the
stairs. The assemblage returned laughing
and Chipping hands as if they had enjoyed
the greatest comic opera.
Later I received from Mrs. Wallace.
secretary of the lodge, a letter informing
me that / was expelled from the d FOR
having insulted Mrs. Joseph; | sent a
registered letter to Mrs. Goldfnger, the
nraefdnnf and Tho members that there