The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Members of ". r. c. Call
Her a Mean Thing.
THEIR VERSION OF THE AFFAIR
Mrs. Raymond Asserts Mrs. Bail l. a
TrOuble-maker, and Once Upon a
Time Called Members of Corps
HIOcl<heRds Because They Had Dis
agreed with Her-Others to Talk.

the Woman's Relief Corps by Ms Emma
L Newton. president Of that organization.
Her statement was 70 the effect that
she had been thrown out OF the w r G.
as a result Of a conspiracy on the part Of
Mrs Newton and several Of hey good
friends.
Here are some Of the compliments
paid 10 Mrs Ball by the women she ac-
CUsed.
The mean thing
she speaks a real faIsehoodrT
I don't speak 10 the mean thing
shes a troubIe-uaker-
she called corps members blsckaeads-F
Calls Ii "a FaIsehOOd.
Mrs Isabel Worreu Ball tells a
mean falseaood when she says I have had
anything 70 do with the charges pre-
ferred against her hy the department
president Of the W0IaE's Relief Corps.
Mrs. Emma l. Newton She utrers a
prevaricati0u when she says ! have con-
sp.reC with others OF tie corps 20 drive
her from the association I do nor speak
% Mrs BaLl-lave not done So for a
long time. she is always hunting and
making trouble said Mrs Olive Ray
moud, of 81 Quincy street northwest. yes
terday afternoon.
AIRS Raymond. 3I-s. Emma T. Newton.
Mrs B. r Chase and Mrs Emma Fur
gCsou. four OF tie SIX women accused uy
Mrs Ban o. Couzqi-iug against her and
trying % drive her from the relief corps.
were Indignant over The story Airs Ban
JllG. and az what they called that
wumal.s meal-ess and faIs--y-lE
2
Corps for about five years bur in tL-se
Eve years Airs BAH would make trouble
az every meeting with the exception OF
about six added Airs Raymond
Mrs Raymond continued
al every meeting Mrs BAH would get
on the E.rr and advocate the changing
~ rules ana regulations. and all manner
OF things. and when the members would
disagree with her. she would call them
fools and b-1cz-eais. and said -ley knew
nothing.
AT one time. WEl-e she was department l-
president. she threatened % take the
charter away from Lincoln Corps because
she had made enemies -l thar body
Dates Back Two Years.
II suppose her aulmoslty toward me
dates hack a couple OF years ago. when
she attempted 10 do something and 0p-
posed her She became indignant. and IN
her wrath attacked nay husband VINO Is
f. rueda.-of-Eou1r man. and has as fine q
war record as any soldier in Was--nEr0r-
That made me furious. and I am afraid
that Rad not friends talked 90 me. I woI-.
have srr4ck her with a cHai- s- anything
I could have laid my hands on
About the same time 7 had this trouble
Airs BAH wanted five gt her friends 20
Lincoln Corps There were two others.
members Of a corps. who wanted 90
transfer TO Lincoln Corps ~ the same
tine Mrs. BAH s. friends did
II was on Tho committee TO make in
culr5es concerning the lie and eligibility
of The applicants FOR transfer. and I -e-
ported favg-ah.y on the seven members
The Two. whose names have slipped my
mind were elected members. but the i've
members. friends Of Mrs Ball were re-
jecteG. Mrs. Bali. previous 20 the b--Iodls
on she transfers. said she knew there
were ten members iu the room who would
vote against the transfer. but that she
would hazard tEeir being elected. Wen
sure enough the first ballot did not give
results. owing 70 there not being enough
ballots cast Il takes twenty ballots Tor
an election. and four Of the twenty. Z
black VIII reject There were seven
ballots taken. and when The last ballot
was counted. there were seventeen black
balls in the box This showed conclusive
~ that Mrs. Balls friends were not want
ed iu the corps The two women who
have not figured in this controversy were
transferred
Mrs. Ball raised trouble n other ways.
Finally. after she had been department
president for q short time. she granted a
new charter. the name of IT being Gen
Phil Sheridan Post Corps. and the charter
members were Mrs Balls i've friends,
who were rejected by Lincoln Corps.
Questions the Diplomacy.
7 do not think it was diplomacy for
Mrs Newton 10 have acted as she did.
but in many ways she was driven 10 t.
probably would have done the same thing
under the same Circumstance.
The charges preferred against Mrs.
Ball by Mrs. Newton were strong. They
were FOR not turning over Coumunica-
tions TO her successor. and for opening
mail belonging To her successor She was
suspended and she deserved IL There Will
be harmony in the corps now that she is
suspended. but I am afraid she VIII be
reinstated by the national president. as
believe she IS just such q person as Mrs
Ball"
1I-z. Newton. president Of the Depart
nnc1t WCnan-s Relief Corps. VS. iudis-
na0t over Mrs Balls charges She said
they were absolutely false from begin
ming 10 end
I have nothing TO say 10 the press at
this time. They have seen IT TO publish
stories circulated by Mrs Ball without
having seen ne have not been inter
viewed about the affair. ard 60 not in
tend to humble myself now Some time
in the future I may have a statement 10
make 10 the public Until then all can
say Is that her charges and story are a
pack Of faIsehooGs. and none Of The mem
bers Of the corps viii believe them. 7
have not been 20 New York. as was pub
lished- I went 20 Chesapeake Beach on
Friday with my corps and Burnside Post
but was home again Friday night
Mrs Emma FUrgus1n was seen. but
all she would say was that the whole
story Mrs Ball gave out was untrue.
Further than that she said she did not
care 10 discuss the matter
Mrs. 3. F. Chase. treasurer Of Lincoln
Post Corps, and one CT the women ac-
cused by Mrs. Bail. declined 10 saw any
thing when seen yesterday. other than
thar the whole story as Mrs Ban gave
It was ridiculous She added that oer-
haps later she would have something 70
say. but not until the women mentioned
had had a meeting.
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