The Washington herald., 1908-08-24

Mrs Isabel Worreu Ball past depart
meut president o. The woman's Relief
Corps. who was suspended for one year
by Mrs. Emma L Newton. department
president. has been reinstated by the na-
IEon. y. Y. Saturday Mrs. Jones issued
a general order 10 tins effect
Mrs. Ball said last night that this
practically made her the winner in the
battle waged against her by certain mem
bers Of Lincoln Corps. Of which she f. a
member.
Mrs. Bali also denies the charge made
against her by Mrs Newton and Mrs
Olive Raymond, that she called Mrs
Rayn0nGs husband a deserter- These
. women VIII tell falsehood upon faisehood
70 get out OF the mirs.' ad5ed Mrs Ball
Mrs. Newton was seen last night by a
reporter OF The Washington Herald. but
I she declined 10 say anything other than
f that she had 10 Official communication
from the national president 10 make
+ public
While Mrs Newton has not said vheth-
+ - she has been notified Of the reinstate-
ment Of AIRS. Ball two orders directing
/ the reinstatement OF SI-s. BAH by the
. national president were mailed. one 20
Mrs BAH and one 70 Mrs Newton Mrs.
( Bail received the one addressed to her.
Rules Were Violated.
/ The decision Of the national president
states that Mrs Nevvtor-s order pro
Uuigatiug such penalty IS a gross viola
ton Of the rules and regulations OF the
Womau's Relief Corps. In her order 10
E Mrs Ball Mrs Jones SAYS
/ The charges against Mrs Ball past
department president Of the Woman's Re
lief Corps. should have been made
Z through her corps. Lincoln Post. No. 6
and II the charges were sustained by
majority Of the votes OF the corps. the
corps president should have appointed an
I investigating committee OF her peers.
{ There is no exception 20 this rule. there
( fore the charges were Illegally made. thus
/ rendering further proceedings null and
void
! The order concludes as follows: This
{ error should be corrected Immediately.
( being a personal injury 10 Mrs. Isabel
I Worreu Bail.
/ Il IS further stated in the communica-
/ ton from Mrs Jones % Mrs Ball that
| the department president will retrace her
steps and issue a special order relnstat-
I ing Mrs Ball and declaring her former
! action illegal
Charges Trumped Up.v
( The statement that Mrs Ball should
! have been tried by her peers is said to
mean that the court should have beer
| made up OF past department presidents
or higher officials. and this Mrs Newton
did not do
! Mrs Ball said last night that the state
meut by Mrs Olive Raymond that MIS-
/ Bail had ever called Mr. Raymond a de-
serter was absolutely false Z have al
ways had the highest regard for Comrsde
I Raymond, and know that he had a splen-
/ did war record and was a medal OF
! honor man Mrs Raymond had other
/ things IN mind when she made that
/ charge.
/ Mrs Ball said as far as she is con
! CeTned the matter drops with her rein
4 statement; but she adds IF il IS car
ried 70 the convention at Toledo. some
l CT the members Of Lincoln Corps vii
have a warm reception" And she spoke
as if she meant what she said.
/ 7 viii 20 10 the convention in an Off.
I cial capacity. I expect Mrs Newton q
| furnish me with my credentials before
then; but II she does not. I an goine
| there 10 get them.
/ Those women who said I made faIss
/ charges are themselves afraid to talH
I more. They add faIsehood upon falsehoot
when they say they have not conspireC
4 against me. and viii venture TO say they
( will continue 10 do so. but I am not wor.
/ ried about that"