The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-28
MISS C0RCORAN
 URGES CAUSE
0. OF F. DEPUTIES ABOUT THE STATE GATHER TO HEAR HER
 SIDE IN SOCIETY DISPUTE.
GALL A SPECIAL SESSION
Plan Made Now to Have National Convention As Quickly As
 Possible.

New Haven, Oct. 2s-About 15e State deputies and officers Of the Compan- ions of the Forest of America met here yesterday afternoon at the call of Miss Annie M. Corcoran, to hear her side of the controversy which terTninated in the order for her suspension as na- tional head three weeks ago. Prae- ticaIly every circle in the State was vote was taken Miss Corcoran's yer sion of dhe affair was aired from all sides, Mrs. M. J. Foley, State chief com mpanton, in particular charnptoning
 Miss Corcoran's side, and explaining that united action must be taken by the delegates to the national conven- ton of the order in order to reinstate
 Many who came merely from the standpoint of hearing the matter threshed out, refrained from taking many delegates refrained from at tendance when it was understood Mrs. Poth, the other contestant in the trouble. was not to De present But. the meeting addressed by Mrs. Poth of New York and New Jersey dele gates, so Mrs. Poth was not invited. yesterday. Some prefer to wait until the matter is threshed out in the con- vention before expressing their opin- ion. The members of the order, es- dary in the matter. a situation which only the calling of a. special conven- tion can set alright. By openly sus- taining Miss Corcoran they are liable to automatic suspension, and by an tagonizing Miss Corcoran by lack of support they are subjecting their cir ment, for at various times in inc his tory of the order in this State she has attached moneys in the treasilries when talk of secession was in the air. Though suspended Miss Corcoran stiM maintains that she is the legal head Of the order and could in her capacity attach the moneys. and hold them un- til the supreme convention ruled as to the legal head of the order. In the meantime the money will be tied up. At one time Miss Corcoran az supreme chief companion made the ruling that any circle which even mentioned Se- cession should have it's charter re- voked and it's treasury money gar nisheed.
 Within a month the supreme secre- 4ary of the order, Mrs. Annie E. Poth, of New York city, whom, 1t is claim pose, will at the direction of the exc cutive council issue a call for ape- ciaI convention Whenever three States make a request for such con- vention, it must be held. The re- quired number of State circles have made such a demand, and when the circles throughout the country have been given the required 20 days mo- tice. in time to notify their delegates, the convention will come to order. It is quite probable that it will be held in New York city, although the place has not yet oeen designated
 MRS. POTH'S STATEMENT.
 Mrs Poth has pleaded guilty to Miss Corcorans charge of playing politics. seI am a politician and had to be politician to force, as I did, Miss Cor coran upon the Companions of the Forest of America as chief companion | was studying the interests of the people of Connecticut, where there had been a number of secessions thought that as Connecticut had never been represented in a chief companion it would conciliate forces there. In stead we have had more trouble in the order and more complaints than ever
 "I was elected at the last conven- ton to take charge of the litigation of the order, one of the reasons which may have antagonized Miss Corcoran against me- She wished to have that matter in her hands. The report she -nreed that the order has contributed s4. 800 is absurd There isn't that much
 n the circles throughout the state, and
 hey are not permitted to take it from
 heir funds, under danger of suspen-
 s@The charges against Miss Corcoran
 ave been coming in ever since she came into power, but the final break
 anne when I would not stand for ex- ae1ling an official of Metropolis cir
 le in New York city for the loss of
 ainute book. The woman had been
 3r fourteen years a conscientious
 member of the order, and I could see 10 spirit of fraferna1ism in such an