Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-13
ORDERS BALL HOME
TO YIELD CHARTER
N. J. Commissioner Of lnetitu-
tons Threatens Suit to
AnnuI Rights
PREJUDICE, IS ANSWER

Unless tho trustees Of 'hr Narv !.
Ball Home and Day NnrServ 1I+i
Master street. Camden. Surrcnier their
charter. Turdettc G.. Lewis. Conmis
sioner of Institutions and Agencies Of
New Jersey. declares he viii bring quo
wsrranto rtocecdinCS against the in.
stitution n annul the charter.
Commissioner Lewis made The demand
for the surrender of tho charter at the
conclusion Of the three weeks testimony
in the investigation OF how the home
has been conducted.
The Commissioner issued state
mcnt explaining his action. 1t follows:
eve have reached n point il the in
vestiSatiOn where 1t is necessary 10 take
very definite action. The Mary !. Ball
Home and Day Nursery hns continued
in an unrCgehcrate state cvrr since
1915, as proved by the testimony taken
in this case. The present drpIorahIr
conditions arc NOT OF recent origin. The
Board of Trustees has LEFT the whole
management If tho hon" to Dr.
Richardson and the Board of Managers
nominated ny W. Richardson and
formally chosen by the trustees.
Wants State to tCt
"lhc managers. vita tNc ezcopti1r
Of those who made this fight, hays been
stead of managing tho homo "r acting
like Board ot Managers would DO OK
pected TO act. Unless tho Hoa@l Of
Trustees aurrcnGors ~ charter VOL
unfairly immediately. ! shall Gnrly 70
the Attorney General of the stat" Of
Now Jersey 10 begin QUO wa~ranto pro
cecdings to annul this charter which
permits II 70 exist.
II will also call on the Board of
Trustees to surrender the children i'm
mediatcly 70 tn" Society fo- Prevention
Of Cruelty to children. The testimony
showed that these rhi'drpn should not
BE- left auOihPr hour UNdrT the control
and custody Cf nr. R'"narleon.
II am. therefore, Greeting that
Anna Morris. William Reed. Ar,aur
Reed and Peter Norsrta7ki hr te'1-
pOrarily sont u the Camden Home tor
FrendleSs Children. Thc children thar
arc in the home now I'm going to a>H
the trustees to surrender 70 the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to CAii-
dren.'
Joseph Bcc& Ty'c~. counsel for tho
home, said in r"p'y:
To- conclusion Of tho lnve,tlsauo"
by MIR. Lewis aud he S'aj";u"n' l.at
the homo should bC closed are just whnt
was to bc expected.
"It early berame apDar"nJ that there
vas no ho,'p Of an Impartial 'nvcstisQ-
tion in this way. ~" commissioner
has no nov or t. close the h ,Ur, aru
il is fortunate that BE- cannot 10 30. "e
il would 70, rlt in grew" iniu>tice. Such
power Is properly invested in II jUdir'a
tribunal.
1.-THE commissioner hos a"r.'1pfsN"d
nothing. although h" has spou vubGt
money. and has done the cause II "ha"-
ity in this community and tn" welfare
Of these rhi.drrn a great injustice. IN"
trustees for somN time have withdrawn
any support Of this investigation, nG@
rhr c"mrus-,iorcr has boon sUrrpC&Gcl
by clique of hypoclilo> whr>N object
was % lostrnN II satisfy tNri" Uorsouh,
vanity. If they wanted - hclN IL"
children there wrrC many oppol
tunitics TO do 50. but none were
acceptable. The *: hli" eh"Hd s'rS.
rend Judgment Until Ia matter Is i"-
vcstigatci properly and invariably.
Tho trustees ~ CONC any impartial ia
yCstlgation.
"Th, trustees vii mc"t ami a"r
upon thc suggestion Of tho cowml>s,ou-
or. and from rho hgh <r%u,itrS and
character Of tEr>n trustees the uuDjtc
can res; assured that thrv will DO what
ever is best FOR tho children.