The Washington times., 1922-10-26

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circles have been split wide open
- 4 prelude TO the battle which
Qpexima 4 De Bouchelie, beautifup
New Orleans divorcee, Il to start
in the eztcoutfs ito clear her, good
name ! ff0m the ssmirch she says
was placed on 10 by Asa : G,
C4hdler, Atlanta's foremost citizen
and former mayor. Cocoa Cola
king and one Of the south's
weaithiest men. - Sg AZ ~,
wsnsn's Clsb Meets. -,
Z Cendler i master Of many. mirlions.
:on,ths eve Or hiss wedding to Mrs. De
Boucheiie. told her that n,arriase
was impossibie. and. she / Ssays. IN
formed her that a story charging 1,sr
with -nnisconduct In an Atlanta hotel
had been brought before HIM BY IN
diyfduaas whose names refused to
Mrs, De BouchsIis, whose family
3eifnifore had been shipped to the
Gambler inEnsion In Atlanta, whose
ttousseAu had been made. lefg A..
lantao and scstne to. New Orleans, an.
nouncipk that she would fight TO the
highest c0urts IN, the land to drag
from the Candlef clans 1ips the
panes Of her detFactsrs. 4
The. New Orleans Federation Of
,Womens Clubs met In Holmes Hall
Monday and Miss Florence Huber.
Waid brought before the group Of
New Orleans leading club women .
nation declaring that the federation
supports Mrs, Dc Bouchelle IN her
battle. ana providing that q copy OF
the resolution be sent to the Atlantis
federation OF women.s club. and WON,
sn,s .orsanizAtions throughout the
"It q q question OF . mars mil.
Hons against q woman,s igood
name.S said Mrs. r. I. Williams,
president OF the New Orieans
League or Women Voters. when
Mfss Hpber-Waid's resolution WIS
lntroduced before the meeting. ::'and
!. for one am proud TO second the
a.. Rssolation Tabled. " z
But Mrs. George p. Thompson,
president. of the first and second
dtstricts Of Louisiana Federation
OF Women's Clubs. took issue With
them. With parliamentary adroit-
ness she moved that the question
be tabled for later consideration.
+. Mrs. Thompson's motion was car.
rted. with only Miss Huber.wald
voting for Immediate conslderution
and against the amendment. z,
Mrs. Joseph Friend. one Of the
city's most prominent figures In
women's club work. refused 10 vote.
announcing thst she sdid not be-
itever II was afmatter for ,consid-
eration nj such q meeting. Seven
teen OF Mrs. De Bouchclle's, friends
left the meeting and today several
ladies' are not speaking. Several of
the club leaders says that the
affair may cause q split In the
orsanization. In Tn. course OF the
discussion In which many Of the
part, II was explained that Mrs.
De oBouchelie's attorneys had asked
for the, support of the club women
Of New Orieans. fi' 49, q 4,
In spirited speeches II was pointed
out that Legett, the travelling sales
man who., from Los Angeles. had an
nomced he wa, the man mentioned
by the Gamblers az, the central figure
Of the alleged Rtcdmont Hotel episode
In Atlanta, and who. hotly defended
Mrs. De sBouchelle, was, rejected By
the DeBouchelle attorneys as an In
truder In the case. It was also point
ed out that MfA De Bouchelie 10
financially able. to retain attorneys
Tor her service, and the action Of
New Orleans club women in taking
official stand Of defense In her be.
half might, be interpreted as an un.
warranted Intrusion > by the club
women.
Others took the floor with, state
ments that Mrs. De Bouchelle had
spent much time and money m tn.
tight for equal suffrage. ana that the
federation should DO all In it's power
to aid her, sAssit would with any
woman In Distress" @F ~ =
, - Bishop 10 Speak.
Shortly. before the federafion,s
monthly meeting It. was announced
that BIshop Warren A. Candier, se-
nior bishop Of, the Methodist Episco.
pal Church, South would speak In
New Orleans At the fashionable First
Methodist Church next Sunday. This
created wide comment, as II waa
Bishop Candler. Mrs. De Bouchelle
said. who "was most rabid's against
her marriage with iais. brother. on
the grounds that she "smolted, drank.
was q Catholic, a club woman and a
divorceet Mra De Bosichelie denies
that she eysr In her Life, smoked or
drank stF ..,s.s \, ~. !
q Many expressions have been heard