Evening star., 1928-06-21
MRS. BA|L|E GOES
/. ON TRIAL BY D. A. R.
Charge of Disturbing Peace
of Society Denied in
"BIack List" Case.

Mrs. Helen Tufts Bailie Of Boston.
Mass. who came into the limelight
reeently as the circulator of the now
famous black list" which she said
existed in the Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution, went on trial today at
a closed session at Memorial Conti-
mental Hall before the Society's national
board of management. charged with
conduct disturbing the harmony OF the
society"
Nineteen members Of the organiza-
ton. including Mrs. George Thacher
Guernsey, honorary president general,
and Mrs. Charles r. Banks Of New Jer-
sey, vice president general from that
state. brough the charges against Mrs.
Bailie and Mrs. Mary p. MacFarland
OF Mountain Lakes. N. j., whose case
was scheduled to be heard at o'clock
this afternoon. IL was indicated that
the black list" charge against Mrs.
Bailie would not be pressed.
Attorneys State Positions.
While II. Ralph Burton, Washington
attorney and counsel for the Daughters
of the American Revolution, insisted
that Mrs. Bailie disturbed the harmony
of the society to an extent that should
subject her to the most severe dis
cipline member can receive-repri-
mand. suspension or expulsion-under
its constitution, Mrs. Bailie, through
her attorneys, George Alger Of New York
and Lawrence G. Brooks Of Boston.
declared that ''the criticisms made by
me were truthful and made for the
purpose of remedying conditions and of
restoring peace and harmony, which
had been destroyed by the conduct of
officers OF the society and not by nine"
Mr.. Burton arranged to show that
Mrs. Batlie, who Is member OF the
Anne Adams-Tufts Chapter of the or
sanitation in Massachusetts,. has spread,
not alone in this country, but through
out the entire world, statements in
furious to the good name Of the Ma
tional Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. and charged that
she made many mis-StatementS con-
cerning the society. The society's coun-
sci accused Mrs. Bailie of having had
issued a pamphlet filled with half
and condemnations of the national So-
ciety and its officers. which she circu-
lated, not only within the society, but
outside.
What He Hopes to Show.
The attorney said he was prepared
to show that Mrs. Bailie made state
ments derogatory TO the good name OF
the society, belittled its great work. ac-
cused its officers of unauthorized acts,
stated that its officers were duped and
hypnotiged and opposed the patriotic
policies for which the national society
stands.
He arranged to lay before the board,
which consists of the national officers
and State regents, some so of whom
were present at today'S hearing. evil
dence tending to show that Mrs. Bailie
accused the organization OF acts IN vto-
lation OF the Constitution of the United
States. Mrs. Bailie was charged with
having organized committee, which
she called the ID. A. II. committee OF
protest" in violation of the bylaws OF
the society and did so to give 1t the
semblance of an ofiicial committee,
The board was informed that Mrs,
Bailie was not prompted by sincere
motives IN her alleged criticism, but
that she intended TO destroy Its useful
ness as q patriotic organization because
its policies were patriotic and that the
accused was so violent In her oppoSi-
ton to those things which the average
American citizen feels are component
part of his very existence and the eN-
istence of the United states that APP
parently she Is willing 10 so to any ex-
ueme,
In her formal reply, Mrs Bailie said:
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