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Portland Pride 2003
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n a brief special meeting June 12 at C om
modore Grill, directors of the Imperial Sover
eign Rose Court voted unanimously to reject a
petition seeking to strip Chloe Stone of her title
as reigning Rose Empress XLV.
Bearing 78 signatures, the petition surfaced at a
regular hoard meeting three days prior. The docu
ment alleged misconduct at an early May court
event in Vancouver, Wash., stating that Stone
“embarrassed and brought shame to this wonderful
and giving city of ours, with words, derogatory slurs
and inappropriate actions." Observers say the alter
cation grew out of personal conflict among Stone,
Empress XL1V Poison Waters and Ricky Foxx.
Animosity reportedly escalated from a spumed-
lover cat fight to harassment, taunting and alleged
racial slurs, culminating in a physical scuffle.
Some 50 1SRC members— including Stone,
but neither Waters nor Foxx— attended the spe
cial meeting, in which president Gary Benoit
announced that board members had met earlier
that day with Portland attorney Lake Perriguey.
Perriguey advised that the petition was defi
cient because signatures and residency require
ments couldn’t be verified. It also requested
Stone’s resignation rather than action by the
board. Perriguey said the board was not com
pelled to consider the question of removal by
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sider such action. W ith little discussion, it voted
unanimously not to accept the petition.
Benoit then addressed an unresolved issue of
a public apology from Stone. The board previ
ously had requested that she and Foxx offer
apologies at a June 9 court meeting, hut only
Foxx appeared.
Benoit clarified that Stone had notified the
hoard that she was sick and offered a physician’s
note and written apology. He also noted the attor
ney’s advice that the organization could discipline
only within the powers of the hoard (i.e., removal
for gixxJ cause, including failure to fulfill responsi
bilities or behavior seriously damaging the ISRC)
and not compel any monarch to apologize.
However, to put her statement on the record,
Stone read her apology aloud: “I would like you to
know that I have issued an apology to the court
of Vanaxiver, on my behalf, for the events that
can only he described as unfortunate. To you, my
court, I offer the same. 1 am hoping that we can
now put to rest any further discussion or gossip on
the matter and focus on healing and the charity
that this organization is so very capable of doing."
Following applause from about half the audi
ence, one member asked to address the board.
Benoit, however, rejected further discussion and
adjourned the meeting, stating that without fur
ther agenda items, he wouldn’t allow a “he said,
she said" battle.
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