Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-10-06
s"ENCE&5Aa SCANDAL.

az the Lamar House
S"ANCEs15Ag SCANDAL
why Dii Mr.. Spencer Go to Few xn..
was II Because Mira s Loved m. "a.
mans Club More and mr. ra.,
Sides of the Story.
The Patriot OF this uorni,o. ,,.,,,,..t
story of reported domestic n1n Runiistss
between Mrs. Sarah j. Spencer arI. '1 nSs
husband, arising from her connao,;n. ~
with the Woman's Club, and IeadersL;n -.
the social evil reform movement. wh;ei'
mas resulted, according to that paper j.,
the departure Of Mr.. Spencer for NJ.
VOTE. The story told is briefly this
All our readers know of the storm raised
Oy the TOO plain talk of some of the snaaL'
ers OF the Lincoln Hall meeting last Fri
DAY evening. On Saturday night succ.ca-
ing. = ngetlhS OF the woman's Club was
held to elect officers for the eusn;no yn Gus
The Club insisted upon Mira So9 y'af.
taxing the presidency, when her husbar5
was called from the chair, and exto,tnJa
ted with her-frst on the ort"n,
OF business, and secondly. % 80
ground that she had already too r,r<,' .7
attend to. Leaving her husband unae,
the impression that she would decline w.,
office, she took the floor and th9ntrl
them for the favor shown, and .tafsg tr'ot
"cIrcumstt noes over which she had No
control compelled her TO decline Jha,,
long dlsous5lon cnsued, the result of
"n1cn caused her to reconsider the de-
cIna1on ana accept the trust. Mrs.
spencer states mas when she went to her
room that night she approached her Inns
band with
CERTAIN LITTLE ENDEARMEETs
and asked him to make MP, but he rel9s-
cd to Go SO, and seemed much Iurt u1I
annoyed that she had finally accented The
presidency. Before tic meeting on Sat
urday lie explicitly forbade her 10 accent
the presidency OF the club under any cir
cumstauces, as he imagined it wonII luin
his business. Rumor has il that after s.,,
thus disobeyed, nj. Spencer oavn ia
wife until Sunday night to max, no her
mind to resign the post. or in The tycus
OF her refusal at that fine,
He WOULD LEAVE HEP,
AID hio 10 Tie o.her pyrGioua OF the La!,;-
tabla globe. Eha tryiug hour came. ma
Mrs. Spencer. "!tA resolutions. declined
to resign, and tho Prof.ssor departed far
New York city.
Mrs. Spencer s1.s she a!wayg 0a4 hide
pendent, aud hal Ter own views abcnt H.,
the altar, she had the word ''obaY" omit
ted from the marriage ceremony.
In reference tn her course III ii: cab
she said: "Woll,
WAS II 4 QUANDARY.
There was tho ed.ct Of my huHUlaa com.
peling nc 10 decline, and the club urglnr
and compelling me to occert. h(ter di.-
cusston closed saw it would he fatal IT,
the club to pe!s,se in lay dccinntion. al..
l, thinking nay cause just, and That / Wa;
right, accepted the presidency. Or course
this disturbed Mr.. Spencer: ana he told
me that must resign; buG IS 10 nay con
DIT One, such as ramon has II, there Is no
foundation for it whatever. GA s5undav
night / II ceived note FROM Linn telliug
mo that he had gone TO New AUrl 10 lock
after our Spencelsaa Interest, Tor he has
TIE general management OF :!la! braaci.
all over the country"
While admitting dat IL. Spencer ieIi
her somewhat disturbed il spirit ~ hcr
ac39ps&nce Of the presidency og tia,
Woman's Club, Sue Wtp.s il understoOh
that the separation is net iinai. The Eusi-
ness College, she says, IS IL q highly tJur-
lshiDg condition, and, IL, tead OF her con
nection with tho Woman'5 Club having
hurt it, the result has bovu large mcqai-
sition or student. With regard t. iho
project OF S&TIlg !aliea women, his. :.
has unlimited hope in ultimate success,
bat the public meeting plan has been
abandoned. She has ten OF theS3 fallen
angels" now domicilod under her root, and
does nos doubt that she con make coed
and vir!uopS:wo1nen ofthem for ;le iutur.
ga BUSINESS TRIP"
Here is the Chronicles version fyori
pays your money end takes your choieeJ
Prof. e. G. Spencer, Of the Business Col
iege, is in New Pork looking after 'Spcn-
cerian' interests In tie North He left
earnest wishes for tho success Of tEe
Woman's Club. ANY rumor to the effect
that he was opposed to the movement Is
utterly without foundation. lie was the
first to open his house to the reclaimed.
treated them with perfect kindness acd
couresy, and left earnest assurances OF hiJ
approval Of the work. "-Washincton SCAR.
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Pol1tIcel-The Letter 81. JoIu Gt.,in.Y
Adams Accepting the Democratic Na.ni-
nation for Governor
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