The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-02
THE LEE CLUB.
several Suggestions as TO Changing Its
Name.


The "Iee Club" is. il will be remembered,
what it has been decided TO call the new So
cial organization Of the West End. Some OF
the members object 10 this for various rea-
sons and some prefer other names, and IL is
not improbable that even II the appellatiOn
Of the ercat Confederate chieftain stands,
the question Of "a substitute VIII not lack en-
ergv Of discussion.
one very prominent member Of the club,
who seems 10 be considerably interested In
the subject. sent the following TO this paper
yesterday for publication:
"As this seeTs 10 be the day to preserve
Virginian antiquities, trust you will not
think me dislOyal 10 our great chieftain. TO
whom George Long said he would rather
have dedicated his translatiOns Of "Ihe
thoughts OF Marcus Aurelius' than To any
other. when | suggest the "NyandOt as
the name Of the new club recently chartered.
The NyandOts are now unfortunately lost ia
the Iroduois family: and il is forgotten that
that greatest Of the old Indian tribes
once extended their sway from upper
Canada. around the lakes. through New
York and 10 our Virginia highlands, inclu-
ding among them the MOn0cans, Nott0ways
and Meherries. whose memories are per
petuated in our local names, while the great
name Of the WyandOts, as Nrginian
name. is ignored What better name could
be chosen for a club embracing IN II nearly
half the territory Of the United States east
Of the Mississippi -
The receipt OF this called 10 mind the
opinion Mr.. EdgertOn :. Rogers, OF TINS
city. had expressed in "A conversation yes
terday morning. Mr.. Rogers is yice-consui
Of Italy for Virginia, and he has only been
in this country two years. His mother,
however. was a Miss Rosa Gibson, Of Rich
10 f.th a AIgbIWQnnlT
Mr.. Rogers is one Of the members OF
the new club, and therefore his 0pin-
ion is entitled TO consideration. 81
think it should be called the Cavalier Club,
and / tell you why. I'm Massachusetts,
which was settled by the Puritans, they have
the Puritan Club, in New Y k.settled by the
Dutch. they have the knickerbOcker Club,
south Carolina. settled by the HuguenOts,
has its IluguenOt Club, this section was set
tied by the Cavaliers, and therefore the club
should be called the Cavalier Club. IL is
all wrong 90 name such an organization
i'm such a way as TO involve political ques-
ton. A broader view should be taken, and
no name should be adopted that would be
Objectionable to people who are not South
erners."
GLOW does the name Lee involve a poiti-
cal question:
'Why, because General Lee was Con-
federate chieftain and the late war was in
timately connected with the race issue
which Is to-day and has been for years a
potent and unmanageable factor in the
politics of the country"
"S0me men | have talked 10 about this
say there is too much Irish blood in the
club, and the proportion is so large that
very great objection would be raised by
them 10 The Cavalier. But they should
waive their objection. II this opinion
should have weight il would be as well 10
call il the Erin Club"
"Why do YOU want TO consult the opin-
ions Of Northern men in this matterF'
"Simply because such a club is social.
and being social il brings together men from
other sections sometimes. And there should
be nothing offensive in il. You wouldn't
invite "A Northern Republican 10 a club
called the Social Democracy or some such
name, and the case in point seems TO me to
De similar. 1t would be fortunate if the
late war could be wiped from the
pages of history, because it was a
very unfortunate thing all the
way through; but now that it's over, all
things tending 10 perpetuate its memory
that do not conflict with its honOring the
dead and concentrating their worthy
deeds. should be Oblitcrated as far as pos
sible."