New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-10
THE COMMITTEE in STRIKE.
| TROUBLE AT THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB.

AN ART EXHIBITION HAD TO BE ARRANGED IN
SINGLE DAY ny FEW VOLUNTEERS.
The Art Committee Of the Union League Club
il on strike, and the monthly exhibition which
was opened at the clubhouse last night was an
overnight handicap The previous Art Com
mittce got at loggcrheads with the Executive
Committee and resigned. The present one is em.
ploying other tactics 1t simply does no work,
but continues in office. IL consists of {. f.
Whitehead. chairman L. V. Connect. ir.. Clarence
King. John b. Ladd, Frederic Bonner and John
Elderkin
The admission of non-mcmbers to see the art
exhibitions on the night when the clnb holds lts
monthly meetings has been the subject OF all
the misunderstanding On this rock the pleasant
relations between the former Art Committee and
the Executive Committee split On it the use
fulness of the present Art Committee is stuck
high and dry.
Each month the club has loan exhibition
of paintings and objects Of art generally. This
is always opened on the evening of the second
Thursday of the month when the clubs meetings
are held. Thus, members may serve two ends
by single visit to the house. The paintings,
etc remain on view the rest of the week.
II had been the rractcc Of the Art Committee
issue cards of admission to these exhibitions 10
the men who, not belonging to the club, had
vet loaned it pictures, and TO few others.
Those who received these invitations in good
part visited the clubs art gallery on the iirst
night of the exhibition. Now it happens that
this apartment is on the second floor ana ad-
Joins the hall in which the monthly meetings
are held. In fact, pictures are sometimes huhS
in this large room also broad opening joins
the two apartments, 50 it is casy 10 near ia
the art gallery what is said in the meeting nan.
Some of the visitors, it Is declared even staid
late looking at the paintings and vases only TO
see and hear just what kind OF an ahtr
meeting of the Union League Club Is
This naturally annoyed some of the members
and the Executive Committee decided to put
stop TO the practice Accordingly, on the evening
OF the February meeting. instructions were given
to the employees at the door not TO admit vlsitors
with cards issued by the Art Committee. Two
.cctions in the rules of the club concerning the
admission OF non-ncmbers TO the house, were lie
authority for this action II Is declared. however,
that no notice of the enforcement of this rule was
given in advance to the members of the Art Com
mittce Cne OF them came to the club with several
frierds who were not members, but bore cards to
the exhibition The party was stopped AT the
door and the state Of affairs explained to H. Inc
strangers saw the justica Of the action and went
away apparently not offended.
4 number of Others who presented invitations
were also turned away II is said that the numocr
was about sixty in all. Some OF the men hau
loaned costly works OF art to the club. They pore
regular cards OF admission, ana thought IL rcuaiN
able that they should be treated so IL Is adiii'e"
that Instructions might inadvertently nave o'cn
given TO the employees at tho door which ui" hoV
oauso ,bem 70 he excessively dipomatlc in
stating the case TO the unfortunate caiiers' Ao
any RATE some OF those who presented cards ieit
hurt Others We're offended
This Loft the members of the Art Committee IN
distressing plight They had asked their iriends
who had done the club many favors to tile eNhi-
hilton. and the cards had been marked n. J..
At the door. That this rule should nave 'eeh
nut in force without notice was the mos, ain"s
inc feature OF the whole affair. Bnt the COM
mi,tccmcn thought that explanations "ou" w
made. and they would then he aoic 10 "'"o
satisfactory apologies 70 their friends. lhe coin
mittee met and sent the Executive committee
le,,.r askinn. without any show of feeling Tor
n copy of the resolution on which the lhs'ruo'i'"'
10 the doorncn werc based
Tho Art Committee went about getting up i's
March exhibition, however, IA if nothing hau
h.nnoned Several members secured promises OF
,be loan Of some exceedingly valuable paintings
a,, ,,.ro ,oinc 10 send some new ones Of their
o,yr H. was aimed to make the dispiay a'
osnccallv notable one. But as time went OH "o
answer TO the letter was received. Inc coio-
mittecmen grew even more vcNed. for thcy cou'u
give no explanations to the men WHO hau "e,''
turned from the clubs door. Finally they oe,
cidcd 70 get up no exhibition for this month"; anu
they stuck 10 their determination.
New, of this strike at last reached the EAecu-
tive COMMITTEES, and it met on "Wednesday hisnV
70 discuss the situation. There was s'rons
feeling that it would be weak to give IN 10 o'ic
other committee. Accordingly, it was decided 10
have the regular exhibition anyway. Thomas d.
clarke and DIR. Purdy, who have had long eApurn PERI
cnce ON tho Art Committee, spent yestcruay s.u ,r
r,,ing about for paintings. Their energy was Le
n1andous and with a little help from le" o.leI
men they got up collection when VAS Was, umueI ara
,%n ,, circumstances, really creditable ihey were
h"wcver late in Cutting it hung Ordlhariny ir ,mo
nxhibition is open for private view lhursd;S !;
aS,nmoon' The present one however, was no' Ill
snap IT. as cxnected that the subject would come up
-. tba meeting but no mention was mace Vi ~,
Whot ~ the outcome will BE- is not clear. one siu.
y; nacndcd and the other says 1t deserved all eha'
il got.
uUTJyY And MCRDER IN THE SOCIH Ohho