Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-20
THE RIVAL wOMAN's CLUBS.
Both Coutendinc to BE the Simon Pure
Original "Irfluence'' Club.


The controversy over the right to the name
OF National Democratic Influence Club is get
ting warmer. The chief contestants are Mrs.
Mary Frost Ormsby. who makes her headquar-
/ tiers here. and Margaret J. Hoey of New York.
Mrs. O-msby has caused to be issued an APP
peal to the democratic press of the country. in
which il is declared Mrs. Hoey's organization
his no right to the title it beays. 1t was Mr..
OrmSby. it viii be recalled, who after the cleo
ton of President Cleveland disbanded the Ma
tional Democratic Influence Club in New York
and discharged Secretary Hoey.
The latter. however, refused to be discharged
or to have the club dlsbanded in this summary
/ fashion. and she Immediately called a meeting
! OF the members at her house. They deposed
President Ormsby forthwith.
( The appeal in behalf of the Influence Club of
Washington, ID. C., which has just been Issued.
SAYS:
The lady members of the National Demo-
cratic Influence Club of Washington, d. c.,
having read in the New York press a statement
tnat Mrs. Margaret j. Hoey of No. 40 West
26th street. New York city, had called meet
ing. using the name of the National Democratic
Influence Club. that she read reports making
suggestions. putting resolutions, and last. but
not least. gong through the farce of expellipg
Mrs. Mary Frost 0rmsby as president.
I'VE, the charter members. IN meeting assem-
bed, having been Incorporated in Washington
city. District of Columbia, November II, 1892
find II becomes necessary in the course of
human events to appeal to the democratic press
OF the country to open its columns 10 us, that
we NAV be set right before the people-espe-
cially before our fellow deuocrats-for the
benefit of the true and noble democratic ladies
who worked so aSsiduously with Mrs. Ormsby
during the campaign. We wish TO tell them that
their names were presented in cOnnec tiou with
the Washington ladies' to have them included
among the charter members. but &c oar dlsmay
they would have to be present in person and
seyeraily sign their names.
They were not here. and at the last moment
We had to incorporate without them. We then.
in meeting assembled the president in the chair.
PINNED 20 form an auxiliary III New YORK. maxi
ing one OF the ladies president, appoint secre-
tdry ana let the good work go on smoothly in
New York. as 1t had done under the presidency
Of the founder OF the club, it being her purpose
To come to Washington to live and make the
headquarters AT the national capital during the
next four tears.
Now. before our much loved president.
ing TO Sickness and other reasons equally good.
had accomplished the work laid oUt-.lat of
forming auxiliary branches in New York under
our charteT-4lTs. Hoev. the hired secretary of
the former Campaign Club. called meeting
without any authority Whatever. no. being i'll
Guided in the charter. and. auxiliary having
yet been formed. wha. she did was without au-
tEority, consequently Illegal.
The ladies who acled with heracted Illegally
and withol: authority. New YORK had no
National Democratic influence Club the
charter no, having been extended to them
Lex pretended club Is non est. Consequently.
they could not depose president. The very
idea is absurd.
Mrs. Mary Frost Ornsby is president of the
National Democratic influence Club of the
United States and We. the charter members of
this club. purpose 20 defend her and to stand
2 soc lat No Ias a. be- a..
all prices and hazards. Our club l. chartered
for tweuty wears, the word Influence Is our
patent and forbid its use by any but
regularly organized auxiliary clubs presided
Cyer by vice presidents OF our appointing. Our
Democratic influence ClGb is iron clad and
come TO stay"
The appeal is signed by Mrs. Mary J. Nelson
Cooke, wee president, District of Columbia.