The morning call., 1894-03-20
DROPPED WITH A DULL THUD.
He Will Not Skate With Society
at the Rink.
JAMES BRETT STOKES DID 1T.
The Club VIII Meet Tomorrow to
Organize and Have Its First
Meeting on Ice.

Society 10 split In twain just now. The
cause of all the trouble is the recsnt Fes.
tina Lente Skating Club. Invitations have
been sent out to a number OF society lead
ers to attend the meeting a, the Mechan.
les Pavilion tomorrow afternoon. and
am ong these names is not 10 be found thai
! of Ed Greenway. the leader OF the Friday
| night Cotillop.
Greenway and his supporters lay the
blame of this more than oversight to
James Brett Stokes, the originate and or
gsnizer of the club, and claim that it is q
mean revenge for a ast slight put upon
Mr.. Stokes by Greenway when the latter
was all-powerful in society's realm. Be
this as it may Mr.. Greenway's name is not
upon the list. and when he goes to write
the affair up tomorrow for his paper he
will have to get In on his card as plain,
everyday reporter or not get in at all.
This arrangement, however much it may
worry and annoy the CotillOn Club man.
seems to be causing no end of fun to the
men who have been the prime movers in
the affair. They won't discuss the matter
murb. but when the name of Greenway
is mentioned a wicked CLEAN IF satisfac-
tion lights the faces Of these lovers of
skating at the idea that an idol Of society
had been shattered by slipping up on the
ice.
A good many men have been quite active
in organizing the Festna Lente Club, but
James Brett Stokes is the originator. He
says so himself and so do the other fellows
The scheme to oust Greenway was self
conceived and boldly carried cut. HAD
the club been organized in society at large
it would have been impossible without the
snub direct 10 leave the leader Of the Cotil-
lon out. Now Mr.. Stukes is a member of
the swell little University Club on Sutter
street and Mr.. Greenway is not. In fact
Mr.. Greenway does not belong to any club
just now. lie used TO belong to the Press
Club-but that Is another story. Belong
ing to the University Club il was an easy
matter for Mr.. Stokes TO talk the scheme
up among the mem bers over luncheon. and
he found ready supporters in such men as
George d. Bovd, Hall McAllisler. George
II. Lent. Sam Knight, Joseph 5. Tobin. }.
II. Severance and w. b. Bonrn. The pro-
ject was enthusiastically received. If the
skating club were made University Club
affair Greenway could be ignored. no mat
ter how many outsiders were admitt ed.
So the invitations that were sent out did
not include one to Mr.. GreeDway.
As every society affair that is really
truly society affair has got to have lady
patronesses the conspirators cast about TO
find those whose names would carry
weight, and they found several of them in
the very persons whom Ed Greenwsy did
most affect to influence. Thus il came
that Mrs. Moses Hopkins. Mrs. Nicholas
Kittle. Mrs. James A. Robinson. Mrs.
George A. Pope. Mrs. Mountford Wilson,
Mrs. Henry T. Scott and Mrs. George Il.
Lent appeared on the invitations as the
patronesses Of the club and insured its
success from the very start
James Brett Stokes will not admit that II
was Intentional to leave Green way out.
1T Is a matter of supreme Indifference 10
me-" he said yesterday, whether Mr..
Greenway belongs to the Festina Lente