New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

"A
Amateur Musical Club, OF which she was inem-
her and ex-presldent That the six hundred mem
bors OF the Amateur Musical Club should be sup
porting her for a position OF honor az saaiy
Mortified me- but did not want to say u couiuh
he | went TO Mrs Jennie June Croly and asked
II II were possible to combine business and honor IN
= Climb She said II we had business agency the
society would become business organization, ana
all the members would be entitled to share IN the
profits took no action in the matter leaving II 10
be settled by the convention
Then began to send out circulars all over the
country relative to the convention. and pretty
soon had a letter from Miss Ralston, saying That
she supposed that my leaving in Mrs Thomass
name was oversight on my part AT ne same
time that she sending me this polite ntu" note
she sending out. for Mrs. Thomas notice stat
ing that the latter's name had been 'frauduenty
used "A second time in connection with the fedet-
alton. She signs II, you see by order or the bodiu
but in this note. which she sent with the notice 10
every member Of the committee but me she saws
ON my own responsibility have issued the III,
closed and Iurther on nave snieue !r ,epDing
from the consequences OF persona, act, nl'.a me
Mrs Thomass action. OF all this, however, was
ing in Miss Ralston's letter TO me that could lead
me TO suspect the facts. l knew nothing OF them
when / went into the office OF The Musical Cou-
rer to see why they had not published the invita-
then in type, and Mr.. Blumenberg old me about It,
tried TO convince him OF the absolute unreason-
abcncss or the charge saying that would scarcely
have sent Mrs. Thomas one Of the circulars II had
been intentionally making IN unauthorized use OF
intention OF publishing the communiration on leav-
Ing the CGe Men ma M p to see rs
GO West Fifteth-st They received me most cordi.
allv and Mrs Pierce poured tea for mo | waited
until their other callers gone. ana then told
them that Mr. Blumenbers was going to publish an
article accusing me OF fraud In connection with the
not dare to do so; Il would be libellous. | said
h a been gwen 20 Tbd ins , mas T p
possible and Mrs. Pierce threw up her hands in
horror. They wrote telegram Immediately 70 Mrs;
Thomas, ]
is. Mrs. Pierce's handwriting"
WORSE THAN POLITICS.
Mrs. sutro handed the reporter sheet 0, paper
on which were the following words
Mrs. Theodore Thomas. No. 40 Bellevue Place.
I beg YOU to wire Blumenberg to withhold your
t dsy ud sS he" IRON s' s9FY PE s9f
Il became acquainted with Miss Fay and Mrs.
Pierce" said Mrs sutro. through being Miss Fay's
pupil l read her Music Study in Germany and
thought would like TO study with her.
After Mrs. Thomass letter published
ecutve meeting called at Mrs. T.. Benjamin
Ramsielrs. No ISL Lexngton-ave. l was urged to
defend myself. and while talking Miss
Fay came in She said she hadn't seen The
Musical Courier but il her sister had done this
when she had decided that she would be able
TO go to the convention. she wrote me this letter
In which she says. I to Miss Ralson. giving
my vote TO you for president
why didn't you make the facts known asked
My husband and all my friends say It was be-
aughlngly. and perhaps / was. / had al! these
letters in my bag at the convention. and II had
opposition. But | could not bring myself to do it,
for ala not want TO break up the liberation
Yes; know It would. for this reason: Shortly
after the convention opened Mrs. Warren president
g. Korn and said: We ike Mrs sutro ora and the the
whole iede IRA is In favor Of her now that has
teen other societies. is pledged TO Mrs. Uni. and IL
fore beg you to ask Mrs. sutro, a favor to the
federation and these ladies. 10 withdraw II all
general stampede. and | kept my letters in my
bag and also RETAINED from doing some other
An the trouble came ostensibly out Of the cleo
tion Of Mrs Thomas to an Office when she was no,
not have ruled Mrs. THIS name out because she
was in German. They said they had cable dis
patches from her, but they were not produced in
Then I mieht-if had chosen. have demanded a
that two OF them resigned before the count
Middleton. of Davenport. Iowa. one Of my bitterest
quenee everything went off in absolutely calm
Warren said they had never conducted their meet
ngs in parliamentary style. as the convention was
What % yGg thiq was the real reason for the
me AFFAIR Of Mrs. Thomas's name were only pre-
1t was simply jealousy" was the reply. land
the determination Of the Amateur Club 10 have
everything its own way. Mrs. Uh and Mrs
failed. and have succeeded. They members OF
the Amateur club. and as the ambitions of both
parties happened to coincide II is easy to under
stand what followed. The club had made up its
mind to monopolize everything long before the con-
vention. as l was led to suspect by Mrs. Carpen-
ters letters. 1t wanted TO foist its agent and
corporated under the laws Of Illinois Instead Of by
act OF Congress, the District OF Columbia, and
make OF It's own members president. The in
tcn met and they were signed the day after 1t adj
But how could one club dominate everything"
Easily enough replied Mrs. Sutro. "when n
has six hundred members and there only
hundred delegates. They excluded the public from
the meetings. but admitted their members so
that they had all those people to influence votes
I they wanted TO 90 itTSA to each delegate They
altogether successful in excluding It. After every
downstairs. saying that they had never before had
such low assignment. They had been the
floor In the gallery.
Il think that is about all the story" continued
Mrs. Sutro. but must tell you how the Amateur
be the hostess of the occasion. but that simply
meant that We met In their hall. which cost them
Potter & CO. Stenway's agents in Chicago. They
have room in the building, and their contract
secures them the use OF the hall free Of charge.
when 1t is not otherwise engaged When Soross
entertained the State Federation the delegates had
no expense from the time they arrived until they
left but the Amateur Club never spent cent us.
unless it for some flowers which 1t sent me the
morning before left Considering invited
TO Chicago by the Amateur Musical Club.
travelling expenses ought 10 have been all that we
had 10 pay. particularly when many delegates
came from such great distances. Having room In
the building, they might easily have served a
luncheon for us. but though II stormed terribly on
the first day. they did not do go. Instead they
recommended us TO go to a Womans Exchange. or
something Of that sort Of which Mrs. Uiman is
president and get at aSicent lunch .,..
q merry laugh and then went on;
The aar was really AMUSING SIM from some points
found II laughahle. II IL not in human nature 10
work so hard for anything ms did for that fed
Grafton ana then not feel hurt at being cast aside
and not having ones name among the in
corporators In the articles Of Incorporation. Ever
since II was organized have been working
for II constantly and have sat up many a night
10 write its letters when was tired that | had
t. keep myself awake with strong tea. II IL no
amnn mniier 20 hiring nnuple lngether from Eli