The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-04

New York Press: There's trouble in
the Eclectic Club.
Elections Of officers. reconsideration
Of tho bai!oting, resignations. much
dlscontent. criticism of members for
drinking cocktails ana few other dis
tufblng elements combined to cause a
large cyclone of discord in that dressy
congregation Of femininlty which meets
and lunches sumptuously on alternate
wednesdays In Delmonlco's
First, because OF member admitted
last year ana declared now by some Of
her fellow members to be quite unde-
slrable." several have resigned. includ-
ing Mrs. N. A. Patterson. Mrs, Richards
and Mrs. cnstaigne.
Then last week Mrs. Harry Waller
stein offered her resignation after
several criticisms had been passed in a
meeting in her home. She had sug-
gested an amendment to the clubs
constitution, which was to prohibit any
gossip Of a scandalous nature by any
member against any other member or
against the club.
The amendment had gone through in
a p-evlorS meeting, but In the meeting
last week, at which the elections took
place, 1t came up again and was OPP
posed strongly by Mrs. Buchanan. Mrs.
pore Lyon, Mrs. Powhattan Gordon,
Mrs. Richard stearns and Mrs. Joseph
Bradley Reed. the president.
Election In Dispute.
The principal part of the tale that
hangs on the annual elections of last
week. in Mrs. wallerstein's house, is
that, while the club has aeventy-two
members, there were only thlrty-fve
present, and proxy votes were not ac-
cepted, although, 1t Is said, they had
been in order on other occasions.
at ought to require two-thirds
vote of the whole society," said an ex-
cited member, speaking Of the elections
yesterday, .'and that was the senti-
ment Of the most of US present. But
when Mrs. Dore Lyon was elected pres
ident, Mrs. George Howe winkler, vice
president. and Mrs. Loyett Russell
Leeds, secretary, the former president,
Mrs. Reed, insisted that 1t was real
election and we couldn't say a word.
''why, even when three proxy votes
for Mrs. Waiter Irving Harblg. as
treasurer. were offered they were refus-
cd, although that always was in order
before. Then the ballot between her
and Mrs. Truss, which had stood, thir-
teen 70. her and fourteen for Mrs.
Truss, was taken again at the request
Of friends, and 1t came out eight to
twenty in favor of Mrs. Truss. Now,
what do you think of that2 ulegal2 l
should say go" said the excited Eclec-
tic member.
Ethics of Cocktails.
"Mra. Albert Jones shouted I'm
faIrr" she added Mrs. VAN George
schaick called out. IT'S not honest
and Mrs. Albert Bellamy also said 1t
wasn't fair
So they decided to have full meet
Ing this morning. when they can nave
a real tWo-third vote.
At 10 not care to be made president of
the club unless am elected unanI-
mously," Mrs. Lyon said. II prefer to
have It 90 before the whole club"
And another thing that wish to be
brought before the whole club" said
another member. is the question of
certain members going downstairs after
the meeting and INDUCING in cock
tails"
after the meeting Is over 1t Is
question Of our private life" was the
naughty 'retort of another member.
mot at all" said the first speaker
''You are in this building as a member
Of this club, and It's reputation must be
respected by you"