New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04
REORGANIZING PEOPLES CLUB.
CrI,prEs spRAG1TE SMITHS STATEMENT OF
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GIVEN BY
THOSE WHO RESIGNED.

Charles snrague Smith gave out the following
statement last night in reference to the trouble IN
Peoples Club No. l:
The U 0f fhe Of PsoPes Club No
is not the result of hasty decision or OF dis h
nearly to the foundation of the club An acute
the Membership Committee refused to hear serious
charges brought against a certain member. 1hese
such that if substantated they demanded vigorous
aGto9 fuo committee refused to hear the charges
and declared that even assuming them true they
subsequent meeting by small majority CON
rmed this action but at fhe next s pr
vious action, and by majority OF % to Il , Sso
Of conddence in the committee and demanded its
resignation. Two members of the committee re-
cison of the majority was TO remain In the ciuo'
Rnt when the Membership Committee and its sup
porters on recent Sunday invited the press to an
campaign of public attack it was decided . to
Withdraw quietly IRON tas G a19 rsad a fb Club
meeting of February l. Every test vote on that
Committee' Which however, refused to resign. At
the close of the meeting the designations were
dsGsnoes regards sG5s Orf ss ans
and the purposes Of such Peoples Club separate
'' desire to Correct certain remarks attributed to
and appearing In report or TINS n NOR ms
marty opposed to the administration favored,
Understood giving prominent place to dancing lS
e eirs were in consequence being elected members
while both policies the other party was decidedly
't'V Wish to add that the years experience has as
the Peoples Club experiment II is clear to us al
stret seEtneing observed at The entrance into
these clubs also that the power OF quick and vgor
e 9Hs e o Tou 6 but the spirit Of equal
tSe ana mart of large number to the purposes for
which the institute and club were founded inspired
confidence We shall Immediately reorganize.
he
resignation:
the Peoples Club No. | founded-orderly social
spirit of observation-disclosures be accomplished under
We recognize with regret that dgnihed para-
mentary solution has been impSsS16Ie oy snS M
supporters in inauguratng campaign Oh puohc
We refuse to take any part in eontes! which,
in our opinion not only Injuries the participants,
movement Therefore. We respectfully tender our
designations members of Peoples Club No. l.
meeting of the Reorganization Committee of
Ten of the club. OF which A W. Browerton Is the
chairman will be held at the clubrooms, No.
Seventh-st this afternoon. at $50 o'clock Sugges-
lions from the members and the public AT large
will be received and considered. Il handed IN IN
writing TNls committee states that in view OF the
fact that Professor Smith made a statement on
Friday 20 the effect that those who resigned were
all of the original members of the BODY, the com
mittee wishes to state enphaticay mat mus IS
not So and that some Of the charter members
have reappIed for admission that forty-nine IN
s+aaa ~ ono hundred members resigned, and that
forty new members have been elected a letter Is
10 he sent 10 all whose membership lapsed or VINO
resigned pre yious 10 Thursday night. urging thei
10 Continue in the club. and stating that there Is
. strong determined and unitst effort upoa the
part of all members TO make the club all thai It's
prC motors 6estgned Il to he-S club whose me nDer-
ship IS omen 10 moor and rich alike regardless or
religious opinion where they can meet socially IN
enc common brotherhood TO iiscus' IN Hls'idS
manner the problems OF the dS%. ,,.
Approprit te rules have been adopted resHlasiIns
fhaN 1nNf rff he IN
do not in the least interfere wiSh the fullest hosS
OF speech conduct eompatos Win s'oa "'N"