New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
ECLECTIC'S LATEST WOE.
Il Gets Itself into the Papers Again, All
Through Mrs. Walling's Ideas on
Marital Unrest"

Mrs Elizabeth Bacon waIIing was not allowed to
exploit her views love- marriage and divorce at
the Electric Club meeting yesterday afternoon
AL the Eclectics. a woman, squelchsd her as
pirations Mrs WaIling was engaged by DR.. Anne
Donoghue chairman Of the literature committee,
10 read paper Marital Unrest" at yester-
days meeting DR.. Donoghue looked il over and
thought all right So far so good But
on Tuesday Mrs Walling visited several news
paper Offices armed with her photograph and
-nanuscript- One Of the papers. anxious TO take
time by the forelock. printed report OF the ad-
dress before it read. adorned with the likeness
OF the author When the clubwomsn opened their
papers yesterday morning they confronted
with copous excerpts from the address. accom-
panied by the information that its reading had
precipitated q hot discussion in the club
Newspaper notor1ety is a theme upon which
Eclecucs feel peculiarly sensitive. and as nobody
the world could have given the press the data
in question save Mrs WaIling herself their anger
kindled against that individual
Before noon groups Of angry Eclectics were pacing
The lobby of Delmonico's airing their grievance.
and criticising bitterly Mrs Walng's action II it
could not be said that they were seeking whom
they might devour il is true that they were watch
ing for the woman in question The lobby was full
OF invited guests when a little after noon. Mrs.
wallfng appeared and. looking about her perpiexed-
" said: I'm Mrs Wailing. and am TO read q
paper this afternoon"
1t Is proba ole that without being told she caught
wind OF what was in the air At all events when
allow her to read Marital Unrest" she knew
there was trouble brewing
Then Mrs Charles B. Trumbo chairman OF the
press committee spoke the asitated ex-
ploter OF Marital Unrest" in this wise
Your paper & you know. was all rferIt ana &C
cepted By II a subject caraeie OF MS
construction but II what the ledles wanted 10
hear Your fault has been in publishing II we are
married zronen-most OF We stand Tor no e1-
preston Of opinion any subJect-nuch less the
divorce question-to the public -
Mrs. WaIIng was overcome she burst INTO tears,
and began rushing wildly about from one 70 an
other Of The women, insisting that She hao meant
no harm But the clubwomen seemed not 70 near
her. last when she was about 10 Jake her leaEey
Dr. Donoghue announced that II had osen qec1de9
10 let her speak on another subject So she ana
the peniteuT Mrs. Walling were driven 10 Dr-
Donoghue's apartment, where il happened there
were several Of Mrs. Wallings other papers. ana
from these she made her selection Nhen MIS-
waliing appeared the platform II was 70 SPEAK
On Shakespeare As Lover and HUSBAND
when 1 announced the subject. SAD DI-
Donoghue everybody just snickered rlght out
There was nothing Objectionable In her paper
the name was the thing Mrs Walling was, 70 say
the least guilty Of breach OF etiquette IN DONG
what she did. z.-.
Mrs Dork Lyon. president Of the club. was hign-
II indignant Mrs Charles T. Naething, profn4-
nent member and president Of the Society OF Ne"s
England Women said: The woman mas NoLdteu
our sacre6eet tradition The press Is excludeo from
al our sessions and here paper Is printed. os
fore il is read even. and our effort TO keep "nae
we do secret spoiled.