Bisbee daily review., 1904-05-27
Here's Rumpus
 In Woman's Club
"EoolEss PUDDING" SPLITS JER. sEY CITY CLUB AND LEADS
 TO FORGED DESIGNATIONS.
"rM Just Cad I'm Cut" Said One of the Members-"Nothing But a Sham" Declares Another-"They Caused Some Trouble" Said the President, "And We Just Got RIG Of Them"


 Jersey City, Thursday.-A demon stration of how to make egsless pud- ding strated a rumpus which has re- rulted in the enforced resignation or six formerly active members Of the Mothers Club of Jersey City Heights.
 The demonstration was given oy Mrs. Van Houten at meeting or the club in the chapel of the Paterson street Presbyterian church. Mrs Thomas Wehrmaun, of Central ave nue and Bleecker street. one of the six who have left the club, said yes terday:
 When the pudding was passeo around some of our most dignifed members whispered and one said; Its a wonder she didn't add pint of milk" went to Mrs. Van Houten and told her of the mean talk of her supposed friends That started the Tumpus. I'm glad I'm out of the Mothers Club"
 Mrs. Wehrmann said she sold HE tickets and got si9.50 worth of adven Using for the fair held by the club TWO years ago, and that the credit Of her industry was given to women who caused the withdrawal of the six members.
 It's a Sham.
 Mrs. Thomas Brown, of No. 135 Bowers street, one of the six who ac. oepted an invitation to resign from ,he club, gave this version:
 When I joined the club I was un- ger an impression that it had a char ltiable object. learned the club was sham. When l asked some of the members to do something for a needy family was told the club didn't help beggars. There was the case of the family of a poor man who fell from the reservoir wall and broke his neck ! reported the case to the club, but my appeal for the unfortunate family was ignored.
 Tt is not true that I ridiculed the constitution and bylaws of the club. The club didn't have any constitution and bylaws. Mrs. Dickson, the presi' dent, is a Socialist. When I sug' gested to Mrs. Dickson that the meet ing of the club should be opened with prayer her reply was not encourag- ing. won't repeat what she said Some of the members acted like the heathen.
 nh Tod rA hn nf nE- ing lectures delivered by Miss Som. Eoers What was the use of cooking lectures to a club Of which nine tenths of the nsembers have been married many years? If they haven't learned to prepare a dinner by this time they never will learn. l objected 10 the silly lessons in the care ot young children given by Dr. Isabel Delaney to a lot of women whose children are of marriageable age. One members with babies If the club wants lectures of that kinC the mem bers had better stay at home and let their daughters come.
 Secret Meetings. S1e Says.
 When l got the letter asking for my resignation I wrote to Mrs. Jen nie Kneale, the secretary. asking foi an explanation, didn't get one. The ringleaders in the movement against me had a secret meeting in Franks hall in the morning and took the act ion that resulted in the expulsion Of myself. Mrs. Wehrmann and Mrs. J Van Ness
 Mrs. Edwin Dickson, of No. 40 Pat. eTson street, the President. said:
 The women who are trying to stir up trouble in the Mothers Club are beneath our notice They caused some trouble and We got rio of them.
 T have never declared myself a Socialist. As women are not per. mitted to vote il is Of little advantage to us to be Socialists. Democrats or Republicans. I. have never given any one ground for saying that I was a Socialist.
 When Mrs. Brown joined the club she immediately began 10 ridicule our way of doing business. She gave us to understand she didn't know any thing about parliamentary law. and then at a committee meeting sub- mitted what she called "A correct plan of keeping minutes. She wasn't the secretary She circulated stories that she knew members who didn't like the lectures by Miss Sommers and Dr. Delaney.
 She said wanted the club to stay in a rut I prepared charges against Mrs. Brown and she and others were expelled by a unanimous vote Mrs. Brown tried to succeed me as Presi- dent of the club and was badly de- feated. The Mothers Club now has fifty members and is in better condi-