New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-16
WIPED OUT COMMITTEES.
Mrs. RosenfeH Charges Officers
scith Disorganizing Auriliary.

zCith DisOrganizing Auaatidry.
Following the trouble in the National Art
Theatre Society over the publishing of an edi-
torial emphasizing the fact that Sydney Rosen-
field IS no longer an officer OF the society and
that the society has connection with the
Century Theatre Company. It became known
yesterday that by resolution at meeting OF
the officers OF the society on January y. Mrs.
Resented was removed from the acting chair
manship of the Woman's Auxiliary and that
the Woman's Auxiliary was disorganized. Mrs.
Rosenfeld is sending letter to the women
members OF the society. which says, IN part;
MRS. RosENFELD's LETTER
Dear Madam: After looking in vain oyer " 1.-THE the
was any noee OF the Wa o. Aa.ary feel
received letter from James S Metcalfei CORE.
saying thai at meeting Of the Officers of the
society held that day the following resolution was
That the president be DIRECTED pending ending the he
rescind all appointments on committees mace oy
from the acting Craftsmanship of the Woman's
AUXILIARY removes all ohaiImen aPPoaiaso ytbes
meetings. and. in a word, DISCREPANCIES the WON,
ans Auxiliary completely and erds It's "orA anu
that cannot give you any explanation X a.aT:
as pror to pece en this letter the executive
mtee on which the had Sv fSs DTesden
/ can only say that the letter was received by me
o for osT tH my on hSs
had P5epareG . gnee5 for
me to make this full statement to you that you
6 a that or lost he
Auxiliary of that society. and that ! stood reaay
o TO dc mt INTO dg nsyoy By the
PREPARING A CONSTITUTION.
The bulletin states that constitution is being
prepared and will be presented at the annual meet
the the Woman. Auxiliary is disSanded pending the
adoption OF the constitution II will be May before
there is possibility of the women getting to work
at all
Mrs. Rosenfeld makes a plea for q full repre-
sentation Of women on the governing board. and
continues:
We women pay the same dues the men We
have life members, well as the men: We com,
earnest wish that when the constitution Is framed
you will one and all personally dem nr r innf
and that the men have representation on the same
grounds.
According to Mrs. Rosenfeld there is no con-
ceivable reason why the constitution should not
have been framed months ago. The dissolution
of the executive committee. according to Mrs.
Rosenfeld. came December 8. when Mr..
Rosenfeld replied to President Clarke's oojeo-
ton to his interesting himself In the Century
Theatre Company by submitting his written
resignation secretary. On this occasion ac-
cordng to Mrs Resented. there were present
Mr.. Clarke, Richard Purdy. Mrs Grace Cana
Clarke. Herman Conheim and herself. On a vote
being taken Mr.. Clarke and Mr.. Conheim were
in favor OF accepting the resignation. and Mrs.
Clarke and Mr. Pardy against It. Mrs. Clarke
pointed out to Mr. Clarke that being president.
under parliamentary law he had no vote. and
that the vote was 70 1 against accepting Mr..
Resembles resignation. President Clarke. ac-
cordng to Mrs. Rosenfeld thereupon dissolved
the executive committee.
It developed the next day. said Mrs. Rosenfeld.
that President Clarke at the meeting had I'm his
hand an opeLed letter from Arthur Hornblow,
of the committee. regretting his inability to at
tend. but asking that the letter opposing the
acceptance OF Mr.. Rosenfeld's resignation be
read aloud at the meeting. This letter was not
read at the meeting. II is said
Regarding the editorial in THE Bulletin Mr..
Rosenfeld said further yesterday:
I have nothing whatever 10 say of a personal
regarding the very ni-tmed and. may
poted 30 ocers In the national Art Theatre So
s the lack @ 8P sBy sEow has By G is s
will endeavcr 70 say on sunday evening during M
my lecture at the savoy iheae ire as i lot h NM
Who Could lf dusfre With Mr. carke He is piacdty
p0e t al khdnes add his
executive ability Is NIL And that IS the rock on
which the society must split
DEFENDS MR. RoSENFELD.
Mrs. Edith Ellis Baker, chairman Of the prop
uganda committee of the National Art Theatre
Society. said yesterday:
Mr.. Rosenfeld no less than his wife has been
the life OF the Woman's Auxiliary meetings, and
in various other ways has promoted the societys
advancement. Mr.. Clarke only on two occasions
noticed at these meetings at all My only regret
is that the editorial should have been printed 1t
will tend. as think. seriously to antagonize
everything gave such rich promise of success. The
editorial does not represent the spirit of the
c!ety, not for moment. AS for the wiping out OF
the Womans Auxiliary except the women
members. perhaps, realizes what this means
meeting, which to have been held to-day
at Tuxedo Hail. and at which George Backus, Mrs.
+, A Tannehill and Edwin NJ Ellis among others.
had promised to speak, and for which meeting even
the musicians had been engaged. had TO be sum-
give an idea of the embarrassing position In which
the Woman's Auxiliary is placed by the directors
resolution.
A letter from President Clarke dated January
3 informing her that Ito the society's adj
dress list for the calling of meeting for per-
sonal purposes Is certainly against policy and
trusting you may be able to reach plane
on which work can go forward In amity, elic-
tied reply from Mrs. Rosenfeld In which she
said that Mr., Clarke was taking many things
for granted when he intimated that she was
calling a meeting for personal reasons" las