New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-20
RUBINSTEINS ANGRY.
Officers Deny Rumor Of a Falling Out with
Daughters of the American Revolution.

Members Of the Rubinstein Club were thrown into
a futter yesterday by rumors that the reason why
the Mi-Careme Carnival, which they were sched-
uled TO give at the Waldorf-Astoria next Thurs
day night. had been called off was because they
were angry at the snubs of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution for whose benefit the enter
tainment to have been given That the csTni-
val had been given up was not news, although no
means had been taken to notify the public For
some days the money which had been taken in has
been quietly refunded. the reason given being that
owing to the illness Of William r. Chapman. the
conductor. it had been decided to give it up.
II has been said, however that those in the inner
circle could tell a different story. The illness OF
Mr. Chapman only a blind. it was said 10
conceal the truth which was that the Rubinsteins
were angered at the alleged coldness of Mrs. Nc
Lean. president Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, toward the scheme and that disagree
ment had sprung up between the two organizations
Mrs. Harry Wallerstein. president Of the Rubin
stein Club. emphatcally denied that there was any
friction between herself and Mrs. Donald Mclean
or the organizations
We are the best Of friends" she asserted.
There is nothing to create any feeling between Us
It's all a wicked lie. Why I assisted at a recep-
ton given a few days ago for Mrs. Mclean. That
doesn't look as il there was friction between the
two societies, does it?
We have the money in our treasury. and shall
probably send tonight check for the 81 900 which
We had promised 10 raise for the Daughters NJ the
american Revolution Memorial Hall by our enter
5lIlllent. II not tonight, then by the 22d the
uate SCI Tor the entertainment.
- UT chapman has been ailing all winter He
CoIulcted at the last RUbinstein concert onI, 7+6
Lhe greatest eXertion and Immediately il was c,,er
NSau 70 undergo special treatment. In Portland
e1f %here ne went about fortnight ago he
SuIeIed a relapse and has been confined 10 bie
bed much Of the time since we kapt b SO iL's
mat al worst II would only be necessary 70 Tost
P4Ghe me entertainment but about ten days ago
Sir. CnapInan telegraPhed that he would have to
give up conducting for II absolutely and def1italyy
lie mad been unable TO attend the rehearsais and
We, had got along well We could with a
cIlllLnasJer and an Italian conductor who came
in as substitute, but the entertainment was 70
nave an orchestra, besides the chorus and the
s2.Qlsts, and II was out Of the question to go on
Mrs. Mclean is an honorary member Of the
hublnsteln cub and l am Daughter OF the
American Revolution. It was because Of nv at
tachment for Mrs. Mclean that first Suggested
THIS Mi-Carene Carnival for the memorial hail
u Washington. Many Daughters Of the American
revolution are IN the Rubinstein Club and many
Egbinstein members are members OF the Daugh-
All the other officers of the RubinsteIn whom n
was possible 70 reach said the same thing They
all denied positively that there was any trouble
~ the bottom Of the change OF plans and they
characterized rumQrs to the contrary as rot" and
perfectly ridiculous