The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-25
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,r. az. according - ia editor, Joe How
ard Hc hasn't heard anything about this
,,c- edition. and seemed very much sur
.--ei ~ learn " It lnst night.
Tho I MON Historical Association uned To
"a, 20 Broadway, then II jumped to the
PARK Row Building and now IL located at
ig Nassau street just who make up the
ASSOCIATION the directories do not show.
rv' John ! Wohltmnn IL ma med as the
manager
mo scheme was frat brought Ia the
notice II he club back in 1890, hen mem
Ter. repurtedthat they had been approached
10y canyas-ers
They were old then that II was going to
tN a work that would make them famous
and would rebound to the credit Of the
club II was to he a model of the book
makers art. Joseph Howard had been
asked and had consented to be the editor,
and wouldn't they please furnish a photo
graph and a short sketch for Mr.. Towards
use along with their check Many members
did -. Finally, the executive committee
Of the club decided to protect the mem bers
as much a. possible and on February I.
1900, passed this resolution, which was
mailed to every member of the club.
Resolved that the executive committee of
the mon League Club decline TO indorse
a proposed history of the Union League
club and its members which it is reported
IS 10 he written by Joseph Howard. Jr.. and
published hy the Union Historical Associa-
ton Of 30 Broadway. and that the secretary
De instructed to send copies OF said rcsolu-
ton to all the members of the club,
That settled the scheme for a while. 1t
next had a revival in 1903. Another raid
was started on tie check books Of club
members and 40 An tho same notice was
sent to the This gave the sheme
another ~quietus. Il appears to bloss ON
every three years. The club has sent out
another notice reminding members Of the
resolution passed in 1900 and of the same
action taken in 1903 and adding that state
ments made recently to the officers of the
club render it proper that the attention
of every member should be called to the
above facts."
Joseph Howard, Jr., seemed to be very
surprised when informed hat the club had
to issue its t%riennial warning again. The
Union Historical Association seemed to be
new name to Mr.. Howard. He said he had
never heard of such a concern.
Il have absolutely no connection with
this thing, said Mr.. Howard at the Hotel
Marie Antoinette last year. Years ago
a man named Wohltman asked me to edit
such a book and / did so and got paid for il.
would like to see him because he owes me
money. | don't even know his full name,
and al for this Union Historical Association,
why. / never heard Of il.
"Wohltman got up the Whole hing. He
asked members to write sketches Of them
selves and send them to me, | got letters
and sketches from such men as Elihu Root
and some Of those sketches were mitygh
funny, too. | had to Use my pencil some.
fixed them up and put them in along with
the history Of the club which wrote myself,
The books been out a long time. I've got
acopyi in my Office now. Think they charged
500 for it. but | don't know whether they
got it in every case. 1t was a very fine
work. As / say, 7 haven't seen Wohlt man
in three years and if he's got canvassers
ont again it's news to me.
will say this, however. The book
was never represented as being authorized
by the club.
I've been engaged in journalism for
forty years or more and | haven't grown
lich. young man, either. When a man
comes to me with a letter Of introduction
from some one | know and ask me to edit
a book why shouldn't | do it? But / guess
there's some mistake about this latest
scheme. It's Old
\ representative Of the club said last
night that the club had Seen forced to
send ont the warning to members for the
third time in six years, because recently
with stories of their encounters with
'olicjtors. They said that these canvassers
told them hat the club knew all about the
book and that it was an authorized history
cf the club