The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-08-03
DR.. CLINTON
EXPELLED BY
OLYMPIC CLUB
Ousted From Organization
for His Demonstration
Against Calhoun
ACT OF DIRECTORS
Behavior of the Physician
at Recent Banquet
Resented
FUNDS TRANSFERRED
Taken From the Bank Over
Which Spreckels
Presides

The directors of the Olympic club at
a meeting last night expelled DR..
Charles A. Clinton from membership
in that organization on charge of
conduct unbecoming a gentleman,
which disturbed the harmony of the
club and impaired its good name. The
charges grew out of an incident at a
dinner given recently in the club, with
view to increase it's membership Pat
rick Calhoun, president of the United
Railroads, was present as the guest of
were filing out OF the banquet hail DR..
Clinton started a demonstration against
Calhoun. The committee in charge of
the banquet. consisting of Jack Gun
ningham, L. A. wittenmeyer, f. NJ.
Spencer, A. ]. welch and Sam Joseph,
preferred the charges against DR.. Clin-
ton and last night was set for the
hearing.
Dr. Clinton was present and was in
defiant mood. All the members of the
committee also were present and gave
their version of the affair. After a long
discussion the directors voted unani-
mously to expel Dr. Clinton from the
club. They adopted the following res
olution, covering his case:
Whereas, statement in writing was
filed with the club on July %, 1907.
charging DR.. c. A. Clinton. member
of the club, with conduct unbecominC
gentleman, and thereby disturbing
the harmony and impairing the good
name. and injuring the prosperity Of
the club; and
Whereas, said charges came on
regularly to be heard before the board
of directors on the second dav Of
August, 1907, at o'clock D. M, proof
having been first made of due service
of said charges upon the said DR.. c. A.
Clinton as provided by the laws of the
club; and
Whereas, Dr. Clinton personally ap-
peared at said hearing and filed a
statement in writing constituting his
defense to said charges, and evidence.
both documentary and oral, having
been introduced and full hearing hav-
ing been accorded the said Clinton, the
board of directors being fully advised
in the premises. do find:
"First-That Dr. N did at the
time and place alleged in the said
charges conduct himself in a manner
unbecoming q gentleman and calcu-
lated to disturb the harmony and i'm
pair the good name and prosperity of
the club.
"Second-Said DR.. Clinton made state
ments to ceftain of the newspapers of
San Francisco regarding his actions
and conduct at the time. and place
specified in said charges; that said
statements so made were not and arc
not true and did disturb the harmony
and impair the good name and did tend
to iniure the prosperity of the club:
now therefore, be it a.
Resolved, that said DIR. Clinton be
and he is hereby expelled from mem
bership in this club
The directors elected William p
Humphrey president to succeed VIII
liam Greer Harrison. L. NJ Hoefler
was elected vice president to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Kenneth Melrose some time ago. The
First national bank, of which Rudolph
Spreckels is president. called in its loan
of $4,000 and the clubs bank account
and the loan were transferred to the
Bank Of California.