New-York tribune., 1909-05-22
REDS" THEIR GUESTS
BERKM1N And GOLDMAN
LUNCH WITH PURIT4NS.
MayfO5cer Descendants Shocked
When They Learn That Anar-
ChiStS Had Been Inrited.

East Orange, n j.. May 81 tSpeciaD.-When
members of the New Jersey Society of May
flower Descendants attended a luncheon at the
Womau's CIub here to-day. only of their
number knew that Emma Goldman and Alex
ander Berkman. the anarchists, and Florence
Mayhrick the American woman who lib
Grated from English prison. after serving
several years a conviction for the murder of
her husband were also guests at the luncheon.
The person who enjoyed the monopoly of the
secret was Alden Freeman. who had invited the
trio.
When the staid descendants Of the Puritans
learned that they had been breaking bread with
anarchists they first gasped with astonshment.
and then with single voice Joined in denounc-
ing Mr. Freeman.
Mr.. Freeman, himself Mayflower descend
ant became mildly famous few years ago
through his activity in the Citizens Union of this
city, which effected A reform in the local gov
eminent He then interested himself In county
politics, and is credited with having thrown the
East Orange vote against Carl Lentz. the county
Republican boss. He is now out of politics.
but is an avowed socialist. He is fond of the
society Of pioneers of thought and other celeb
rites with peculiar ideas,
without being aware of the presence of Miss
Goldman and her party, Charles NJ. Jesup, or
ganizer Of the American civic League. launched
into an arragnment of anarchism. While ht
was speaking self-consciousness was evident in
the Countenances of the anarchists. but they
strained an impulse to reply that only too
apparent Mr. Jesup said, among other things
Europe is sending to our shores every year
hundreds of thousands Of those who leave their
homes to better their conditions as wage earn
ers Most of these prospective citizens are ig
norant of the fundamentals of our national gov
ernment Laws NAV be enacted. police inCrea ased
and every precaution adopted, but until the citi
zens themselves. as a whole. uphold the law Of
liberty without license. and exempify the dig
nifty of that law the red flag will cast a shadow
on the national emblem
Among those who applauded the speaker were
Mrs James NJ. Lawton. OF New York. a member
of the Huguenot Society; William Frederick DIX
of the Society Of Colonial Wars; John Leonard
Merrill now serving his second term as presi-
dent Of Orange Chapter. Sons Of the American
Revolution: Miss Helen Gushing. OF the Colonial
Danes: Mrs William L. Libbey. Of Princeton
state regent Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. and Mrs. Frank H Ninson' OF the
Daughters Of the Revolution.
Most of the guests at the luncheon knew moth
ing Of the presence Of the anarchists until after
the AFFAIR was and they were filing out OF
the building. Their indignation when they were
informed of the facts was made INSTANTLY
apparent aud had Mr.. Freeman been there he
would undoubtedly have heard things TO make
his cars tingie. He had departed. however. and
the feelings OF his coneag gues of the society were
vented on the air
Freeman. who was born alongside the resi-
dence of John D. Rockefeller. and whose father
former secretary OF the STANDARD OIL Company,
provides him with funds, lives in the handsome
home Of his father in Mum avenue; TINS city
He has spent thousands Of dollars in q cam
paicn against the existing order Of things.