The evening world., 1909-03-13
Mrs. Wells, Ruhenst in SIN
surgent," Has Arm CrusheA
While Storming Concert.
DEPOSED HEAD BARRED.
DR.. Wallerstein Calls Her Foes
to Court After Police Have
Been Summoned.

The promise Of trouble TO come at
the reception and concert which the
Rubenstein Club tried to conduct In
the Aston Gallery at the Waldorf-As-
toria this afternoon came true There
was an ambulance call within an hour
after the doors were opened
A group Of lawyers, Pinkerton de.
tectiyes and hall boys who had been
posted outside the concert hall by Mrs.
W. |. Chapman leade rof the tenn.
porarily dominant faction In the club s
civil war, posted on the outer portals
notice of the action OF the Cover.
nors Of the club last Thursday in de-
posing Dr. Adelaide Wallersten and
Ella Louise Henderson as president and
secretary respectively, and declaring
that they should not be admitted to
the concert.
A numbr OF Wallersteln sympathizers
hung about the halls and group OF
them pushed forward to look at the
notice.
Hurt in Rushing Door.
Let's 30 in, anyway" cried one
woman, seeing the door open. Before
the detectives could stop the rush there
was a rotary rush on centre which
would have delighted a football coach.
Several insurgents got in safely. One
Of the detectives got back OF the door
and tried to close II forcibly.
Mrs. A. j. Wells, OF No. 30 West
one Hundred and Second street, was
pushed into the crack OF the door, and
as 1t closed her right arm was caught
and crushed SO badly that she tainted
and physicians We're summoned,
The Plnkerton detectives who had
been hired by Mrs Chapman, through
her lawyer, b. II. Sender, to keep Dr.,
WalIerste!n and Mrs Henderson from
getting IN. tran.oed up and down the
halls and surveyed all incoming guests
with suspicion.
But the deposed president and secre-
tary had their revenge For while the
concert was going on. whenever trium-
phant followers OF Mrs. Emma l.. Clap
man came out, Lawyer Conville. repre-.
senting Or. Wallerstein and Emma Lou
se Henderson, halted them and served
papers on Mrs. Chapman and some Of
her followers.
The papers were orders for Emma L.
Chapman, Mrs. Samuel J. Kramer n
Rhodes, Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan, Mrs
Louise f. Manley, Mrs. Richard Dee.
vens, Mrs. Helen Berry and Mrs. Joseph
Wood, members OF the nominating com.
mttee, to appear before Justice Fitz.
gerald In Special Term of the Supreme
Court next Tuesday morning and show
cause why DR.. Adelaide Wallerstein
should not remain president Of the Ru.
blnstein Club, and why Ella Louise
Henderson should not remain secretary
and treasurer. DR.. Adelaide Waller
stein and Miss Henderson were the only
petitioners.
Writs Creates CONSERVATION.
The women gasped when they saw the
papers and there were many excited
consultations in corners OF the hall
Great Indignation was expressed when
II was discovered that DR.. Wallerstein
and former Secretary Henderson had
apparently told Justice Fitzgerald tina,
the Nominating Committee had altered
the constitution and bylaws, Of the
club without warrant and had brought
about the 'deposing" by force. threats
and intimidation.
The scenes before the meeting we're
amusing to every one who was not actu-
ally participant In them. At the re-
quest OF Mrs. Chapman's counsel, line
OF hotel and private detectives had been
strung across the door OF the elevator
to the gallery. When Mrs. Walerstein
appeared she was told that she couldn't
60 up to the meeting. She tapped her
foot on the floor, shifted disdainfully
and retired to settee in the corridor
from which she cast glances Of disdain
at every one who got by the detectives
Outsiders couldn't help hearing things
said In high-pitched voices inside the
doors which indicated that some OF Dr.
Wallersteins friends got In and didn't
care who knew 81.
Mrs. Chapman had asked for city
police TO protect the meeting from
DR.. Wallerstein But Commissioner
bingham said that he hoped that the
time had not yet come when policemen
we're necessary 10 prevent bloodshed
| and destruction at the meetings OF wo-
mems harmony clubs The Rubensteir
Club administration was advised To tel
Its troubles TO the captain at the Wes'
Thirtieth street station so that hi
might have the reserves In readiness
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