The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-22
EMMA GOLDMANS
DEBUT IN ESSEX
ST|RS UP SOCIETY
With Alex. Berkman, Another
Red" She Descends on East
Orange Exclusive Function.
"HOW SHOCKING" CHORUS
OF MAYFLOWER GUESTS
Anarchists Come to Fashionable
Dinner as Guests of Alden
Freeman.

Members of the New Jersey Society
of the Mayfiower are Indignantly dis
cussing what they characterize a
breach IF etiquette on the part of one
of their number. who yesterday smug-
gled into the luncheon of the society.
which was being held in East Orange,
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk-
man. the anarchists.
1t was only by accident that the
presence of the famous reds was dis
covered and it was Immediately made
the basis of much heated comment.
Miss Goldman and Berkman were
present as guests of Alden Freeman. of
East Orange, a rich Socialist, who had
been elected deputy governor of the
society at it's business meeting. They
were not recognized at first, and their
presence might not have excited conf
ment but for the fact that Mr.. Free
man sought to introduce them to some
of his fellow members.
Asked If she cared to meet Miss
Goldman, Mrs. Frank Vinson, regent
of the Orange Chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, re-
piled: Certainly not. / do not care
to recognize q woman of her stamp"
To those about her Mrs. Vinson was
heard to recall hat occasion when
Mr.. Freeman brought Mrs. Florence
Maybrick to East Orange. 1t was her
first appearance in public after she was
released from an English prison. As a
portion of her criticism of these acts
Mrs. vinson said: 1.-THE members are
unwilling that their daughters should
meet these women"
Mrs. Charles B. Yardley, honorary
regent of the Essex Chapter OF the ID.
A. r., said today:
II was perfectly shocked when my
daughter told me that Emma Gold
man and Alexander Berkman attended
the Mayfiower luncheon. II Alden
Freeman wanted to give a birthday
party he should have lone so at his
home"
The last remark was inspired by the
report that Mr.. Freeman, who now calls
himself 3 "Comrade," brought Miss
Goldman and Berkman to the luncheon
as his personal guests in honor of his
birthday. which he is to celebrate soon.
II was perfectly surprised when
heard that Emma Goldman and Mr..
j3erkman were in the room" said Mrs.
Isaac p. Rodman. of Orange, today.
Mrs. T,odman was in the RECEIVING
| party at the luncheon.
Il was not ware that so notorious q
parsonage was In attendance until ]
reached home,'' she continued. Even
when L heard 1t ! thought there must
be some mistake. l could not credit 1t,
1t reflects on the whole society
Indignation General.
Mrs. Charles Borcherling, of Newark
who was also on the receiving party,
said:
"If l had been consulted in this mat
. ter Emma Goldman would never have
been invited"
Many others of the members, who
made no secret of their indignation, re
fused to go on record with a statement
In the course of an address Charles
NJ. Jesup, organizer of the American
r Civic league, g%cathingly arraigned so
cialism. The resentment of Miss Gold
man and Berkman was apparent.
At his home in New York today Berk'
nan SdlQ ina he Anu MISS 1oiuiion a.
tended the luncheon but denied tina
there was any trouble.
"Those persons we met seemed GLAD
to meet u.s." he said.
In defense of his own position Mr.
Freeman said:
IT consider Miss Goldman one of thu
foremost intellectual women of tn
world. 1 am happy to announce tina
the open forum arranged with her t.
deliver her famous lecture IN 9TH
Modern Drama, the Strongest Dis
semenator of Radical Thought" on tn
evening of June s.
Among those at h luncheon were
Mrs. James M. Lawton. of New York
a member Of the Huguenot Society
William Frederick Dix, OF the Societ'
lof Colonial Wars; John Leonard Mer
rili. now serving his second term a
president of Orange Chapter, sons o
the American Revolution Miss Helel
Gushing, of the Colonial Danes; Mrs
William L. Libbey. of Princeton. Stat
regent of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution. and Mrs. Frank II
Vinson, of the Daughters Of the Ameri
can Revolution.
Chief of Police Bell. of East Orangs
said today that hi might not permi
Miss Goldman to speak In English
Hall on June s. He said he would, 1
any event, have the hall well guarde
by police to prevent trouble.