Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-29
THE OTHER SIDE
TOLD IN REPORT
Ladies' Literary Club Takes Ac-
ton in Regard to
Plans.
IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS
Final Action Will No, be Taken Until
General Meeting of Club Mem
bcrs In November.

AT the meeting OF the Ladies' Liter
airy club. held yesterday afternoon, in
regard TO the plans for the new club
house, which is to be erected on east
South Temple, minority report, OBJ
jccting to the action of the building
committee in accepting the plans OF
Ware & Trcganza, was offered ana
ordered published by the general meet
ing. because OF the lateness OF inc
hour the report was not discussed, ana
was not even read. The result was
the motion of Mrs. William G. Jen-
nings, herself Il member of the building
committee, who asked that the matter
be given full publicity in the interest
of fairness. The report follows:
..Realizing that the directors are
servants Of the club, and are response
ble for any acts to the 235 women whose
money, time ana influence coiisttluts
the basis of general esteem upon which
the credit of the club rests. we. the
minority of the board of directors. re-
spectfuily submit the following as rea-
sons why we cannot lndorse the iast
action OF the board in accepting the
plans Of Ware & Treganza for the ne"
club house:
fail, and open as should be the case OF
a public organization, and as the Lit
crary club purports to be. NO plan ex-
cept the one voted upon has mad tho
opportunity OF being explained or COZ
rected by its author. Tho architects
assert that no plan has had falr pre-
sentation even before the building com.
mittee. No other architects except
Ware & Treganza have had the oppor-
tunity to change or add to their plans.
No item of the accepted plan mas oeen
submitted officially to an unpiascu'
practical builder for affirmation or dis-
sent. For example, the walls OIL 'hH
accepted plan are open to crlticisHi, 'S
II Is doubtful If such walls VIII stand
no strain of IL threc-story building, the
arch,tects themselves not guaranteeing
the stability of the walls.
..Serond-To even call III question the
courtesy of such club as the Ladies
Literary club Is to reflect aliRe upon
the fairness and dealing ana dignity
OF character of tho individuai 1le,n
hers Of the club. Four reputable arcEi-
terts asked the board of directors
stay of proceedings. 1t was IN inc
highest degree discourtcous for the vote
Of the board of Thursday, Oct. u. lslo'
to be taken Ignoring this courteous re-
quest on the part of rcputaple men VI
the community. The time ana money
spent by them in preparing these pians;
which they did, waving al teeS anu
prizes, entitle them 10 Aa't
ton. ,,,,,,,
tho oninion that not only Is the clup
in danger of losing its reputation ior
dignity and fairness. but that the oooy
10 in danger also of mourning II clVii
action in tie courts OF utah IN the WY
of an injunction preventing the use VI
thc accepted plans until the directors
can move that they have decided 1airly'
after giving all plans just CONSIDERATION:
"Eourth-The secrctary's minutes OF
Anr, s. recording the action or the
club. read as follows: The building
cnmmittee shall formulate plans FOR
mo new club building The point that
onlv one plan should be submitted 10
tho directors is therefore well taken.
It ls in the highest degree impropeI,
that the building committee snou.u
have officially Informed the otner
architects in composition thu. my
might 80 and get back their re)ected
ninns before any of them had been sub
mitted To the board of directors. IN
the case of the lot involving $500. the
building committee submitted seVeral
jots for consideration. In the case OF
tho club building involving s22aoo only
ono proposition Is submitted.
"rirth-The minority has no personal
bias toward any one set OF pans NOT
towurd any one architect, hut are ACT
mo solely for what they believe IL ior
ti, s.ooG Of the club as Il whole. and
~ onv director objects to the labor m
volvcd in looking over all plans submit
tcl 100 feel she is not performing ner
dutv in the best interests of the cup.
AZ, action on tho reports VIII ne de-
,nvnd IN, the regular monthly meetIls
nf the club, which will be held IN NO
vcmher.