New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
MADE MEN GUESTS T|PSY?
Maryland Suffragette Leaders
Accused by Preacher.
HINT AT H0RSEWHIPPING HIM
Mrs. Robert Garrett, Head Of
Anti-Suffrage League, Reads
Minister'S Accusations.
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Baltimore, Jan. 3.-Mrs Robert Garrett
president OF the Maryland Anti-Suhrags
League, in an address before the Woman's
Club, OF Sparrow's Point. to-day read q
letter from the Rev. S. NJ. Eng1e. pastor Of
the Presbyterian Church, at Ellicott City.
Md, In which he charged that at the an.
nual dinner OF Colonel w. F. Powell. editor
OF The Ellicott City Times" in the How
ard House. Two suffragettes, Mrs. Donald
r. Hooker and Mrs. Howard T. Schwartz,
served at table some kind of punch which
was so strong that II made more drunken
men than the citizens OF the community
had seen for many years"
Governor Crothers, Ex-Governor warfeid
and many persons prominent In Howard
County attended the dinner. The Rev. Mr..
Engle was also present
Indignant denials came from Mrs. Hooker
and Mrs. Schwartz when told OF the letter,
Mrs. Hooker said ii was "a perfectly dig
n;fed luncheon" and Mrs. Schwartz said
that everything was lovely" and both de-
nCunced the letter as "outra geous"
Two questions were asked by Mrs.
Schwartz in answer to the letter. They
we're:
Don't the anti-suffragists drink punch at
their banquets?
Why didn't the Rev. Mr. Engle speak
right up at the banquet instead OF waiting
at this late hour?
When told that the letter had been read
by Mrs. Garrett at the meeting Mrs.
Hooker said: Good" and explained her
apparent satisfaction by saying that the
report had been circulated surreptitiously
by the "antis' for some time, and that
she was glad to have an opportunity TO
fight in the open. She continued:
1t is ridiculous on the face of IT, In the
first place, Mrs. Schwartz, Mrs Calvin
Gabriel and / were invited to attend the
luncheon as suffragists and we waited on
the table. ! remember serving a glass Of
cider to Governor Crothers. and the rest OF
the time I was busy distributing oysters
I served no punch. think this attack Is
unfair. unwarranted and its sincerity is to
be doubted The spectacle of pastor at
Tending such a banquet and then. after
keeping silence several months, bursting
forth in an eloquent denunciation OF SUCH
is not very edifyng to persons who look
to clergymen for guidance toward right
sousness.
when he saw the minister's charge. He
gave out a statement in which he said:
The luncheon referred to was an entirely
a
notice OF this published statement. except
for the fact that the acts OF two we'll
known ladies, who were my guests, were
criticised. | have no hesitancy in saying
the statement reputed 10 have been mado
by the Rev. Mr. Engle that Mrs Hooker
and Mrs schwartz served liquor at my
table that, made the gentlemen attending
drunk Is untrue. and not only untruthfuI,
il is an absolute perverslon OF the facts
II Is true that at each end OF the serving
table there was a bowl OF light punch-tea
punch at one end and claret punch at the
other end.
The Rev Mr.. Engle stood by his guns.
said there was much intoxicadon at the
dinner and added:
If the suffrage leaders who are members
of the best circles Of the society VIII DO
this to win converts. what will the masses
do In their quest of the ballots?
Later tonight the Rev Mr.. Engle stated
that he would take an oath that he saw
Mrs Hooker and Mrs. Schwartz serve
punch, that he had talked with the man
who made the punch, and that the punch
was made of whiskey and not claret or any.
thing else Mrs. Schwartz wher apprfsed
of this said that the Rev. Mr.. Enge Was
endeavoring to ruin the reputation OF re.
suectable women, and that a horse whip
ping was in store for the minister -
reiterated his statement