Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-10
No One Will Be Spared in In
veStigation of Friday
Night Scandal.
ORGANIZATIONS DIGNITY
AT STAKE, SAYS SMITH
Personal Feelings Will Be Bar
red in Matter by ExeCu-
tive Committee.

The facts concerning the outrage
upon the University club, perpetrated
early Saturday and related exclusively
in The Georgian of Saturday afternoon,
are slowly coming to light.
The story of the night ride of the
autoists--a party of four meQ and one
woman-their arrival at the club, the
headquarters of some of Atlanta's most
brilliant men, their breaking into the
club buffet and the calling of the
police has been verified.
The names of the men and the wonl-
an concerned are known to The Geo.
gian. Because there is no police rec
ord of the affair they are not made
public.
That the executive committee of the
club will push an investigation OF the
matter is reiterated today Personah-
ties will not be spared in the effort t.
uphold the dignity of one of Atlanta's
highest institutions
Because of the desperate efforts Of
all concerned to keep the affair a Sc
cret. the story as told in The Geor-
gian of Saturday was inaccurate in
two details. One was the mentioning
Of the names Of B. F. Rowan and Ruby
McGinty as having been arrested in the
case. Rowan called at The Georgian
office today and said he was involved
In an entirely different case. 1t was
also stated that a police record eX
listed of the occurrences at the club
This was found today to be an error
To Wipe Out Record.
The matter today stands simply as
breach against club ethics.
AS one of the most prominent club
men said. 1T is just as if these men
had taken a woman into their own
homes or business places under uncer-
tain conditions. True, there is no po-
lice record of the case. but there is
club record, which must be wiped out
by investigation. This will be DONE
The story Of the escapade, as un-
folded by one who knows, follows:
Four men and three women, the male
portion of the party being prominent
professional and business men, started
late Friday night on an around town
excursion. The party visited a down
town theatrical club. After some girls
had danced to the delight of ALL the
autoists started on a ride, at the sug-
gestion Of an out-of-town member of
the party.
Two autos were engaged. AS these
passed the University club, one of tho
party noted a light in one of the win
doWs.
Here's a life saving station" he
cried. The first auto stopped. 1t con-
tained three of the four men and one
Of the women. The second auto ran
up, but the lone man in that car de
INJURED at going into the club at that
hour and. with his two women COM
pauions, decided to run down town and
there await the others.
Rushed in on Servant
The three men ana one woman iu |
Che first auto raped at the club door
and aWoke q negro servant. They
rushed i'm and repaired 10 the mems /
buffet instead OF "scoTtiug ttc woman
to another room. In the buffet The club !
servant was Ordc"cd to open M his I
stock This he refused to do. but later
complied with the urgent request of
the visitors. Then he notified the club
steward A few moments later some
one rang up the police. Officers an
sWered the call.
At this point the tellers of the story |
vary in their accounts. Some declare
one of the men and the woman were |
taken to the barracks. Others declare |
that, after looking over the crowd and |
Identifying its members, the policemen
refused to make arrests, declaring they |
saw no disorder
Al any rate, there is no police record |
OF the affair
Burton Smith, chairman of the exec |
utive committee of the University club. |
said today:
I'VE shall make a thorough investi- |
CATION and we may have a statement TO |
make later Personalities viii not be |
considered i'm the l ODE Of the outrage
1t is TO the interest Of every member % pr
the University CluO to clcaf. the organ
ization. lte members MUST live u., .loI
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