Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-10
No One viii Be Spared in In
vestigation of Friday
Night Scandal.
ORGANIZATIONS DIGNITY
AT STAKE, SAYS SMITH
Personal Feelings viii 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 men 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 Geon-
glen. Because there is. IA polics rec=
ord OF the affair they are not made
public
That the executive committee OF the
club viii push an investigation Of the
matter is reiterated today. Personali-
ties will not be spared in the effort to
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. j.. 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 a
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 down
AON II liitdi lIdl 'Abb. AiltL GOiit SlllS
had danced to the delight of all, the
autoists started on a ride, at the sug-
gestiou of an out-of-toNn member Of
the party.
Two autos were Engaged As these
passed tho University club. one OF the
party noted light in one OF the win
doNs.
Here's a fe-savine station" he
cried. The first auto stopped. It cor
tanned three Of the four men and one
Of tho women The second auto ran
up, but tho lone man in that car de-
murred at going into the club at that
hour. and, with his two women COM
panions, decided to run down town and
there await the others.
Rushed in on Servant.
The three men and one woman in
the first auto raped at the club door
and awoke negro servant. They
rushed in and repaired to the mems
buffet, instead of escorting the woman
to another room IN the buffet the club
servant was ordered to open up his
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. OmCers an
sWered the cali
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
At any rate, there is no police record
of the affair
Burton Smith, chairman Of the exec
utive committee Of the University club.
said today:
we shall make z thorough investi-
cation and we may have a statement to
make later Personalities Will not he
considered iu the probe OF the outrage
II is TO the interest OF csery. menber o.
the University club 10 clesl' the organ
ilstIon. IT'S members must live OIL, to
Tine nlgn ethics OF such al institution "