The New York herald., 1921-05-13
ANDERSON KEPT OUT
OF ALDINE CLUB FOR
FORCING DRY VIEWS
Violated Its Hospitality, Is
Attitude of Younger
Membership.
IN STORMY DEBATES
Split Threatened if Anti-Sa.
loon League Head Was
Admitted.
NAME HELD UP MONTH
Belongs to Clergy Club, but
Was Frequent Visitor i'm
Aldine's Quarters.
NAME HELD UP MONTH

The name of William II. Anderson
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, was not among those returned
approved by the membership commit
tee of the Aldine Club yesterday to
the board of trustees. And that, ac-
cording to 0. s. Marden, president OF
the Aldine Club, means that Mr.. An
derson's name is no longer before the
club as that OF a potential member.
Mr.. Anderson expressed his desire
to become a member more than a
month ago. The proposing Of his name
caused a furor among the younger
members who declared they could not
bring themselves to approve of all OF
Mr.. Andersons measures of banishine
booze from this section of the United
States. Officers of the club decided tc
hold the matter in allegiance that there
might be a more comprehensive sur
vey of the sentiment of the member
ship.
But yesterday it became known that
the membership committee or its sub
committee that vises the applications
the petitioner, had not seen fit to APP
prove of Mr.. Anderson.
"Mr. Andersons name is no longer
before this club" declared Mr.. Marden.
THE admission committee has not
acted favorably on it. and therefore it
has not been forwarded to the board
OF directors. We had meeting to-
day and Mr.. And.rson's name was not
among those submitted to us as &C.
ceptable." ......
did he withdraw his name7" Mr.
Marden was asked.
4 Name Not Withdrawn.
No. 1t has not been withdrawn"
Then he has been rejected?'
Well ! imagine you can draw you
own deductions i'm that matter" re
piled Mr.. Marden.
Mr.. Marden declared the discussion
of the matter was distasteful to him
So did other members. But others were
not so averse to talking.
One OF them explained the situation
saying that Mr.. Anderson is not at all
stranger TO the members of the club
inasmuch as he Is a member OF the
Clergy Club which houses the Aldine
Club in 200 Fifth avenue. Inasmuch as
the clubs are so merged physically Mr..
Anderson became rather familiar fig
ure In the quarters of both.
There were several occasions wher
members OF the Aldine were heard tc
make rather sharp comments on Mr.
"A
They declared 1t was not TO their liking
to hear his views propounded within the
club walls There was a rumor. too
that Mr.. Anderson and at least one OF
the members of the Aldine came &c
rather acrimonious words regarding the
desirability of any one partaking o,
alcoholic beverage.
The executive secretary OF the Clergy
Club, the Rev. Walter Laidlaw. 80 Irv.
ing place, was Mr.. Anderson's particular
comrade in the Clergy Club. inasmucf
as Mr.. Laidlaw was active In prohibition
work. Likewise Mr.. Laidlaw Is secre-
tary of the Aldine Club. About the flrs'
OF last month Mr.. Laidlaw proposed the
name OF the superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League There was no lack oil
seconds. Mr.. Anderson had plenty Of
friends In the club.
Younger Men Oppose.
But. according to one Of the members
something akin to an uprising was pre-
cipitated. The younger set. styling
themselves the progressives. made In
dividual and collective objections. They
explained their attitude by saying they
did not consider Mr.. Anderson IN good
sport" They said he had taken advan-
tage OF war conditions and even the
hospitality OF the club to further HIS
prohibition propaganda. They thought
he had gone q trife too far both inside
and outside the club
Some OF them. IL was said, went so
far as TO say that Andersons entrance
s.gnalled their exit. Against these Mr..
Anderson's friends raised the argument
that the acquisition OF Mr.. Anderson
would Offset all losses thus sustained.
At any rate II was an awkward situa-
ton. For n full month the membership
committee and its subcommittee weighed
the protests from both sides and sought
some amicable adjudication. They found
irreconcila bles on both sides. It was
not possible to obtain the verbatim YER
diet Of the committee. None of It's men,
bers would talk for publication. But
the result was they decided not to In
clude Mr.. Anderson's name among those
OF whom they had approved.
who told you that Mr.. Anderson was
not accepted" demanded Mr.. Laidlaw
when asked by reporter what he in
tended doing about IL. We'll. I don't
know. but so far az know his name is
still before the committee. IL doesn't
follow that because the committee has
not passed upon his name that he viii
not become member OF the Aldine
Club. At any rate. Il Is not my under
standing that he has been rejected.
WHAT'S our next mover I don't know.
There's nothing 10 be said about II any
way"
In Mr.. Anderson's Office II was said
ne had gone TO Washington. Members
or the Aldine Club shrugged their shoul-
ders and grinned broadly when asked
whether the incident was likely 70 cause
unpleasantness within the club.
AT any rate" said one Of them, you
can depend upon Il that Laidlaw will be
heard from"
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