The New York herald., 1922-05-05
What to Do on Studio
Night Is a Puzzle to Ar
fists and Designers.
STENOGRAPHER IN MIDST
Miss Simpson All Alone Hears
Pleas for the More Tai
ented of Her Sisters.

Into the otherwise peaceful and or
derly annual meeting of some two
score male members of the Architectu-
raj League Of New York last night in
the Fine Arts Building, 215 West
Fifty y-seventh street woman the
trouble maker. woman the obstruc-
zionist, and woman the artist entered.
personal remarks were passed by men,
bers of the league on whether women
artists. painters and designers should
be excluded from membership.
Championing the cause of woman,
using all of the arguments of chivalry
and Of social advantage. were a num-
Der of prominent architects, painters
and designers. Opposed were an equal
number of noted gentlemen of the arts.
Neither side won. The ears of the
lone woman stenographer present tin
sled at times when either side scored,
but she expressed no opinion
Urged by Magonigie.
After Howard Greenly. architect and
designer. had been reelected president
and the rest of the officers, Henry Nc
Cartan. Arthur covey, Leon Solon and
Russell Whitehead, had been selected
without opposition, II. Van NBeuran Ma
gonigle moved that since the bylaws
made no specific distinction between men
and women the league should admit
women whose work was of sufficient
merit.
Probably his most emphatic opponent
was Arthur Crisp. who combated Mr.
Magonigle and Robert Altken and Julian
Levy. Leon Solon, league treasurer,
went to the aid of Mr.. Crisp Then the
members started calling each other pin
heads and marrow minded"
When Mr. McMonigle contended that
women were eligible Mr.. Crisp flashed
back:
"Of course women are eligible on
merit. So would John Daniel. the mon
key be. IL he had lived and was skilled
enough in the arts wemen are always
obstructionists They are pigheaded
and get you into a nice mess when they
are put on committees 80
"Stenogrnpher Never Jayred."
James Monroe Hewitt, in defense Of
architectural womankind. said that Miss
Simpson-the lone stcnographer-alwa
had been a part of the meetings and L.
womanly sensibilities had never been
Jared. He added:
The league cannot become narrow
minded. There is no man who can say
we are hindered by the presence Of Miss
Simpson in our midst. If there is. we
don't want that mani lie looked at
Mr. Crisp.
"Mr. Crsp's talk is all rot !" cried
Robert Aitken. THE development of the
arts is what we stand for. and not to
make any place or club sacred to man
n.one." I" Then ii was contended by
Richard Upjohn. that women destroy
the esprit de corps of an organization"
Nevertheless. he suggested that for the
teneft of those members who were
absent the matter be tabled
The question of studio night"
which is held regularly by the club, was
called UP as a possible jar to the
sensibilities of women. Those who are
sensitive can stay home and will" said
MIR. Magonigle. Were not the kind OF
men who sit around and tell stories
women can't listen to. or talk in man.
rer they can object to-"
Let the women in" another member
said. Then they can see we are not
the carousing persons they might think
us II we turn pnheads and bar them
for no reason at air
The motion was tabled.