David Hood’s piece on the Century Association (it is not called a “club”) in the October Freeman is well done. It gives me the occasion to mention something that all accounts have suppressed, namely, the disingenuous nature of the effort to get women into the Century. The argument advanced was that career women were deprived of the chance to make deals at the Century, where, presumably, the boys get together to carve up the world. Very good. But just see who were among the first “career girls” to make it into our boys’ club in order to enhance their careers! There’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (who toys at publishing). There’s Beverly Sills, retired queen of New York opera, not in need of deals. There’s Shana Alexander and Toni Morrison (noted writers), Ellen V. Futter and Alice Ilchman (college presidents), Lily Auchincloss (foundation trustee), Margaret E. Mahoney (foundation president), and so on. The general outline of a disreputable Putsch is evident. A few revolutionaries wanted to capsize a club started by William Cullen Bryant and his friends, and they used dishonest arguments to carry the day. Beware the do-gooders!