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Though Stone retired from the Corporation in June, NCWO Chair Martha Burk said the group was unaware of that fact when it sent the letters...
...Burk said the “idea of a private membership is a little bit of a red herring...
James Houghton, Daniel, Stone and Summers did not respond to NCWO, Burk said...
...Burk, however, said that forcing the Corporation members to resign would make a statement that “this kind of membership is not acceptable in today’s society for those who are in the public...
This was the first time Johnson spoke in public since the issue first arose in June, when Martha Burk, executive director of the National Council of Women’s Organizations (NCWO), sent a private letter to Johnson insisting that women be allowed to join the all-male club. Rather than addressing the issue confidentially, Johnson brought his case to the public, asserting that his golf club would not be “bullied, threatened, or intimidated” into admitting women...