Wheelock Whitney may refer to one of three members of the Whitney family: (wikipedia)
good sign of a good leader. You can't do it all yourself.
Tony had a flair about him. He was a very optimistic person and a tireless worker.
I think it's true. Everybody in the club anticipated that it would happen eventually. I heard it discussed. I think a lot of members feel the way Tom did -- but not to resign over.