The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-26

admittance fee is one hundred and
| fifty dollars, and the yearly due fifty
dollars. There are several members
who are not Democrats. Ihurlow
Weed, for example, belongs to the
Manhattan though he took occasion
to say In his paper, some time since,
that he became a member, not at his
own solicitation, bat that a friend
proposed his name unbeknown to
himself. He added that the election
held fire some days. thus glYlngi the
public to .undsrstandUthat he was
neither Democrat nor regarded as
such by the Manhattan Managers I'll
The Century Club is the headqpaf-i
ters of the artist and very Eele9 lltei'
rary characters, like William Cullen
Bryant. It is not an easy matte n TO
secure an election to membership, and
the successful applicant is regarded
as a forum ate individual e It is To-
Gated on sixteenth Street, near Fourth
Avenue, was established over thirty
years ago, and now has a membership
Of between FIVE and six hundred.
Until within two years the members
ship was limited to four hundred.
Admittance fee is one hundred dol
lars, and annual tax fifty dollars.
The building is owned by the organi-
zation. The monthly gatherings gen.
orally draw out large number, but
the great share of the members do
not visit the club at other times.
There is, however, a small " set
who are generally on hand evenings.
The Eclectic Club, corner Fifth
Avenue and Twenty-Sixth Street, may
be said to be the fast and fancy club
of the Metropolis. It is composed
largely of young brokers and bust
ness men, has a membership of five
hundred, pays ten thousand dollars
rent annually, delights in good sup
pers, and embraces spacious billiard,
dining and lounging rooms. The
building was fitted up two years since,
at an expenditure of twenty thousand
dollars. and leased for ten years.
The Union Club, on Fifth Avenue,
near Twentieth Street, is very aris-
tocratic conservative institution, num-
beriDg not far from seven hundred
members. 1t costs two hundred dol
lars to Join, and the annual dues are
fifty dollars. It is the ambition of
the aristoeratic young men to be
voted into this club, and it comprises
many solid wealthy men, and names
distinguished in 6uance andin fashion.
No especial attention, however, is
paid to letters, and little. if any, to
art.
The New York Club, likewise, is
fashionable and aristocratic
It is very exclusive,
docs not encourage visiting by out
siders; makes but little show, and
stands good deal on its dignity. The
dues are heavy.
The Travellers Club on Fifth Ave
nue., was originally projected three
years since for the purpose of enter
tanning strangers. 1t has, however,
become social in its character, num-
bers over two hundred members, and |
has large foreign element, in which |
and Germans predomi- |
nate. Entrance fee 800.
The City Club, corner of Union
Square and Sixteenth Street, IS COM
posed of ancient and honorable gen.
has plenty of money and |
makes but little display. It has a
of two hundred.
The Liederkranz Union, Allema-
MIA and Harmonic German Societies
occupy club rooms on the Bowery, in |
Spring and Sixteenth Streets. The |
Jews have a rich club on Forty-Sec- |
Ond Street, near Fifth Avenue. 1t |
IS superbly furnished.
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