The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-25
TIE CLUES OF NEW YORK.


mon, In certain conditions OF w belong to
some one of the many clubs which have sprung
up 10 such abb ndance during the last afteen or
twenty years. For those who are unmarried and
without family n socih oreanizl alton Of the kind
Is great boon--amost nome. At moderate
rate they secure furnished rooms In the neigh
borhood OF their CLUB, where they dine better
and more reasonably than at rest iurant.
Lunch Ia taken down town. When the days
work Is over our young club man goes to his
room, dresses for dinnen and repairs to bis
club. where all his wants are supplied. For the
small SUN Of atty or seventy-nve dollars per
annum he 10 furnished the wear round with
comfort able rooms, gas, n.e, daily papers, maya
zines, books OF reference, the use OF a library,
aud admirable attendance. The class OF young
men who now freq ient clubs we're formerly In
the habit OF meeting at hotels, chop houses. and
the like. One OF our principal clubs owes It's
foundation TO that habit.
In 1915 a number OF young men were wont
to meet socially at the woodcock," kept by
Bob Sinclair. In East Houston street, Just
out Of Broadway. Tho woodcock was
point OF reunion for literary men, men Of
leisure, aud young men about town. II was
noted for good cheer, good society, aud clever
talk. SIEVE al Of these gentlemen conceived the
Idea OF forming permanent social organiza-
ton, which resulted In the establishment Of the
New York Cub, now loo lted on the corner OF the
FIFTH avenue aud Twenty nfth street Il com
prises two corners, the northeast corner OF
broadway and Twenty-nfth street, the north
corner Of the ~ fth avenue and rwenty-hfth
street, and the whole north side Of rwenty-nith
street between Broa lWay and the Ffth avenue.
The imitation fee il $50; the yearly dues 40 The
liuit of the number OF members Is ax q At 400
Frederick 4. Gilbert Is President. Geo. Gd void
Vice. President. Just above the New York Ia
IA A. AHE o IA e. a
organization. In December, 1871, they our
chased from Mr.. william b. Duncan for the
sum of S1S0.OO0 his est ablisnuHDt ON the south
east corner Of Fiftn venue and rwenty-eighth
street. he Duncan house WAS carefully fitted
up and skilfuly adapted IT, its new uses. Tue
number of tts members ia 1xed at 30, the initia-
ton tee i $500 aud the yearly dues tlOO Tue
PRESIDENT ~ Alexander Hamilton.J r.
The Union Clue, the oldest cluO M New York,
was organized In 1896. Among the Originators
were samuel Jones, Thomas j. Oakley. Phlip
CHARLES King. oeden Hoffman, Il. T. Throop, Il.
l.. Br -mer, G. Il. Aud rson. G.. NJ wilkins,
Thomas 5. Ginbes. =. {. Williams, II. SHIELD N.
Tue INST President was Samuel jones, whose
portrait with those OF two other ex-Presidents,
Moses ii. GrlnaeIl aud John A. King, hang on
the walls OF the large reaGing room on the first
Il or. The cluh has been twenty years In IL.
present locality on the northwest corner OF
moved from broadway, near Fourth street to
tue present site In 1855 Attnat time here were
few houses on titth avenue. between Fourteenth
and Twenty third streets, anu none above Madi-
son square THIS cluh has Lately made very con
siderable improvements, Mnicn add III tllE
to the comfort and well-beiug OF the members.
They consist In the Introduction Of an elevator,
the removal OF the dining rooms and kitchens
to the turd ana fourth stories, aud ths thorough
ventilation Of tue whole Ouiiding. Few people
In this city nave tie advantage OF dining so near
heaven ms the members OF tue Union Ciub. and
II has been noticed that At about six o'clock
their aspirations aie AL upward. The prop
cry Of the club, v.lued at $4,000. Including
furniture Is vested in three trustees, to be neld
or transi erred Dy them or their successors a.
! may Ue directed by the committee. The mum
hera NJ ms il cd In 4 m "a
attained, and list of candidates for adinission
awaits vacancies. Tue Initiation zee il 500, the
has been President.
On the west side OF Fifth avenue. between
! Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. the lrav-
oilers Clue occupies four-story basement
house. owned by Gordon W. Burnham. Ii Is
small. well manseea; c2mi i,, ruini.,hed
On the southwest corner OF fifth avenue and
Fifteenth street tue Manhattan Club occupies
aud owns building fronting about d. feet on
the avenue with depth OF 100 feet on Fifteenth
street, formerly owned hy the Parker estate,
and then generally known ~ the Parker man
| sion. The Land is held under a spingler lease.
| Perhaps the late John Van d Iren mad as much
| a. any other one person to do with the org n
| izinR aud establishments OF this hourishinE inst-
| futon. lie was for long time Its President.
The club. pu rtly social and partly polite i, Is IN
| close and fvupsthetic communion with the
| democratic Dnt tue principal leaders (which
party o"tn Ia tnis eiy and throughout the
| The house Is 1tted up with great comfort
| and elegance. he Cuisine Is unsurpassed.
|
| art. furne ny occupied the same position at tho
| Union Clue. The initiation fee, $50. Includes
| dues from date OF admission To the following
| October; yearly dues, So; President, August
| Belmont.
tho AcsdemY u Music, was founded IL
| 1870 by john Brougham, william Apple
| ton, Jr, {. F. Chickering, and others, with
| tie view of pruSidlng social Intercourse among
| literary men, artists, ana members OF the musi-
| g I ana dramatic professions The house Is com
| fortaulc, elegantly furnished, and well adapted
| t. its present uses. Inc dining room on the
ground door back Is small but cheerful, and we'll
| lighted. IL the Lutus were located IA the cluD
region above Union square. Il would grow inucn
| cluD il hmited to 40; it numbers at present.
| about $50. The Initiation fee for regular mem %
| Uers Is sl00; Tor life members. f5O0. The yearly
| dnes are $40, PAYABLE quirteriy In advance.
| President. John Bioughnm; treasurer, W IN.
| Appleton. Jr
Inc Arcadlsn Club, an. orshoot from the Lo-
| tos, Is located In the four-story, hieh-stoop,
| brown-stone house, IiG Fifth avenue, between
| Ninst,enth aud twentieth streets. 1t com
menced operatipn ~ May. 1872, ana Was found
cd for the same purposes ANA objects - the LO-
| tus. The numner Of members ~ limited 10 go ;
thu imitation fee for professional member,
| Is So; Tor non-pIuiessi DnaI members, 500
| yearly dues. $40, PAYABLE quarterly IN dd-
vance. No round games or games Of chance
| are allowed. Sluce moving to their new cluO
| house ON the Fiftn avenue they have greatly IN
creased their numerical strength, wuIcn at
! present Is between JOO and 100 President, Roo
| EFT IL. Roosevelt.
Inc oldest artistic aud literary club in the
city-tne Century CluO-springs from tue
AIRY men, and lawyers. dating back to the
year lSG. Al the Hotindt in the T. rk, then
used IA a Gallery OF at, now dest,oyed and OIL
| most forgotten. a comnlittee reported the pro-
| pusal " To TORN an ass clifton II gentlemen of
the city of New York ana its vicinity engaged
or interested IN literature or the tine arts, Win
"a view to Their advancement. Us well IA the pro-
motion OF social intercourse" by an ct Of IN
| corporation passed Mdrcn 7. 1857, dullan &. Yer
| ul1nck william c. Bryant, CHARLES y, Lcupp.
| As.cr Is Durand, John l.. kensett, Wn.. kcm-
ole, william H. Appl ton, aud others. were
| constituted u bOuy corporate, under the
| name OF the Century Association. ne
| club house Is OF nrick, three stores high,
| MY feet front, situated On the nnr.h side Of
| HI tetnth street, between Irving place and
| Union square The lot Is 100 icet deep, the
| property H. owned bl the club, free and Gear
| Ot all encumDr nee. In 1881 the number
| Il members wds definitely liked ut 5OJ since
| which Time al Increase nas more than once hcen
| decided dgiins enT nee, fee 500; annu
| cues, S,B, payable IN advance, Out-naif on tue
| hr-t daY Of MAY, and one-half on tue first day
| Of November m each year. Members intending
| to be abstn from the Clty Tor one year or mo. e.
| NAV Civ notice OF such ia entIon To the treas
| urrT, ana theuCefulth, during sucn absence.
| they stall be exempt from the payment of \, ar
| ~ dues. The number II acuVe members is now
90, win u long list Ol names rs candidates for
| admission. Inis club, the Union Gun, ana the
Germ u CluO IN Forty second street, are the
ony three organizations VI the kind In this VOC
CupYing nuildinss originally Duilt foI CluD house
.urpO,rs all the others nave been adapted from
re al less . mr. m