Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-05
Climb life in New Work.

Although it IS an i1c,ntrc7crtiblc t',cs tha
clubs in the metropolis rarely flourish IN :lH!n
cial point Of view, they have rapidly Increased
witbia tho last fifteen years ami the DaItlpi"''
| ton Of them is likely to continue. IN Zoo
there Wero only ten respectable cups II NcP
York, whereas now there gre toTty'slS, bGt "i
| this number only sixteen aro prominent "p'i
| socially influential.
Since the year given above scve:ai c.u)s nav,
become bankrupt aud gore ou5 OF 'X'stc"| .
notably the Eclectic having Cub houS WI /
| the Hotel Brunswick now stands, the Arc.cIai:.
Travellers, Athcr;sum and Blossom, the iItls.
at one time exercising considerable lLIll?nae III
political affairs.
Each and every local club has Some Gliii.1c.
| tive characteristic and reputation. Thus II l.,
that the members Of tho Lotcs are actars, scrlhos
artists and theatrical managers; nt the Ia
| lette, artists and literary men; The Uclon, rlrl
Of wealth and leisure, having aristoera;lc taste,
| the Down Town, merchants and business incn,
the st. Nicholas and kuickcrhockcT, descend
auts of old families (some Of whom have ii;
scandcd a trtle lower than obcrS}; 1T thc U.!o;I
League and Manhattan, politicians ard ellie.
holders, the iUrincr Republican and ;h> latter
Democratic.
The New York, Yacht, Century ana t'nion
Clubs are the oldest in The CITY, !hcII orraEi%.
ton dating back to tho days when Hioa1w"y,
above H0on Square, was "Gut Of inwn. ~.
character of the Union Cub ha@, h"r
ever, materially changed Sinr" 1t w
organized aud it has been brought into :
reputc On two OR three occasions ty Scrn'!:
| among which were the Bennett May affair, H.
| Drsper Wooscy Jones card disturbances, nr
| tho fights between Ellison and Inr an, Gin
| holm and the fish dealer, Racry. on the Str!1 81
| the club house.
| The old conservative element ;,a- beer an".t
superseded by another made nr ci '"S'ln'':''
| youoe men about town, who have 4 inu i,"..
| for horse races, coaching and brand; ;.'ii H@d:
! The roll Of membership is very large, IN! |"
oIudcs many OF the WcaltllcSt and most rr"!iH
nent OF cur citizens. The Hon. ". NJ. Er"r!>.
Secretary Of State, is nominalIy president OF the
| club, but his visits 10 the club hGus. are sane.
thug like those Of the angels.
| The Union League is the richest o HE r!ns's
! 10 this city, if not 10 the ljnitcd States. IEr
members number over 800 resident and nnn
resident, and tho club has something Ike
! $3.50, 600 invested in government bonds. i
was organized al the beginning OF The war. ard
| the club house was originally the residence,
stables and private theatre Of MIR. Leonard ".
Jerome, from whom the club still lta-,s. 81
though IL lS Sdlu tli1l IioPI.St f'''hS' 80
reality TO Lord Randolph Churchill, who m'r.
ricd Mr.. ,Jcromc'a daughter eight or ten yca1H
ago.
The Union League las & remarkably ''Hu
collection, and the restaurant is one vi ''''
best in the city, although i has IL VcG past
proti. over t1pcCgcs. The theatre /, r'!i'"'
| OF revenue to the club during the "I1t"T e..
SOD, being engaged for private social cn!rrt.i"-
ments almost every Light from November /"
Easter. The Union League has uot ho,n
exempt from strife and dIscord, on" oi ~"
latest troubles having occurred over the n5ul
nation for election TO membership ci 4 50" -
Mr.. Weite, proprietor OF the Brcv0crt llou,'.
| certain would be exclusive members Ct the -
| ganization black baIling iim hec&u'e Il" Is ~
| tho hotel business.
The ladies' rccCrtions al the t)nIoH h'a>i'
during the winter are always the IL '-L n"' 10
| and brilliant social reunions OF the schs'n.
is singular circumstance, taken in cjnnrr i"r
| With tho fact that large proportion {" ella"
men arc wealthy, that there il scarcely = c:G!'
| jp town that is not in debt, and it i ;.ii:'sr
| a!Iv tue that club restaurants have sever h,ti.
| made 10 pay. Bad Management; Is too oii(n
the cause aud, besides, the dishonesty ot ~.
wants and employees
| The Union Club, for Instance, discovered
| few years ago that its cooks were Carrying oi.
considerable quantities OF i)od every day. an!
| that its steward was dishonest. There wa u
| wholesale dismissal, and its affairs 81: Ho'
somewhat better managed. The Cub cmtIoyn
| over fifty servants, and has pay !o! OF $NA,-
600 year. Ltbuys the choicest ol everything.
and is the only club in to~n at which decacly#
.'cus OF season. can always be had.
Tho Manhattan is moro "f poIl!lcs tia
| q; cia! organization, and numbers among 1t
members aIl tho leading spirits Of the Demo
cratic party. Tic club housa Is a m.Ehl cri''
building formerly private rcsII Icncc, sfc i
vcrv elegantly furnished sad appointed.
The Century club is made up hImo5t cEc.1-
sivcy ofprolcssionsl meE-lOctors, ud9es, iH"-
ycrs, artists and clcrgymen and has met VIA
| 4 severe loss in the doath cf its president, y J.
w. G. Bryant, and Of Mr.. q. $. Appleton, o;.''
Of its Leading members These two deaths. fol
lowing closely each other, wcre the Lrsl sihci
the roll CT membership WAS completed. THIS J.
q very conservative club and no 'sEobs, scrob'
or ads" as they say in london, have ever been
ablu 10 gain admission. .
The Coaching club is Of comparatively recon,
origin and is tho Outgrowth OF the Ho" III II ~,
club, established in An amateur s"rL % way -
the late Geo. Griswold Gray, VINO VIZ ii' H' ~ -
drive q coach and. four in New YORK. INC
Iocmbcrship is limited TO twonly- -bgc, sEH ever
mc,nhor must own and ba ahin 10 drive !'-'E ~
hard ar have sn interest in the owncTs'i! d.: a
cosch There aro now twenty -four n"r';''F.,
ard the twenty-llth will be Mf. Al"%"i'Hh!
TAYLOR, jr., who will DO eecl"d IN ,h9 't''.
, ! Inst nt prcscnt the clubs &r6 cIiI m! q'''''
Tho silendsncc i, largely m:d0 up "i "r"-'
men whose families hro out OF town ana "h' 80
necessity resUrt to the CLUB loc so2e:S hi "''"''
i-NGlr J0rE Sfd5'.
a TusNEI. TnROUGn A TREE. be :uhnf
for the pa5sage OF coaches through lhr h':, ire