The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-01
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
The wessm orcIand Club.

This Club was organized under an act OF
Assembly approved March 20, 1877. Men,
bers are elected by ballot, after nomination
and ten days notice on the bulietin-board
OF the Club; three black-balls defeating,
and at least twenty members participating
IN the election. Applicants must be TWEEN
tv-fiye wears old aud resident IN Richmond
or within five miles thereof. No such per-
son not a member is admitted 10 the club
house. Strangers NAV once be introduced
by a member, but cannot recnter save on
the written invitation OF the president or
the Board OF Management, which invitation
may be withdrawn by the Board, and must
be Withdrawn on the request OF three
members.
The clergy OF the city OF all denominations
are entitled to the privileges OF the club
house, and ladies who are OF the families OF
members or visitors IN their families are
admitted by card to the reading.rOOm every
saturday from 10 A. VI. to p. VI.
The rules OF the Club forbid bar-room
and all betting on games.
During the past summer the cub pur-
chased the spacious and handsome residence
long occupied by Hon. james Lyons, on the
southeast corner OF Sixth and Grace streets,
and having thoroughly renovated and fur
niShed it, they now possess one OF the band
soonest club-hOuSes IN the county.
The Executive Committee OF the Virginia
Historical Society. which by invitation holds
its regular meetings in the clubhouse,
loaned 10 the Club the valuable collection OF
historical portraits in its possession, on con-
dition that they should be put in order and
properly cared for. Accordingly the walls
are adorned with one of the choicest gather
ings OF portraits OF this class anywhere
accessible.
While the amu>cmentS common to club
life are amply provided for, the characteriS-
tic feature OF this club is rs wel-stocked
reading room, where the best specimens OF
current literature are fOund-nearly all the
representative periodicals published in our
language and the best OF American and for
eign newspapers being taken.
The membership, which has more than
doubled during the year, cons IS Of 100
resident and 80 nonresident members.
Officers A. VI. Kelley, president; j. ;.
D'Or,oy Cullen, yice-prc>idcnt; John En-
derS Robinson, treasurer; william Ran
dolph smith, secretary. Board OF Manage
mcnt: The above officers. and Charles An
derson, Oscar Cranz, George Lee, f.. I. -.
Myer.. Edward Cohen. Isaac Davenport,
Jr, j. +. NcCaw, and John or.
edmond Club.
Clubhouse. corner Third AMI Franklin
streets was founded in JIly. 1866. and in
corporIted by the General Assembly by an +.
act passed February q, 1861
The Club was first established on one q
the upper floors IN the building opposite F,
the Theatre.
There are now ~ resident and 20 non
resident members OF the club. john II. /
Montague. president; w. W. Crump, vice
president; Il. +. Daniel, Jr.. secretary; W. I
A jenkins. treasurer; Colonel Lloyd j. |
Bealp. executive officer; Bernard Peyt0n, |
librarian.
The first president of tho Club was Major !.
David j. Mcintosh, who was succeeded by |
GustavuS Meyers (deccised Or. J. &. /,
Cabell, and MesSrS. II. II. IIaXaIl and John /
II. Montague. A standing library has been /
by the members.
The Club was never in more Furnishing |
condition.
Commercial Club.
1900 ROSS STREET.
The Commercial Club was organized Jan
uary %, 1873, and chartered by an act OF
the Legislature soon thereafter. The Club .
is in a tlourishIng condition, having "A roll
Of over 200 members PRESIDENT and nOn-resi.
dent), representing all lines OF business.
The following are the present officers
Claiborne Watkins president; j. Pendleton
Rogers, yicc-president; j. VI. NOwlin, sec.
rotary and treasurer. Board OF Managers
The President, Vice President, George ID.
ThaXlOn, Henry BOdeker NJ. Heller, W. T.
Cardozo. James ID. Crump, Luke Harvey.
ard H. J. Myers.
The Club was established for the Joint
promotion OF business and social inter
course, and especially for the purpose OF
merchants and strangers visit
ing the city.
The annul! meeting Of the Club is held
On the last Monday in January OF each year.
Mercantile Club.
Myer Heller, president; II. }. Myers,
Julius Straus, secretary and
treasurer; G.. Milhi,er, II. Schwarzchild,
Henry ROsenheim, Jacob May, Board OF
Managers.
Field club of Richmond.
The object Of this CLUB is TO study natural
science in all its branches. Meets on the
irst and third Monday nights in each month
VI. W. Welch, president; DR.. Jud. Il.
Wood yice-president; II. Theodore Ely ,
on, recording secretary; Sol. Culchins,
secretary; I. T. Mayo,
reasurer Charles l.. Steel, custodian Dr.
I. VI. Cowardin and f. T. Mayo, general or
Executive committee. Committee on EXer. ,
Uses (wh0se duty is to select all subjects for
discussion before the CIub)-Dr. Jud Il.
Wood, William Ellyson, and NJ. VI. Welch.