New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
GOSSIP OF TIE CLUBS.

TALK AT THE UNION ABOUT GOING UP-TowN-THE
ST. NICHOLAS TO REMAIN WHERE IT Is.
special meeting of the Union Club is talked
OF to decide whether not Il e1pedient TO provide
uptown quarters for the club IN the future. L Is
claimed by those who favor change that majority OF
the meHbers live above Thirty yfourths, and that the
club building should he there too. Two pieces Of prop
erty mentioned ayallablethe Brick Church prop
erty at Thirty yseventh-st. and Fifhsve and the Cas-
well property, on which the University Club building now
stands The former It'll said can be bought for 100000
and the latter for s55OoOO. The cost for ground and
building is estimated by different advocates OF the
removal at s75O.OO0 to $1.o00OOO II is said that the
present club house could be sold for S35OOOO There
mortgage on it OF s14 OOO and the clubs other assets
amount 10 about $4,000, that between $2500OO
and S275.OOO can be counted to apply TO the
uptown scheme Various ways are suggested for the
raising OF the remainder OF the funds that is the d
ference between the cash in hand and the 81 900 less
the amount of mortgage that be placed the prop
ery. One party Is in favor Of adding 200 members to
the club at Tho initiation fee being $3.50 this
would secure O0OO ana make fhs available cash
S325,OO
these and other methods OF raising the money
bitterly opposed and the whole scheme violently
demned by what known the downtown party There
are still many old and influential mcmbers who 1--we be
low Twenty thlrd-st about Washn yton Square and along
lower Ffthave, and they denOuuce the proposal Of get
ting away from what they call the heart Of the city
wise. And from present appearances these gentlemen will
triumph. They are led by the Belmonts and Cuttings
They claim that there Is still much grumbng at the
Union Leaeue Cmb over premature removal up town
and point trumrhanty to the fact that the University
Club uas recently determined TO come down TWO squares
The downtown party acknowledge tnlt the Union Clu
s present cramped for but declare that it is
polite 10 the neuse expense suggested TO remedy
h's They refer the fact that the club has mat finished
the builGug of wine cellar al cost Ot $4,000. and
o,ou1 tbe lYref tse of fine dwelling house to tie wesr
~ he cib nui,ny and ire trcornoration This hons.
b. % ~ f4a ID 4rtIf flq
rat,ons and flrni-blnC can be done for SzJ 600 o.
the matter i ayitated just now 10 act the coiaiug
spring election But how this Is to be done s nor made
Thr proact r removing the st Noholas Club has been
practically abandoned Those interested have in
deed given up all hope, but they admit thai the pros
pect O' getting the necessary subscriptions and putting
the matter through is rather uncertain. The older
pected lt wls the Young men, according 10 them who
wanted 10 into moro expensive quarters, but they
want somebody else 10 pay or them aud the opponents
Of scheme steatfast In refusing 10 DO anything OF
the THe Morgan mansion, therefore, a ThreJhst
and Fithaye. Is again in the market aud there large
bill displayed OL the Fifth avenue side.
The University Club recently decided that man could
be made member years after graduation instead
Of ye years, aud the Army and Navy members were put
The Union ub have subscibed for two boxes at the
Metropolitan Opera House for The spring season They
suggested by secretary King and has proved agreeable
all around.
will return about the middle OF the present month, When
IL understood that the arrangements securing the
presence the approaching ta of necessary witnesses
AM other Treninsries will be- looked The feeling
ss s-'-' -sa4 and 10 disposed OF in
April.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was elected member OF the
Union Club at the last mOflJGi noyeruinR
COMMITTEE de has been on the list for NUMBER 81
years. There are now about 80 candidates waiting
election and about forty vacancies In the complement OF
youths whose election may be reached about the time
they come OF axe.