The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-01-03
THE oAnrAREr eLUB
And its Cosy Little Home at Bergen
Square.


1t is scarcely month now since a
number of gentlemen representing the
cream of Bergen Society and the cream If
Bergen society is, may be said, the cream Of
Jersey City society banded themselves
into the CartaIet Club Not many days
after they had organized they set them
selves to work making themselves COM
Portable Their eyes lit on the old De
Motto worcestershire slanting-r sofed
building that stands on spacious ground
with pump at the gate, on Bergen Square,
as desirable meeting place; and it WAS not
long before they got into negotiation with
John M. Jones, the owner The result was
the making of lease. Carpenters and
kalsominers were put TO work at once and
the magic of their handiwork made the
homely interior rich and tasty. Then the
carpet and furniture men began to put it
In order for its new occupants and when
one of the TATTLERs ventured inside the
other evening, it looked as neat as a
new pin, and pretty and cosey beyond
description. A colored porter opened the
door admitting to the broad hall The re-
porter observed that il was rpeted
throughout with the same pattern of Brus-
sells. On one si2eo the hall was the par
Tor dressed iii its suite of plush on the
other, the reading room, the table Uttered
with papers of every description. Behind
the parlor was the room 10 which the
/" Governors Of the club ass amble for con-
ference, and opposite it, the cafe, and be-
Tond it the dining room. The kitchen door
YVES shut, but the TATTLER was assured that
a caterer were always at hand there to an
sEer the call of members. Four doors
opened into the hall at the head of the
stairs. Two admitted to front rooms, fit
ted, on one side of the hall with billiard
table. and on the other with a pool table
The rooms in the rear were arranged for
card rooms, with private room off one
for the use of private card parties.
Not for gambling purpos s, however.
The rules Of the club specially forbid
that. And decent observance of the
Sabbath is enforced by rule that pro-
hibits the playing of any games whatever
after midnight of Saturday till the morning
of the following Monday. The club exscts
an entrance fee of twenty-five dollars from
members, and annual dues of twelve dol
lars. Requisites for membership are
good standing in society and high moral
character. The management and control
of the club is in the hands of the Board of
Governors. This Board consists of the
officers and trustees. These are William
w. Coffin, President William Brinkerhoff,
Vice-President ; Edward II. Apgar, Secre-
tary Thomas E. Bailey, Treasurer Hum
phrey w. Carr, Andrew J. Post. William
v. Toffey, Trustees with John H. Carnes
Perpetual Trustee There are four stand
ing committees, each of which has a trustee
for its chairman. The committees are as
follows
Finance Humphrey w. Carr, Edward
F. G.. Young, Vincent r. Scenck.
House Andrew j. Post. Daniel E. Man
ton, Henry E. Spadone, William B. Jenkins,
William F. Myers.
Membership. William v. Toffey, John
Headden, Jr., Thomas r. Withers.
Literature. John b. Carnes, George F.
Livingston Clifford, Feorge F. Perkins.
The standing rules forbid the giving of
gTatuity to any servant of the club, or the
commencement by member of more than
one game Of billiards while others are
waiting to occupy the table or the expend-
iturs by guest or stranger of money for
any purpose while visiting the club house.