New-York tribune., 1886-05-02
CINANLINN " NEW- W-IORK.
TIE PROSPERITY OF THE CANADIAN cLvB-ITs RE-
MOVAL UPTOWN.

TIE PROSPERITY OF TIE CANADIAN CLtB-iIs hh-
MovAL UrIowN.
Two or three Canadians living in New ork
happened about year ago ana the question WAS
broached as the advisaplhty ol ESTABLISHING socs'
Institution which should devoted for the most part to
Canada and Canalilns AM whether II such move
ment were male there sufficient Cana Hans pos
ssscd of the rc1uste culture and to AFFORD the
support necessary for social club. The prime movers
I'm the matter Erastus Wimln. william H. Ellison,
Dr Curmin = aud W. \. ShorJt-au folr stanch ava
true Canadians After considerable con-hlta'l ION an
cllberation. determined. IN any c'7e' 10 can
meeting Of Canadian residents and discover the amount
of sympiihy anl cooperation that ud be rrlel upo
meeting was accorlinsy held at the Hotel Brunswiek
and inc rc and en- lst!c attrnllnrc set Al rest Tor
ever any doubts to the future success ot C'"d'
dian club. subsequent mesting' "i s'''H'i'
encouraging nature held. AMI finally resulted III
the Incorporation in April l-s5 of tho Canadian Clun
An efficient and representative board OF "m'rr4 WAY
elected by-Iaw4 and rules drawn up and th' frst hoor
of No 3 North Washington square engaged From the
very opening OF the club doubt was eit tnat "ouu
supply long felt want. aud warm support was at once
acc1r led by Canadians both of this city AID or the
Dominion The membership quickly ran up INTO tAe
neghhorhooi of 300 including. beside most Of the Ncw
YORK Canadians, many OF the leading m"n OF the Doh
ion nom the Crown Ministers downward. II was not
long before the club all the confidence OF yonns
institution began to experience longing
for more centrally situated and more roomy premises
THIS per haps its first AMI only difficulty Sutaoo
premises within III small radius Of clunand are ie" ana
hard but AT the very nick OF tme fortune seu
upon the Canadian Club and the officers have been sue
ccssful ia leasing the clubhouse In East Tventy-hih
st. helon ging the St Nicholas tlub, anl lat'y
made vacant by their removal To tlfth-1Ve ne qit'
Ter. are convenient, and well adapted 10 Tue ciuo
action OF the igrmcnt was lpdofSrd Al sPtcIH,
meeting lately nrld at winch alSo the following h"h'
o. officers was elected: President Erastus "uian VICE
III. slcnts, Sir Iudc1cX Cameron, l. = HHnhngo', l.
w. Grifh. g. NJ FaIrcilf. jr. John Patton; r1seeS IT.
T. H. Alien, T. ". Griffith. Dr. +. fergn-on J"lh iNoI
w. h. h llsOn and secretary aud treasurer W. H. hii'"n
Among the bylaws IL one which admits a. ful mehpsIs y
Americans foreigners. II Gny elected, TO the nunpei
o! 100. The removal uptown has caused an lnnlA oi
ne meubcrs, forty fifty candidaes having applied
FOR admission. Among the moro prominent mrinDcrs
besides those already named, are Walter watson laAk
Frederick IIohnaust G.. NJ Fairenild, r..
Arnold schoI. {. D. Reckenbrrs Jackson
W,I,Ice. Cmrence whitman A. j. Gates. IL
Hague Alexander Lang, j. W. Scaminrl. Colonel j. W.
Brft A. VI. stewart. j. II. Alexander. Edward l-ltcu-
field Edward Blake. James Beatty, q e., Il. L.; id-Av
C. Baker NJ p J. \. Chaplain. Postmaster-tienrra' 9lr
Alexander Campbell. hdoph i. tsron, Minister ol
Militia: A. r. Campbell. II. l.. Dwight. Dr. j. W DlSpy'
J j. Foote Colonel {. 1. EZow-hi. W H. II"" ''hi'
Haycr OF loTOnto A. :. Hardy. cir John harh"i''
A J.. xahGcr Mackeuzle Oliver Mowat. AeAIn"ci Nan
ming, eX.Mayor of Toronto; &. W. Pdrm"rr, j. i.''S
Robertson, G. W Ross. John Beverly Robinson lAentrh,
auGOvernor OF OAtarO; Donald A. smith, anu to1ouoi
David lisis.