The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-08
UNIQUE CLUBS.
The Thirteen, the Twilight and the Peanut,
and Their Peculiarities.

The Thirteen, the Twilight and the Peanut
and Their Peculiarities.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
New YORK, Aug There are three rather
unique clubs in New York that, judging by their
recent growth, will in time become quite cele-
brated. One is the Thirteen Club which meets
at dinner at 7:13 o'clock on the 18th Of each
month, to disprove the popular superstition that
one of every thirteen who sit down to a table
will die before the year is out The club started
several years ago with thirteen at table, but so
popular have their dinners become by reason or
the feast of wit and wisdom. not to say the viands
provided, that at their dinner next week at the
Brighton Beach Hotel, Coney Island. thirteen
tables, each seating thirteen, will be provided.
There are thirteen courses on the menu, thirteen
at table, thirteen speeches made, and the number
is introduced in every possible way and shape.
Not being able to make the menu card in the
shape of the numeral, the suggestive form of
a coffin is adopted. The neurology of the club
effectually explodes the theory of the fatality of
the number, and the club is gaining recruits
every dinner, and will have headquarters and
take it's place among the social clubs next sea-
son. The other club is the Twilight Club, which
meets at dinner every fortnight, and after the
questions Of the day, pro and con; according to
the predictions of the speakers. who are gen
orally selected because they are known to be
ragonstic. The antagonism of the speakers pre-
vents the club from ever being mutual admi-
ration society and consequently its dinners have
become very attractive to a large class who en-
joy this species of intellectual sparring The
other club is the least known of the three; in
deed, though with larger membership than
either, little is known of it outside Of its mem
bers. 1t is known as the Peanut Club and the
badge Of memberships peanut-must be worn
on every occasion as an ornament or amulet, In
metal jewelry or carved wood Any member
accostng another who cannot display the badge
can call on him for dinner for as many Of the
club as he likes. 1t may be the call
may be made in the middle of the night,
and the challenged party aroused from his slum
bers; or it may be that the demand may be made
in the breakers off Coney Island, or Long
Branch-no matter when where, if the coun-
terfeit peanut is not produced the penalty is
established. The result is that many of the
members carry their emblem of membership
attached to string around the neck, and wear
it night and day. The gentleman who was
aroused from his slumbers wore his this way.
The Hon. Jacob Hess, OF the subway commits
sion, was accosted the other day by fellow
prepared, having the golden peanut that gener-
ally bangles from his watch chain
in his mouth. If the challenging
party cannot produce the emblem if
TcQulTou Uy Ou6 WHO mas, ne is calleu on TO pay
the penalty, and in this case it took the form of
a very elaborate dinner at the West End Hotel
Maliahan, the trainer and hacker of Herald the
new aspirant for fistic honors, tucked his ivory
peanut into his one night while acting as
master of ceremonies at a fstic gathering, and
SO was not caught when Peters, the wine
chant. challenged him. The emblem of the
club is becoming common in all circles. The
imitation is generally III gold, and worn as a
watch charm
There is quite an excitement among the dudes
in the Knickerbocker because some tradesman
has obtained a list of the members and forwarded
them to the club address in his business circular
1t is against the rule in the club that it's letter
boxes should be used for advertising purposes
and generally all advertising circulars are de-
stroyed by the wholesale; but in this case the
willy tradesman used square tinted envelopes,
such as ladies generally use and the super
scription was in slender, tall fashionable fem
mime chirography, and the disappointment of
the receivers may have heightened their sense
of club etiquette. JOHN DARME.