New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17
AMONG THE CLUB-H OUSES
THE EAMuroy,s SUBSCRIPTION DINNER
OPENING THE SEASON WITH oo00i1"'' = -
EvEN1NG-woRK OF THE HOME


T. eories of subscription dinners, 10 WHICH tn0
mombers have been eagerly LOOKING lor""ru slfioo
tho club season opened. These entertainments
vorc started by the Hamilton, ana are pecul"riy
a fcaturc of its club life They nave flad hluch
to do with stimulating the giving oil suoscrlp"oh
dinners bv the other clubs OF the Guy IL Is III
1an1oroo ,yi,b the custom which marks the in
tcIlcetual character of the clup TO proNc solne NJ
,inc tonic for discussion and the subject approprl-
atcly chosen last night was why w VT '.N'
yacaton| -. :, 49,,
,...o 1in,ro room on the fourth floor, where the
,hIos ,,,oco arranged in the shape Of three-tned
| I'll 81 Clair McKelwdy presided at the llrSt
! ,oIlo which formed the upper end OF the lork'
~, lie ri ,bt hand was seated the Rev. DIR. DAVIS
and on his left Dr. Charles y. Judson the chdli MIN
If tbe Committee of Arrangements. lie other
,oer,hers Of the committee were DR.. L. H. Cotton
DIR John L. MofTat, W lie Conte Stevens ana
william Sullivan Among the other subscribers
we're: ~ " p Smith
| Fraser 4 II Ely. DR. John l. Motat, }. T.. LeeGh
r Ts7Serj l. middleton, General A. G.. Barnes r. H.
! elton r. II. Terry, Robert b. "oo4%au, "a H.
dd' ricbarl ; barnett. T. l. Eames, j. j. Walton,
WiIiam wallace Isaac H. Cary, George W. Bunker
+ = Secronb T. L. Gracf d. ". Van Ingen, c. 5
Van WAGNER William Warden IT. Dr; a. Ma ~ ~
son. George Ingram. ; Bac0l JainTS "S ,men II
Chapman, william iinman "; ", hoss N 'G TYI
j. y Partridge, W y Peak, "lila1 = new II =
| tucker. tr H. A. Tucker, Charles r Wrcaks, iienry
WTeah f. Il Mn hoasf 4 ziesicr n v. Booze. Il E
Xeln,itL IT. W C. gardner. J. \. HYDE, James f.
spencer Professor Cashie Harrison y; > u R9ief
| ii h. Moore. ". V. Topper l. ;. CONN., ms us. ~
! ogden W {. kellogg George NJ Pneps II; y. CIane
r a. T E5SI'e frank seaman IT, II. Benedict, W r.
woo Cd iy samuel B. Duryea, T. II. Newbery and
| l.. D. Phelps.
The hill of fare was one of the happy selections
Of Gustav Bchme, the steward Of the club. and
conpriscd the following dishes: blue point oysters,
consomme a Ia Daumont, salmon trout Ia Dep
noise Partisan potatoes. sirloin of beef. Monitor
eeuil tomatoes a Ia Boquillon, potato croquettes.
roast quas. Boston lettuce, currant jelly, Neapol-
itan ice-cream WATERS cheese, coffee and fruit.
When coffee and cigars were served the 03 diners
were in Il humor 10 listen TO the speaking. PreSl-
dent McKelway led off, and was followed in urn
by DR.. Alexander Hutchins, Professor Is. IL.
Kellogg Herman Koepke, +. p. Bellamy. Colonel
Burlcieh. Colonel W. c. Beecher, W. s. Logan,
and Professor Calvin +. Patterson.
Two hundred Union League members attended
the meeting of the club last Thursday night
| President Francis II. Wilson called the meeting
70 order The recording secretary, GuernseJ
Sackett. jr. read list Of thirtytwo new appl-
cants for membership, which included the follow
'D5F Frank W. Quercau Robert NJ Elting James II.
! Sahler. Arthur G. Saunders, George \. Nllllaus,
Charles +. Waters Frederick l.. Holmes, ". ,.
Banta w. u. Eddy, George Hutc hinSon, Manly
A. Rutland James .. McDcrmOtt l.. Dwight Church
James A. Church, Charles +. Bishop: Frank Ange.
vine. ir, George J.. Weed, j. 5. Mckeon, Lew
Darbee, George L. Mains W, l.. Sampson, Henry
L. Rrevoort r. W. Robinson, John Fink, George
b. Ellis f. W. IIawcy, Thomas Wilson, w. H. Bell
c. W. Hoagland and William +. Moriord
This batch. with ten applications already IN the
hands of the investigating committee, makes
fOrty-twO new recruits who are knocking at Ine
club gates for admission.
The meeting also had other most encouraging
features The Subscription Committee reported
progress and one of It's members, T. Is. Armstrong
evoked much applause by brlet but telling
speech, in which he announced that he would
/ guarantee from the subscriptions Of himself ana
! his friends an addition of $4,000 more 10 the
building fund This brings the total amount
already raised 10 nearly 100000. Now. as the
whole sum necessary 10 pay Tor the cqD99Sc
| 10 be placed upon il, and the furnishing of The
same, viii be only 100000 this leaves virtually
only 500 600 more tu be raised IN order 10 enable
the club TO keep the whole amount OF its bonded
Indebtedness among lis members. The amount OF
the bonded debt will not, however, fully repre-
sent the cost of the completed clubhouse, FOL
there will bc. at a moderate estimate, at least
$4,000 derived from dues and imitation ices I,
apply toward deiraying us cost. This VIII be
Il - 600 or thereabOuts. divided up follows
D cost of land S2i 900; cost of building. 81 1000
and est mated cost of furnishing, $4,000.
In connection with this subject the report of The
Executive Committee. presented toward the cos'
Of The meeting. was of most gratifying nature
fl saws that upon a most liberal estimate Of I'll,
running expenses Of the club and a most con
, servative estimate of It's receipts, ITS treasury
will be $4,000 ahead at the end of the year
ANY one with half an eye can see that this in Itself
without any gifts from members, VIII form hand
= some fund for the club 10 use III furtherng lt
political aims and objects.
~ The ROYAL Arcanum gave their first musica
and literary entertainment OF the season laS' even
, ing. The clubhouse was crowded with member
o and fria nds The programme was arranged bV Wal
TOW Wade who took charge Of the affair at Tin
S reoucst OF the House Committee To show how diver
SIZED and unique an affair OF this kind can b
made N is worth while TO glance briefly AT TN
ZINES If those who took part. The list included
Professor H. II. Mohr, lightning carcaturc arts
and ypntriloaust; the brothers Perry, slcigh-bell
! ,nrenhone Guitar and mandolin duets; VIII LYLE
j banioist and comedian; Thomas Dawson. OF Lon
# don nIrd imitator and whistler: Charles "
o Nicols, jr., pastel artist; The Iheran Bani
Quartet " G. Rush H. IL H. FH IT. D. r Faco an
, Fvorvbodv voted it good entertainment
- Tie Columbian Club will hold an adioune
- meeting this AFTERNOON a, Clock 10 near IN
d - vos expected would finish thci
IS work at last Wednesday evenings meetin-
n This they did not do, however. and to-days meet
mo seers likely 10 be q very full one. The Vor
\ no committee have in hand is TO name seven ncy
= ! directors. president, vlcc-presideni iinanci1
and recording secretary ana treasurer Tn
oGicc of honorary president is a permanent one an
is iust AT present held by the Rev. Father No
CARLY. the founder and organizer of the club
II would seem 10 be very easy work for IN
] committee TO agree upon tlcket. but perhaps til
I ! Cort that this is the first time IN the history q
| The club that a nominating committee has bee
- amounted 10 name officers may have something (
= do with this hcSitancy. Inc eiecIion VIII be he'll
on tbc evening of the first Wednesday in Dccembe
The new directors will be elected for "a term &
enc wear. and with their associates and the officer
] no, .tpp on m porc
J., | into The Board At the end of the next 81
months however their seven associates 90 on
. | Great regret is expressed at the fact tlat III
4 resent president of the club, j. II. Goodwin, wi
a has removed 10 New York, insists upon retirin
i from Office t .,.;,,. ., r;h,.
J, | t -, -, :. rre1t rate Its housewarming will tal
o nIarc carly in December. t1us verifying the pr
diction made in these columns several montl