New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-17
AMONG THE cLUB-HoUsES.
GREAT PROGRESS MADE BY ALL OF THIN
RECEPTION TO NAVAL MEN TO roILow TEE
DINNER TO SECRETARY THAcy-PLAns
FOR NEW HOMES

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RECEPTION TO NAVAL MEN 10 FOLLOW TEE
DINNER TO SECRETARY raAcy-PLAns
ron NEW HOMES.
Tho club life OF Brooklyn has grown with the
growth Of the city, and has now obtained degree
Of prominence in its social affairs which few per-
sons realize who have not taken comprehensive
survey of tho field. The total membership in
the organizations which fulfil, or soon Will fulhb
the principal functions Of social club 40 opposed
to those organized for a specific purpose. NUM-
bers nearly 5000 The Hamilton has $50 meme
bcrs, OF when $50 are resident and 20 non-rcsi-
dent members. The Brooklyn Club has 277
nnmcs on the roll The Oxford has 400. The
Ampbicn has a full list II 500, and twenty-two
life members. The new M6ntauk has fully 300
and is growing. The Carlton in the same quarter
Of the city has "a names on it's roll-book The
Lincoln has reached its full limit OF 400, and
fifty or more applicants are waiting. The Ger
mania has 800, and viii add largely to that
number when its new clubhouse is finished
The ROYAL Arcanum can summon 200 Of its
class.
Several of them have new or remodelled club
houses. and four clubs, tho Montauk, the Amphion.
the Carlton and the Germania. have begun. OF
soon will begin, the building of new homes
The aggregate cost of these will not be far FROM
100000. In many eases the same members
belong to three or four Of them. These facts
show that club life not only Is active IN the
City of Churches but is growing in favor at
lively rate Yet it has several noticeable
pecularities. One of them IS that tho number
Of club frequenters IS much smaller in pro-
portion TO membership than 1t is In Other
cities Another Ia the greater prominence given
in most of the clubs TO ladies' entertainments
and the extent to which the interests OF tbs
wives and daughters of the members are con-
suited. Stin another is the strong bent shown
in many Of them for literary entertainments or
those in which the intellectual side predominates.
RECEPTION TO NAVAL MEN.
It is appropriate that the Hamilton should fol-
low up its compliment to the new Secretary OF the
Navy by naval reception, that is to say, by
reception to some of the prominent naval ofnccrs.
Next Saturday evening Commedore Schley, Cap
LENT nant haIinsld will be entertained BY. the
club The latter will give some account OF ms
recent experiments and discoveries IN reference
to his dynamite gun, but there VIII oe no OLLIE
speaking. As usual the evenings entertHinncns
will close with o suppers -
The Hamilton, however, was not the only CLUB
that had good time last night The Gcrmania
had social and theatrical entertainment, wm zen
Germania are certainly diversified than those
of any other club. On the programme Tor tho
future are concert, a children's ball and canco
dance Since the club was founded in 1850 BY
DR. William Aiming, its character has changed o
great deal 1t was originally Incorporated as q
musical society, and stu gives amateur ,s
like the Amphion Club. IT has changed rom
musical to o social organization. The present en-
ergetic administration Of the society is IN the
president; w. Raegner treasurer; A. Sonaern.
Secretary; c. Kirchoff librarian; and A. Carmerer,
T. Zaiss, William Schumacher. F. G. Fischer end
T.. hursch, entertainment committee.
TO BUILD NEW HoMEs
Tho club will soon give outward and visible
signs of the progress it has made as social organ
liza ton Like several Of the other clubs, it is
about to become home-builder. 1t has purchased
piece of land, so by 100 feet on the south side
of Schermerhorn-st., between Boerum and
Smith-sts. The excavation for the foundations
of their new building is nearly completed. The
other contracts will soon be let out, and before
many weeks the walls will begin to rise above tho
sidewalks
The new structure has been designed by Frank
Freeman. and will be one OF the most unique in
far SEEN The front will be in the purc Roman,
eSque style OF architecture. One OF the prlnc1pai
features Of tho exterior is steep pitched rooi,
lows ballroom on the upper door with thirty
foot ceiling Two large circular bay-windows,
with doorway between the lambs OF the doorway
and two large windows, ten feet wide and thirty
feet high, surmounted by colonnade OF windows
near the cornicc, divided by clustered shafts OF
terial the other prominent features OF the 'front.'
The leading points of this school are well brought
Pie rreponts The general color effect viii be one Of
finely contrasting shades of buff and red The stone
work around the bay windows and some other
around the upper windows win be OF
terra-cetta, while the spaces between will be filed
in with buff notified Tiffany brick.
The interior is virtually divided into two wings,
that the right containing series OF haifstorics,
while the other wing Will consist OF stories
20 feet high to the third story above the
basement, where the large dancing room will be
placed. The basement will contain i've bowling
alleys, besides the servants quarters On the first
floor wiz be placed the club-room and the reading
room, billiard-room and dining room. On the
second floor will be large dining-rcom for bar
quets IL by az feet with q seating capacity OF
500, and serving pantries, ladies' dressing .room
The third floor viii contain the ballroom, with
a foyer, stage and dressing rooms with total
seating capacity of $50, not including the foyer.
The stage viii be 40 feet wide and rs feet deep.
Above the stage arranged on either side dress
ing rooms to which access may be had by private
without passing through the ballroom
placed in the rear Of the building forms an egress
for the ball and dining room floors in case OF
society for costume balls like those given BY the
and Aron societies in New-York. It
IS impossible TO say just how soon the new build
ng will be ready, but IL the work of construction
IS as energctcally pushed as it is fair 70 presume
9 will be- 10 ought to be finished by next fall
The cost Of the building viii be In tho neighhaA
hood Of $4,000
TWO PLANS 10 BE coNsfnzaED'
The Lincoln Club win soon remodel its club.
rouse. and there arc two plans before them to be
considered at special meeting next Wednesday
,vening. both prepared by their architect, r. L.
Dams. Either one of them will materially and
some years ago the club purchased two frame
louses In Putnan-ave, near Classon-ave, and, as
Il increased in numbers and prosperity, built a
brick extension back of them which is virtually
another building They also own a lot % by 80