New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSES.
PLANS FOR HoUSE-wARMINGS.

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there will be no unnecessary delay about the hold
ing of the house warnings and the welcoming OF
their friends TO the new quarters. 1t looks as
if the Wildwood, Of Flatbush. would be the first
in the field with an affair of this character. 1t
has finished the reitting of the old Clarkson
mansion, which has been taken for the CLUB
house and their Furnishing Committee is now busy
at work selecting carpets. chandeliers, billiard ana
pool tables, chairs, bookcases and all the other
equipments necessary for the clubs housekeeping.
The interior of the house has been fully described
in recent issue of The Tribune.
The bowling alleys are all ready, and few
DAYS ago some of the directors while waiting Tor
some of their fellow members to get around to
| Board meeting, made q practical test OF them.
| They bowled away for an hour or more, ana al
the end of their game pronounced them not only
good, but equal TO any alleys they had ever trleu'
! In fact the Building Committee are now out Of the
| way and their functions have practically ceaseu'
| They have been recipients of many nearly con-
EXAMINATIONS upon the remarkably capable manner
! in which they have performed their work. lhlt
names are: DR.. Homer L. Bartlett president OF the
club. chairman William Matthews Richard
Ficlcn and Gustave A. jain, exoiiicio as president
of the Fatbush Park Association.
The club feels that it not only has reason to
| CONGRATULATE itself upon the speedy occupluon
|
| of its home but also upon an extensive doNsltoh
| No IT'S landed estate This is nothing less ulln
| the purchase of eleven lots adjoining the ciup-
| house which expands the area OF the grounds
| about three acres This will afford ample space
| for all the lawn tennis, archery, croquet' anu
other outdoor sports which the members care 10
engage, in But there will be plenty OF room
/ NODDED in and out of the clubhouse for games
| and sports in which ladies can engage, for 1t Is
one of the prominent and unique characteristics
Of the Wildwood that il is to be Il club to which
the wives and sisters of the members will be
as welcome and as thoroughly provided for rs
| they themselves.
| Owing to the clubs latencss in getting Their
| additional land, the grounds Will probably De
| left rs they are until next spring, except the
! broad paths which lead to the clubhouse from
! Ocean and Flatbush ayes. These are being fur
nished with gas-lamps, so that the wayfarer even
though an outsider, need not err in guiding hlS
! footsteps TO the clubhouse portals at night.
| \ gratifying evidence Of the soHdity OF the
clubs financial backing was recently furnished ut
! = meeting of The members of the FlatDush Park
Association, which owns the clubhouse property
| in fee and leased it to the club lew months ago
| for a rent of 81 per annum and the taxes. Inc
| capital stock Of the ASSOCIATION Is S3O,OOO, Dut
oniy $50, 100 had been subscribed he remain,
| ing $4,000 was made up in u few minutes, ana
|
more shares If they could have obtained them.
| The Wildwood IS also receiving many applications
for membership, as Is customary III the case OF the
| other clubs that nave Just begun 10 nnSn thelr
| club-houses Next week meeting OF the directors
will probably be held to fix the date for the open
ing OF the clubhouse, which will take place about
| Christmas time. Inc precise manner in which
| the affair will be conducted VIII also then be de-
! termned. number OF pictures have been al
ready loaned for the establishment OF the rooms,
and 1t IS beneVed that some or the line Old Dutch
! furniture which many of the Fiatbush families
! have cherished for generations viii also be Offered
The Carlton, at Flatbush and ST. Marks aves.,
q near neighbor geographically to the Wildwood, is
another club which is getting along rapidly with
| its furnishing, and the committee il, charge be-
lieves that everything will be in "appe-pie' Or
| der by Christmas. Its members consist OF Melvin
| J. Bailey, president of the club chairman; DR..
| p. l.. Schencl II. s. Dolard and o. +. Shipman.
Just at present they are not only engaged in
| ing Committee to HUSTLE them out of the way
as soon as possible. The members of the Build
ing Committee are: Richard Schermerhorn,
W. 3. Hewett and NJ NJ Candee They are will
ing to be hustled. however, and so peace and har-
mony are preserved while the work of furnishing
goes delightfully."- on.
Its effects are partially visible in the fourth
and third stories for the clubhouse is being fur
nished it was finished, from the top down to
the basement, where the bowling alleys are all
| ready for use. The cafe and large dlnlng-room
on the fourth floor have their carpets on. the
latter being made especially for the room II
has a darl-bluc background, and shows hand
somely by gnslicht. The illumination comes from
! two twclve-light chandeliers of special design.
made expressly for the club, and the material
of which they are composed IS OF polished ron
of u beautiful blush cast, which looks like silver
| bronze The billiard-rOom and card-r0Om, on the
! floor below, have also received their floor cover
ines There will be little delay in fitting up the
rest of the house, and the first celebration OF It's
completion is expected to take place about jan
uary l, and take the shape of "A subscription din
ncr to the members After that ladies recep-
ton will be held.
The Lincoln expect to have their clubhouse
fully furnished by the first of the year; for it is
practically finished already. The furnishing com
mitee of the Lincoln consists of William lScIri,
president of the club. chairman; II. Is. Dyer
| and Charles K. Wallace, the clubs treasurer.
The opening of the clubhouse will take t.lc shape
| exercises Of a formal character. just at present
the interest of the members is centred IN the
| of the clubs team Every night one hundred
| or more people watch the contestants, and two
| Of the five alleys have been given up to enable
| them to find standing room.
| The Oxford gave their usual monthly reception
last night and nearly 200 members and their friends
were on hand The means taken to entertan
! them a SereopticOn show Of various amusing
! and instructive features OF street and city HE
| in Npw-York and some of the principal European
| cities The different views taken with u
detective camera by Alexander acll and furnished
| him with a theme for an entertaining lecture
| Next month the customary reception on the first
Saturday III the month viii he omitted. and The
/ CLUB VIII hoId an art reception. carton NlEgln>,
chairman of the Art Committee is already busy
/ engaged in preparing for il.
! Tho Oxford has recently been the scene Of many
notable private dinners. hut Of none more So. than
| that Given by Henry Elliott 10 Leonard Moody.
| Mr.. Elliott rash tn wager that james
c. Blaine would not he member of President Ilar-
rson'S Cabinet, and he paid the penalty Of his
miSjudement with most cheerful satisfaction to
himself and his guests Mr. Elliott formerly
hard worker on the House Committee Of the club.
! Among his guests we've Alonz0 Slote. president Of
| -. cIo 4 toffb a
taull: William B,rri, president of the Lincoln;
Asa W. Tcnney Major James y. Hayes, vice
| president OF the Montauli: Colonel Edward Fack-
! ner. william Schwartzwaelder. Edward l. liors-
man James :. Case, J. ~ Kelley, Colonel John Y
! Culver II. Is. Hubbard. Albert zimmerman Dr.
p H. Kretzschmar. William W. Cole, +. \. Ven
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