New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSES
PROGRESS OF THE NEW BUILDINGS.
TINE ry1oN LEAGUES PROSPERITY - APPLicA'
r1oYs FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE RIDING
AND DRIVING oLUB-THE GERMA'
MAS NEW HOME.

AND DRIVING CLUB-THE "hh"A
MAS NEW HOME
Tho calendar declares that the hrst OF tne'
autumn months is with ms. but thus lar inc signs
90 olub- house life and activity remain ABOUT as
tbev were month ago. Sui the tne Is ciOse
y. Sod when the condition of affairs Will undergo
s,.cenino change. The lengthening shadows
and tbe chilly winds as Nature grows more IN
bosnitable will fill the soul OF the true Gnu
man with thoughts oil the priE"O'
quarters he has left Deh'nu anu
hin, scurrving back to them whether
49, 10 hy mountain lake or seaside, and the sum-
NOR soasoo,s olobec reuters whether frol AiasKa
i|.,roI ro,yer ~ the Land OF the Midnight sun,
'-I "no, arrive in town With club lite once
- :, t,ll s,,inp plans for the coming seasons
.1,.an.oiou.nts will begin TO take definite shape
nd tho coming fall and winter promise 10 DC
en- % bonre,,ings worthy of record ana cOmheHt'
Irst az present. however, the thing which looms
go, r,ost prominently on the horizon OF the clnD
,.orld &c the LAYING OF the cornerstone oil the
~ Ioaoues new home at Bedford-aVe ana
Doar-st This was TO have taken place oil sep
tonher "a but the date may be changed because
r tho inability Of the contractors 10 eeI the gran
ito courses of masonry, which VIII eNuho aooNe
tbo sidewalk a distance of several 1eet ou'iO up
~ that time So the niche the cOfherSCh' "'h
- Tho cornerstone itself has been cut, and
Looks handsome. Ii IS Dlock OIL gray R'nliOe
2 feet inches square by feet lhches deep
II 10 rocIfnished7 except the figures 1889 whlch
will show or the Dean-st side, ana the etterS
aI1y g - which show on the BeGford-ave. side.
These are highly polished
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUBS NEW HOME
Crov.ds of interested observers assemble at the
Iub- bouse site every Sunday, but for the benefit
90 ,hoee who do not or can not il may be said that
,oat nrooress has been made in laying the twenty
four inch foundation walls since work was COM
menced. They are now about ready for the gran
ite course So far as the work has progressed the
building committee are well pleased Inc con-
tractors w. d +. Lamb, jr., still continue to do
ro than their contract calls for For example,
the vault Just outside the cellar, where the engine
uiu be nlac,d WAS TO have a solid wall twenty
four inches thick according t. the specifications
But the Mcssrs Lamb Laid it up with two single
twelve-inch walls having a space OF an men be
tween them. This is the more approved plan OF
construction, but il is aEo the most expensive.
The walls of the kitchen, which is to be IN the
basement are now visible, and it is seen that they
are laid up with English glazed white brick,
another departure by the contractors IN the dlrec-
ton of giving their patrons better bargain than
they stipulated for. Without doubt one OF the
reasons for such exceptional good treatment Is to
be found in the fact that William Lamb, the senior
member of the firm, is also an enthusiastic mem-
Der of the club.
One thing, at least, about the laying of the cor
nerstone is certain, and that is that the occasion
will be a great Republican jcllfcauon. The speak
crs platform and the audience will be out in the
oUen air, but "a large tent has been engaged ana
Will be placed at the inside corner oi the clu9S
lot Here the caterers Ieles hments Will be
served, but the intellectual refreshnent Will come
from a speaker whose name Is q household Woro
throughout the country. Ihe committee
will announce il in due course.
Tbp 23d REGIMENT band has
been engage to furnish the music for the occasion.
All of the arrangements VIII be on the most
liberal and generous scale.
The first regular meeting Of the club since lts
adjournment in June will he held next thursday.
The names of fifty or more applicants Tor admission
will be voted upon and other business OF importance
will be transacted. Amous other things the qucS-
ton Of raising the initiation zee "iiI come up.
The sentiment OF the club IS strongly III favor
of doing this, but of still keeping the entrance
fee low enough so that young men OF moderate
means whose services would be valuable, need
not be debarred from coming in
A CIRCULAR TO IT'S MEMBERS.
The president Of the club, F. II. Wilson, VIII
send out in a day or two a circular of great IN
terest to the members, and 10 that by no means
Insignificant portion of the general public which
has the welfare of the club at heart. 1t runs as
follows:
10 the Members of the Union League Club.
Gentlemen Our first regular meeting since juno
81 will be held in Hancock Hall, on Thursday even
ing. september 8. 1850 at O'Clock In the interim,
July 20 a special meeting held, which r.suitel
I'm the appointment OF committee 10 arrange Tor the
laying OF the cornerstone of the clubhouse with ap
pIOprlate ceremonies. The report Of this COMMITTEE
the large number Of applications for membership the
the Executive Committee from SIX to eighteen elecuNe
members and the work of the club as regards the reg
istraon Of for the approaching city and State
election are matters of such importance that large
attendance at next meeting should be assured -
The great prominence the club has so speedily
gained IS largely due 10 the excellent work OF It's com
has from the very outset held prominent place lt
is cardinal principle Of our organization mat II Is
every citizens dut! 10 register and vote that TINS j.
and that no man has right to censure a
condition Of things that exists through his neglect
1t IS thought by many of the members that our work
in connection with the registration should be extended
and improved.
500 10 5000. and average about 800 each over
800 members have not yet subscribed to this fund
/ ton of every member. We should not be satisfied
with the assurance that sufficient are in sigh
to build the clubhouse. The financial status Of the
club should keep even pecS with It's rapid grow h.
If eyerv member VIII take an active inter st IN TN,
club can own an unmorgaged home the day It moves
in.
consideration. and II is earnestly hopcd that every
member. far possible. Will be IN attendance on
Thursday evening. september >.
THE RIDING CLUBS NEW MEMBERS.
The directors of the Brooklyn Riding and Driv.
ing Club held meeting last Wednesday and
elected forty-eght members, bringing the
total membership to date to 2s6 good men and
true This last statement is not made in any
rOnical spirit, for the fact Of the matter is that
the Organizers Of the club have been extremely
those they have taken into the fold. This is so
we'll known that there are nearly ten applicants
for each of the remaining fourteen vacancies.
10 is more than probable, however, if the accom-
modations Of the club will permit il, that some
way will be found 10 extend 20 these applicants
the same privileges. so far as the use of the clubs