New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-14
sMoNG THE CLUB-HoUsEs.
PREDICTING POPULAR OFFICERS


DEPRECIATION OF TRn @ffioiANt "oN
pnrsIpENr s1ILlMAs-eENhhAn 0''ot
IT,. noard Of directors Of the Brooklyn oiuo
les, Monday evening. ana eiec'e1 s,' vno.I'
I.s che coming gear. Benjamin ~ 0 in
~ ,,aont. Judge Calvin E. Prate V,U ,
p r On Val. treasurer, and eeoree ". Sh1 n~cL
......arv were all reelected. Ueherai nVui'ey
= ward. william G, Smith ana ScnqyIer ""i rs,
,,ore aooointed thu house commiYee' MI. "a'-
s,on ana william n. Dykman Were MADE oirecVors
a.hl -, ne 1t annual election, the BOARD oeins
= oI.sstsed one, in place Of "inneia hoooihs anu
Dr J. Lester Keep who have reslgneo oeo'uSe
AZ intended absence from the cay
The re-electi6n, of The old ohieers OF .ne O,uo
gives general satisfaction, because IL is leu ''O
is affairs could not be in better hanos' AneSo
.a.nhers have devoted themselves most earnestly
10 the welfare of the club, and eaon anu al VI
,h.n contributed most effectively to the success
- ,ha recent reception to Secretary Tracy. The
,siI,snt affair is now the most prominent IN the
.hh,s history. and bids fair to remain 30 Tor
!. lons time 70 come The members especially
an qratulate themselves upon the fact that Presi'
don't SiIlman has consented to remain at the
lsaa of their organization for another twelve
months. II is violating no confidence to say
that Mr.. Silliman, who has been OF the helm ior
several wears. has been anxious to retire. WIN
advancing years, he has sought to relieve himself
=, all bnrlenso,ne cares and responsibilities
Eyery year. however, he has yielded 70 tne en-
treaties OF his fellow olubmen, VINO IooK upol
him as a philosopher, guide ana Irieno WYNN ."
would be impossible to replace
NOT TO HAVE A CLUBHOUSE JUST YET.
The Amphion hos abandoned the project OF
attaining a clubhouse. They advanced half
A. noaJ ~ their desire so far
the financial part of the project was concerned,
and there they have stopped The clubhouse
committee has been discharged. and the plan seems
., have been indefinitely postponed. The real
reason for tins state Of affairs Is because many
of the members were lukewarm upon the s4bplect.
The Lneon Club mean 70 nave r sO dovS g0t 10 make
room for the new one, and the ladies VIII be IN;
yited 10 take part On April "a reception wlh
be held for their benefit at Thi n.a ,, aIso he
supper The rest of the cntertalnment tne guesuS
viii have a. provide for themselves. One hunurco
and thirtv-Rve members sat down TO the suoscrlp-
sion dinner given at the Hamilton Club last even
ing. The large dining-room and adjoining supper
rooms held this number very comfortably. Every
body had plenty Of eooW foS GWEN to secretary
Tracy when nearly twice this number were accom-
naodated by bringing the ladies' dining-rooni' on
the floor above, into requisiuon
SINGING OF THE YALE GLiEE CLUE.
The double quartet Of the Yale Glec Club made
the wellxin ring melodiously with their glees ana
nadrigals There were no speeches. ana no Ohe
appeared to mourn their loss.
The regular ticket consisting Of six directors TO
he voted for at the annual election. 70 be held ON
April go is posted upon the bulletin-board In the
clubhouse Five Of the present members OF the
hoard. Edward A. willard, John hoffman, James
McKeen. William II. Wallace and Thomas 5. Moore,
have been renominated. The sixth canoiuale u
General Barnes, who has been 1s, sei eon re
firing. No competing ticket has appeared; anu .ho
there is no evidence that there VIII De one 'h INC
The Montauk held its house-warming last night
as the new temporary clubhouse, No. "a E1ghtn-
ave. and everybody present vooea tne oS &c IL
conspicuous success, which argued wen LUZ
future Of the club. The evenings enIoymI1se n
took the shape of an informal reception Mness;
palms and potted plants In blossom screened
the orchestra, which was stationed IN lne paeh
raYlor Flowers were also tastefuly ana aonh-
dainty used in decorating ether portions OIL the
The front parlor, however. was the centre 90, Of
attraction. On it's wall were hung front ana sac
elevations from four architects. showing In, inc
exterior Of the new clubhouse to be built Inc
architects represented were Charles Z. H. GIioert,
Francis A. Kimball, L. Charles Merry, and Parhtt
BROTHERS. There are more designs TO come IN, Dut
At the meeting OF the directors last evening,
Leonard Moody suggested that the drawings a.,
,ssay ends II was evideps from the attention
bestowed upon them last evening that the exhibit
ton was happy thought. The designs offered
many points OF contrast and were unique original
and thoroughly expressive of the refined comfort
which should characterize the exterior OF club
home. The design of Mr. Gilbert recalled the
familiar lines Of the Union League clubhouse
of New-York. That Of Mr. Kimball was OF the
Moorish type, but elub-hlle, nevertheless. The
atberv were Of o. more composite order but
thoroughly picturesque and attractive ts..'
Among theses psssent were Melvin a., Bailey,
presilent Of t4ss Carlton club, GspsEele James
seyEaae 3D. j. Fassf s,l Newell .v,S caSl
james jane 4 Hayes, William NJ Cole, Rafrs G gGTug,
chaglss ii, StoddaSa, g. Williams ana j F Eos.
The Entertainment Committee took eatei Of the
guests IN most hospitable style and did not fail
n see that they were well-cared for when sumner
was served The second and thIrd floors were
converted into diningrooms, and billiard, pool
and card tables put away for the time being The
members of the club feel thoroughly satisfied at
the progress they are making. Eighteen new
members were admitted at the meeting Of the
directors last Friday evening.
Many Of those present at the Monhnks fecep-
ZION also attended that of the Oxford Club, on tho
other HILL. near the Prospect-Park quarter OF
the eity The Oxford always manages to make
its affairs bomelijSe as we'll as elub.lile, and the
reception was thoroughly enjoyed by more than
200 members OF the club and their friends.
oox1EsrBG PETER PAUL aAHoxEr's WILL.