New-York tribune., 1889-12-22
UP IN BUSY HARLEM.
INTEREST IN CLUB AFFAIRS
uor,x " CONTESTED ELEcToN-rHE BUILDING
FEVER SPREADING RECEPTIONS

vrvrp SPREADING RECEPTIONS
AND ENTERTAINMENTS
,.,.u, ponrhIcan Club, at No. "a East One
- ord ,,renty afth.st., has recovered from ue
o,.ment of its recent election oil oncers' aithough
the contest was hot one as the ciuo has ever
oen ont of the go members VINO had the rgh'
% vote 900 cast their ballots The race was so even
that James A. Colvin who was elected receiVeu -'
votcs and Charles ID. Baker 200, there being one de-
-. ballot cast Feeling ran high during the
o,sct,on and probably no harder eectlonecring work
ras ever done at municipal state or Federal election
Inv those interested than done during the snort
campaign. But when il was all over and tie result
announced those who defeated came forward ana
congratulated their opponents and then the members
turned their attention 10 considerations of social
nature. Arrangements making to have number
of entertainments during the winter tie pfn'c'pai
feature of which will be lectures political subjects
by welknown speakers. The installation Of officers
will be held on the evening OF Tuesday, January H.
THE HAMILTON REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Social affairs i'm the Hamilton Republican Club, at
seventhayc and one hundred and twenty tyseVchth-st
are as lively and full OF interest as ever Inc aest
project TO the interest in the cuo Is ucoas
society which has already been formed anu wiz oe
gin the discussion Of political and other SUBJECTS
a few days. The club goes nght OH in'ie"'s ~
numbers and scarcely meeting is held without several
ao, members be,nc elected The question Of building
an addition 70 the rear Of the clubhouse Is sui under
discussion.
THE HARLEM CLUB.
The brilliant reception at the Harlem Club last week
infused new life and interest in club lie' anu .i'e
handsome building is well filed every e'ehins' Ap
pcations for membership are received nearly e'crS
dav and the club will find itself at the emu oi INC
wear not only entirely out of debt, but with sood
fat surplus in its treasury. Since The new steward
in he kitchen
restaurant which hitherto has been run at loss has
increased to such an extent that 1t is thought IL can
be made TO pay expenses in another year. Inc SUD
scriptlon dinner on Thursday evening was IhsnH
ENJOYABLE affair Informal speeches were Hiaue Dy
Colonel G. 2. Webster and Edwin I. hlce' inc Piesi-
dent Of the club. James = Burdett entertained 'he
Marty with some humorous recitatons. There were
twenty four in the dinner party. Thc whlSt uourha
ment which is in progress Is exciting great deal OF
interest There are thirytwo contestants, ana they
will MAY for several weeks yet before the tournament
is ended
THE RIVERSIDE CLUB
The Riverside Club, at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ioui'h's'.
near Ninhave., one Of the frst cluos orsahiheu
on the West side. 1t is composed largely OF real es-
tate men. and they have comfortable CLUBHOUSE
The oucston Of bnding a fine new clubhouse on the
pouIevard was discussed some time ago. but it was de
cidcd To remain in the old house for the present inc
club has bought the property where u Is al peSen.
bnl ii will c on the site Of the old The club holds
regular monthly receptions open only 10 MEMBER ana
their guests, and also gives formal dinners semi
annually Byron : COtcs Is president H. H. flschcr
vice. president Ralph +. Townsend, secretary IL, H.
Downc recording secretary apd Captain j. b. Elklns,
treasurer. The membership is about 800
THE OCCIDENT CLUB.
The subject which is of the greatest interest TO the
members of the Occdent club. in West Seventy second
ST. Just at present is the proposed new clubhouse
which was described in last sundays Tribune There
are so many competitors drawing plans for the new
budlng that there is scarcely doubt that 1t will be
at least a thing Of beauty The club has been so
liberal to offer 300 to each OF thc architects
whether his plans are accepted or not and to give
the supervision ot the building to the one
whose plans meet the approval OF the club
THE SYCAMORE CLUB.
The Sycamore Club, in Fihh-ave. near One-hundrcd-
and twenty ffth-st has also got the building fever
and will begin shortly to erect a clubhouse that VIII
cost 800 900 or The site Of the new building
has not been decided upon yet but 1t Will not be
far from the present club house At the end of the
wear the club finds itself with ab0ut 700 members ana
a surplus Of $4,000 in the treasury
THE HARLEM DEMOCRAT1C CLUB.
After prolonged discussion at A meeting OF the
Harlem Democratic Club in East Onehundred and
twenty -hfth-st Wednesday evening resolution to
raise the annual dues from $40 TO go passed.
motion to have the club Incorporated was also
passed The question Of raising the initiation fee
from $40 TO SO will be brought up at the next
meeting