New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-16
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSES.
TIE UNION LEAGUES NEW HOME.
THAT CHINESE DINNER AND hoNGoLlAN Dc

irnrcoso and last Thursdays meeting was the
Io-,,os. hold since the idea OF building club
house was first started. Nearly lOO members
we're present, including William IL War1ns'
Howard NJ Smith, D. w. NorthruP D. 6. harrl-
man. Guernsey Sacllett William Creighton, Charles
Cooper, j. o. Carpenter. T. K Moore, A " bailey'
+, e. Barnard A. G. Perham, II. O. LArowe' = "
Alderman and O. b. Lockwood. The PRESIDENT
Francis IL Wilson, presided, and the building
Committee, consisting of John W. Hussey, u. NJ
Munger Andrew d. Baird, }. T. Pues ana L. l.
Weymouth. were oil present
Their report WIS the principal feature OF The
meeting. They announced through their chair
man, Mr.. Ilussey, that the bids Tor the new
building would he opened on Monday. Then
followed n discussion about the signing OF the
contracts, and the meeting authorized the presl-
dent the treasurer, J. S. Nugent and the record
ing secretary, ] T. Sackett 70 sign them when
the Building Committee declared them 70 De
satisfactory. The strong degree OF commence
which the members OF the club feel In this CON-
mttee was expressed in various other why's our
ing the evening and It is proper 20 odd that they
are practical men OF eminent fitness fully alive TO
the RESPONSIBILITIES Of the position they hold
Upon them. assisted TO some extent oV inc TX,
ccutive Committee, will devolve the practical
inq so soon TO be becun. Next Thursdays moet-
ing Of tho club. which will probably be the last
one held before next September. will decide Just
bcn ground shall he broken and the digging OF the
foundations begun.
VRATsTSG THE DFSfnN.
The large colorcd elevation OF the new building
was completed by Architect Iauritzen and shown
20 the members They not only renewed their
praises of the design Of the building hut have
caused 10 20 be plnccd in the show window Of
s,ore at Fulton and Bedford uvrs.. where crowds
rathcr every day 10 look at IT. Every one is
anxious 20 scc the new building begun. and TO
have the bids disposed OF ms quickly as possible
H. IL sid that H. will he an easy matter 20 make
selection from the many competent builders who
arc competing and their rivalry Is so sharp that II
seems safe 20 say that none OF the clubs money
will be wasted, whoever the fortunate bidders
may be.
c, ]. Sands, chairman Of the committee on mem.
bership reported that o htEH number OF npplira-
tons still remained 10 he acted upon. Among The
apphcauts was Eugene c. Hnckfod. The club.
house has been s,uatrd in the heart Of tho district
that rolls up the lnrgest Republican mSioritIS
md tho members OF the club say TINT they meant
make il a monument 20 the patriotism OF the ~
publican PARTY Among the prominent mrm btrs
are s. V. White, Franklin Woodruff, William c.
Wallace Theodore Is. Willis, William H. Lyon,
State Senator Eugene F. O'Connor, Joseph ~
pinall and Timothy l. Woodruff. The snbscfT-
tons 70 the clubhouse bonds are now approach
ing SEQ 600, and no moro anxiety on the subject
OF funds il felt by the finance committee.
rrrr MoxrAUKs NOVEL DINNER.
The Chinese dinner OF the Moutnuk has come
md zone, and so far as heard from none OF the
members or their friends who partook Of II feel
any the worse for their experience, But II the
rcsponscs TO the toasts made last Thursday evening
indicated anything they indicated that most OF
the members did not get enough and were not
partlcularly colnfortcd or strengthened by what
they did get The reason for this WIS that they
did not get the dinner that WIS contracted Tor
and their failure to do 80 WINS chhrgcnole entirely
70 the trcachcry OF Chin Gocy, An alpond-eycd
Celestial, in whom George W. SillcoS. chairman Of
the house committee, and several other members
Of the MontaulS rrposed great confidence. Their
faith in him was the result Of an excursion to
Chinatown, which they took In company with
ncwspapcr man, 10 the restaurant OF the kTng
| Hong Ian Company. Chin In accordance with
the manifest propriety OF his name, ac'cd rs lhtf-
| nrctcr and what was more surprising, feiuscl 70
accent any compensation for so doing In 0ihrr
wp IN he gave apparent proof TINT he merltcd the
| tito bestowed upon him 10y the party Of good
When Mr. Sillcox came 10 arrange for The dinner
| he acnIn visited the King Hong Lon Company
| hostrry in company with Chin ond the reporti,r
Tie arrangement whS mSds Tor n,nnSr 80, VI .Ie
| best dishes this Chinese Dcmonico could fnrnlsh
| Chin was told OF the same time that he would D0
| COMPENSATED for his serv Ices.
| Now II so happened that the writer look some
| friends from ont Of town 10 the king Hong Ian
| establishment Last Thursday afternoon, ana SlnG
| Kee the manager, made known 20 him IN yonbi,
! pigeon-EnGlish and with much gcshcnhuoh anu
| iacinl oonfOrtion that Chin wanted commission
| ~ sAO which Ind been refused. Sing snid thai
| Chin wanted him 10 skimp7 the portions, Gu,
| down the allowance OF wine, and proHlGe ony nN(
| walters instead OF five. Sing addcl thFt u" mao
| Summed the propostion and said that II MAS bet
Ter "a no RIGHT Than 20 coin dishonest dollar, oi
words 90 Tint effect Thrreupon, according " ~
narrative, Chin went - the restaurant hfNt Iooi
| and arranged 10 consunmatr his nc'arions plans
Tho writer asked II the King Hong Ian concern
could serve mp that evening tho dinner aS org
inallv intended. and was informed That JUS re-
| sourCps were not equal 90 huch demahu
HOW THE THING TURNED OUT.
| I'm the evening when hr went 30 the Montau'
he found that the condition of affairs proph'sie'
by Sing Kee was actually prcyhiling that Their
were only two walters instead Of Ave, that tn
Chinese liquor was hardly sufficient U give cncl
diner a thin bleful, aud that the clubs champaign
| WAC the only spirituous beverage on tap. Ill
| thereupon informed Mr.. SllcoN. his Is th
true story Of the Montauk's Chinese dlnneT' am
| 10 points this moral: Better dinner WIN con
tSptmrnt ia Chinatown than q Barmecide fens
| elsewhere.
The building committee Of the Montnnk hay
been busily 10 work on the detailed plans 10
tbcir new clubhouse, and the specifications will
| be ready 70 submit 10 bidders next weclL WorI
will be started soon the contracts nre lie
and IL seems safe - say that ground viii be broker
| about July J. This IL somewhat later than tn
| clmb originally intended 20 begin, but the plan
have undergone Chungs which, though appnrenti!
slight, have nevertheless made necessary cxtcnsly
iaraement of the elevator compelled virtua
rcarrang cement Of the rooms on one floor, ant
the BAY window which has been added TO tn
| Iinooln Place facade made IL necessary to chang
the position OF the rooms on another floor. Fou
Of tie members Of the committee, j.. Roger MaA
well, chairman, Charles f. Moore, also PreEidcn
r Griggs, are IN town. and har
NJ work I4onard Moody, whose practioa
advice and energy have been greatly missed, is o