New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-29
OUR BIG SISTER CITY.
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
An Ooh Factory Destroyed by FireA Deserted Navy Yard
Rusv DAYS for the Cubs-What the Regiments
Dong-General Items

Perham. ex-senator Charles II. Russell. Ethan
Alhn Doty and A. j. Pouch. Thirteen members
were elected. and applications were received from
DIR. James W. Chisholm, w. ii Smith, Warren A.
Slsbe, Herman Leibmann, Timothy Perry, l.. A.
Lipmann and William H. Rudd. Thee thousa I'd
dollars was added to the ciuD's subscriptions for
bonds. Members who visit the new clubhouse
building at BcGford-ave. and Dcan-st., as many
Of them do on Sundays, will be surprised to see
how nearly the exterior Ui their new home is com
pcted. If the contractors have ten more DAYS
OF pleasant weather, the house will be rooted, and
the work on the interior will then be begun.
Inc Montauk, which IS one of the most in
teresting OF the hOuse-builders, because of tho
intrinsic beauty Of the Venetian structure il is
putting up on Prospect Heights near the Plaza,
has been obliged to stop work for a week The
contracts were given out late in the fall, and
some of the contractors are not ready with their
material. This IS especially true of the terra
Gotta work, which promises to be the handsomest
and most unique i'll its effects of any yet seen
heTeabOuts.
the clubs architect, Francis II. kmball. last
Thursday. and decided that it would he better
TO wait until March /, when they would be pre-
pared TO 90 ahead rapidly, than to 90 on in a
lame and hating fashion with the delays arising
from the winter weather. besides taking the
chances of injury to the incomplcted walls. Those
president of the club; Leonard Moody, +. |.
IIorsman, Rufus T. Griggs and Albro j. New
ton. besides Professor Alcenon S. Higgins. the
secretary of the club. They leave the building
the level of the first floor, with
the first tier of beams on The ground
is clearly defined and the Long Meadow brown
stone that has been used is the darkest that will
be put into the structure
Now that the building committee have tenn
pOrarly given up their functions, the entertain
ment committee Of the club under the presidency
OF Timothy J. Woodruff, are coming to the front.
They are Harris X. Smith, ~ Q. Pope, II. b.
Deatour, Gnstave John, Arthur w. Perego, Jarvis
b. Edison, Percy G.. Williams. Edward c.. Will
Jams, and James Foster, jr. The committee have
selected the third Saturday in the month as
club night the Brooklyn having taken the
first and the Oxford the last Saturdays in the
month. just at present Percy &. Williams. who
is professional electrician is at work with spark
ling energy getting up a programme for Janu-
AIRY Is.
The Hamilton filed financial statement signed
by its directors, with the County Clerk last week
in conformity with the requirements of the law,
and the fact is chiefly interesting for that reason
Some of the clubs do not file reports. But so
far rs the document in question may be supposed
TO furnish any real clew to tht financial status
Of the club, il is we'll to bear in mind that tine
clubs financial year ends on March 81 and the
report in question is not worth publishing as a
guide TO the clubs real financial position. The
subscription list for the dinner to Seth Low,
Columblas new president. has been closed, with
2lO subscribers. No new ones are eligible. unless
some Of the present subscribers drop out. Pro-
lessor Drisler, the acting president of Columbia
will be among the invited guests, but the few
others for whom there will be room will be
limited almost entirely to Mr. Lows immediate
relatives and friends.