New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-29
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSES
THE UNION LEAGUES CORNERSTONE.
pp1rr SKETCH OF THE CLUBS oAREER-THE

Tho un,on League and It's preparations for the lsSlh'
of the cornerstone of its new nome at peoio
and pean-st still continue to be the apsorplns 'op
in club circles The committee on laying inc ooiuor
stone and the subcommittee on speaAers' on NV
,,ors and on music have been busy at work during
az 70, roek and the following order of exercises
1, ,be result. The members will meet at HancocH
Hall Octnber 3 AT Q D. m, and form line OF mdrcn
IN building at follows Platoon OF Pollce' ]ou "oei
ment Band twenty-five pieces invited guests III S'
riaces Ceremonies at the building; Music by pahu
invocation music Introductory remarks by rreSI'on
Francis H. wilson; laying of tho corners'one' music
address by A. W. Tenney; music Address oy senator
Hiscock; music; the hymn, " America leu ny -'o
Regiment Band in which the entire assemblaee IS re-
ouested TO jon reception n speakers In tent
II is much regretted that Chauncey NJ. Depew
who II was expec ted would take leading part u
the proceedings, cannot be present D. " WIN"
who was deputcd committee OF one 10 hecult
his cor emit world nave succeeded had not the pad
weather vetoed the clubs intention OF holding inc
cer.morv Yesterday. As IT IS. Mr. Depew will prob
,hlv he absent from his home inspecting the vast
svston, of railroad, with which he is connected
Otherwise the committee has met Win no uId"
backs Mr.. white has secured senator hiscooA %
rrare the occasion with his presence ana inc prih
cipal address will be delivered by eN-Cnhed o'ate'
Distrlci-Attomey Trnney, VINO Is sure W NhaA' II
one well worth listening to-
o 70 mako a Stage for the invited guests, and
the sneakers platform viii be just behind the sp"5e
left for the cornerstone, at the intersc toh vi Doa
ID podforfavc The actual laying of the
corpertone as si-iailzcd by the tossing oil 'ro"o
far of mortar underneath it belo'e IL Is io"rieu
into place. will not be performed Dy 'ne p'''u M
NJ the club a. is customary on such OCCASIONS ho
,L,l :, viii add IA the interest of the eAerciS's
70 have one Of irookyns most respected ana veneer
able citizcns whose name viii be made pubic III
due time, do this.
THE ORIGIN OF THE CLUB.
There wa, special reason, however WI! "'o
members Of the cluD wished MI Dep'" 10 "o'''i NV
principa address next saturday, on the most lhpo'"
nccasion in the brief but brilliant two years ana eisn'
months of its history which Will Dc slShaiNeu ny 'o
aviuo of the cornerstone Of what bids fair to be oh'
of the handsomest cub-hou,cs In the country II
a. tho reading OF Mr. Uepew's stirring speech on The
dutie, of citizen ship. delivered at tie dinner on fepfu
airy IL 1887 in honor Of Abraham LlncolnS bFlm'aS
that led 10 the formation OF the club when was 'Ac
orer,nner Of The Union League. His words sunk deep
into The heart Of j. o. Bedell, and he deermhei "
see WIZ. could be done 10 form An org nizatoh that
sbould enlist within its ranks class OF our citizens
who were Iukewarm If not absolutely indifferent 10
the claims which American citizenship had upon them.
with This object in view he got together half dozen
friends of like mind and ley issued call setting foFSl
their purposes 10 thirtysX of their acquaintance 70
meet early in March, 1887, at 1hayers Hail. IN inc
INNER part Of the city. From this meeting there re-
suited the organization Of the Republican Social Club
of the Twcnty-third Ward.
The original charter members were as follows:
J O. Bedcll A. g. Bailey IL. VI. Calvert, L. V.
CrandaI Delwin g. Carr, W. Irving Coomcs, Edward
NJ Corbett D. h. DeBeiXedOn, John W. Hussey, III NJ.
Merrill william B. Mead, ID. NJ. Munger Nelson D
Munger. j. $ Nugent, ID. ". Northrup r. t. OeIe'
4 9 pcrbam. J. f. Homg. Chauncy C. Ryder, Howard
NJ smith. W. J. savers, j. c. Springfield, Guernsey
sackett. John T. sackett, i. p TwyeHor''
F. 5. Thompkins, Charles A. mayer
Coorre Wrichtman and Francis II. Wilson.
]. o. Bede was elected to the office of president
In the fall campaign Of 1857, although it was an OIL
year the members started in to joggle up those Re
nubIlcans I'm the Twenty-th third Ward who were lax
about registering and succeeded 50 well thai the
registration list OF the ward was increased that year
bv the addition of LEE more new names than were
recorded the previous year. The number OF ne"
houses built in the ward during the previous year was
only 100 thereabouts, $50 that the club was clearly
entitled 10 most Of the credit for this magnificent
showing
In March, 1883 the present president Of the CLUB
Francis H. Wilson. was elected revision of the
constitution was then made and the scope of the CLUB
was enlarged The name OF the Republican social
Club of the Twenty third Ward dropped, partly
because it too local and partly because It failed
to express the clubs eametness Of purpose, indicate
he energetic character the work it had accomplished
In 1883 the work of drumming up careless or aggard
voters was taken up by the Registration Committee
under the craftsmanship Of Frank X. Moore Over
800 new voters brought out. II IS also worth
noting in this connection that Of the most forcbe
and convincing campaign pamphlets on the subject OF
protection and free trade book of thlry-ive pages,
written by d. G.. Hartman. memger of the club,
and extensively circulated, not only by that organiza-
Ia.l -. CO, Nato nal ounpafff
WORK FOR THE FUTURE.
From this brief review OF the clubs two years
work il seems entirely safe 10 say that It has noble
future before IT, If this conclusion needed any
frmation It could easily be found in the present
position of the club and its astonishing growth during
the SIX months that the project Of building its new
clubhouse has been under consideration. When the
idea first broached the membership roll numbered
lltflo 200. Now II has reached nearly GOO. and
a more Of applications awaiting action at
next Thursdays meeting. Registration committees
who VIII conduct personal and diligent house house
canvass among the voters, according to the plan the
club has adopted have been appointed for the coming
campaign in both the Twenty-third and the Twenty
fourth wards. II looks If the club wo I'D surpasS
all previous efforts in this direction. while making the
building of their new clubhouse mere pastime
though a very agreeable
The other work Of the club IS also making good
progress. Last Wednesday there was full meeting
Of the Executive Committee. including me twelve new
members. The most important action taken was the
division Of the latter by the simple process OF drawing
lots, into one, two and three year classes. SuhScrp
tons 10 the clubs bonds continue to I'm at rate
which makes II look if the 1925 0OOclub-house now
building would be put up without any other mortgage
than that held by the clubs members. s. " White
whose activity in behalf Of the organization IS prac
tically unbounded, put his down recently for
handsome sum.
THE MoNTAUK CLUB TO BUILD.
On the bulletin board of the Montauk IS
posted the following notice: AT an adj
journed meeting Of the Mon1uk Club held
at the clubh house September 90. 1885. moved by
Leonard Moody and seconded by Edward l. Horsman
that We adopt the plans made by Francis K Kimball
that arc now before US, with the 1rststory of the
elevation made of stone, for the Monauk club build