New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09
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WHAT MEMBERS OF wELL-KNOwN ORGANl-
ZATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.


WHAT MEMBERS OF wELL-KNOwN ORGANI-
ZATIONs ARE INTERESTED IN
NewYork City probably rcjoces in the possession Of
the only bona d art club I'm America. Other cities 10
be sure, have AT clubs, socalled, and some OF them
have hundreds thousands OF members, Dat inc
salmagund Club Of this city, far as Is known Is the
only club Whose membership is rgidly restricted 10
working artists reputation This club was organized
| In 1871 and at that time was exclusively black
and white' club Since then 1t has gradually under
gone change, until to-day includes among Its mem
beers workers In oil, water color men, sculptors ana
| pencil and crason artists. 1t now has about 10
resident members, notable among whom are such men
as J. Wells Chanpncy, r. De Thulstrup, r. r. Ftz, j.
Scott Hartley, George Inness, r, H. Bolton Jones' tho
Morans. r. C. Minor, N. Sarony, W. II. Shelton and
Carleton Wiggirs Its officers are President, c. Y.
Turner: vice-prsident, Thomas Moran; treasurer, a.
G. Morgan corresponding secretary r. F. Bloodgood;
recording secretary II. c. Minor Candidates for mem
bership must be either artists sculpors Of acknowl
| edged ability and unexceptionable standing. Their
names are first passed upon by nominating commit
tee and then submitted to the club, together with
specimens Of the several candidates work. The men,
bers Of the club examine the specimens submitted and
IL in their Judgment they indicate the possession OF u-
questionable artistic ability, the applicants are elected
To membership In other words, every candidate for
membership In tile samagundi Club must come mp to
a certain standard of professional excellence or he
cannot be elected, though qualified for membership
in every other respect The Salmagundi Club differs
from the Kit-Kat Club-the single other recognized
artists club OF this cyn the fact that 1t Is social
rather than q working club as is the Kit-kat. The
cub removed from Its old quarters In Fifthave last
spring to a cosey little house at No. 40 West Twenty
secondst and is now comfortably as well as artist-
cally housed house-warming will be held OH Friday
Evening, November 81.
The long anticipated opening Of the magnificent new
kolra ala
In saturday evening, November %. Only members
win participate as the big public reception will not
AXE place until early in December The members Of
Inc club will take their last look at the old house In
sifthave the afternoon preceding the opening ana
he house will then to be resort for tho wearers
the "Cherry Diamond,
} The Ladies' New-York Club will give an informal tea
honor of Mrs. Kendall next Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. Only members Of the club will attend.
At the last meeting Of the Century Club, on Novem
hr portrait of Daniel Huntington, president OF the
cub, as well OF the National Academy Of Design
vas presented the club by number of its members
he portrait painted by Mr. Huntington himself,
nd Is, of course, excellent likeness
About 100 members Of the Manhattan Club have &C.
1red the habit Of dining at the clubhouse since the
cub moved into the stewart mansion, and private din
lar parties are numerous
The Lotos Clubs dinner to E. s. Willard and George
II Boughton last night the first OF series OF din
mes to be given by the club this winter. lecture
wi be gvcn next Saturday night at the clubhouse, and
tn Committee Entertainment propose to have some
sot of an entertainment every Saturday night -Four
dies days. will be given, and at one OF them Mrs
Hory NJ. Stanley will be the guest OF the club.
The second meeting OF the Harvard Club this season
wa held last night. The members who ATTENDED were
wei pleased with the alterations and improvements re-
ceuy made in the clubhouse. There Is newly ap
pol tee billiard room on the second floor and tho
IIbrry and reading have been transferred to the
thin floor.
Tie Twilight Club members got together for the
second time since the summer vacation last Thursday
nigh The theme of their postprandia discussion was
that tine onored subjects what Is Your Religion y
Tie resolutions Of coincidence on the death Of b. F.
peYtto which were adopted by the Ohio Society at
, specAl meeting ON september 90 have been hand
, somey engrossed and bound in neat portfolio OF
seal md will be forwarded to the family Of the late
diplomat.
Atthe next regular meeting OF the Electric Club,
! on Nvember co. Professor f. L. Nichols. professor
of physics at Cornell University, will read paper on
The Artificial Light of the Future"
Tn Xavier Boat Club, which Is an Outerowth OF the
, old Myler Club will give musical entertainment on
Noveiber o. The club was organized last summer
and aready has about fifty members. 1t has pretty
housein the course Of erection
TIL Psi Upsilon Clubs first club night Of the
seaso was held last night. goody proportion Of
the nmbers of the club and not few Psi Epsilon
men Who are not members Of the club enjoyed the
evenings entertainment and the supper.
Thre was a great 1ubilation at the new homo OF
the Rform Club In Fifth-ave last Tuesday evening.
The buse was opened at O'Clock in the afternoon
despe the fact that worlmen still busy In the
houseand will be busy there, for that matter for two
or thee weeks yet and the old house I'm Thirty third
st. WIS closed forever as fur as the Reform Clubs
occupancy Of it goes. In the evening the new house
was cOwded
At Is December dinner the Thirteen Club will nom
inate cers for the coming gear to be voted upon ut
| the January dinner The December dinner will be
California dinner" as arrangements have been mado
for supplying thirteen brands Of California wine and
like number Of California and Mexican dishes To the
membes who brave superstition on December 3D. The
| dinner will probably be held at the Ashland House.
Abou fifty men were elected to membership in the
Manhattan Club last Monday night, and the names Oh
about DO more who would like to be elected have
been prposed
The Irawng Room Club which was formed several
years ap has secured pleasant quarters in the bank
building on the southeast Of Fifth-avc and
Forty seondst and Will there give several receptions
this wirIer The clubs membership OF about 200 IN
cludes Of the most prominent social leaders Oh
the city. both men and women, and the organization
Is not altogether unlike the Nineteenth Century Club
In character and aims The first meeting OF the sea-
son will ,e held this month"; and of the attractions
will be n addgss by Charles Dudley werner.
The Dmocratic Club, which is now fairly settled In
Its new quarters the Hotel Buckingham held
meeting asst Monday night and amended the constitu-
ton 50 Is to raise the limit of resident membership
to 1000 There are already 600 members Grover
Cleveland has been one Of the clubs best friends,
having Subscribed literally to the bonds which were
issued wien the club bought It's present home Mayor
Grant Is an active member OF the organization, and
Congressman Flower and other well-known Democrats
are members. Among recently elected members arc
John T. .gncw and James S. Coleman. cx-CommiS'
sioner OF street. Cleaning
The big athletic meeting given BY the Manhattan
Athletic Glib at the Madison square Garden week ago
last night was financial we'll as an athletic sue
cess 1t letted the club about 5000. thus covering
the loss which the club had sustained. up to that
time on tie tour of the Stafford Harrfers.
Athletic clubs are the rage Just now. but few
of the ncy athletic clubs have grown more rapidly