The morning call., 1890-04-06

The leading Scottish association is the
San Francisco Scottish Thistle Club, organ
lied in 1882. 1t has over 600 members, with
rooms at 80 O'Farrell street. Its object is
to preserve athletic games and encourage
lectures, literature, music, dancing, Ian
guages, poetry and song. The st. Andrews
is also popular Scottish association, as Is
the CaledOnian Club, which was organized
in 1866 and embraces about $50 members.
Its OBJ Ject is the encouragement and prac-
tiee Of the games and preservation OF the
costume and manners of Scotland, and a
promotion of a taste for her literature,
music, etc. The entertainments of this club
are held in the club-r0oms, Ill Larkin
street.
The Loring Club is one of the musical as
sociatiOns well known with us. An enter
tainment given by this club is always a
feature OF the season. 1t has sixty active
members and go associated members, in
Guiding many of our best-known people.
The Handel and Haydn Society. organ
lied in 1866. is well known in musical cir
cies. as is also the Schultze Jr. Either Club,
which meets every Friday evening at its
roO ms at 21S Leavenworth street.
Among other musical clubs is the Chopin
Club, which is branch of the New York
club OF the same name. There Is also an
other society affair called the Music Club,
besides several glee clubs and musical
gatherings at private residences.
The Beulah Club is another popular asso-
citation of many members, nearly all of
whom are residents of that portion of the
city called the Mission, where its enter
tainments are held.
The Western Addition Literary and So
cial Club has been in existence a number of
years and is principally identified with the
locality known as the Western Addition.
Its membership numbers several hundred,
including several prominent families 1t
gives an entertainment and dance once "a
month for which tickets are eagerly
sought. The club has grown to such an
extent that the large hall in Saratoga
Building will scarcely accommodate it.
The Vermont Association. originally
composed OF native sons Of the Green
Mountain State, is on a par with the last
named society, both in size as well as
socially. 1t also meets once a month, and
having grown out of its old quarters, now
has its present gatherings at Odd Fellows
Hall, on which occasions there is scarcely
room for all who wish to attend. 1t should
be mentioned in connection with this sub
iect that their affairs are in no way money
making, bur are purely social, with only
tax enough upon the members to keep the
club up.
There are numerous yachting clubs,
among which may be mentioned the Pacific
Yacht Club, which numbers about $50
members, who meet quarterly-the first
Wednesday in March, June, September and
December.at the Palace Hotel. There is
dloo tnC wi iituldu dCUG OluD, eSIdD-
lshed in 1886. 1t numbers nearly 100
members, who meet at the call of the
Commodore; headquarters, Tiburon. The
San Francisco Yacht Club was organized
in 1868. 1t has 100 members. The Directors
meet quarterly.
The Neptune Swimming and Boating
Club is another source of amusement. 1t
was organized in 1877. and has thirty-fiye or
forty members. The clubs colors are blue
and white.
With other athletic associations, the
Bicycle Club. with sixty-tw0 active wheel