New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21

IT'S HOUSE OPENED WITH 4 RECEPTION.
LOAN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS By PROM

loan EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS By PROM
NENT ARTISTS
The opening rec option OF The new Alpha Delta Phi
Club held lat evening. at the clubhouse MadlsoH-
ave. and Thiry-ninthst. The affair was entirely
informal. About 500 members Of the fra cmi'y were
present Joseph H. Choatc the president Of the cluo
Justice Edward Patterson. Arthur L. Graves. George
!. Poet. Hamilton W. Mabia Francis ia nde Stct-on
and Others made up mprov>cd reccp ion committee
and succeeded In making everybody have good time.
Edgar NJ. Ward had gathered a loan collcl ton from
his artist friends Of about forty oil paintings and water
colors. which were exhibited ON the clubhouse walls.
The following artists were represented: r. = Church.,
Jacob Alexander +. W. Perry. Constant Meier W b.
stills, James NJ. Hart Lelua T. Hart. john La Fargo,
z. r. Ryder {. $ Forbes. ". f. H. De Has. Arthur
Portion, I. v. Wood, j. G. Nicoll. WornIns on Whit
ridge. Harper Pennington, !. q. Brown. william II.
Beard, Knscman Van Elton, Joseph Lyman. Horltio
Walker. William N. Chase. Edgar VI. Ward and Daniel
Huntington.
The clubhouse was opened for he OF member, on
December L., having been entirely rcGtted since it
he home Of Dr.. Cornelius II. Agncw. The Alpha
Delta Phi Club was formed a; a meeting held at Del
monico'S. on september IL the result az an as.r
ton started among rcSdcu Alpha D'S hy Ben
jsmn ". Franklin. At that meeting Clarence 4.
seward, president of the fraternity I'm u" chair
\ corporation formed and thc following officers
were elected President Joseph II. Choate. first *
president, Edward Patterson; second vice rr,d"at.
Benjamin W. Franklin; treasurer. Bradford W. Hitch
cock, secretary Alfred l.. Manierrc
Tie club house has been decorated and furnished
In excellent taste. ON the first floor tllc c.u,
paror. dec rated IN terra Gotta and olive. Directly IN
the the cafe. and at the extreme Of the
house j. The dining it r!R better bc called
at present. The 1ilLroom. The stcwa.d Godfrey
hr1pe.eu, formerly "A caterer and k. slant,
are serving chop, aud st,a.s rcgIla-iy. and the -
tabli'ug Of tAble dhoic dinner l. talked o. All the
rooms this floor lave iulaiJ hardwood floor, ana
several places the lcrnity symbol, displayed.
Tie three Greek letters. the meaning II which
outsider presume g. guess ~.
lIe displayed the lantern over the entrance. y
Inc of GiceG from Tie fayo?4tc Alpha Delta" sons
j, pasutci over the pastor fireplace. while t;>' Dee
icatA the ll4eIe Of the cafe are the words "Nanus
muliae cor unun:.' the open MOTIF 81 the fraternity.
Tic writing. billiard and card room, are The
sec I'D foOl, while tie third ard 70 lrth floors 49,
devoted % members apartments. Part OF them WI
De- grouped by permanent lodser- and. and other
r- about 200 resident and 100 resident members.
Among them Joseph H. Chp1te. Judge EdNard
Patterson, Arthur Il. Graves, William Lauman Ban.
George j. Poet. james e. Carter. william Is. Cphc..
Clarle, /. Colty, Arthur Bowers. AlI rr. Be.afcd
Edward +. D. laucy. Charlie s. Idlrcl III. Robert
Vi. galloway. Frank HIut Hgion. John jay. 'tc Rev
Roberts. Clarence 4. seward. ballard smith iicnI, l..
sprdguc. Judc william !. Wallace. f:u.I, Itrac
eieison lioralp y. I~omtlY. EGc1r " WHrl. Ey r't'
l.. Wheeler. Truman j. Ba' ku,. bish,p \. Cleveland
COKE. senator T. >lOat Ia.-ctt the K'V " VI Hughes
Peter V :. PrIyu aud George William C3rjls.
The pictures which wcHc ou exhibition la evening
Will remain at ~" hous" for time. and 90 IT,.
afternoon Of Monday. December ~. the club. house
Will bc thrown open 70 women from 10 D. ia.