New-York tribune., 1890-05-04
OPENING ANEW CLUBHOUSE
DESCRIPTION OF THE CRESCEN1'S hoME-
THE I-vIOX LEAGUES RECEPTION.

.a,, oI,,h.bonsc Of the Crescent Club, at No Il
p;onuono,,,.e The membership roll of the CrcS-
cent now numbers more than $50 ana most OF us
mcmbcrs also belong 10 one or two other brooklyn
clubs 50 the cub-ife Of the city was fairly repre-
sontod i'm the crowd that gathered to partclpatc III
,h bos, HE house yyarming which took place last
cven;nq The exercises Of the evening were SIM
nle The members began 10 drop IN about
o'cloclx in the evening and shook hands with the
urc,idcnt of the club, Charles NJ Bull, ana 'he
other friends they happened 10 meet in the course
Of their tour Of inspection OF the bnlldihg.
The work Of examining the new clubhouse
was however. the main business the visiting mem
bcrs had in hand and Judging from the unanimous
on nrcs,ions of approval heard on every hand it
was q labor of love To the majority of the
reubcrs the completeness and beauty Of the new
ARRANGEMENTS were matter Of great surprise.
Tho buildinr is a scmi-dctachcd thrce-story En-
oIisb basement brownstonc and brick house, hav-
inc a width of twenty-five feet and depth OF
dry. The ceilings are high and the rooms spa
cons As all athletes believe III maintaining
wcll-nourishcd bodies H. i natnral that the most
accessible part of the bousc-the two connecting
rooms on the ground noor-shoud he used for
that purpose. These dining-rooms are decorated
in a most cheerful fashion, the rongh-iini>hei
walls being painted n rich tan color. and the
,mooth. ceilings handsomely ircscocd. several
pictures of the clubs famous football team are
hung around the walls The two rooms contain
nearly Of tables. and there IS no reason '"
doubt that they Will bc well occupied Us the
restaurant Will Doc under the charge Of I"niS
Oppkofcr the clubs steward, who made such "
nronouuccd success Of the same department last
season i'm the clubs summer home nj lay Ridge
rear extension room. half the width Of the house.
Tt...B hos. mt nd cel
below are used for kitchen and storage purposes.
\ flight of marble steps leads from the entrance
hall 10 The second story, At the rear of which Is
the card-room in the extension. II contains three
tables The hac, parlor adjoining the card-room
is fitted M a. a cafe and connects by wide folding
doors with The reading-room IN front. Both
rooms have rough finished tan-colorcd walls. with
Handsomely freScocd ceilings The front Of club
room Is especially inviting. II Is furnished with
plenty Of biz caNy-charS and has large open
fireplace of black marble. An old Dutch clock
stands in one corner. and with blue ana red
Turkish rug partly covering bright red hoor'
gives - wonderful air of chccrincsS :" this apart
mcn' 10 complete The charm. tho ornat" wood
work of the TWO rooms is most ar'stIcaly dis
played II is painted a deep. crcnm tint. the
snnkcn panels being tinted a pale pink.
On the third floor the two ar-r ROOMS contain
each billiard and a pool table. The small
front room will contain lockers for those uSlng
~. gymnasium on the floor above. and iher"
are tSo shower baths adjoining the looI,"rroom
But the fourth floor winch i the one containing
t1c gymnasium +, the one that most cNcites the
admiration of The rs'mbcrS Incy speak 81 IL
| ancatioratcly ~ "tic BIGGEST lt'le gymnasium
ever seen The walls Of the winodr"i house
were raised ten feet 80 as 10 live tie room
u. In fsf.f f'e flt. tf f4e.I-
mcnt 10 H., sides %; the gymnasium Of a SIS
pcrdcd running track i've feet N width. The
walls. floors. and ceilings Of thr room are Of
Gcor.ia pine and give 1t an extremely leht ard
| cheerful appcaiaucc While there are pulley
weights. ladders. breast bar, parallel bars. punrh-
ing ba.s. I.nps tnpczc and The complete
cquipInrnt Of gymnasium IN tie room. If !, not
| crowded or cncumhcrcd and forty men can cN-
crcl,c there ~ once. Moreover. everything on
the floor l. movable. ana II can be- easily cleared
| for ,parrine matches whenever desired.
| Complete ao thcir rev home Is. the members
only look upon II rs a temporary one. and have
| bieb aims for tine future There is TO mason
WHY they should not be realized Tho thirty
member, BOW on the waiting list who will be
taken i'm ncNt week. will bring the mcmhcrsi 10
of tlv, club 10 nearly 700. Before The 'irc wears
| lease Of Ike present. clubhouse cNr.rcs. IN" 'rrs
| cent can costly Npubf i0 H'nfI'Ilp tiWl' ~
no limit fixed and tncn il will lr forced 10 build
a city clubhouse OF ~ own. II Is fair 20 PIE
s,rne that they will have accumulated a building
fund of handsome proportions before that time.
and H. seem, reasonable t. prcdIc, that In tn
mo-, far distant future the Crcaccnts will be able
to construct and maintnin on the Brooklyn Heights
orc of the handsomcst athletic headquarters in
| lis, country.
| These were the openly expressed reflections oi
many Of the members last evening. they
| discussed the good cheer provided for them They
also showed hy frequent aluslons 10 the subject
| that they were not unmiudful OF the debt the
| club owed 10 the committee which has - ably
snvcrviscd the furnishing Of its new quarters.
This committee consists of W. I. Gilbert, chair
man: Thomas A Eddy and {. {. Brown. The
rres,dcri of the club acted cA-onicio mem
Der part Of the time, when Mr Brown was in
conocl r1tod by Illness. The new clubhouse com
miitrc formally turned over the new house last
uight 10 the house committee, which includes in
| addition to II, own mcnbcis Edwin W. Blgco~.
chairman: g. = Wallocc and George II. brcs-
The Union League Climb made u popular move
| mcrt At us meeting last Thursday evening, when
n decided 10 give reception 10 Muat ilal,cad.
| While the club cannot make Mr. IaS,cad better
| known than he Is hcrcabout, It can show The
| uroplc of nroOklyn that in getting linn 10 come
| amour thria and edit a Republican paper, they
have oot :, GOOD thing and should do their hc-t to
IoId on - il. The tim" iXrd for the reception
| !, a week from next Thursday evening. Th'
committee having the anaiT IN charge consists of
william II. Williams Theodore H. Willis, Jcss'
Johnson Euecnc /. O'Conuor. benjamin Estes.
Iimothy l.. Woodruff. Horace H. Dresser, Nelson j.
Gates. f. IT, Hobbs -. W. Norihrnp. Alfred lomer,
Hobcrt g. Shirmer Colonel Andrew d. Baird. cN-
!>cua,or &. H. Russell. Joseph AspinaE :. Elliott
Kirkham :. II. Scripture and Granville W. lIar-
man.
| The Union League also completed the proposed
rcysion of its constitution ard bylaws and adopted
lion, os u whole Onc of the best of the pro
visi"rs in the bylaws is that which declares that
rnr mover of the appointment of a committee is
rn, necessarily entitled to appointment on tie
committee. and If appointed that he does not he
como chairman thereof unless specifically dcs"
raicd ion that position. The cost Of a life mem
hershin in the club was fixed nj $500.
SCOTTISH CLiNSHEN MEET