New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
THE NEWEST OF THE CLUBS.
PLANS AND PROSPECTS OF THE HANOVER.
ITS CORPORATION PAPERS WILL SOON BE
siGNED-THERE / ROOM FOR THE AMPHIoN,
Too-A woMEXs DINING ROOM FOR
THE OXFORD OTHER NEWS

Too-A woMEN's DINING-RooM FOR
THE oXFoED-oTHER NEWS
OF CLUDDOM
Although less than two weeks old. tic Hanover
the new social club in the Eastern District has CYL
IDENTIFY come 10 STAY on Tuesday evening II pr"
iccio,s will meet 10 sign the corporation papers ana
lis formal organization will lie accomplished WITHIN
a week Or fen DAYS. Among the COspordors VIII DC
joseph F. Knapp William Bcrr c. Il. DE La Ncrgnc
jr. George r. Moon. d. i. kng'land. e. oi'",'
willard f. smith, W T.. Ten Eyck, George f. l'"' -
spencer swain. Charlie, D. spence. j. Henry DIV"
j. Adolph Mollcnhauor. John II. Parker bfa'he'u '"
Latmcr. Waite. J. Klot>. Charles \. KlotS. j. W
Bailey Joseph Mckee. James :. simpson, LOUIS f.
blackwell Benjamin u. Bacon. James a. Hpc"''
W. G.. H. Randolph. II. &. Taylor, +. b. HaYeh'
H. f. Gunnison Andrew u. Baird, Charles y TON
BERNARD Peters Henry Scbcrt. julius DC Long, WIZ
lam !. Taylor. Robert T. Lcth'Ii1g' J. T. 'po''
Henry Ia~cr John \. PetcrlSln. Frcac'lck H. Evans
Frank Spcrry, Harry X. ; Randolph wilson l"
smith. Daniel r. Wilson. Charles II. Bailey. Henry
~ Mcckcr Thomas T. Peters. George T. '"'oos
F. W. Wurstcr. Mathew Dean, William ~ BRYANT
Edwin Knowlc, John CarhcdGc :. T. Cert. Joseph
Mckee George W. Piper and James H. Bell
In some respects the Hanover differs from othc'
clubs in the initial steps of IT. orsan"au'h' i"'
example no one can become IA member unless nc SUI
scribcs for or more Donds. lhI> i ''''"
rule IT is also an inhcxbc rule that none bu; mem
bcrs can become bondholdcrs. There are go names
on the membership list which Is increasing day Nv
day. 1t is the present purpose Of the onsin"orS o'
the club 10 make zoo the limit. though this question:
has not been finally settled
TIE CLUBS PROPOSED HOME
The club will make it, home in the ola Iia"loA
mansion. nj Lcdford-avc. aud Rodney-"t l'' i
The house the Amphion intended to secure last Sp"|
II the movement TO change lis quarters wa sue c'"'
Now however that the building |ha- fallen int" TIE
hands of the Hanover II will he found most admirably
odan.cd 10 their purpose after slight alteration, nave
becn made The house l. abou fifty fcct square
and il stands upon plot Of 50 by 100 icct. IL !
three stories I'm height and has high basement. lh'
interior finish j, of hard wood. The man WI" Dn'i'
it was in the lumber business. and II Is SAID INT nov
single piece Of wood with a knot In 1t was "'"'
In it, construction.
The ground on which the house stands is valued
hv competent Judges at $4,000 and the house iiscif
cost SEQ 600 T. Lmild The Hanover pays for II Just
So 800 The changes they contemplate can he mahc
for about $40 600 Their plan /, to issue T""""o
first mortgage bonds At Il per cent Interest Nou'"
that Will be 800 entrance fccs OF - apiece OF
- 800 and the ~cmi annual ducs OF 800 persons VIII
mako ~ 500 more Aoscthcr TIC club vii start
with a fund Of III 600.
II will be an established rule Of the club that no
gambling /, 10 lie permitted. ~ course the club
house Will hc well fsr, led with billiard and pool
tables card rooms. and licr on si'h bowling alley
The club will take the title their property A. soon
as possible and II is expected that il, houscwarmns
will take place the latter par Of May.
TIE EFFECT oN THE .>NrHioN
Naturally enough the advent & the new club Ia,
been the caasc Of more or lc-, discussion rcrir'n-
ia possible eject upon rc AmpAoa. which J, the
only other social club Of prominence in that qulrter
q the city. Those best informed on tho subject .n
cline 10 the belief that there +, room enough and 70
spare .or both IF thrm. The Amphon
/, Hrt lat ard AL the time a
musical club with high aim, n the branch o.
art 70 which il j. devoted. Tho ohlet q" tic Hanover
are purely social. The Amphon is row q, -irons As
ever h4,ins a membership OF ~. Inoi.dns chorus
and oschc TIA. Those subscriber - tine Hanover who
ais, belong - the Anphon have been mos emphatic
n declaring that they % MT intend tp ais'dpn the
Older Organization. ia is't ilc.c seems 90 De every
reason 10 believe that THE experience Of ilc.r t"o
organizations VII he thc sanc a. 'nt 81 other nr-h
boihood ol- 100 different part Of IN" oy where the
development; %. what mas b. termed Tie club -p.rt-
la. worked 20 the advantage o. both.
\, for Tic An'phon. it }, MOVING aious easily and
successfully in thc even tenor 81 o., way. lhe tNO
concert, 10 ha, given il, season have been generally
conceded to Ice thc most successful 300 o., carer. Tie
oroho-t,a % .i.y aid 10 bc thr OIL, amateur or
chc.ia 10 TIE country which ha, achieved reputation
d,"'.S ''''' 'A' - l,"'N "'"' W.T." ''. "''" u'
a., ~ - .'r- 80 .'' .''- IT," -''
'l''t 'li'. u "N IT,. f'i' ' 1870 '.'" '''t ~ lN
'"''"- 10 NNiN "N' I' -'i' ' ti' li "'ll-'''
70 pay any "'', .'H' a." "''' 81 -,'h' a1N'N''-'.
ia" next concert. Npll - D. intended " rNfptr' iic
other, aid liii- ii" season - Triumphant 'ln-r.
Tie finance ~ fr' 'lui afc nl-p Iu
sound and healthy condition. Thee l- 4 surplus Of
$1,000 900 the Treasury and Do npatiu- debt. Tho
VISION a.,. ,rd ,,rmcr ~ fer tr,. cr' ,ns ~,
scvc'ai Applications for membership are pending
AV IMPROVEMENT ST THE OXFORD
H'' 1" be ''miN inc Other clubs "i 'h' cry ~ H.
'r"iI'' 81 '' -'N''i ''N' inc CO. I"in ai u, annual
meeting Hast Tuesday evening, decided To pros de
the dub-iNu u" with q woman dining ro"m Although
no sp'chr m irn'ilon' = that cHe'' were given -
meeting ib.1 th. -hona a.. .". ~ ,c ,..u ,c.,,,,
ihc change can be made without great expense by
m n,t,,1 = aha r,,,',r .. ,, , ,
which viii ic u.cf 4. a lalv,v from III. ,,.,ii
another d."i""t VIII h' 'Nt. opening inf" the pri-
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