New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06
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dinner on April "a, in honor of the twenty-htth
anniversary of the clubs Incorporation Is grow
Ing apacc The indications are that more IMAM
200 members will sit down at the festive board,
which in this case will be spread In the pariors
as well as In the dinlng-roOm.
The Montauk will hold it's first annual election
on SATURDAY. April 49, and the nominating COM
mitiec appointed at the last meeting of the Board
Of Directors mas agreed upon the following ticket.
Charles \. Moore, David \. Boody. William VI. Cole.
Alfred C. Chaplin Alhert f. Lamb. J. Rogers MAY
well W W Rossitcr. James +. Hayes, Rufus 1.
Grigcs Leonard l.. lIorsman. Timothy l. Woodruff.
Alro j. Newton, John W Wilson. Edwin II. sayre:
L. Woodford.
This means the reelection of the old Board of
Dirr,i,rs, and shows that the members OF the
Nontauk are 'irm believers In Llncolns we'll
known maxim: " Never swop horses while crossing
a stream In other words. the club proposes to
re-clcct its old board of directors, and let them
carry safely through the building OF the new club
house The effect Of the progress they have al
ready made is apparent in the increase OF appli-
cations for membership. there being already four
teen t. come before the hcAI meeting Oh the
board of directors.
a. spccial meeting last Wednesday evening the
Lincoln decided not 10 increase It's membership,
which now numbers 400, nor 10 increase ,nelr
anrnal dues. The treasurer presented state
mont showing that the estimated cost OF running
the club would come entirely within it's income.
and that he would probably have surplus on hand
nj the end of the fiscal year. This decided the
question inasmuch the meeting had merely
been called 20 obtain an expression of opinion from
the members.
The oxford had it's usual monthly entertain
ment last evening and Herbert Ward delivered a
most entertaining and instructive lecture on Gen.
trail Africa. 4, the close of the lecture one OF
Keif.r's usual good suppcrs served. III"
howling team of the oxford has challenged the
team of the Lincoln Club Ia another match Tor
the Perkins Cup. This cup Is really handsome
silver pitcher. embe llishcd with repoussc work
and is a perpetual challenge cup 10 he contested
for by the two clubs. The Last contest took place
on January Il and -. lsss. when II was won
by the l.incolns by n score of l.J93 ana LID
against scores of .5l3 and l.425.
The Union League held its usual bi-wcekly
meeting last Thursday. The handsome souvenirs
containing the remarkable speech OF stephen A.
Douglas at the Lincoln dinner on February IL
were distributed II was decided tn increase
the membership committee from SIN To twelve ana
Francis II. Wilson, president of the club, was
directed 10 appoint a committee 10 nominate the
six extra members. who will he voted for at the
next regular meeting \ motion also pre-
vailed that REGISTRATION committee NC
appointed for next fall in order that IL may co.
npcrate with the Young Republican Club i'm get
ting out a full vote President Wilson made A
speech in advocacy OF the measure. IN the course
Of which he said that the result of the ahors o!
the registration committee appointed last fal'
was 10 secure a majority OF - Tor Ahdre" -.
Baird ont Of Il list of 81 90 registered votes IN
other words the Republican vote was more than
| twice that of the Democrats The following Hp-
| nlican,s for membership were proposed Joseph
| Edwards. Henry I. Chapman. r., James Il. +;
| Kelly. Alfred Hodges. John w. flandren. Edward
| l. Delchanty II also announced that 'nc
mortgage of Sll.e50 which rested on the clun-
| house site at the time of its purchase had pee,
J naid of II was further said that $4,000 han
been paid on the builders contract. and thar onlv
one more payment Of S21.oOo rcnalneh -"
| made until the building was finished. and tnat
the money for that purpose was already IN inc
| freaS