New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27
AFFAIRS I'M BROOKLYN.
Tho New III the Socai
~, -, p,.,s of Various Clubs-What
Talking About-National Guard Notes
Itcr,s of Genera Interest.
THE TALK OF CLUBDOM.
vFWs OF THE MONTAUK AND OTHER
SOCIAL. ORGANIZATIONS.

r,,o animal election of the Moniauk Club and
tho rcnorts submitted at the annual meeting sho"
that tie organization has passed Inc ciilio"i
staoo of lis existence. The report OF 'hc PI'Sl-
dent. Charles A. Moore. spoke oil the genera goo"
, e tbo Committees and also indicated that
thc attendance at the entertainments had p'eh con
nth. increasing and that the number of ire
,,.ors r the present clubhouse. with lis
oossor;l,. limited accommodations. WIS up TO the
e,o,dord of many of the older clubs Mr.. Moore
a., ,,rrcd thc members against being too
ho.,, IN increasing the membership Of the club
lie fool, the ground that any person Ill regard
to whose ELIGIBILITY there was any question should
ncvcr oven bc suggested for membership.
Al the last meeting twenty-five mem
hcrs were taken III, ana there
arc ton names on the waiting list. Us the new
clubhouse rises mp in lis beautiful proportions
there is an increasing desire among the residents
If prosnect uill-many of whom previously
doubted the clubs ability 10 carry ont It's plans
o. hocon,c members Of the Mon,ank and il is
nrobablc that the original limit OF 400, which
has almos, been reached will have to he increased
10 700. As The Tribune said several months ago,
tbe Nontauh has come 10 stay The initiation
fee will remain at $50 until October
The rcpor, of Rufus +. Gregs secretary Of
tbc terms OF the various contracts that have thus
far been let out II also explained, as has before
been stated in The Tribune. that the apparent
DELAY in the construction Of the clubhouse during
thc months of January and February due to
the time required for the designing and expert
mcntinr necessary 10 make the ornate tcrra-cotta
work which will hc a prominent feature in the
ornamcniation Of the building. BY far the mos'
important part of this ornancntation Is the fr"z"
OF ban and dull-rcd 'rrra-coita. descriptive of The
civilization of Long Island rom the time the
merry Indian swung his tomahawk and hunted
the deer to the present Of steamships and rail
roads. which has led up to the building OF the
Montauk Clnb-llousc.
But the most satisfactory report Of all sub
nitcd was that Of the treasurer. II showed
that the club had received from initiation teN,
Sl4.2j0: from annual dues Si3.os9. and from
payments on second mortgage bonds. $4,000.
making a total Of $j43i0. The balance on hand
was 1888 So. This j. highly favorable
showing for "A new club that Is putting up "a
$500. 900 clubhouse. Tho new board OF directors.
which Is merely the old reelected met last
week and believing that one cooG turn deserves
another chose their old board OF officers. which
consists OF Charles A. Moore. president: James
+. Hayes. vicc-prcsidcnt; William W. Roslter.
treasurer and Albro j. Newton. secrefar The
clubhouse IS now about rady for the ih.rd story
tier Of beams and the tcfra-cOtts work IL show
iug up most Handsomely
The Hamilton also believes that one good term
deserves another. and last week the board -
directors rc-clccicd their old officers. who are ~
follows George ". Olcott. president: J. Spencer
Turner. vce-prsidcnt: J. Sherwood Collin. tr'is.
nrcr and James Mckccn. ercrctJrv. General
satisfaction Is expressed among the members
that the proposition to cut down the membership
from 60 to 600 DID not prevail
The Amphion is also preparing for Is annual
election. and tie following ickct In heeA
nominated For president. Daniel l. Wilson
vice presidents. James II Perkins and James :
simpson recording scc"iaiN. Hoffman h"''h
financial secretary. /. oiiarson khuadcs; treas
urcr William Nnscl: librarian. andrew g. War
ing: musical director. G. Mortimer Wiskr, music
committee. Gcprge ". Dennision aud H. \ Kraft
members of rhc executive committee. W g. H.
Randolph. John :. Collins. Louis Conrad, and Dr.
Daniel simmons; reception committee, J. &.
Gulick, chairman
With the exception Of M Randolph and Nj
Collins. they are last years officers. 50 that the
AmphiOn puts itself in line with the other club,
i'm pursuing The policy Of rcnoninntlon The
election will be- held on Monday. Nay B.
The members Of the club are much more In
,errsicd however. in the last concert OF the SEA
son that takes place tomorrow night. The pro
cramiuc includes the overture 10 Rubc7ohl by
fiotpw hv tire orchestra OF the members: Pace.
P,cc mic Do" Miss Jennie Dutton: King and
Minstrel. by Knar,s. and Hereafter, by Mohr-
ing. iv The Amphion chorus: stances, by Fle-
ger. 10y MONSIEUR y L. tullf, \ ElhHkiNnS
Doggc." Icy Mackenzie. 10y the Anluhion choru, ::
Once Again by Sullivan. and Mexican Lite. "
trombone solos by Ewald S'olz: Far From Ne.
hy Fncrsbcrc by the Amphion chorus: March
1riumphant hy Max Mnhlcrt. n member Of the
cnicG II TO the members: 40 Loving Heart.
Trust ON. by Gottschalk. by Miss Jennie Dut
ton: Brown Eyes or Ruc Ewes. bv AIDE, by
the Amphion chorus Grand Air De Jerusalem. y"
Monsieur 4 J.. Guillc: and "On The Beautiful
Blue Danube. by Strauss. by tie Amphion or
chcstra. The programme speaks for itself, and.
like good wine needs bush.