New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF wELLKNoWN ORGAN
IzATnONS ARE INTERESTED IN.

WHAT MEMBERS OF WELLKN0WN ORGAN
zAToNs ARE INTERESTED IN.
So much curiosity regarding the transformed interior
y, the stewart mansion has been expressed by the wives
and daughters the members Of the Manhattan Ciuo
that the management pf the club mas occoeu !" .oS
aside precedent and afford the women an opportunity
s ,snectinp the finest clubhouse in the world Inc
house will be thrown open for their inspection Tor TWO
.avs m the present month"; and, beyond all peradvcn
tre the reception will be the club affair OF the season.
Tho dates have not yet been appointed but Will DC ae
c,ded upon in q week So The innovation VIII DO
noteworthy In view OF the TACT that up W
date no woman aside from the female employees OF the
cuh has ever crossed the threshold of the Manhattan
Club. -, III,
The Nominating Committee OF the Ohio society viii
a., renort at the next meeting OF the society one
oo, from IN morrow evening The names OF the gentle
on Tins Nominated as officers OF the society for the
ewing vear will be posted the bulletin-board until
the election. which occurs on November 20
president Patton. Of Princeton, was entertained at
fna Iawvers, Climb last Wednesday By Henry NJ. Alex
ander. A..
plan Of granting the freedom Oh par. Vi 'e oapou
70 The wives and daughters Of Its members There Will
~ nr,y.te entrance for ladies In Its clubhouse now
in corrso ~ erection at the Boulevard and seventy
second and ON the third floor OF the house Will DO
set nj APARTMENTS for their use, consisting Oh oihs
room, recepuonroom, boudou' etc. c.,.
Among recent,v elected members OF the Lotos CLUB
ara oliver Over. author OF Great senator's ana inc
recently published "Lfe OF Henry w. "rSn' Anu
willard Parsons. Of The New ioiA i -, l.. o.,
rs ru,oh, Crrh has lifted its dues from 81 to "
,"o ~. ",.,, nm more members at the latter figure
than under the 81 system ,.,.x..,xo.
Many of the leading spirits OF the hnchcrooA"
Club are still out OF town. anu 'A'0 ~
tically deserted ooo r.s,d.Dt
The Manhattan Club now has ABOUT i'IoV ree'ue1''
and 400 on-resident members. Inere ae ino'e
enough names ON the list Of applicants ION eeiaen'
..tnu.hIn 20 carry the club over It's limit OF LOU
,. n,or no desnitely announced, however, th@t o'c
,,r,, will he raised to 500 and possibly l,ooo' i'
, bas nractically been decided upon by bie ma"ato
ment and the proposition so TO ahclu o ~. "
will come before the club for rathcs'uon az I
vemher meeting 1t is not unlikely tls'' ono qu''',o'
OF amending the conditions OF non re'us"'
will also be discussed. , ,.ouo ro,ular
I'm .h business and professional men OF the do"h-
,, district and the waiting list Is steany erV"ns
ruc the limit Of membership has been reached anu INC
governors have been forced TO dema'lu ai 49, ill., ~
their nremises The clubs quarters Sireus oPs W. ~
antire Pine st. side OF two floors OF the hqu'oio 1
ing and still other rooms have no" ocoii 'o 49,
,ons Tor securing additional space are III pep''uo
pa Ioco u post who designed the recent expansion
d.
., .ho EouItable Binding and is hinisen a hehoor
~ IN. LAWYERS Club. The new rooms VIII oe iur-
nished on a handsome scale, and Tiii aNoiu ''a'
IN xuries and comforts hitherto uihno"h Ill '
Tbev will be ready for early In the wi",er' SUN
ing feature of the club IS its popularity VIII. 'e
hers a. a place for entertaining Visi''ns i'"'
otber cities Anywhere from 1000 to looo men TAKE
,rohoon at the Climb every day and perhaps hall Oh
, rrmber are guests Of members of the club. In no
o,he dining room in New-York City cSuld one see so
many leaders in the financial, profesSohai anu me-
It'll, worlds as in the rooms Of the Lawyers CLUB
Membership is not restricted to lawyers as Sono 0p
| have assumed but is open to "any m'sf Pero'h "a 80
moral character more than twenty-one years ., "ee
and scores of prominent bankers and merchants ais
| on the clubs roll o-,
Nnw.yor,, has scores Of German clubs OF one sor'
or another bat there are only three German CLUBS o.
great prominence and wide reputation THESE are .i'
Deutscher Veren 1.-THE arstocratic German Social oio'
the Arion Society and the LiederkranI soce'y' Ink
| Deutscher Verein and Arion are almest en.reS H'
m of Germans even the Aron having fewer thsh wv
score Hebrews within its ranks. In the LiederRran'
| the proportion of Hebrews is said to De cohsoeaois
| larger
The Lotos Club bids fair to show Increased acuVt'
| this winter The present management Is decidedv
progressive and infused much OF It's OVID energy
into the stad and conservative organization under t
| charge programme Of receptions ana entertain
| for season
ton and in a week or two innovation that VIII u'
ch 20 hiring members to the club house will be SCI
IN foot circular will be sent to all the esiden
| members giving them notice that hereafter taoi'
dhote dinner will be served at the cuo-fouse e'ei,
saturday evening" and that there will be such lhiora
speechmaking ETC., at these dinners as tse
| NAV suggest The results Of this step cannot iall
be beneficial. One week from tomorrow hieh' or'
| Climb will give dinner to E. S. Willard, the Engisi
| n pOur
London.
The house rules of at least two Of the leading soca
clubs in New-York make provision for extending I'LL
| privileges OF the club to ministers plehpotehudr!
| and representatives of foreign governments one
the rules of the Union Club provides that the secre
tary shall Ministers Plenipotentary ana act
ing representatives Of foreign powers to the Chite
states invitations to the privileges of the club Will
acting in their official capacity" The house rules
the LAWYERS Club 60 step further in the section
| which SAYS "The secretary shall Issue TO Minister
Plenipoentiary and acting representatives OF foreig
| powers to the United States and to judges
| courts of record Of the United States and
| the State of New-York invitations to all Tn
privileges Of the club while acting in their OIL
official capacity on the written request Of three mem
hers or by order Of the House Committee. With tn
consent Of the House Committee, the Secretary sha
issue to- strangers OF distinction invitations to tn
privileges of the club Of such period as the Hous
Committee may determine, not exceeding six months
In the case of both the invitations thus provided 10
are not infrequenty extended
The Manhattan Clubhouse Is probably the onl
| New York clubhouse OF consequence which does ne
contain sleeping rooms for at least some OF Its Sci
wants There arc many objections to the practice {
allowing servants to sleep in the clubhouse and who
the Manhattan removed to the Stewart mansion
abolished the practice
The work Of enlarging and rcnovating the Calume
Club house is about completed and the house warn
ing, for members only, will take place on or abor
November IS.
The officers Of the Adirondack League Club vii
recently made an inspection of the clubs property
turned to this city last Sunday They set aside sever'
sites for cottages, including one on which Charit
Fleischman OF Cincinnati, will build 100000 hous
The proprietor Of BARRIERS Hotel which stands With
the clubs domain, has offered TO run his hotel as
| clubhouse for members Of the league, and to bull
such additional quarters as may be needed He is