New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
AMONG THE CLUB-MEN.
THE Union LEAGUE TO RAISE IT'S DUES AND

THE UNION LEAGUE TO RAISE IT'S DUES AND
ADMISSION FEE-A GIFT FROM A. A. low.
By all odds the club most talked about III
Brooklyn during the last two weeks has been the
Union Icapuc The impression it made by its
Lincoln dinner on February - was shown IN the
increased attendance at Thursday nights meeting,
which was the largest ever held. The dinner COM
mttce reported surplus and the club voted to
issue a souvenir of its first great dinner 1t Is to
consist Of an account of the banquet with the
speeches The speech of Stephen A. Douglas VIII
be printed in full. The additional sum needed
to defray expenses was at once secured by Noiuh-
tary contributions The club by unanimous
vote determined to raise the annual dues to -"
and the entrance fee to $50 after the first regular
meeting in March. 1t reported that SlV'!'o
additional had been subscribed to the hrSt mort
gage, making the sum of = 02,0OO altogether
The bonds, which bear interest at , per cent ana
have coupons attached, will he issued In April
Before that time it is more than probable tha' Vhe
whole amount of STD, ZOO or 100000 needed 10
build the new clubhouse at Dcan-st and Ec1lori-
ave. will have been subscribed for. The sener'i
fund of the club will exceed 5000 by the time
the house is built, and the money 10 pay for fur
nishing it will DE derived from that source.
After a committee had been appointed to pre-
pare % suitable resolution regarding the death OF
William H. Waring, who was prominent mem
her of the club, the matter Of the annual election
was taken up. H. NJ Smith said that he had
conferred with Francis II. Wilson, the president
of the club. who is now serving his second
| term. in regard to the subject, and that
Mr. Wilson had expressed great reluctance to
appoint a nominating committee unless the ques-
ton of nominating the next president could he
eliminated from their deliberations He said that
Nh Wilson suggested that such nomination
should he made by ballot, and that the whole
membership Of the club should be included, III
order 80 establish precedent that should take
it ont of the power OF any future president OF the
. club 10 fix up committee VINO Hll-hl 'oHicI
I upon him denomination. jpon Mt. Sml'h
. suggestion, vote was taken, ana VT. NlNOH
was unanimously rcnomlnaicd.
II was thcu moved hl +. VI. Edgcrton that the
ur.,dcnt name a committee 10 complete the ticket
Tor officers and members of the various commuters
The motion was carried and the mover thereof
was appointed "a member together WIN eN-JIase
/ amin Estes Clpt1in ". II. Thompson, Charles
H. Russell and Frank AnsroInc. They VIII re-
port M the next meeting.
TIE announcement has been made That the
Hamilton club has received from \. \: Low
+ contribution Of =. 900 worth of the clup bonds,
the principal and interest of which Is 10 he Dc
voted 10 the purchase of books Tor the ilpiarN
/ The library of the old Hamilton Literary As>ocl1-
tiou. Of which the Hamilton Cluh IS the successor
and lrgatcc. i one Of the treasures 81 ."'
/ clubhouSc II is especially rich IN works relating
| ia american history and IN those treating 81
| ,olitcal economy. manY French 'crIh3h "'u'
! English work, BENZ iurlnHrd IN We '''' .
MIR Low v.i, member Of the Hamilton Literary
welfare II Is therefore natural tUni h" eho"l'
transfer hi, affections 10 - successor
Norman = Dixie was elected Wcinl'r ol lhr
bo,-,l of trustees 10 iill vacancy last lHcS'N
c.cnir- according 10 the bylaws of the cup
No. ,,il ,cryc until the next annual election. which
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