New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-30
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSES.
THANKSGIVING DAY FESTIVITIES.

HoRsEMANsHIp AT THE RIDING AND DRIVING
CLUB ENTERTAINMENT OF THE CARLETON.
All the club-houses in Brooklyn had a large
| attendance on Thanksgiving Day, and the stewards
made special efforts to have good dishes, including
the conventional Thanksgiving turkey
At the Lincoln Club in Putnam-avc., there were
ninety eight members present at II o'clock in the
morning. The Lincoln Club seems to be entering
upon a season of as great success as it has ever
had, both financially and socially. The attendance
was never before so good. Many are attracted to
the clubhouse by the bowling and pool tourna-
ments that are going on nightly, and the interest
in the contests is increasing. as all the games are
close and the outcome uncertain
The Social Committee is at work arranging for
the December entertainments. The second pro-
grcssive euchre party will he held soon, as the
success of the first demanded another About the
middle of December there will be lecture given
at the clubhouse by some well-known speaker, ana
ON New Years Eve the usual spread and general
good time that always bring out almost every
one Of the 400 members will take place New
electric lights are being put into the entire house.
thus doing away with the heat of the gas Under
tho MANAGEMENT of the new steward the dining
room is becoming more than ever popular. fresi-
dent Bowden has not been at the club for a week.
havina been called from town to attend the funeral
of his father.
A large crowd filled the parlors Of the Carleton
Club last evening. There was musical entertain
ment, followed by a supper. Each member had the
privilege of bringing one friend with him ana
MANY availed themselves of the chance to take
their friends into the pretty little clubhouse az
Sixth-ave and St. Marks Place.
The Riding and Driving Club was alive on
Thanksgiving Day. There was much riding and
some hurdle jumping. Many men who had not
been on horseback in years were there to enjoy
tho fun Among the riders were Justice Edward
" Cullen. Alexander Barrie, f. II. Barnes, Will
lam \. Dykeman, Alexander Cameron, w. y.
Schwarzwaelder William A. Read +. f. Parsons,
r. L. Woodruff, Thomas S. Moore, George NJ
Olcott. president of the Hamilton Club, and
Cornelius Doremus. Miss Doremus drew forth from
the spectators considerable attention and admlra-
ton for leaping the hurdles with more than or
binary grace. Leonard Kennedy, the four-year-
old son of f. R. Kennedy, took his first lesson
in riding and rode about the ring as If he had
grown up in a saddle. The carriage-iioor Will
be ready this week The dynamo is now being
put in.
At a special meeting Of the Board of Directors
held last Monday evening it was unanimously
and to raise the initiation fee from $lOO to $:3V'
\ membership in the Riding and DRIVING Cup
is becoming valuable. Two weeks ago MEMBER
sold his seat for S225 on condition thaJ the
buyer pay 1he S25 scmi-annual dues. lie also had
to pay $50 transfer fee to the CLUB, thus making
the seat cost $500. -,
number up to 400. The clubhouse IS plenty
large enough to accommodate that number ana
the increase has the advantage of keeping the club
house more lively at all hours
(,onoral Horny w Slocum. the president OF
the BROOKLYN Club, acccIted the Office rather re-
luctanty lie felt holyred by the election, but
was in good deal Of doubt as to whether ne
was not too busy man to undertake the work. -,
The first reception of the season to women VIII
be held at the Hamilton Club on next Saturday
evening. Affairs have been remarkably quiet
there so far this season. The only entertainment
of note this fall was the celebration OF Evacuation
Day by the Brooklyn members OF the Society OF
the Sons Of the Revolution on last Monday night.
That was Il private. and not club affair, and the
festivities were confined TO two OF the private
The Art Committee of the Union League Club.
composed of Henry T. Chapman, Warren +. Hill.
H. il. Benedict, Walter s. Carter, Cornelius n
IIoagand, Carleton Virgins and Albert Sibley,
held meeting at the clubhouse on Friday even
ing and perfected arrangements for loan en-
hibtiOn Of oils, water cOlOrs, etchings and en-
cravings, to be opened on the occasion Of the
social opening next "Wednesday, and to remain en-
until the following Monday. There Will be no
large canvases: Mr. Chapman promises that the
exhibition will be one of the finest of its kind
ever held in Brooklyn.
There now forty names on the waiting list
The members of the club characterize as utter
nonsense the talk that the club is given over to
factional warfare because of the rejection by the
Membership Committee Of the name Of James
w. BirlSett They say that the reasons, whether
good or bad, were purely personal All Of the
so-called factions represented in the club but
no one thinks Of discussing fractional politics
there AS member said: " IL any body did he
would quickly find he not in a ward meeting"
The Manhasset Club held their fourth reception
at the clubhouse in Clinton-st. on last Wednes
day evening
dance at Avon Hall.