New-York tribune., 1890-01-26
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSES
RAPID WORK OF THE UNION LEAGUE.
NEARING THE MEMBERSHIP IMiT-THE MON


TAUK's OPERATIONS TO BE RESUMED.
The Union League Club still keeps on in its
nourishng career. Despite the bitter weather
that prevailed last Thursday evening, nearly
a hundred members turned out to attend the
regular bi-weclSly meeting. which held oil
that evening, though no business Of special i'm
portance was to be transacted. Twcnty-three
new members were elected, and the following
new names were proposed Willard 7. Sniflin,
A. c. Ilallam, ID. b. Horton, Edmond \. Warren.
and l.. +. Brown. The club has reached
the point where it is not particularly anxious
to do any more recruiting, and it is picking and
choosing its members carefully.
The clubhouse walls are up to the fourth story,
the hip roof of deep red enamelled Spanish tiles
is all complete, and the entire building is closed
in. Work on the interior is going on at lively
rate under the supervision of the clubs architect,
Paul J. Lauritzcn, who is ably seconded by the
contractors, w & f. Lamb, jr. The club flag,
pole 81 feet in height, has been
set in the pointed tower at the Dean-St.
and Bcdford-ave. corner of the building.
The two terra-cotta bears, emblematic Of the
spirit of fun and frolic which is expected to pre-
vail in the club, have been set in place at the
top OF the orioe window on the Bedford-avc.
front Take it altogether the clubhouse is max
are in the habit of going out to take view of
it on Sunday. Nothing more will probably be
beard Of from the building committee until the
return about a month hence of its very efficient
president, John W IIusSey, who sailed for Europe
some three weeks ago.
The Montaull held a meeting of its building
committee a few days ago and determined to re-
sumo work on the clubhouse the latter part Of
February or the beginning of March. Francis II.
kimball, the architect Of the club says that the
tcrra-cotta work, the only thing for which he is
waiting, Will probably all be baked and moulded
by that time and that thcnccforward work will
go ON rapidly. Practically no time will be lost
IN constructing tie building. At the last direc-
tors meeting the following were voted as mem
bcrs William Cary Sanger, John Dunbar. c.
Austin Dali, G. l.. Duval, Henry H. Bowman and
W. u. sargent
Notice was given by W. W Rosster that at the
next monthly meeting he would move that the
initiation fee bc kept at so until May next
thereby extending tie time SIX months from that
originally intended. After May the entrance
fee Will be 500. The entertainment given at
The last club night under the auspices
of rGcy g. Williams was gratifying
success IN every paiticular, bni there is peni| 'i
.oll'y prevailing IN the club which does not de-
pend upon any set programme. Whist playing Is
popular. Mayor Chaplns team Is vel aoH-
toward the lO00-poirt limit aud the Mayor
side Is ahead Leonard Moody has organized "a
party 10 play 2jo points. {. + Lush Is his part,
rcr, and thor opponents are Frank L. Basscit and
Robert II. WocH,.
At the annual meeting Of the Marine and Ti"li
Club the financial report was most csco gir-.
II showed surplus IN tie treasury, NOTWITHSTANDING
ing tie fact that part OF tine ocht had been pali
oil 'nd tn balance conso liatcd INTO % ne" rot'- mort
sage for 100000, Of which tie franklin Trust
Company is trustee. special vote o, thanks
was icndcTcl 10 tie ct.rin- Treasurer. Charles >.
Stchbins. VINO has held that Office since the or
sanitation Of tie club. The club lost thrty-iyc
M,-ubcrs boy death and resignation during the
year. but they were replaced as + 81 as tIcy went
out, and there are many applicants on m "aluhS
list. The old officers were reject 81 with tine eN-
,cptiou OF lie treasurer, and tie Old Board of
y rector, was chosen with two exceptions.
Tie Riding and Driving club has begun work
on the ste OF 10, coming clubhouse a. 2ndcr-
hlf-atc. and Butler-st. frame structure 80 py
j., feet has been erected for tie USE of the super
Iutnld-ut of construction and tie storage OF ulcn-
si., and material, The treasurer OF the club,
John s. James. h,s informed the members that
c,.-rl,ci certificates of membership con be had
In exchange fpr their receipts for Initiation fees
af ii, Office, 40 . Bro1d ST., on and alter tcbfu-
Last Thursday was ladies' ui-ht" AT the Royal
Ara4lfl. and u0rr than goo of TIE members with
their women friends crowded t'c clubhouse 80
80 IG5 Llyin-sfou-st. and had good time.
William B \crupm -atc number ol fcrltaiio.S
d. .u exceedingly cttctlHc manner, auI the Misses
Blanche and Marion l@ndcr s1u- tie vocal Pot-
ton OF the prOGrlulmc tO tAr s.iSia'ion oi all.
Tic entertainment WIS d. .l il tie par.ors, which
.c.c handsomely Gc.o~.f f.i with flowers aud pot
t,l plants Altcr,vari f.c rooms were cleared for
tfr dlrc.nr that followed the supper Every olr
p,c,.,.' was ao well pel-cd that 10 IS almost Ger
lain that there Vlll uc mo.e ladies ul-uts at
tIc Hoyal Arcauum duliu- tie season. Tie mem
fr.s were loud Iu t.clr praises ol thr iae on
,.Ii..r. which consist, oi f. Tyson White, K. d.
NatJcr.ooi. Jesse B. Van Brunt and j. \ Gfud-
clo>s
Invitations 1rc ont for the first reception OF Tire
,i: almost entirely OF residents OF Fathpeh. AMI
10 is believed tuat not less t4an GOO persons VIII
attend