New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-22
HEARD. AMONG CLUBMEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF wEILKNoWN ORGAN1'
ZAIIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.


The New.York Southern Society has taken the hrs'
stem in the direction Of carrying out its scheme for the
erection of mammoth clubhousehOtel such AS hei'her
this land nor any other has ever SEEM by the an
nexation Of the building adjoining its present mouse ~
Twenty -fftst. and the conversion OF four hoors vi
that building into quarters for nonresident meniofS
The first floor Of the new house has been fitted up as
billiard room The four uppr floors OF the annex are
isolated from tho billiard room and are accessible ohD
nv means of an entrance from the second floor OF the
old hous, Three OF these floors arc given up to sleep
ing apartments. which; With the smepinS hosse
mens ,S Sn number Of hedrooms at the disposal Of the
socety's members up 10 round dozen Captaan iusn
n Garden has been authorized by the trustees to ar
range the wnLsr programme Of dinners and other en-,
tertainments after consultation with the entertainments
committee.
The subscription dinner is rapidly making frends
| and winning champions in the club world Inc cal
mag1ndi Club for the first time in its history, gave
| one of these dinners last Friday night, ana VIII
henceforth repeat them once month duI'hs '"o
winter and spring season. Friday nights affair was
exceptionally successful in every way the coml''ee
in charge OF the affair consisted OF H. p smith, cha
man: W. H. shelton, A. c. Morgan, IL. W. hafser'
W. H. Drake and G. T.. Proctor. Now tlat the hieiOei'
Of the salgamund are back in town again. the cuo Dos
fair to be particularly lively. Beginning on the even
and stndes IN oil and water cOors will be given Tho
exhibition will continue until the following weanes,
Say and Or T pan 9G n W be In Exhibited The
mittee consists Of Bruce Crane chairman W; .. WIZ
emore Leonard Ochtman, L. G. Earle ana HeorsG 81, -;
Gait. The monthly meeting Of the club VIII be heia
| on the evening Of Friday December 4.
| The Reform Club people made slight error in an
nouncng the date OF their forthcoming annual meet
ing Of election as made in this column last Sunday.
They were Just a week too late. lns,ead OF on 'ne
second Tuesday OF December, the annual meeting VIII
take place on the first Tuesday namely, December l.
The club has begun to make arrangements TOT us Dig
annual dinner, which will, this year, as as'' NC gwen
| In the Madison Square Garden
The annual meeting and election of officers OF the
Alpha Delta Phi Club will take place on December Q.
| Five trustees to succeed outgoing members OF the
board are to be elected, and at next Monday nights
meeting of the Board Of Governors of the club com.
mittae will probably be appointed TO make nomlnatons
| for these Offices.
On next saturday evening at the Lotos CLUB din-
| ner in honor Of the Italian poet Giuseppe Gracoha
will be given in the dining room the second foor
The first Saturday night, OF the season will also be
| given on that evening. An art exhibition Is also
under contemplation by the officers of the club, and
| r all probability the exhibition VIII begin next sat
| urday If so. II will continue until the following
Wednesday and I'm that event the first ladies' day Of
| The season will be held one week from to-morro"'
| W. J. Florence an Oldtme member OF the
Lotos Club having been member of that organization
| for nearly twenty years. 1t perhaps goes without
saving that he was one of the most popular members
of the organization. and for some time before MS
death there had been talk Of giving n, dinner e ta IN MS
member, Joseph jefferson.
There is little buzzing In the University Club over
the dropping of twenty -four members from the roll FOL
nCn-payment of dues. The custom of the University
| however is to permit dropped men to return TO the
fold. providing they make prompt payment OF thelI
indebtedness.
Evidently the Harvard Club is bent on having a
| new clubhouse. committee consisting Of Edward
| Keene, Edward King and George Blagden, represent
| ing the members Of the club has been appointed 10
confer with the board OF governors. In all Likelihood
special meeting will be held next week. The dis
trict within which a site will probably be selected Is
bounded by Thirty third and Forty second SITS. and
Fifth and sixth ayes. Most Of the members favor
will be secured The club is ready to spend 100000
in securing home, and ought TO be abe % gen
At The last meeting Of the Harvard Club ten former
wearers of the crimson were admitted TO membership,
ten A sam n 1854 and 'IR oyd Gf 5
| Garrison, Hasty Pudding Club-man.
| The Manhattan Athletic Club has an attractive
programme Of ante-Christmas entertainments and
functions in view. Next Saturday night it will give big
athletic carnival at the Madison square GARDEN ladies'
day entertainment is booked for December 10; an
| other smoker viii be held on the evening OF De-
cember 10. and every wednesday evening ana sunday
afternoon during December there will be more or less
exciting contests at water polo in the big tank in the
clubhouse Aside from all these opportunities for fun
and froc there is the annual election on Monday,
| December IS.
Another College fraternity has established club quar-
ters in this city, This latest Greeketter club Is the
Theta Delta Chi Club. About 200 members Of the
fraternity attended the opening exercises al the new
clubhouse. No. III East Thirty ifth-s last Wednes-
| day evening
At the last meeting of the board of trustees OF the
| Colonial Club tie following were elected to member
shin: James c. Johnson, Daniel ID. Youmans, Meredith
| l. Jones UIah Bot, W. W. Flanagan, Edgar Dial,
the Rev ). d. Townsend, Benjamin Llllard and NJ. ID.
| Landon {" Eli Perkins,.
THAT WAS JUST WHAT HE TOLD HER.