New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-01
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF WELLKNOWN ORGANI-
CATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.


The trustees of st. Lukes Hospital are now asking
a round million for the eight lots In the southeast
corner Of the hospital property, on which the Union
Club has had its eve for the last six months Notwlth-
standing this rise OF $150o00 the price, the eye Of
the Union Cubor. at least the eye Of the clubs com
mittee-still rests longngly the ST. Lukes property
II is b. no impossible, and scarcely lmprob-
able that even now, the club will buy the coveted
site providing the hospital trustees do not add another
million or two to the price before the sale Is effected
Frequent consultations with the hospital trustees have
been held in the last ten days, but not an inch will
those same trustees bulge. They have fatty announced
that no offer of than ~ 100000 will be considered,
and further psrey wonld seem to be useless. The
price Is pretty steep One but the trustees are con-
fdent that they get II If they hold long enough
meeting Of the committee will probably be held with
in the next week for formal action. No club OF its
size in town has little trouble in collecting its debts
does the Union. Members are posted Tor indebted
ness al the nOn at all other clubs but rarely does
nonpsyment OF dues or ether obligations to lis club
Kate Field has three codes of morals one for men, one
Of the code for men in the words, "a must pay
his club debts and must not cheat at cards" In no
cNb are men more punctnous about conforming TO the
FIRST section Of her code than In the Union.
The monthly meeting of the Harvard Club will be
held next saturday evening Action on the question
Of a building may possibly he taken. but the
replies the circular anent the project ont to the
members are not all in yet and the subject will prob
ABLY 90 over 10 another meeting.
With the monthly meeting of next saturday night
the usual series of fall and winter art exhibitions at the
Century Club Will begin. AS heretofore. the works
exhibited will mainly be from the brushes of members
Of the club. There used 10 be q ruleat least
written Iuleof the club mro,dng that only the works
of members should have ra' In the club exhibitions
but OF late wears or less paintings by outside
artists have been exhibited by members of the club who
happen 10 own them and nowadays outside artists
occasionally allowed TO hang their pieces the walls
Of the clubs gallery Next saturday evening the
exhibition viii be open only to members Of the club
aud masculine friends who may happen to accompany
them. on sunday and Monday women who NAV have
been fortunate enough 10 obtain cards of invita-
lon VIII have the entree OF the gallery 1t Is not
nkely that proposed amendments the constitution Of
se cio viii come up Tor action at the monthly meet
WS OF the club next saturday evening. one of these
amendments provides for the extension OF the limit
creation of nonresident class of membership; and
third for the removal extension Of the restrictions
now limiting the number of members WHO may be
elected In any one month.
At no distant day the Thirteen Club will have local
habiiation well As name True to its thirteen"
articles it has been considering the ACCESSIBILITY of buy
ing leasing the property at No - East Thrteenthst.
and converting il into headquarters for superstition
haterS. That project has practically been dismissed,
but "a proposal 10 hire house and rent out all the
floors except to he reserved for the club is
under consideration. The next meeting Of the club
on November H. Will take the form Of mental repast
instead OF a gasirOnomic one, Judge McAdam and
other prOmneHt members Of the club will deliver
engaged and tickets will be issued to members of the
club, who privileged b. the way, to bring women
with them. The annual dinner of the club will be
held December IL al either the COlOnnade Hotel
or the Ncw-lork Hotel
Next Tuesday night Will be lively one in the clubs
particularly in the political clubs. The Manhattan,
Union League, Democratic. Republican and Reform
clubs will all receive election returns and at most Of
The House Committee of the Reform Club has
ranged for special table d1iote dinner, to be served
until late hour the evening, the Manhattan Club
will have its usual late supper. and a spread VIII
probably be provided al the Democratic Club. The
Union League and Republican clubs have not a yet
made any particular ARRANGEMENTS in the gastronomc
line election night but both houses tO be
crowded and the regular restaurant service Will be
thoroughly tested.
Work on the annex to the Southern Soclety's house
is about finished and with the next week the society
will move in. The transfer of the billiard-room from
the top floor Of the old house to the first floor OF the
annex bids fair materially TO swell the soce.ys re-
cepts
The current number Of "The Club contains all
editorial on the subject of Management OF Clubs
which emphasizes the ground often taken in this column
that every big club should pay some one of its men,
bers TO superinend its management after the custom
Of the English clubs. The club newspaper field, which
has 80 long been unoccuped will be thoroughly cu
nvated in the future. Up TO month or so ago
Chicago boosted Of two club papers. One Of them |
fed through bad management but the other survives
monthly recently established In this city is already on
the road to success, club paper has recently been
little club journal was launched in Detroit. There |
are several club publications of one sort or another
IN London.
The stag entertainment at the Manhattan Athletic
Club week ago last night was an unqualified success
and surpassed everything in that line the club has
oast GO men ne
clubhouse. and the theatre gymnasium, cafe, billiard
room and reception rooms were all thronged Such an
lssemblage of weIldrssed and welltodo men could
probably not be found elsewhere In New York from
ears end to another. The club will give ladies'
Try musical Oh the afternoon of November IL,
Ind 's be athletic carnival at The Madison Square
iaiden on the Saturday following Thanksgiving.
One Of the New-York clubs which is not often heard
Of in the club world Is the New-York Camera Club,
which was organ ID about three years ago for the
development Of photography among amateurs The
hub has roOmy quarters at No. 314 Fifthave.. con-
aiming a large hail. library well stocked with the
eadng Photographic publications Of Europe and
America, rooms for the taking and development Of
Photographic plates and ell necessary equipment The
meetings are held only quarterly: On the second
md fourth Mondays Of the fan aud winter months
cter are given and once or twice year the club
makes formal exhibition Of selections from the work
4 its members The initiation fee is placed at S2a
,avinr onlv s2n
Last nights brilliant dinner at the Lotos Club. In
lonor of Sir Edwin Arnold. was only Of o long
cries OF dinners which have made the club famous. In
" gone days tie club has entertained such men ~
General u. S. Grant. Canon Kingsley Archdeaoon |
arrar Henry Eytng. Henry M Stanley, John
,oughen snd dozen other leaders Of modern thought
nd action. The club VIII shortly give dinner IN |
1nor VI Joseph Jefferson and William j. Florence both
whom are old time members Of the club. Other |
ipners and various receptions azv oentenelAtcl u