The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-25
The Old Club ina Flourish
ing Condition Despite
Malicious Bear
Attacks.
HUDSON sOelETY's EXPERIENCE.
1t Runs Foul Of a Modern "Jour-
naIist''- News in club
Circles.
THE CART ERET CLUE.

Notwithstanding the adverse reports
which have appeared in an alleged news
paper during the past week the Carteret
Cub is In u healthy condition and about
to enter upon an era of renewed pros
perity. The club has just made salts
factory arrangements whereby its debt
will be wiped out and o balance left In
the treasury to guarantee many inn
provements and embellishments to the
already handsome clubhouse on Bergen
avenue. IT, is proposed TO have q
number OF lie membership at 800 q
year, which may be paid either In cash or
in the outstanding bonds of the associa-
Gion With 50 much favor has this
proposition met that enough life MEM
bers have been secured 70 guarantees this
payment OF the Indebtedness and leave a
balance in the treasury as statute before,
Il is also proposed toreducs the Initiation
Zee, At a recent meeting it was resolved
to reduce the Initiation lee TO $40 and the
annual dues to $iS per aunum- 1t was
also resolved that these dues should not
be changed for period OF FIVE years.
the CarEeret was organized six years
ago aud the sixth anniversary Will be
celebrated on November II, with appro-
pirate ceremonies. 1t was first confined
to elder gentlemen and it was thought
that sufficient members could be secured
at a comparatively large rate Of dues to
insure the financial success of the organi-
Zdt1o1s L HE HHttEfldtlOM Wde EedillcN
but as the club grew and became known
throughout the city rs 4 social organize
ton of M exceptional high order. its
membership increased rapidly. Soon
some of the members began TO show signs
of discomfort at the high stale OF dues
There was some murmuring at and
dissatisfaction expressed over the matter.
But never AZ any time did this mui-
muring break out into anything like re-
| bellion, nor was the clubhouse deserted
or on the verge OF disbanding, rs stated
| In a sensational artieis recently pub
lished. True, during the summer months
I there were not as many members to b.
| seen there as there are during the winter
| Nor were there at the Palma. Jersey City
or other ciubhouses for that matter.
large majority OF the elubmen were away
< in tue mountains or at the seashore, and
| the city as we'll as the clubhouses were de
serted by the men around town.
In this connection ii might be m en-
4 toned that the members of the club are
\ criticising the conduct of a person VINO
| has often been admitted to the club and
entertained BY the members, who would
so far forget the laws Of hospitality as To
/ endaayor to injure his host by publishing
/ sensational rumors concerning its hnan-
! ciai condition. Some members are in
! clined TO think that the articles were a
/ deliberate attempt TO bear the stock OF
the club Among the gentlemen who
| have become life mem bers under the new
| arrangement are:-Andrew J. Post. Will
| liam W Coffin, Charles T. Bliss, William
/ b. jenkins. Charles B. fhurston. Mr..
John J. Toffsy, e. f. c. Young. William
/ Thompson, Charles H. Nicoii, John NJ
Jones, James Downing, Mr.. William
! Brinekerhoff. " K Schenck, John H
! Carnes, Mai.ion Apger, George F. Per
kins. William E. Mldgeiy, George p
Sheldon aud Mr Char les Siedler.
The new steward of the club is gf7ihs
general satisfaction. He has thoroughly
I renovated the club house and the place
that knew dust and dirt know it nc
longer It is in the kitchen, however
that he mas captured the boys, aud thu
steaks. chops, eggs, rarebits and Other
| deilcacies which he serves on call are
| most delicious, while the turtle dinners
| which he gets up at short notice woult
make the mouth of an epicure water.