New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-08
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSES.
WORK ON TIE RIDERS HOME.
AN ABUNDANCE OF sUBsCMPTIoNs-To ohAr
RRATE IINCOLN,S BIRTHDAY.

AN ABUNDANCE OF STRAIGHTFORWARD CELE'
BRATE LINCoLN's BIRTHDAY
There have been many changes recently III o"7
affairs of the Riding and Driving Clup "oiN
ON tbe clubhouse ceased entirely few days ago
and has NOT been resumed. 1t was found thao
the bouse was costing so much more than all the
original estimates that some steps were necesSi''
20 moot tho additional expense. The reason fof
this cost was that the building is larger than was
contemplated at first Arrangements nave ho"
been made for the club to raise SjO,OOO, secuieu
by first mortgage. Beyond that S3o,ooo hloie
will be raised by second mortgage bonhs C'Neh ~
members. The alacrity with which memic h'Ne
met this call for financial support Is obvious from
the fact that when few subscription paieis 'h"'
had been handed about were brought toSeV"e, ~
was found that they footed up S1O,OOo lhSt'"i VI
the $50 900 desired and it is probable thao even
then not more than one-half of the HnerhpeIS H'"
seen tie subscription papers. Instead Oh peils -
a position where they must appeal 10 menlo'i' ~,
more money, the club will actually De coihpeie"
TO scale down the subscriptions. On account VI
the difficulty in getting a suitable pace 10 SOU "P
tho engines and dvnamos for electric light, it has
been decided not to light the house by eec'rlcl"
mill the Edison company reaches the clubhouse
will be completely fitted up for gas Several
changes have taken place in the metAols oil CON
Quoting the business of the club, and instead OF
affairs being managed by several committees an
executive committee has been constituted 10 TAKE
charge Of everything.
On last Monday evening the society OF the East
ern District was well represented at the reception
rendered by the Hanover Club to its women
friends. 1t was the first time that the new house
had been thrown open to women. There was
collection of pictures on the walls of the reception
and ball rooms and Railways that attracted
great deal Of attention. They were loaned Dy
RUSSELL Johnson c. j. Busby, George I Moore,
James A. Taylor, Dr. A. c. Halam, +. W. Wurs-
ter. II. r. s. Randolph, Willard Smith, Charles IL.
Bailey. Robert p. Lethbridge j. Henry DICK, H.
c. Stearns and William c. Bryant.
The Lincoln Club will celebrate the birthday
of Abraham Lincoln by holding subscription
rcccption on the evening of February and the
afternoon Of February -. There will be an
exhibition of paintings and etchings. Ihe
electric decorations will be elaborate and viii
probably include a portrait of Lincoln. supper
will be served by MareSi in the bowling alleys
and the music will he furnished By Landers ana
the Hungarian, Band. EN-Nicc-PreSidcnt liaunlDal
lIamin is expected to be present on Friday alter
noon -, ,.
The fourteenth anniversary Of the ManhaS>et
Club was celebrated on February at the CLUB
house in Clnton-st. by reception and dance.
The speakers at the Lincoln dinner. to be given
al the Union League club on February II; have
announced their subjects. John NJ L'hgS.,
ton will speak ABRAHAM Lincoln,
Nathan Gon on The Republican Party,
and the Rev Dr. John Coleman Adams on some
Traits of Lincoln'S craftsmanship II IS eN-
pcctcd that this will lie the largest dinner the
club has ever held.
4 number of dinners Of associations many OF
whose members belong to the Union LEAGUE. have
recently been given at the house IN l}cdford-aNe
Notable among them the Yale Alumni dinner
Of last Tuesday evening
The governors Of the Crescent Athletic Club
football team in recognition OF their work at
the Clarendon Hotel on February -. The num-
Der of dinner, i limited t. l1J.
The Montauk Clubhouse is being pushed rapidly
10 completion and the contract for furniture and
drapcrrs will probably be let this week. ihe
mahogany trim the first floor and the quartcred
GA on the second is nearly done. \ walk through
the club house, even in the present stage OF the
work. gives good idea of what the building
will be.
The Venetian character has been strictly adhered
to- and when gazing up AT the building one can
well suppose himself in Venice. In the prOsecu-
ton Of this work the Building Committee have
been untiring in their eXcrtions. and the club as
a whole may congratulate themselves upon having
such president IS Charles \. Moore. who has
given entire days in cooperating with the Bulid-
ing Committee in looking after the minutcst de-
tails of construction, essential III the erection
Of building Of this character.