New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-21
HEARD AMONG CLUBWEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF WELLKNOWN ORGAN
cations ARE INTERESTED IN.

The summer metamOrphOsis OF clubd0m has begun
The changed conditions OF club life In New-10rh during
the heated term due 10 Die emigration Of cluD-he
wives and families rather than TO tile disappearance OF
the clubmen themselves. one might perhaps cOhe ~
the conclusion at first thought that the big clubs would
he dull in summer The fact is they even liyelier
in summer than in winter Probably at least half Oh
New-YOrks clubmen men Of family. Conse-
quenty those Of them who place the home before the
club are unable TO spend much time at their clubs whe
their families in town. once usT laml-
lies get away. they as it were drop back into
the WAYS Of bachelorhOod and kill time By the yard
at their clubs Many of them whose houses have been
closed for the summer fairly live at their clubs and
nearly all OF them take breakfast and dinner behind
their club walls Hence it is that clubs undergo a
metamorphosis in summer.
In the last five months-that is 10 say, since last
New Years Day-the Union League has transacted
more business in the way Of taking In members than
it before in many year. More than seventy hVe
Of those whose have been ad rning the waiting
list for the last years have been received
into the fold and there only vacancy In the
list Of active members Of the club There are still
few more names left on the waiting list. In fact there
are no less than 200 names there. and of them
will most likely STAY there until their unlucky owners
are white-haired. The unusual number Of vacancies
which have recently been filed due to the IN
precedented number Of deaths In the club
Not satisfied with breaking the record IN electins
commOn ordinary, everyday members, the Union
League has also broken the record IN the way OF
electing honorary members Of late Within the last
three months two honorary members have been elected
John Jay and Major Henry L. Kendrich Both Messrs
Jaw and Kendrck active members OF the club at
tile time Of their election Mr.. Jay having become q
Union Lacquer in 500 and Major Kendrick in 1ss2.
AS it so happened Major Kendrck Was transferred
from the active to the honorary class just before
he was stricken with the illness which ended III his
death and the letter Of acceptance which he sent To
the cuo was writteS by him in bed not long before
his death The Union League probably has the longest
list Of honorary members OF ali New-iork clubs Of
consequence the names appearing thereon numbering
eleven. The men 50 hon0fcd are President Harrison,
General o. o. Howard. General H0rauo q. Wright,
General William F. smith, General !. VI. schohed,
RearAdmiral Meancthon smith, Wocott Gibbs,
Frederick Law Olmstead, Hamilton Fish, William J.
Hoppn and John Jay.
In Difference to the long established habit Of New
Workers Of taking down 70 the seaside and to the
mountains on Saturdays during hot weather, the
Century Club has decided 10 hold its club nights on
Wednesday evenings instead Of saturday. here
tofore. This change. Of course, will remain in
force only during the summer.
The work OF renovatng and remodelling the business
building at No. 30 CeGar-st., in preparation for it,
conversion into a clubhouse FOR the newly organized
Insurance Club, IS well under way, and the trans
formed clubhouse will probably be ready for by
July l. The first floor will be given up % a lunch
counter and restaurant smoking and l0unging rooms
will be provided on the second floor. billiard playing
members will have a chance to dsport themselves Cd
the third floor on the fourth floor will be the card and
bath rooms and the entire h.h floor will be used as
gymnasium. The club was organized but little mone
than two months ago. and the limit Of membership
was then placed at 500. More than 400 members
have already been secured and the limit will doubtless
be reached within the next thirty DAYS.
At the last meeting Of the trustees Of the Colonial
Club dozen members we're elected. the list in
Guiding the Rev. Dr. william L. Lloyd Clarence i.
Kipp samuel c. Morrison Csssus NJ Wicker. Tyler r.
Palmer and Henry W Rising. George Clinton
Batceer chairman Of the house committee Of the club
was thrown from his carriage one day last week and
narrowly escaped fatal injuries II now appears
probable that his complete recovery l. ASSURED y
special meeting Of the Colonial Club recently con
,dered the question Of raising the limit Of membership
from GOO 10 200. proposed amendment to the con
sttution providing that the initiation fee remain al
$50 until COO members were on the list instead %
timpIng TO 200 as soon 500 had been elected was
also considered. Both propositions were overwhelm-
nely defeated Resolutions Of coincidence on the death OF
Colonel Henry Astor Weeks and DR.. David H. Gordon
were adopted at a special meeting Of the club lasi
week Both CoJanel Weeks and DR.. Gordon had been