New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF WE'LL KNOWN ORGANl-
ZATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.

There is a good deal OF talk about the Manhattan
Athletic Club floating about town just now and there Is
a good deal Of talk about this talk within IN" o'o'
itself In fact the club is dispensed over the iP'"'
newspaper articles ancnt the alleged INTERNAL o'N"
sions in the club. The principal theme of the au"ny-
nous crit cS OF tile clubs management who nave re-
Gently expressed their views in print seem, to be inc
cor,position Of the board Of governors Of the club Inc
critics assert tlpt the board is got representatives. No
defenders Of the BOARD reply that the board was e''o'
bv the members Of the club. and that the members
presumably knew what they wanted and got II when
they elected the present officers of the orSanzi'"
An analv,i, Of the business affiliations or professions OF
the twenty gentlemen who make up tie hoard OF ""N
crnors of the Manhattan Athletic Climb shows tha ufir
Is about the usual proportion OF lawyers d"''''' ""
business men i'm that body. Here is the Isl "cofSc
W. Carr (prcs.drnt, lawyer; W. j. swan Wce'prc~
dent). fire insurance adjuSicr; Walton storm V'r''
urer lawyer: {. 6. IuSho- secretary. superintendent
WAGNER Palace Car Company; G. VI. Er!tton carriage
builder: II. \. Apclu~. New York Lie Insurance ''n
pany: G. \. Gerlach. hotel proprietor. J. ~ N'E"c''
commercial traveller: j. H. Flarlcr, president 81 i'
corpolaton,: +. +. IIoyt. physician; {. Z" Perry
builder: Warren Sage. insurance broker; george N'
Avery. encrlvor: L. \. Atuart bank cashier; +. G.
Converse iron manufacturer: : J. Cornell hotel pr,
nrietor: Frederick A. Ware. lawyer; Eugene Van
Schaick lawyer: G. F.. Troter Csshler; Charles from
we'll clerk I'm lawyers Office. y appears from u'-
1T there Is the usual number 81 well TODD men in t"
board Of governors. Herman Oclrcha was ef''u 10
the board OF governors at the last annual mceHE %
the club. Int subsequently resigned hi- pace pcH'
FLIED ly Mr. Cromwell who elected by the govern
ors themselves Dr. f. T. Iloyt Is also an appon,c" 81
tbe hoard having been elected I'm place OF : Ilecckc
Rqtlbone who resigned. Although this newspaper
talk about the clubs affairs is making the Manhattan
Athletic Club pot bubble ferccy, il IS not likely 'hat
,be cbuIIition will end in an explosion OF any spr'.
rber, ave Touhtle,, some dissatisfied members of the
club as /, the case in all clubs. but the present ma.
agement j. bound 10 remain IN c"hIroI ua'H 1.a ~
election now more IMAM hhe h.o' tE "n. , articIc
The club Will be The worse fo Inc recent diu'
published in CERTAIN cu PaP P Emcrc 4, and with t. cno
NOUS membership. pnnccly income ana =, KY u'ot :,
Shirt Is bound 10 forge ahead and keep in the van
financial condition Is Of the best ana gwen ci'o M,
an active membership Of 5000 members ana an income
VI r ~ The nrollcm What will be it, future ~ The
answer Is sure 10 be favorable.
Rrmor has been busy with the name Of the Union
Cln, recently IN the last week launched an 'lr'
e.ting bulletin about that organization to inc ehe' UNIV
tbc old talk about moving uptown had been revived
d vas actnallv going to eliminate in the clubs re
ro,,I IN ouarters on the Avenue near FhynInlh 81
M coursc none OF the prominent members "i inc '"'
will acknowledge that there Is anything I'D the ruH"''
Int if is not at all improbable nevertheless thh ef
* a good deal in ii. The organization Oh inc "V,''
o,itan Climb has put more life into the Cnon man ma
characterized that organization at any ume since He
famous Loubat case pending and me '"''nP Sp'
a., in the Climb are now awake to the fact that some
thing must be done 10 prevent the ne" Gnu 'o'
iniuring the Union. The Lotos Ciub' Who's "'''''
bou.c is opposite the Unions house. VIII P'pi'N ~
,o "a now quarter, uptown before The dawn OF
o,other sprlng. and once that club mas NlcI'u I" u
ierit,bIo and migrated nOrthward the onion VIII be
, o,,lv social club Of consequence when Is hou'ch
nth ~ rvcuty third Il. one Of the causes ol u'
now. clubs being Is the downtown sle 81 "e |l"'
,1ub, house. and uorthward move on 'c part " '"'
1-,,cn wonh consequently DC an cn''uNe ''"'''I
III, Aside from that fact the church on the Soh'h
,t corner Of FIfhavc and Twenty first ST. opposite
~ I-,ron Climb, house. Is 10 give way to an immense
,,orci,l b,dding and few doors bcio" bS
tchor shop is 10 make things slIl more oJeouonf"'
20 tbc austocratc residents Of the AVch"'' h'n''
,ber, are plenty Of reasons for "a TcmoVI u 'o '""
10 quarters further uplo"n Ioc 81 rIv am"cX
I IN IN, club house would serve - an'hT uF
w. a., ~ Drceont quarters. bur us pvPorN - -
cuD ~ supbIc and could doubtless be disposed OF 10
adyautago al any time. II Is sIeIII'" iv 1
s s nomnleon of the library In ne new annex %, ' ~,
Iic has been delayed Thc ciuD ,aihGn 81
Sne1ding 100000 or 50 on the l1rH d I The dnys in
th9 he iS mart Of the building was supposed 10 DC
H ~ desire on the part Of thoc III 3iaigo 10 WI
uhIl npcctinc Of the club In May. II now looks as
a. hnHc in authority had still other reasonS for putting
u 'n u lily work which would have rendered pidcu
on te in the continuance of the club in Its present
house. ,..,to -.
ri .,o,ot N he voted upon at the annual election OF
no e. Nicholas Club. one week from tomorrow mas
red and as vet IS the only ono III "c "'''' -
g. not likely that any opposition to IL VIII oeVeioP' anu
- o, ~ the gentlemen already placed III noinina
'io =, acacal,y assured The ticket Is as follows:
o" ,os,dcnt. David Banks; for vicepesdcnt, James
,,,,o pcekman for treasurer Edward s. Lawrence
Cortandt s Van Rensselaer,; for trustees,
20 serve one year in place Of Edward $ Lawrence
W ao .as,r.r Thomas ID. Peck; 10 serve two years
eecteu u0nt Menzo DcfcndOrf resigned, Newton VI.
n R1t't 10 serve three years Alfred Wag1taa James H.
TOWNSEND ' NeSsrs. Banks and Lawrence are re
~ the gaEG gsh ihGy d 9ow M aPs
Messrs Nas,ha,oseves The other Ou.,g officers
10 sncg psve been renominaed had they SO desired