New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF WELLKNOWN ORGANI-
ZATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.

CATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.
The University Clubs Committee on Admissions had
session the other night and elected eighteen TO III the
vacancies in the clubs resident membership hsI
few OF the eight not at the head OF the long "a
ing list For some time the club has been up 10 he
limit Of resident membership, and resident caholuaecS
have been elected only vacancies occurrd by deaS
or designations These vacancies were few ana Hr
between and there ore about 200 names oil
candidates for resident membership the waiting
list There are also about 100 names Of woud-be non
resident members but the Committee on ADMISSIONS
elects len of these candidates every monn IaI cru ~
me otSe r end md The Committee on Admissions has
seadfsty insisted upon It's hight Of picking out names
The Onlg absolutely fair method OF lahing up names
waiting list that 1l the EhSn eScepons only In
favor of former members or the sons OF former "e"-
bers.
The club for English residents OF this city IS now
club in fact as well in name. Those interested IN
the project got together Wednesday night organized
the St Georges Club, adopted constitution ana sc.
of bylaws and elected officers The annual dues VIII
be S1s and the initiation fee $40 until 200 members
are elected After that number Is reached the nia-
ton fec may 90 up to $5 and soon as 800 members
enrolled 1t will mount up TO- 60 where u wiz a, re-
main. About $50 nen with English DiOGa III ' The
officers President James Gamble: vice president
Oswald Baynes; treasurer, Dr. H. j. dc SAKE, sesr e.
the purposes of tile club has been found.
There are about dozen more members Of the Man
haitian Club to-day than there were ten days ago. At
last Thursday nights meeting of the managers FIVE resi-
dent and eight nonresident members were elected.
Among the resident members are John A. Morris,
tho well-known turfman, and that ornament OF the
Oriental Club and the East Side generally. exCon-
gresham Timothy j. Campbell. Two of the newly
elected nonresident members are Senator A. p Cor
ma ~ Campbell.
Judge Henry Wilder Allen was one of the pillars Of
the Manhattan Club. Years before he assembled the
bench he was secretary Of the club and Of Its most
indefat gable workers. He connosseur on wines
and set to work b make the wine cellar excel that OF
any other club In town.
These are lively times at tie political clubs and
particularly at the Manhattan The attendance there
nowadays is almost as large as year ago. when the
novelty of the stewart house acted like magnet on
the entire membership Of the club.
Things are beginning to get lively at the Man
haitian Athletic Club. Its record breaking ladies' day
last Thursday opened the social at the hand
some clubhouse In Madiscn-ave. and DR.. e. F. Hoyt,
J.. A. stewart and S. J. Cornell, who constitute the
clubs Entertainment Committee, have already arranged
for Of the famous NJ. A. C. Saturday nights to
take place next saturday. There will be great deal
ment, and stage will be set up in the gymnasium to
receive the overflow from the club theatre. Each Of
uIo give uouDIo
pearng first In the theatre and repeating his particular
act In the gymnasium Several thousand invitations
have been issued The affair will, Of course. be q
stag' entertainment.
The Engineers Club is one of the few clubs In
town whose resident list Of membership is longer
| than the resident list. OF resident members there
were at last reports, 261, and of nonresident
bers 2s7 This popularity is probably explained by
the fact that the club holds out especial attractions
nonresident members All of the leading mechanical,
mining and civil engineers of NewYOrk City are men,
bers OF the club and of the engineering profession
I'm other cities find IL to their interest course to be-
men who founded the club fOresaw the possible
pcatons and discussions which might arise were the
club TO be shop" affair, and tabOoed everything OF
that character. Hence the club Is purely social Or
ganzaton, and has all the desirable features OF social
club life, including the popular subscription dinner.
series OF these dinners given last year with much
success. The series OF 1891 '92 Will be begun soOn
| very likely within the next two three weeks.
There are now four Catholic clubs in this country
those Of Philadelphia, Baltimore st. Louis and this
city, The three Outoftown clubs are practically run
on the same lines as the pioneer club in this city,
though, unlike 1t, they purely social and have no
religious side whatever.
Even the people with whom chess is a hobby will
| probably be surprised TO learn that there are no
less than $50 chess clubs In this country. These
have combined membership OF more than 20 .OOO and
were all the members of social clubs who make up the
little chess coteres in their various examinations to be
counted the total Of club chess ayes would probably
| be found to be almost,double that number.