New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20
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The possibility Of the saint Nicholas Club disbandng
has been somewhat talked about recently, but the
members who should know all about the matter make
hght OF the rumors As they say, there is no reason
why the Saint Nicholas should disbad simply because
President Banks and the House Committee may have
ma little disagreement. Financially and socially,
the club is IN envioble position II has debts
has about $4,000 to Its credit, has nearly $50 men,
bcrs and has finely situated clubhouse In some
respects the club Is Of the most desirable IN the
city. The membership being comparatively small and
confined, to all intents and purposes to certain
arfstocratlc element of NewYorx society the members
generally acquainted ana through TINT fact the club
more like rather large bachelor family-as every
club should be-than lHc many Of the larger clubs Of
today In which only limited number OF members are
acquainted with each other. Only who can trace
their pcdTerees back TO residents Of NewYorh state
prior TO 1850 eligible. Men with that sort OF
pedigree who are ~ the tight set to be socially eligible
for the saint Nicholas are not over common; Con
narrow. favorte proposition with m men who wish
to enlarge the club Is to %lt iea deseeSdants OF
long ago as I7eo
When the Manhattan Club to the amazement Of some
Of the veterans. decided hast winter to allow
TO invade Its precincts for the first time In Its history
there was growing on the part Of fossized
Manhattantes who held that women had no business
in clubhouse at any time The great majority of
the clubs members, however, heartily supported the
| innovation. week ago yesterday at least 1000
members OF The fair availed themselves Of the
| clubs invitation to view the clubhouse. Another
| affair OF the kind will probably be given in January
| OF late there has been some talk among the older
members of the club regarding the alleged tendency to
take In all unobjectonable candidates without regard
% their social standing That Is to say the Manhattan
Club has always prided itself ON its social. rs well as
political. standing and the veterans do not Hike to
any relaxation Of the former policy. 1t Is certain
that the Manhattan Club has recently taken In some
men OF no particular social or political standing
| AT the December meeting Of the trustees Of the
Colonial Club these members were elected william
Osborn c. !. Hudson, Austin NJ. Greer. F. E. Ballard.
c. H. Wilcox, Il. r. Worran, F. L. Kellogg, II. +.
Henry L. Burnett The club held its monthly social
meeting last night and had a large attendance
| The University Club is now full. Not another
member can be taken in unless some present member
Is kind enough TO resign die. Both the resident
| and the nonresident limits have been reached The
club has 1000 resident and $50 nonresident members.
The resident list has been full for long time but the
resident limit has just been reached. There are
325 the waiting last 195 being those OF
candidates for nonresident membership. and 127 for
| resident membership. Unless an epidemic should
strike the University Club. Of the men this list
will have to wait at least q decade before they can
display the words University Club" upon their visit
ing cards Right here is the unanswerable argument
for another club Of some sort for college in New
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men, Irrespective OF fraternity affiliations is full, and
practically debarred by the in atoms Of its accommo-
datOns from making any considerable increase In is
sb college Youths S are turneG into every
year by the various colleges and universities. Ger
university club II there we're one which woGlin't
keep them waiting anywhere from five 10 ten years.
sort TSe Unlyersty Athletic Club has just been
Incorporated, and the Junior University Club may yet
be started.
BY the way the Junior University Club talk, which
revived recently, is gaining In volume and weight
] every day. dozen University Club men and candi-
dates for the University. have met and talked tho
matter over and they propose to announce their plans
within thirty days. But these Junior University men
just confident In their talk year ago. There
has been feeling in the University Club lately
over the alleged discrimination Of the committee on
| admissions in the selection of names from the nom
resident waiting list Some Of those whose candidates
have been passed over have complained that they
have been sighted As matter Of fact, nothing OF
the has been done. The rules Of the Universys
things require that every candidate for admission sai
Cemete before he can be elected 10 Membership
AS many proposers OF candidates forget all about he
rule the men proposed BY them are oiVh passed. over
The board of trustees OF the Reform Club will elect
the officers in January in all probablll the present
officers will succeed themselves as President E. Enery
Anderson, Treasurer Louis Wndmuller and Secretary
Henry De Forest Baldwin can have a re election as
long as they will accept The newly elected tfus
tees are Edward p. Whitney Isdor straus Thomas @.
shearman, Z. Ellery Anderson ana Augustus A.
Healey. Messrs. whitney, STRAINS and Sherman are
new members OF the board Messrs. Anderson and
Heaey succeed themselves The big annual dinner Of
the club. which TO take place next week at
sherrvs has been postponed until January 1G In order
to avoid conflict with the busy Christmas season.
Louis windmuler Jason Hlnman Reginald d. Wood
ward and other friends OF william T. Croasdale pro
pose to present n portrait Of him TO the club Among
the recently elected members OF the club are Francs
| 3. Thurber and young Mt. FiIlaru
| The membership of the Union Club is certainly
changing character if the club is not doing much
lust now in the way OF changing its place of haba-
ton Since the wholesale increase in the limitations
of membership several months ago, more young men
have been admitted and the average age Of the mem,
is steadily sc in s the s s ye so ars on on
the sunny side Of forty and some Of them have yet
see oS h cnb Am De- 1GHcey Sc sfr0a
| The Lotos Club continued Its round Of dinners and
entertainments last night with dinner In honor OF
Bils Nye and A. P. burbank, both OF whom are
members OF the club. Covers were set for hfty ana
the AFFAIR was most enjoyable one Later one OF the
famous Saturday Night" entertainments was given
in the paror the music being OF particularly high
order The L6tos Club people are already talking
about another art exhibition and ladies' day and have
practically decided to arrange for one or both IN
January Within the last month q score OF new
members have been taken into the LoOs and the APP
pncations are coming in thick and fast Possibly me
fact that the building project Is getting near decson
has leaked ont and men who have been holding on
are beginning to come forward.
The exhibition Of sketches and studies nc the Sal
marundi Club, which opened week ago last
Friday. was closed Wednesday evening. The at
tendance was excellent and dozen OF the works ON
exhibition were sold. Another exhibition OF works
In oIl will be opened on Friday, January 30, ana
humber Of private exhibitions, including one OF the
work OF Frank Moss, Will be held Ia January.