New-York tribune., 1891-05-24
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEM.
WHAT MEMBERS OF WELLKN0WN ORGAN
IZATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.

l/AIlONS AXE lN.
That close corporation, the Board Of Governors Is
doing large business just now in the way oil gatherins
in eligible men for the club in the hope Of weakening
the Metropolitan Club. The action Of the cluD,
couple OF months ago in raising the lwit from 12Oo
to l5OO has given the Governors opportunity TO
do something. And they making the most Oh
it, Already something like seventy-hve men nave
been freely taken in since the limit was raised ana
within the next six months the club Will propaDly
reach It's new limit Of 800 members. Practicahy al
the 400 men on the waiting list, barring rev "n"
have made enemies will get into the club before
the end of the year, although there are only 9oo
vacancies to be filed. This paradoxical fact Is eA
planned by the presence OF the names OF at ease ioo
minors on the waiting list. Fully 20 per cent OIL pe
names on the list are those Of legal Infants, whose
ages run from ten to twenty years. Not expectihs
that the club would again raise its limit oil memoer
Ship many members of the club have made practiee
OF putting up the OF their sons as SOON 10 '0
children were able to walk and now that the bars
have been let down the young men are ineligible on
account OF youth The annual meeting OF the cluo
viii take place next Wednesday. The p-elecuoh
of Clarence A. Seward. the president, is assured
John ID. Crfmmins has presented full-length por-
trait of Samuel J. Tilden to the Democratic Club whch
already has air-szed collection of lkenesses OF ON
time Democratic leaders. A complimentary dihner
will be given in honor Of Judge Gldcrseeve by the gov
Thursday evening
The chief theme OF discussion at the Southern socl-
etys house nowadays the project for big clubhouse
which was set forth in detail in this column some weeks
ago. The idea has become popular, and every evening
groups OF the members may he heard discussing us
possibilities The Southern newspapers have taken up
the subject and one OF the officers of The society," WHO
has just returned from Southern trip says that III
every Southern club the scheme is being Thoroughly
rde
ETY. SAYS he is fnca to believe that the project Is
not only possible but thoroughly feasible and ilntS
that at no distant day he bring the subject Deloo
conference meeting Of the several committees Oh the
organization one thing is certain the announcemeht
Of the scheme is bringing in many new NONRESIDENT
members.
The animal meeting of the Catholic Club was held
al the clubhouse last Thursday evening. OWING 10
the uncertainty OF its cumulative system OF voting
the results of the clubs election was not determined a
the hour Of writing, but the election OF the regular
ticket was apparently assured 1t was as follows :
President c. V. Fornes: first vice president, Johh u
Crmmins: second vice-presdent William H. Hurst
secretary Joseph F. Owens treasurer Philip b. cav
anagh: managers James j. Phelan, Thomas j. Cotton
Alfred J. O'Keefe Alberto Falcon Andrew J. Connck
Henry f. Kavanagh. John A. Mccall, John J. OKeefe
and Edward J. MCGUIRE. Several amendments 10 inc
constitution OF tho club in relation to initiation iee5
and dues have been proposed with the indorsemene
OF the Board Of Managers. They provide that the
initiation fee which at present stands at Slo snail DO
Graded from ao5 TO $50 according TO the age OF tine
applcant the theory being that older men can afford
10 paw a higher fee; that the annual dues shall be
raised from $50 to S3O and that the life membership
fee shall be advanced from $3.50 to $780, Perhaps no
club I'm the city has been more successful than the
Catholic Club in securing representative men from the
particular class to which it appeals Among its 600
members are John D.-CrimmIns Robert j. Hoguet,
John J. Mitchell Morgan J. OBnen, Joseph j. O'Don
ohue Thomas S. Brennan, NJ. S. Coleman, Augustin
Dalv j. Rhinelander Dillon, Peter Doelger, John
DIVER f. d. Farrell, Leonard A. Giegerch Patrick
s Gilmore, William r. Grace, Michael p. Grace
Richard V. Harnett, Adrian Iselin, tr., william E.
Iselin Eugene Kelly, John A. Mccall and jose F. de
Navarro The limit Of membership Is placed at $50
and already there more than 900 names on the
roster By the time the club gets into its new home
in Fifty -ninth-st probably about January l. there
doubtless will be waiting list.
Although the KnlckerbOcker Club recently extende