New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-15
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF WELLKNOwN ORGANI.
CATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN

Within the next thirty DAYS clubs will be IN the
throes OF the annual election fever Half a dozen big
oiuos VIII mold their elections In December and the
battle of the ballots thus begun will continue without
mtermisslon until next April AT some OF the clubs
particularly those of large memberships and welIdc-
hhcu acuons, the members get worked up to n white
neat over elections. At others, where the ruling
oynasues practically things to suit themselves the
element OF doubt to the result is OF course less
marked ana there is a corresponding decrease In in
terest All the clubs are better patronized and take
III more money for couple Of weeks before after
their annual elections than at any other period the
year The first Of the important club elections the
season VIII be that Of the Catholic Club which is
hoard of MANAGERS are to be chosen next Thursday
Ia ne regular MAR nominating committee Of which Rhine
nomination: Edward J. Mcclure, John A. O'RouIke,
Thomas p ftt1simOns, Thomas F. Ryan; George W
ADRIAN T. Herman for the full term, and Alberto
ship Of the club IS Slowly but but surely Increasing It
| now numbers ten more men than 1t did week ago.
The Reform Club recently invited Sir Edwin Arnold to
be the guest Of the club at dinner He has In
formed the club that his many engagements compel
him at present to decline the invitation The annual
meeting Of the club will be held on Tuesday Deem
Der 6, and at this meeting five trustees to hold Of
viii elected Edwin b. from wht a@S'rs and I 9fS
f. Dsmhg and Henry b. b. staper The other
trustees Of the class of 1892 have been re-
since inc FORMER steward of the club
tired there has been marked and steady improvement
in the character and service of the table dhote din
ner and about forty dine there regularly and the
number Is increasing.
number Of members of the Union League have
made the clubhouse their home for the last decade
more, but Of late several Of these old timers have
transferred their clubable selves hotels in the
neghborhOod New men have fastened TO prc-empt
the rooms which they have vacated. At the next
monthly meeting of the club, Thursday, December
10 the usual nominating committee will he appointed
70 prepare a ticket for the sufrnges of the Union
Leaguers at the annual election two weeks later
There are ten less candidates on the watng-lst
at the University Club than there the first
Ct the month. The committee admissions at
tackled the list the other night elected six non-rcsi-
dent members. and brought the resident membership
up to the 1000 limit, by favoably passing on four
candidates from this city. BY way Of encouragement
Of the list Of 900 or 200 csndda"S it AZ m ae c '
dentally remarked that the man whose Dame heads
the list was proposed something more than two years
ago.
Club politics beginning to make things lively
at the big Manhattan Athletic Club. Tie ANIMAL
election is scarcely month distant and The candi-
dates have already begun t. announce themselves.
OF the reelection Of President George W. Carr and
Secretary c. C. Hughes there is possible doubt.
The annual meeting OF the club is booked for the
evening of December IA. The report of the climbs
finances, covering the years use of the new club
house. will he presented. II Is an open secret that
the report will be particularly pleasant one, and
some Of the figures it may be said will be a painful
surprise to the enemies of the club.
Next Thursday evening the members of the Board
Of Governors of the Manhattan Athletic Club will be
the guests Of the managers of the Bjou Opera House
at the Tooth performance of " Niobe." Boxes will be
reserved for the cubmen the interior of the theatre
will be decorated with the colors of the Cherry Da-
mond" and NJ. A. C. men will do their best to make it
Cherry Diamond night. After the performance the
governors Of the club and the managers of the Bjou
will sit down to supper the Lotos Club the guests
Of Dr. f. F. Hoyt. chairman OF the entertainment com
mlttee OF the club.
Here are the new members Of the Alpha Delta Phi
Club elected the las meeting of the board of gov
ernors Henry B. Sayback. John Otto, jr :. Van Wyck
Lee the Rev. John A. stanton, Charles G. King. r:
T. Edwin Brown, tr., Edward Ludlow Gould and Aircc
Il. Av0rd
CIubmen propose and fate and contractors dispose,
so far as cub-bildng projects concerned Nearly
a month ago the Southern Society leased the house
adjoining its present home and put force OF men %
work renovating the building and making the necessary
alterations for converting ii into all annex TO the cuD
house The contractors who undertook the work were
sure that they would things ready by November l.
They didn't. They did have them nearly ready by
November II, and then fate, in the shape OF an i'm
promptu fire, stepped in and set things back another
peg. The transformation Of the first floor 81 the annex
into handsome billiard room had just about been com
pleted wonderfully luxuIious and expensive carpet
had been laid in the club parlor and the alterations
were Just taking shape last Wednesday afta-noon when
fire broke ont in the basement. The Fire Department
and perforated hose belonging TO the society did the
rest The perforated hose hadn't been used for years.
and the carpet hadn't been used at all. but the two
lat the fremen and the hose together did considerable
damage Candidates for membership are fairly tnmone
each other in their eagerness to get I'm before the
society gets up its new building and puts its fees and
dues away out OF sight
william p Evans the well-knCwn art collector and
patron of American artists. has presented the painting
by G. Y Turner. entitled The Village bellies TO the
Colonial Club. The second club night OF the season
will take place next saturday evening
Members Of the Deutscher VcIein German Club and
the Liederkranz and Aron societies arc hard ut work
making preparations fo- the Kunstsifest' whlch IS
TO be given al the new Music Hall the evening OF
Thursday December s. ChOruses from the Lieder-
kTanz and Arion will enliVen the programme and
among others, Walter Satterhe, Percy Moran, = Wells
Champney G. Y. Turner, W. NJ. Chase. Joseph keppler
and Leon Moran will have charge of the tableans.
There will also be a loan exhibition of valuable paint
ings in the f0yeIs. The patrons of he entertainment
ard the ball are Andrew Carnegie. William stcnwaS'
Ferdinand MOta Edmund G. stanton, LonIs Wlndmuler,
| Tbeodors Iellmau Morris Reno. Richard katzen,
mayer william Zollner, Frank van der stucken and
Walter DamTosch.
Professor H,almar Hjorth Boyesen entertained the
members of the Psi Epsilon Club last night with talk
about Russian NOvelsts and Nihilists' The occa-
sion Of his talk the first club night OF the season
at the P-l Upsilon's cosey home.
Tie Patria Club held lis hIst lall nleelIS 1" SheIS
last Friday evening. The Rev. Dr. Charles II. Park
hurst Chancellor Henry NJ MacCrackcn, John A. TAYLOR
and other, discussed the question of Christianity IN
Politics. and after the discussion an elaborate supper
was served
Tho annual meeting Of the Democratic Club Is
scheduled for Monday, December a.
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