New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-06
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEN
WHAT MEMBERS OF WEILKNOWN ORGANl-
ZATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.

as mere lounging and drinking place. Ihose "IioSe
ideas about clubs born OF experience inside cuD
however. are aware that the modern club Is rapuiE
becoming sort Of business, and professional exchange
rs II were. That Is 10 say, many Of the most I'M
portant business transactions are arranged In the
seclusion OF club parlors, and many litigation IN
vOlving much has been settled over the uhhei
table at some club or other. The Lawyers Club Is
particularly well supplied with men famous for theiI
money or brains as the case may be, ana beihe
dOmclled in the heart OF the business and financial
district and further being club which pulsates with
activity during business hours and practically goes
to sleep at O'Clock in the afternoon, it is naturally
centre for Shop talk and business negotiations Not
nfrequenty rs many as 1000 take lunch there III
single day. one Of the lOunGinG rooms I'm the club'
set Of rooms is jocularIy known among the mem
bcIs of the club as the settlement room."
Nothing has been heard from the building project
Of the Republican Club for long time. and the men,
bcrs of the club are wondering II IL is lost somewhere
| Six months or so ago when Chhrman Addoms, Of the
Building COMMITTEES, pushing the subject, the com
mitee had n number of sites under consideration and
was almost unanimous a certain avenue site not far
from the present clubhouse. "A hitch arose, though.
and for the last three months the committee has not
had a meeting There are strong men on il, including
Colonel william l.. Strong and General Samuel Thomas.
but they are all busy that Mr.. Addoms hasn't had
much luck in getting them together The boom
may come out Of hiding and show itself this fan how
ever.
Work the extension of the Lawyers Club IS fairly
humming nowadays. The sympathetic strikes in the
building trades last summer tied things up for awhile
| but the wOrSmen are making up for lost time.
The exterior Of the extension over the roof Of the
Clearing House is practically completed. and with its
semicrcular bay window on the corner makes
pretty structure When completed the extension will
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couple Of months Will probably elapSe before IL will
be ready for use.
There are several handsome clubhouses in town,
but the two which particularly attractive 20 vsi
tors arc those of the Manhattan and Manhattan An
,ctic clubs From the point Of view Of the visiting
snbman these two houses constitute two Of the most
important features Of the town. and every clubnan
| who comes 10 New-YOrt goes to see them If he can
possibly arrange it. The visiting lists at these two
clubs are probably longer than can be found anywhere
! else.
Some time ago the Catholic Club decided TO offer the
| high compliments of honorary membership to Eugene
| Kelly the banker, and at last Tuesday nights meet
ing of the board of managers Mr.. Key's acceptance
| of the honor received Mr.. Kelly IS the ninth
honorary member of the club and of the nine
names on the list is known the world over in Catholic
circles, The list is as follows Archbishop Corrigan,
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia; Bishop LOuglin, Of
| BROOKLYN: Bishop McQuad. of Rochester; General
John Newton, William Devln Ton whom the rank OF
Knight OF ste regory conferred by the dignatares
of the Vatican; the Rev Patrick F. Deay, founder
OF the Catholic club, ard John Culinary Shea the his
taran The board Of " the club has elected
John J. Radley 10 life membership and at their meet
| ing last Tuesday evening admitted eighteen cand
! dates to ac re membership In the club. President
! Fornes announces that the new clubhouse In Fifty
nntl-st Will probably be ready for Use by next New
Years Day.
The Alpha Delta PHI men in this city must have
long had desire for club Of their own, for The re-
Gently founded club which bears their name certainly
seems to be filing a longelt want. At the last meet
ing of the governors eighteen candidates for member
ship were elected the list OF applications still pending
IS steadily increasing, and the daily attendance at the
clubhouse is alike remarkable for It's size and the
prominence of many OF the men Who make 1T up
The Lotos Club has been rather dull during the sum
mer but is beginning Il show signs Of awakening life
Most of the artists in the club are still away on their
summer jaunts, but the business and professional men
who make up the bulk of The clubs membership have
| GOT back 10 town, and resuming their habit OF
| dropping into the club Of an evening.
| Comparatively few men conspicuous in New-fork
| politics have any club affiliations TO speak Of or
course nearly all the city and county officers under the
present regime belong the Manhattan Club but with
| the exception Of Dock Commissioner Cram, scarcely
one of them known in other swell' uptown CLUBS
Mayor Grant to be sure, does belong to the Colonial
Democratic aud New York Athletic clubs, well as to
| the Manhattan. few of the judges also belong to
two or three clubs apiece but the average ohceholier
and New-York politician is not active in club life Take
the congressman from New-Yok City, for instance.
only three Of them II tai club Of clubs, from the
Democratic point Of view, the Manhattan, the trio con
,sng Of Messrs. Flower Fitch and Fellows. Amos j.
Cummings holds membership I'm one or two clubs, but
he not at all conspicuous IN the club world John
De Witt Warner David \. Body and William j.
Coombs, the tariff reform Congressman, all prom
lnent in the Reform Club.
Along with the mother in law Joke, the Ilbea-
sister you joke and the other venerable acquisi-
lions Of IA dead and long forgotten past stands the
club Joke. Time does not stale nor custom ~ltllef
its infinite variety Men may come and men may
60 but the club joke goes forever. If we cannot
admire its spHghtlness, let at least respect Its
age for the m.nd OF man cannot conceive NE era
wnen the eye not gladdencd by tie sight vi
lcerng intJxicant declalming somewhat lnc0herently
that lie has only been (hic down 10 the hlc club"
But the club OF to-day It exists IN It's best sense
has become a mighty factor in the world of finance.
The v0lume Of business credited TO the office. but
which has its origin entirely In the club. Is beyond
belief TO those unacquainted with this feature of
club life Important transactions requiring the ut
most consideration cannot be discussed in the rush
and hurry incident 20 the ordinary business office
Interruptions are the order Of the day al OF inc
small details that 20 to make up large business are
constantly coming up. aud the merchant who at
tcmpts to conduct an important negotiation under.
such circumstances soon learns By sad experience
that it pays to nle time to discuss il lesureB and
arrive at conclusion only when the subject has
been thoroughly investigated
The woman who understands her husband Is
the warmest ally Of the clgb today TO her the
acquaintance which her husband gains by bis mem
bership Is one she knows could not be gained by
years Of patient endeavor In the ordinary channel;
and she also knows that without acquaintance the
modern business would be ut great diSad-
vantage.
NJ a young man starting ont, the standing good
eli Is
Board of Governors who have made their
mark I'm the world. and who are in position 10
help young who are willing to help themselves.
Kissing is the only thing hat goes by faV0r, for
business is very much the ,lme, aud the young
man who Is anxiou, to get on does not underestimate
the Importance the prestige gained by good
club acquaintance.
In Us sJcIn aspect the influence Of the club can
not but help to make manler men, nor TO teach them
the value OF those tiinS incidents that go TO make
Intercourse with those about them matter OF enjoy
ment We live in an age OF department.. and the
Young man who acquires that quiet scli-pOsseSSOn,
who realizes the Importance II Politeness IN every
day life has done much to equip himself for the posi-
tOn which his abilities and his opportunities afford