New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11
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remain for a century or so to come Its removal from
If, Old quarters in East Fiftcenthst, after nearly af
century residence there an indication OF the IN
evitalle tendency Of New York clubs to get UPTOWN
and it, example will shortly be followed by the dozen or
more clubs which now have houses in course OF cree
ton uptown. Perhaps club in tvs city OF cluDS'
ness perchance the Union, has made less departure
from the lines mapped out by its founders imam inc
Century and the club certainly ranks among the nan
dozen leaders in NewYOrk clubdOm. The club was an
otgrowth of one OF New Yors earliest club organize
TONS which was known the Sketch CLUB. In the
old days when the present patriarchs OF the century
had scarcely reached mans estae, the club had
quarters in Washington square. About forty years
ago IL removed to East Fifteenthst, and there II mas
remained ever since. When the club was first or
gained it took the name Of the Century AssOcialoh
which, by the way, IS its official title stll-rOm inc
fact that the limit Of membership was fixed at an even
hundred From the first the club had been OF III
erary and artistic character artists and men OF letters
prcdomlnatng in its ranks. 1t soon found that
the century, limit too small and the orlginai
limit Of membership was doubled. BY easy stages IL
ha, since crept up from 200 to 700, at which it now
stands, and if the present members favored IL, INC
limit might easily be extended to OO0 and this limit
be reached without difficulty. The old house In
Fifteenth st. ha, become landmark and As II nap
pens, will still remain club house, inasmuch as The
d" Brewers and Maltster,' Club has stepped into the
contract the latter club took possession of the house
last Wednesday morning. and the Century folks thus,
80 to speak, found themselves in the street. Inc
Players Club and the LOOs Club offered the coreSes
of their houses 10 the homeless CenurOns, but the
latter were compelled to avail themselves OF these
Offer FOR any 18th of time the new clubhouse I'D
Forty third It. received them Yesterday. The clubs re
mOva 10 It's new home >ignalizcd by the holding
Of the regular monthly meeting last night, and In a
few lav, everything will be in running order in the
new house. The art gallery is admirably adapted for
exhibition purposes. and there Will doubtless be "a
greater demand than ever for ticket, to the CLUBS
monthly exhibitions. II is possible that the desire to
inspect the new house will prove to be general that
the club will compelled to shake OIL its Conservatism
for the time being and give reception for the benefit
OF it, friends although such step has not yet been
decided upon.
Thanks to the polite management of the nominating
committee Of the Union League cub the annual cleo
ton last Thursday night passed of harmonously
and tine Opposition element in the club failed to
appcar with a ticket. The nominating committee,
while retaining the important officers Of tho
club rad the shrcwdncss to concliate the minority
element by giving Of their men minor places on
the ticket. There the usual art exhibition IN
connection with the meeting, but the superior at
traction, Of the election and annual meeting prevented
it, receiving the commentator which it, excellence
mcritcd There wa, some talk az the meeting about
the apparent utUtI III ll tluD Hlilp9 w NV H.
year. bat a. it Wa, generally understood that this
deficit was apparent rather than real, and as the club
Dan, Il few hundred millions more or less behind 1t.
nobody seemed much worried about the matter. There
J., a po,,b.liiy-thpugh not pr0bablllty-of the old
question Of charging the clubhO coming TO the
surface during the present year. but a. the OPP
poncnts Of TN, scheme are. it is said. in big ma
jori,y In the executive committee. the project will
Nos. likely De killed a. soon A. il shows hGad-if,
indeed. il should do 50.
The library which the southern Society has ac-
cumulatcd. thanks to the lbelay OF lis president,
captain Garden. has been classified and arranged and
J., now is excellent shape Tor reference. The LOO
volumes which it contain, deal, almost exclusively,
with southern ne-or. at least. the productions Of
men Of southern brth-and the collection Is popularity
known IN tn. society a, DiAlana.1 one department.
~ the library devoted to volumes dealing with tho
Of the Rebellion. another 10 histories OF the settle
mcnt OF the south annals of the various southern
states a third to the biographies Of distinguished
sonthcrnels and the fourth to miscellaneous works
treating Of southern matters, or written by southern
men. The library I, the most complete Of iis kind in
tn, city.
If The Iotos ClUb continues to take I'm members a,
the prr-ent ratc will reach II, limit Among
the recently elected members are John ". Nrooman.
Jane, +. Graham. Washington +. Connor. Colonel
f. f. Phelps. Roland Reed John Henry Farrell. Wal
ter = LOGAN. George II. Boscrt John f.. Fay, George
~ N,u,o, and f. g. Fisher.
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le.n ltc short Of marvellous. is membership having
lu-t about doubled. There now 1000 members
If IN, club To- speak n round numbers the present
constitution l. wholly Inadequate to the government
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meeting. b., ad"puh il pi'lotIdIH ASSURED Inc
question OF raising the di'' VIII douhtl'>N come up
and In all probability the hge VIII be- hNed at least
:,J II not $50, Instead ~ 80, ~ at present II Is
possible That limit u membership VIII also be fixed
thonch thi' j. not hN any means certain NJ present
the club is one OF tAc T." 'I""N "W'h nave no mem
l"r-hlp lr'i Inc Following NOMINATIONS ioI governors
NIL lr voted the meeting ttOr ihfc years., El