New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
HEARD AMONG CLUB-MEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF wELL-KNOWN ORGANI-
ZATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN

WHAT MEMBERS OF wELL-KNOWN ORGANI-
ZATIoNs ARE INTERESTED N.
The annual club-book Of the American Yacht Club
came out last Thursday. Between its cTean-eolored
covers there Is much Information for yachtsmen and
| In point of Quality-that is to say arrangement-as
| well as quantity the little volume is excellent by
way Of frontspiece there IS view Of the clubhouse
aad the clubs grounds at Milton Point; large map
Of Milton Harbor follows. and then comes mass 81
information regarding the clubs roila, membership,
signal CODE sailing regulations, etc Up 70 the date
Of the books publication there were thiryseven steam
yachts twenty four sailing yachts and eleven naphha
launches bearing the pcnnant Of the American Yacht
Club. The club is within forty six Of ito limit OF mem
bership, the certificate Of the last elected being
numbered ia There Is than "A score OF prgpo-
sitoGs the clubs bulletin board, and by the end OF
the yachting season tie organization will unquesti jntoy
have reached It's limit tew clubs boast as wealthy
| membership. TIls Is tie list Of tile who founded
| the club Jay Gould James Il. Houston, Washington
L. Conner, William 2. Clyde, George J. Gould, hulus
Hatch, Alfred de Cordova Thomas c. Plat, Jesse X
Grant Frank r. Lawrence, Christopher Never, William
| u. Dovd, Henry a. Taylor, Cornelius F. IlmpSon ana
| George >. scott.
There four private dinner parties at the Amer
can Yacht Clubs house last saturday. the largest hav-
| ing been entertained by ). = Bent
dinner was given by jefferson VI. Levy at the
Manhattan Club last Thursday night in honor Of SCH
| ator squire, Of the new state OF Washington.
Manhattan Club men VOW with a warmth in keeping
with the weather that tie marble clubhouse Of theirs
the coolest club oasis in the desert Of Gotham. The
attendance shows considerable falling of, despite the
GOODNESS OF the house, about Lai the clubs member
| ship has fed frOm the city
The baby club Of the town, the Insurance Club.
which was organized couple of months ago. is break
ing all previous records In the way Of taking IN mem
bers Although yet it exists only on paper and has
no home of It's own, It has taken in more tHan 40, 40o
members and bids fair u have all but reached Us unit
LAT U. 4
| opened on the 1a Of next month
| The Manhattan Athletic Club never does things by
halves and its recently organized yachting department
and the Cherry Diamond Yacht Club are already be
ginning TO exhibit the go' which characer1zes every
thing the NJ. ~ c. does. The annual sweepstakes re
sata of the Cherry Diamond Yacht Club viii be sailed
| on the Larchmont Yacht Club next saturday
the programme for the day also including the first OF
the three 10 be sailed by l6-icoteIN Tor inc u ~
| C.'s gold challenge cup, valued at 1000. Sapul 4
| Of the NJ A. Cs yachting department has charte req
| the iron steamer sirius and nada arrangement with
Cappa to furnish muse, and has booked well-kown
| caterer 10 serve rcfTeshnent and expects TO nave
| 1000 spectators Of the race on the steamer Inc
| Regatta Committee consists OF Joseph W. GlbsOn'
| W H. Butler W. 7. Albeit and Arthur W. PeIego
4 reception will be given to the MEMBERS of the
Manhattan Athletic Clubs successful European team
At the clubhouse one week from tomorrow evening.
A meeting Of members Of The club who are interested
in lawn tennis Will be held at the club-nouse next
|
| permanent tennis OFg3ni4auoh.
The club has entered into reciprocal Arrangement
with the ST. Georges Club. of London By virtue OF
which visiting members OF either club VIII have the
freedom Of the clubhouse OF the other organization
President David 5 Brown, OF the Colonial Club, is
4 making his home Long Branch during the summer
| and the treasurer Charles W. Drake, OF the same
organzatOn Is at his cottage on the south shore 81
I1ng Island. secretary \. T. ". seaman Is the only
one Of the clubs executive officers III town ut present
since his election TO the presidency OF the University
Club james w. Alexander Is more than ever falth1uI
attendant at the clubhouse.
Whatever the Manhattan Club folks may think about
the table d'hOe, their less pretenous brethren oil ts
democratic Club have conceived a great AkllS l0' IL
and have now started table d'hOte breakfast III
addition 70 the table d'hOte dinner which became the
race there some months ago 4 Democratic CUB
man can now secure fine table d'hOte breakfast AZ
his club Tor 90 cents between tie hours OF ana ~
About hundred appAcauOns LOT loSiuet MI
inc tile tact that seventy i've applications Neic
acted less tGan month ago, lngt ne. ~ We
meeting OF The governors VI the club utu ScpeiDer
and it probable that by that tune There VIII Ue d
LIST Of lcast 20 or 300 names W LOT membership
Hot-wcather members of the Catholic Club were
elected a. follows last Friday night: John siInOns
Dr. J. II. OConnOr, Frank q. Wttenaucr' william T.
Roland Thomas j. Mcbride, John jay FulLln A. a
IL. u.
Hasseu IT, T. y. Gin, 7. J. Hayes, J. Dillon, j. NJ
Iunninc T. L. Lee VI. L. shea, James T. McMierney
and s f. Lee the lastnamed having been elected ~
Nonresident membership. The Board Of Management
has elected Eugene Kelly to honorary membership LII
the club, Mr. Kelly being thus transferred from the
active class. The other honorary members oil INC cup
ara, Arcnb shop COriian, Archbishop Ryan OF Phlla-
delphia: Bishop LOughlin OF Brooklyn blshGp PC
Quad Of Rochester, General Newton, William Devlln
the Rev Patrick r. Dealy and John Culinary shea
The sympathetic strike OF wOrAInen on inc new CiuD
house. growing OF the iron workers troubles, Las
come to an end.
The Knickerbocker Clubhouse shows the effect Of the
sumn,er weather to a greater degree than any club
house in town FOurffths OF the members are chasing
the fashionable butterfly at Newport, Lar arbOr and
other resorts
Il now appears probable that about thirty members
of the Southern society will go down TO Lexington, KY
next Tuesday TO witness the unwilling Of the statue Of
otoncwan Jackson
The latest thing in clubs is proposed club for men
Of English birth The promoters OF tile scheme had 4
meeting at the studio of Campney Kingsley one even
ing Last week. and will meet again Tomorrow night 70
get their plans in shape. Men Of auost every other
nationality already have their club or clubs IN THIS
city, and there Is no reason why tie EnsA7nmehS
scheme should not 60 one thing IS certiin though
The one place in this neighbOrOOd for English club
* over on staten Island where there about a. many
Eugshmen as there blades vi grass. The Ie4a'us
spirit In this project is Arthur A. Mitchell honorary
.ecretary OF the American Rugby Football Jncn ana
we'll known as cricket and football loving Enel'lnti
Last winter Mr. Mitchell organized and conuucten
Rugby football club and made success OF ~, nOJWltIF
standing tile Cassandrake predictions OF us lcIIpw
cOtrymen that it would fail for want OF men, muscle
and money. His idea OF tile proposed club Is 70 esI
The sympathies Of say, 100 representative EllsIon
men. gt them u subscribe $40 apiece Dy W. "a vn
trance fee, aud SO for dues and then 60 aheAu ana
secure two Or three centrally situated roohia IL
nucleus for club quarters.
Tile committee appointed b. the president OF 'le
Harvard Club 10 consider the question OF permanent
quarters for the club has presented It's report III the
shape Of a circular which has been sent 70 All Ue
members club. This says that the lease Oh hie
present club house. at No II West Twenty secoAust'
Will end May and that, in all probability at te
expiration If the lease the club VIII be compcncd "
move. The committee Is unanimously aTre91 INA. Il, II
the club Is 10 have any quarters tcy shouiu =" uo
property VI the club aud announces that the income
OF the club would warrant the erection or purchase Oh
L.L-IA a N moro Lldn Gl1lUOU.