New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-02
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF wELLKNOwN ORGANl-
CATIONS ARE DOING.


jaw Gould and Russell sage are somewhat eN-
ceptIOnal among the noted mliOnaires OF TINS to"'
in having few or no club affiliations. so iar rs ~
known Mr. Gould belongs TO only club, the AHeri-
can Yacht Club Mr.. Sage has kept out OF CLUBS ai'o
gether. The mlllionaires Of Gotham, as ruIc' az
omphaticaly clubmen. Here the names Oh
few of the conspicuous clubmen OF wealth. WHO arc
known from one end Of the country 10 the other WIN
their respective club affiliations: Cornelius Wander
bilt Union KnickcrbOcker, St. Nicholas Union Leasuo'
Century and Country Gibbs; William X Vanderolio'
St Nicholas Union Racquet and Country clubs; freu-
erlck W. vanderbilt tnlon Knickcrbocker and Racq"c'
climbs. George W. Vanderbilt, NewYork Athletic ana
Century clubs John jacob Astor. Union. hhlchei-
booker, Racquet and Country; William G. VIM
ney, Union, University, Knckcrbocker Mammalian
Lawyers, and Country; August Belmoht, CI'o"'
Knlckerbockcr, Manhattan, New-forK Athieuc' L'"
yers and Country; Perry Belmont, Union, knlcNor-
booker. University, Racquet Country and Lawyers
william Waldorf AstOr, Union, Racquet century,
Country and Lawyers; Theodore lavemeyer, Man
haitian Chaunccy VI. Dcpew University Union League
Racquet, st. Nicholas, Lawyers, Lotos, century
Country. Republican and Manhattan Athleuc' Aus"h
Corbin, Century and Lawyers.
Chauncey NJ Depew leads the list with eleven CLUBS
10 his credit lie is also honorary or NONRESIDENT
member of PERHAPS dozen clubs in other cities, ana
hence cuts quite as much of figure In the CLUB world
as he in the railroad, political oratorlcai anu
social worlds. OF the Vanderbilts, George W. ap-
parenty has the least inclination toward cluo nc
but he is still very young. FREDERICK W. Oeins 'n'
only member of the family who has received uni
versy education Is its single representative in the nj
versity Club William Waldorf Asor having literary
rn Of mind has naturally grlvitated into the Century,
and Young John Jacob Aston bctrays Ills sociai IL"
clinatons in his membership in the Union, hihohe''
booker, Racquet and Country clubs
The governors Of the new Insurance Club announce
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ST. will probably take place tomorrow Or In the event
Of UNEXPECTED delays on Wednesday next at Tie latest
In its remodeled shape the building is scarcely recog-
nzable as a former war, house. The club mas TWO
years lease Of the building with the privilege Oh IT,
newal but its officers confident that the oredn@d
ton will be I'm position 10 secure building Of us own
al the expiration of the present lease NO lorihd eA
ercises will mark the opening, but general invitation
will be sent to all the insurance Offices ana IL Is Ae
that there will be a big crush
Jamcs 4. Hear, who is an enthusiastic member
Of the Manhattan Athletic Club has recently lent
score or more of valuable paintings to the club and
the collection now adOns the walls Of the club reading
room. Mr.. IIean has promised TO repensh tle COL
lection from time to time with new pictures. and VIII
also il is said lend to the club Of brica' orac
and curios valued at something like $4,000.
| The various prizes and trophies captured by the
NJ A. C. athletes in England and France arc now on
As rule trophies and prizes won by individual attn
letc men become their personal property but as
the men who made up the VI. A. C's European team
were sent abroad by the club. it is not unlikely that
the results Of their skill will be given by them to the
club
The handsome lubbock of the Lawyers Club IS
lust out The club now has $50 resident members
and 1874 nonresident members thus having crossed
the 900 line and secured place in the list of the
eight or ten NewYor clubs which can boast OF OOu
or more members. The club has been in existence
about four years ard half and despite the fact that
il has 600 MEMBERS has lost only tweny-nine mem
bers by death. The neurological lists Of the other
clubs in town show similarly small percentage OF
deaths, and it appears that clubmen particularly
healthy lot.
The gentlemen who talking about organizing a
club for Englishmcn in this city will have meeting
tomorrow night when a report the possibility. or
advisabty of Joining forces with the existing club OF
Engishmen. known as the St. George Hall and Asso-
clation will be presented. The secretary of the asso
citation Dr. f. v Brandon will give an idea Of the
| nrpvaing sentiment among his associates. rather
unexpected result of the agitation about the new cup
has crcpt out I'm the shape of dozens OF letts Whch
have been received by the promoters OF this scheme
whose names have been published in the newspapers.
these letters come from mpecuniOus EngliShmen who
are anxious To get under somebody's WlnG' dhu inc
number of them has suggested the possibility OF es'O
fishing bureau for the relief OF EngIsnlheu tehpo
| rarllv stranded in NeWIOrk