New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-07
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEN.
WHAT MEMBERS OF wELLKNOwN ORGAN
IZATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.

IZATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.
The meeting Of the council of the University Club
AT which the officers elected for the coming year.
was held last Monday. Here Is the IAt
President James W. Alexander; vice-president'
c. C. Beaman; treasurer George sherman
secretary stephen II. DIN; House Committee; DaVm
L. Haight, Henry S. Van Duzer and Hugh d. Auehln-
Gloss; Committee on Literature and Art, Henry t.
Rowland, Austen G.. Fox and William b. Horn
blower. OF course the first thing about this hst
which attracts the attention Of University Club men,
and all other club men who know any
thing about the University Club, is the retire
ment of Dr. George A. Peters from the
presidency Mr., Alexander, the new president
acknowledges Princeton his alma mater, ana ue
presidency of the biggest university club In the country
thus passes from the hands Of Yale man to those OF
Princeton graduate Mr. Alexander is president OF the
Princeton Alumni Association and IS the nrst VIZ
president OF the Equitable Life Assurance society
VIce-President Beaman is Harvard man, lreasnryr
sherman comes from Columbia and secretary 0nn Juan
fed for membership in the University Cluo al wesleyan
The fact that the University Club decided by an
overwhelming vote, at its recent annual meeting not 10
extend the limit Of resident membership does not seem
to discourage applicants for admission The thousand
limit was reached long ago. and new members can only
be taken in death resignation makes vacancies In
the membership Nevertheless there now 3l6 names
posted on the waiting list, and presumably every one
of the men whose names ad0rn the list hopes 10 NC
some day or other University Club man. In the last
deaths in the ranks Of the University Club men, lncu
ing those Of DR.. FOrdyce Barker and MAJOR hehIy ~
Kendck and at the last meeting OF the powers th1t
be about fifteen candidates for admission were made
happy by being elected
The recent admission Of the 100 members OF the
Federal Club TO the Republican Club without the usual
formaIty OF extracting initiation fees was not without
precedent. Years ago. when the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club was in It's youth fifty members OF that
organization were admitted to the Manhattan Club in
their fortunes with the now influential Manhattan
have since become particularly prominent IN the Couh'
Gil OF that prosperous orgahlzauon'
The council Of the Aldne Club has Just elected the
first honorary members of the club In the persons
Of Henry NJ. Stanley and Senator Orville II. PAU
Of Connecticut the latter being honored on accouh
bill
o. b. Potter one of the governors Of the Democratic
Club, has presented to the organization stand oil
colors and will have hagpole rgged up on the root
of the club house, at his expense Tor the usPaS VI
the National flag on suitable OCCASIONS
At last Monday nights meeting of the Board Of Gov
ernors Of the Democratic Club the following were
elected to membership: Resident members-John
HAYES Charles r. Hall, Robert J. Kelly Charles Car
roll Smith, NJ. J. O'Reilly, Erck Edholm. Theodore
Connolly p J. Ford, Joseph H. Craig, william NJ
Thomas Lawrence j. Fitzgerald II. Christian Borster
Delos McCurdy and ID. L. Jennings nonresident mem
bers-George A. Heaney, Jersey City; Henry p. Rus
SELL Brick Church, n. j.; W. J. steele, Memphis
Tenn Richard j. Lemon, Philadelphia; William H. b.
Burgwn, Henderson. y. C.; Lewis Cidte;, klchmOhu
turdlck Ithaca T. y: Albert Y. Baumann, Fremont
Ohio E. +. c. Young, Jersey City Thomas heele,
Windsor VT. T.. u. Grfiths, Ardmore, Penn MliHam
| Fl Price Philadelphia Lawrence Gardner, Washing
| ton j. stanwood, Memphis, Tenn Charles ;; Thomas
st5ever Philadelphia Edward J. Ettug, Phiadelpha
Wellington stilwelL MIlersburg Ono; vs g.: D
Ti"H''YI1' William II. H. Ely, Tarrytown
| \. Y: Calvin ). Brlce, Lima, Ohio; James F. Camp
Casper Whitman IT,. buffalo j. d. Cumming, Brook
Iyn; oscar W. RIGGS, Glenridge, ~ J.
The popularity Of the table dhote at the Demo
cratic Clubhouse is steadily increasing as is the al
tendance Grover Cleveland drops In once or twice
week and dimes there and do other prominent
Democrats. Mr.. Cleveland is perhaps less OF ciup
man tS,n almost any other New-forker OF equal
prominence lie is a member Of the Manhattan, Dem
ocratic and Reform clubs but rarely visits any OF
them except on the occasion Of dinner parties TO wnch
he has been invited On his retirement from tle
Presidency Of the United States, he was elected an
honorary member of the Manhattan Club or more eA
actlv a life member of the club, the constitution being
That the president or an ex President of the United
states may be made life member, by the unannouss
Mr.. Cleveland however, declined the honor SAYING ing
usual initiation fee and dues, like any other eoou De1
Ocrat. He accordingly paid ms lhIlauOl IeS nne
anybody else, elected resident MEMBER ana pays
his dues regularly.
Probably no club in has many visitors al us
clubhouse as the Manhattan The national fame Oh
the Stewart mansion in which the club Is now houseu'
to say nothing Of the national reputation Oh lie Mail
haitian Club, makes every visiting cIuoniSh uesio Jus
OF taking look the most famous CLUBHOUSE III 'e
CITY, The issue Of visitors cards Is something ui
naraeled and the scores and Of men who DO not
- =, +b Ie,rtb of taking out visitors cards inspect
tho rrstores Of tie Democratic Club stronghold under
guidance Of friends who are members Ihefe Is Io
break in the succession Of private dinner parties at te
clubhouse Notwithstanding the TACT thaV warm
weather has come. A night without more UT NsS
elaborate dinner party at the Manhattan rarely passes
and sometimes there are two or three Of them on a
single night one night last week Captain Kane on
the BroOklyn Navy Yard, captain houeers, vi the
cruiser Philadelphia, and several othcr prominent
noi officers were sumptuously entertained by one OF
DC member, of the club. They have way at tne
MA tner dnes which might well be adopted by the
dt6cr Gibbs in Town If Manhattan man doesn't pay
his semiJeary dues within two month"; amer the daUe
on which they fall due he, by that fae ceases - De
a member Of the club. In most other clubs some acnon
member and then thers is more or les, opportunity
for the dropped To make our a case on ~
AZ the Manhattan Club, the man VINO doesn't pay uP
becomes his own executi0ner, and, Of course, can
erowl at the fatal stroke
The councu Of the AIdine Club has elected officers
for the coming year follows: President FRANK L.
stoclrton vce-presldent. General Alfred C. Barnes
treasurer Frank II. Scott; secretary, Frederick a.
stokes With the exception Of the Offices OF president
90 ,,,canresident the incumbents succeed them
selves.
number Of prominent officials Of the Masonic Grand
Lodge Of this state entertained at the American
Yacht Clubhouse at Milton Point last Wednesday
AT dinner given by RearCommOdore Frank K. Law
nSs PAST Grand Master Of the state Of New York;
and president OF the Lotos Club
Next Wednesday Commodore Archibald Watt OF
the American Yacht Club will entertain party OF
NEWCOMERS at the clubhouse at Milton Point first
Giving them trip on his yacht At the recent meeting
of the club for the purpose Oi revising te constitution