New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
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New.York is fairly we'll provided with ciuos' Ou,
still they come within the last month iheronau'
tallors' club musical club, tobacco ueaiele 0iu"
and a National Guard veterans club have been Or
ranized And now club for life and fire insurance
men has thrown It's gauntlet into the lists The latest
bid for clubIoving men whose duties take them Gown
town during the day will be known Us lhe llsuranoe
Club. II has leased the 1vestory oulldlnB at NO
SO Cedar-st., and will begin the work Oh aiera'ion
immediately On the first floor OF the building there
will be big luncheon counter ana rstauraht' smons
and lounging rooms will be provided on the seconu
floor billiard will occupy the entire third floor
and card and hath rooms the fourth floor, and
athleticaly inclined insurance men can dsport them
selves in gymnasium on the top hoor' Inc "orh OF
remodeng the building will PROBABLY DC compieten
by July 1 and the club will then take possession
The latest addition 10 clubs was organized at the
Lawyers Club last Monday afternoon. It's executive
officers are President, james A. Silvey vicepreslden
william J. swan; secretary, w. II. Crollus; treasurer
West Pollock The initiation fec will be only $40
and the annual dues only $12, as the cluo IS partcu
Iary designed for the not over-wealthy clerks ana
attaches OF the big fire and life insurance omces.
More than 100 members have already been secured and
by July the new club will probably have reached
its limit OF 5oo
The animal election Of the aggregation OF milllonares
known as the American jersey Cattle Club VIII not
take place until May 9, but there is already good
Of Frederick Bronson, the present president Mr.
Bronson, who is the wellknown secretary OF the
KnIckerbocker Club and an all around cluoman' mas
held the Office OF president for many eyars and would DC
the unanimous choice Of the club as his own sue
cessor had he not positively refused reelection AS
IL Is A. W. Faree is most talked about as the probable
nominee for the Office. lie IS so to speak, the ad-
mnistraton candidate" but Is understood to be In
sympathy with that element OF the club which Is op-
posed to sending AN exhibit Of Jersey cattle TO inc
Worlds Fair, and that fact may ln1ure his chSnceS'
Theodore A. Havemeyer's name was prominently NEIL
toned In connection with the presidency OF the cuO
and Mr.. Havemeyer would have had good show for
election had he announced that he was going aoroad
for couple Of years.
No club in all this city Of clubs has had more
rapid and healthy growth than the Colonial Club, which
yesterday laid the cornerstone OF dts S3OOOOo cuo-
house. at the Boulevard and seventysecond-st Three
years ago the organization Of the club had not been
dreamed Of; to-day the club has nearly 500 members
and is taking In applications faster than 1t can handle
them In many respects the organization Is peculiar
among clubs Nne-tenths OF its members are drawn
from the district west OF the Park and adjacent to the
clubhouse Comparatively few Of the members can
rank as wealthy men" in this city Of monaires, but
nearly all Of them are successful lawyers, doctors or
business men. The old-time typical cmbmen whose
main object in life used TO be the maintenance OF the
club bar are conspicuous by their absence from the
Colonial Club. Many Of the members have Joined the
organization with view TO securing for their wives
and daughters the privileges Of the ladies' set OF apart
ments which will be feature OF the new clubhouse
and most OF them are 80 to speak, nelghbors.
Shortly after the Alpha Delta Phi Club secured a
local habitaon at the old Agnew mansion, In Madison
ave. Il rave ladies' reception which was one OF the
hits OF the The fair friends OF the members
attended in such numbers fairly to overrun the
house but those who did not hear Of IL until too late
or were unable TO attend will have another chance a.
tho club Is to repeat the experiment some afternoon
in the latter part Of April.
The handsome library in the Reform Clubs new
house IN Ffthave. having been about completed, the
club has now set to work to get something to put In IL
circular announcement Of this intention has been
sent to all the members and the checks which arc
| therein called for have already begun to come In
The club is particularly anxious to secure rstclass
collection OF works on economic subjects, and, OF
course also desires good reference library and stock
Of works OF fiction etc II IS estimated that SlOOOu
will secure the necessary reading matter and with this
sum the governors of the club will be content for the
present
tidal wave OF women will descend on the new Man
haitian Athletic Clubhouse week from next Thurs
day as the second ladies' day" at the clubhouse
arranged for that date There will be an exhibition
Of water polo In the big tank down in the suberranear
|
some cracka bowling for the edihcation of the visitors
The last time the club tried It, 1t favored with
the presence of 1000 or 1000 This time the
attendance will probably not come far short OF 5000
| few weeks ago the Cherry Diamond Yacht Club
was Organized within the club and something like loo
members Of the club who own yachts or may own them
some time have Joined this club within club. Last
week a whist club was organized by the followers Of
Poole within tho Manhattan Athletic Club and this
too will prefix It's by the title Of the clubs
| emblem II. II. Edn will bear the title OF president
and Mr. Elkn and j. II. Foster will represent the ne"
organization at the whist congress to be held in NIL
waukee before long.
The little Aldine Club. whose clubhouse occupies a
sort Of betwlxt and between" position, being neither
| uptown nor downtown, is booming along at great
| ratio. Although membership is restricted to pub
shers authors. artists and literary men-and rgidly
restricted too-the club has almost reached It's limit
| OF $50 members.
The annual election Of officers Of the st, Nicholas
| Club tomorrow will be thoroughly harmonious az
fair The ticket already given in this column will 20
] through unanimously
The whist tournament at the Alpha Delta Phi Club
| having been ended last week. pool tournament has
now begun score Of pool-players, or would-be
! pool players, who claim membership In the Alpha
| Delta Phi fraternity in the race
| Tomorrow night the members OF the Lotos Ciuo
will get together for their annual meeting. The gen.
eral interest in the building movement OF the ciuo
and the probability Of an important announcement
in regard to this movement will probably bring the
members out in full. The term OF Office OF the new
directory will begin with the adjournment OF the
meeting.
The Metropolitan Club has established the fact
that II means business" by actually taking up It's
option on the Hamersley property In FhthaVe' It's
organizers have signed contract with the executors
Of the Hamersley estate on basis Oh @4ooooo'
A. an early date the organizers Of the new club are
N meet and subscribe to articles Of incorporation, and
the details OF the proposed clubhouse viii then De
determined II is said that one Of the best-known
club architects in the country, who has recently
called into being two excellent examples of his ability
| A. IL. liz aud prnnkIEn has been approached with