New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16
HEARD AMONG CLUBMEM.
WHAT MEMBERS OF wELL-KNOwN or.
CARNATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN.


Most of the Colonial Clubs members are away an
Leir outings Just now. President Brown and Treas
irer Drake have returned 10 town, but Secretary A.
e. w. Seaman is still mmmeang at Essthampton
L. 1. Charles T. Mills has been spending the summer
IN his yacht, coming up 10 town for business every
day: Edward J. NeIIIs, formerly chairman Of To
lug after his business interests there lie has there
.ore resigned his place on the committee. and
George L. wilson succeeds him.
The committee to which the Union Climb entrusted
the matter Of looking for site up town last Jnns has
not been overworking Itself during the summer.
Several OF Its members have been In Europe and ii d
not likely that the committee will get down 10 work
for a month yet. Just the burden Of the
small talk In the club regarding the moving question
to centre on the property at the southwest
Of Fiftl-ave. and Forty fourth-st This site 70
ccived considerable attention In the report presented
by the Site Committee May 10, but II is only n.
Gently that it has become popular with ciubmen
The three lots that have frontage OF about
ninety four feet In the and depth Of l25 feet
in Forty fourth st. and 1t is Thought that two lots in
the rear of this property in could also
this parcel Of property could be had for not more than
100000, and far the cost this site would
be acceptable TO the Club. The ST. Luke,s Hospital
sdered, is no longer talked Of II costs altogether 10
much.
The new Insurance Club opened It's clubhouse IN
Pine-st. last Tuesday. 1t has almost FIVE hundred
con at the clubhouse on the opening day. On
Wednesday not less than two hundred members
tested the club cuisine, and 1t is already apparent
that the organization Is going to prove declde1 sue
cess For thing il Is cheap, It's dues and Initiation
fee being only $40 apiece for another thing the club
house is well equipped and 81 is the club caterer.
". T. Croasdale was old time member Of the Re-
form Club and played prominent part in its manage
nent His last public appearance before the club
at the subscription dinner last May, when 10 made
capital speech. Many members of the club attended
W vi tnnere rai~s Tompkns John DE Wit warner
and Jason Human
George Foster Peabody has been elected to member.
ship on the Reform Clubs Committee on Sound Cur
rency.
Most OF the Calumet Cubmen are away in Europe
or at Newpor or at some of the other resorts. -Four
more members will bring the membership up TO Its
limit of five hundred and the names OF twelve candi-
dates for these four vacancies are now on the oueua
boards.
Oliver E. Cromwell, Joseph Hall and Elisha NJ
Fulton tr have recently been elected to membership
In the American Yacht Club
James Russell Lowell was of the eight honorary
members Of the Authors Club.
Collector Fassett has been a member Of the Union
League Club for the last two or three years. SO far
rs is now known this is his only New-fork club.
In the Authors Club only one honorary member
year is elected and only eight persons have thus iar
been honored One of the eight is Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe The other names In the LIST are
those Of Matthew Arnold, James Russell Lo%ei
Doth now deadl John g. Whittier 3lver "S Isnrx
Holmes, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rlcharu Henry
Stoddard and James Bryce
The unique, the overwhelmingly conspicuous, figure
at the annual feast by the of the Thirteen Cuo
last Thursday Citizen" George Francis Train,
who talked about his recent trip around the world
The Citizen" became interested in the club about
year ago, promptly Joined IL and proceeded to deliver
speech which was published as curiosity IN the an
nua report Of the club and ever since then Citizen
Train has Rugged the club as the last available ana
only unworked form for the delivery OF his Orations
F. Hammatt Norton, who has acted secretary and
treasurer of the Tenderon Club since its ogani
zaton resigned few months ago and Roland Brother
ston was appointed treasurer pro tem John k. sever
having In the meantime been appointed secretary
Messrs Sever and BrotherstOn have now resigned,
and special election - I'll their former Offices VIII
be held next week. RumOrs Of dissension In the club
are floating about the tenderl0ln precinct ana " -
said that some Of the disgunted ones are talking
about Organizing cmD N the general INES OF the
Whitechape Club Of Chicago. There may be nooms
In IL, but rumor says there Is
New members of the Marine and Field Club have
recently been elected as follows: Theodore E. smith,
Colonel R. Wayne Wilson, George p. Tangeman william
r Wintrinman, II. NJ. Thompson, Clarence Dicker-
SON John G. Prague aud Charles f. Mlimlhe, lns
now under way and will probably be competed aoou
Sept l. III,
The Marine and Field Club has made proposition
10 the Alcyone Boat Club Of Brooklyn looking 10 He
consolidation Of the two clubs ana the a'er ciuo wal
take action next Wednesday evening. The Acyone Is
one OF the Oldest clubs In Brooklyn, having been or
csnzed in 1859 and incorporated far back as 1897
n has fine boahouse at Bay Ridge near the grounds
Of the present Athletic Club, has about one hudsea
members on the active list and on the retired lst ias
some of the most desirable clubmen IN Is ooh,H II
the club decides 10 accept the Marine ana tslu
are The admission Of the AlcyOne's members WIZ
bring the Marine and Field Club up to It's hmt Oh "-'
The Metropolitan Club is making progress sow,
as most of its officers out Of town. Nckim mean
& White who designed the Century and German cluO
houses. are working on the plans for the cluohouse
and propositions for membership are coming ID S'eaa
y About six hundred men have so iar been eie''eu;
all candidates outside of those 10 whom the ois no.
Circular was sent being compelled TO go through , Wy
usual formalities necessary 10 election 10 any GU. ~,
consequences. 1t provided at the ole oe ' in
members could pay their initiation fee OF S3Vo ~ IN
stalments of 400 every four months Inc seSo baye
sfalment of 800 Is due but the GoVernots,
held no meetings OF late, and the august lnsVaiieH'
has not yet been called for