New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
AMONG TIE CLUB-HOUsES.
SECTIONAL CHARACTER OF BROOKLYN oRGAy1-
zATIoNs-soME CONCLUSIONS DRAWN

SECTIONAL CHARACTER OF BROOKLYN oRGAYI-
zAT1oNs-soME CONCLUSIONS DRAWN.
One OF the most noticeable thin<s about BROOKLYN
clubs is their sectional character. This character Will
be found TO attach to them almost without exception
and the exceptions which prove the rule in this case
perform their duty exceleatly BY showing in every
Instance some good reasob why the particular club
should be the exception. 50
The Germania Club draws TO itself the leading
Germans from all parts OF the city The Crescent as
the leading athletic club. gets large uptown element
and the Union League has broadened out Into a
general Republican club and has IN from almost
all the wards. but suu the vast majority of the
members come from the region OF the Ill., where the
club started a local organization. The BROOKLYN
Club has membership widely scattered but the bulk
Of it lives downtown The men who tend 10 make this
club an exception have gone INTO il because of the
Democratic politicians wno have made that club
known as their social rallyng point.
by these the rule is proved. Now. IN the
Of the old arithmetic, take up the examples apply
the rule No one would think OF calling the Hamilton
leader of Brooklyn clubs though 1t may be- anything
but Heights club. Few think of going to the Algon-
quin who do not live in old South BROOKLYN. Hill
people seek the oxford and Lincoln. Tho,man of the
Eastern District goes without fail TO the Hanover, and
the solid business OF the Park slope pick out tile
MOntauk for their club home. The Cartons circle Is
local, and few select spirits of the Heights gather in
the cOsey house Of the Excelsior Another instance of
striking application is found in &c recent moving OF
the Columbian Club. one would think that there
any club likely to be geographically inclusive il
would be composed OF adherents of any particular
religious belief. More than would this be sup
posed to be the when it the representative
social club of the Roman Catholics. Yet with all the
leading Roman Catholics for a possible cOnstitu-
ency the Columbian Club was unable to be other
than sectional, and the experiment Of running
house in Joraemonst. confessedy unsatisfactory
Of
club moved to Hanson Place nearer to the houses Of
the majority Of the who frequent it, After these
proofs surely one will question the prOpriety Of
following the mathematical books still further and
adding (which TO be demonstrated
But n demonstration that leads to nothing is bad
as fable without a moral a New England poem Of
the old school without sermon attachment. The
moral drawn is that Brooklyn is provincial sat has not
yet grown of the country habit of being neghborl
This is pleasant characteristic in some waSs but.it
has operated TO prevent the building up of Urge
and inclusive social interests. such as ARE
TO be found elsewhere. In educational affairs
the city has partially outgrOwn this tendency
but socially Brooklyn has not in many ways got be
You'd collection villages each with its little society.
1t is not jealousy or anything akin to it that keeps
these circles apart bat just inertia People have not
learned to outside beaten social track trodden
years ago when connecting links were fewer Now
brethren in accordance with the truth which we
This text teaches. let us strive 10 live
new home in Hanson Place and the house is open 10
members though not all the work of refttlng is yet
finished. The formal opening viii not take place I'LL
Nearly forty names are now awaiting the action Of
They will be admitted for $50 initiation fee, but after
October the new members VIII have 10 pay SlOO 10
get in. The dining rooms Of the M0ntauk are con
stautlv well patronizeC Particularly Is this the
in the dning-room for women. The experiment 81
getting an expensive steward has been great success
The table d'hOte dinners at the Hamilton Club
also popular this summer