New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
GOSSIP ~ THE CLEB UORLD.

POLITICAL ACTIVITY -.RowTu OF VARIOUS OR
cNNIIATIONr
Tie Republican Cub viii have a, least two more
,-uc.tngs lcf rc iac close Of the campaign. but
no dates have set been Fixed for them. Two biz
GATHERINGS were held under the Gibbs auspices In
Cooper Union lat week.. which were addressed by
~ Governor Forah,r of Ohio and Joseph /. Barbour
~ Connecticut. At thc meeting Of the club last
Monday night the attendance was excellent. Francis
F. Lalmbecr. an active Young Republican, was made
secretary in place of James II. Phipps. resigned.
some new member. were elected. and ten OK twelve
application, were received. These will De acted on
M a special meeting 10 be- held on Monday october
81.
The Union League club has come to consider 1t part
81 Mr. DoI.ws dutics - president TO tell II about
lis annual trip abroad. The meeting this month
was given over 10 politics. but at tho next one Mr..
Dcpcw will probably tell some Of the incidents OF his
Journey.
4 number Of new members elected by the
trustees OF the Colonial Club at their october meeting
Tho directors Of the Lotos Club will meet on to
morrow evening
Last night the southern society began its season
Of fortnighty dinners. These were pleasing affairs
last winter. Different members preside at each one
and tho speaking Is generally particularly clever
The City Club WILL Of course. take no part In the
present municipal campaign. which is 50 closely bound
nm with the National one The members recognize
tho fact that tai, Is time for political action ont
side the two big parties. leading purpose Of the
organization Is to form like clubs I'm the various
Assembly districts. Movements on foot In various
paris of the city to get up these but the Presidential
election naturally ovcrshadows such projects Just now
The leasing OF the upper part Of the new Mutual
Life Building, in Libertyst., by the Insurance Club
will doubtless add u strong induoement TO those al
ready existing. TO join the club Fully aware Of the
snmptuousncss Of the Lawyers Clubs apartments In
tbe Eautablc Building the Insurance Club directors
say they will have the new handsomely
furnished II. those Of any club In the city.
The following have inst been elected to member
shin In the Alpha Delta Phi Club Rufus billings
Cowlng IT, this city, IL. W. Treat. Chicago; Dudley
4. Van Ingcn, George e. Southland and George H.
Ionnsberry, Of Brootlyn: Elton Hoyt. OF Cleveland; ;
william W. seymour. of Tacoma. aud J. Harris Reed,
OF Boston.
The entertainment committee OF the Engineers Club,
n, which George ". pramwcll is chairman has just
n~ed ON tie dates of the series II six fortnishy din
nor. TO b. given this winter. They are November
and H. December >. - and ~, and January D. coming
alternately on saturday and Thursday AT the first
one there VIII ~ music hy an orchestra ana an en-
,rtnlnncn VIII follow the Othcrs. N the dinners oi
last year The avclng: attendance was about siNy-the
uu capacity II the dining room. J /. Holloway,
~. i,i.ut of the cun will he OF the
irst dinner. The clubs membership enjoys steady
crowth. organized IN june. l1eo. NJ liz rst annual
...tins In 1852 there wcIr 2Oi names Oh tllc
roll Last spring tie number was OBJ almost equally
divided between psiicut and NONRESIDENT members,
This month twenty men wcrc elected, among them
William W Renwick. the architect H. j. Cr0Ss: vice
resident az the X, gers Locomotive Works, WunhHi
+ ,orOn. president Oi the Corning Iron Works. ana
~ q. Eabc0ck. the Chicago shiPbulder: \ numicr
Of leading Iron manufacturers are Included In the mem
The Century Association will have its october meet
ing on saturday evening.