New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-06
GOSSIP IN THE CLUB WORLD.
PROSPERITY OF THE HARVARD MEMS OR
ANIZATION-vARI0US MEETINGS.

ngy low price which ii offers its privileges 10 tosc
eligible for membership 1t was founded primarily 10
extend the influence OF the university In and about TINS
city. Therefore the effort was made 10 have its mem
bershp include large proportion rs possible OF
Harvard men residing in NewYork and its vicinity.
The initiation fee is only $40 and the annual dues are
only twice that sum. except in tho case OF men who
have been out Of college for less than five years VINO
pay so yearly. The club is real one. with al TIE
equipments OF frstclass social organization The
present clubhouse Is at No IL West Twentysecondst
just in the rear OF Clarks restaurant in Twenythd
ST. The members therefore have the Use OF that eat
Ing place. which serves every purpose OF club restau
rant There Is also good blaTd-room and "A library
with fair collection Of books and the readlnGroom Is
supplied with all the leading periodicals. ON the
upper floor sleeping apartments for members Thht
all these advantages should be given for 80 or $50
year speaks volumes for judicoas management by the
house committee. Tho members OF this saw that try
always have to exercise extreme IN their cXpend
iturcs but they have made both ends meet The liar
ward Club also notable for the LOYALTY Of its member
Many OF them belong TO the Union. Union League Man
haitian. University and other clubs ana spend thcir
leisure time at these Their only for continuing
in the Harvard is desire 10 see IL prosper gooi
many young men, however, arc be found in the club
house every evening.
The club has caught the fever Of moving uptown
and Of owning its home and its members arc actively
at work to carry out these plans. Thirty or forty
thousand dollars Is to be raised 10 start with, ana '
rest of the cost of the plot and building Is 10 be met
with n mortgage. The preliminary fund Is to be given
outright and not merely loaned on bond and mortgage.
So much Of the fund has been secured that members
of the building committee hope to reach the tJoooO
mark by next month. TWO wealthy members gave
II 800 each half dozen put their names Gown Tor
81 900 and a number for $500. The attention OF the
committee is now turned toward the men who cannot
afford to give such these, but whose means
tnstifv a subscription Of 500 or 5000. The rank
and file will be diligently canvassed for small sums
II only $4,000 IS raised in this way building some
thing like that OF the GrOlier Club VIII be put up
II will contain only two stories above high basement
and will not be fitted up with restaurant or Sleeping
apartments Ranges will be put in and grill room
built so that meals may be served whenever the money
is on hand to set the restaurant going. Ihe
house Will be built that ahother e'oiS
NAV be added soon as thc lunuS H0
at hand The club has a large nonrcs dent member
ship and therefore ought to have sleeping apartments
for transient visitors. There now go mem
hors On the club a. whom about 400 resident.
At the meeting 10 be held next Saturday evening
the names of twenty candidates VIII be VOC"
on The growth Of the club has been steady OF lhtc
opproximatlng ten new men every winter month
F.. Ellcry Anderson found it possible t. attend 70
the duties Of the presidency Of the Reform CUB ana
wa, therefore reelected BY the trustees on last IHcs
day evening lie Lad accepted the craftsmanship Of
tbe Committee on Tariff Reform and he feared that IT.
duties would take up 50 much Of his time that he
could not accept tie Office Of president again. Inc
election should have been held In February, but u
was postponed so that he could make up his nina
AS to whether lie could I'll both places The name "i
ex secretary Charlie, = Falrcid suggested Itself to
the trustees, but he has taken such 81 prominent part
IL the anti Hin movement that he could not devote
as much OF his time TO the Reform CUBS hiialTs ~
the president OF IL ought to do. Mr. Anderson now
ever saw his way clear 10 attending TO the duties of
president and o. chairman Of the committee, so he wa
re elected Henry De Forest baldwin, secretary ana
Louis W ndmulcY, treasurer, were also rc-elc'ici.
The election Of the southern society on Thursday
night was particularly lively. Captain Hugh Ii.
Garden who had served two terms as president de
cIincd Il reelection early In the week. 50 The ONE
contest WAS for the secrctaryship. wilton Randolph
was defeated by y. g. Lathr0p by the close vote oi
ia 10 III. Mr. Randolph has served two terms to
the satisfaction Of the society, but was opposed by
men who favored rotation in Office. The ircquchterS
Of the clubhouse IN the main favored tho OUTSIDE
candidate while Mr.. Randolph drew most Of Ms
support from men who do not visit the place s.
often An attack the incnmbcnts administration
OF the affairs Of his Office led to renewed zeal III MS
behalf and the victory Of the outs over the ms
WAS no indication Of any dissatisfaction with nm.
This wa, shown BY the unanimous vote Of thanks that
was pss,ed him at the meeting called 70 hear the re
sult of the election. Captain Garden was similarly
culoezed at the time The new president, Dr. james
H. Parker made a brief speech 0i thanks, ana oA On
rressnan John : Wise, Of Virginia, also had TO say
few words He did ii gracefully and wlttily. Ihe
pols closed at 10 O'Clock, but the rc'ult wa not ali
nouncrd until ! O'Clock Ihc BLANKET ballot system
wa, used and the committee had hard time counting
the votes because about fifty members didn't know how
TO mark The sheets Of paper properly. twenty TWO
men had been nominated for the Executive Committee,
which consists of only thirteen men, Inc baliot Ie'd
MAINLY: "Vote by crasing all names except those v
candidates voted for Yet some members Vo'ed Tor
as many as seventeen candidates, by crossing out only
five names instead OF nine.
President James A. Blanchard, Of the Republican
CIub will probably announce the name Of those whom
he ha, appointed the Campaign Commute Oh fliy
at tho meeting - be held ON the MIRA M1ddy oi u9
month. Tho club ha, been Gie'lea @h prosperity r I
during the administration Of MF; l.angnari bt S'i
has room for some more active hepuDI'aus; II VIII
lac an important factor In the fight in the fall and dc
serves the support OF the members o. t'e p'iA, hS
Joining IT, Ecpubicaas can take more tclnS part III
The campaign than they Otherwise colId ~ -
social organization II also Oilers capital nd1oene',
10 lis members 1t has wellequipped clhbhonsc III
desirable part Of Fifth ave, ana ~ WORTHY Ol SUPPORT
nom selfish rs well rs from political conSlu
rhc next fortnghtly dinner of The southern society
wifi DC held saturday evening, II having been post
poned week because ihe attehon OF nc menpci iS
has been so cngrOsscd with the election j. knggold
McCay will be POSTMASTER and the speaking promises
,o he OF unusual ntcrcsi.
Member Of the Union Club who delight to OCCUPY
ground MOOR are protected from even minute di'us"s
by the double windows. . a., ,..,-,, ,,,,,h viii
Tho board or HhndrcH Va NV
meet on Tuesday evening and Thursday the monthly
meeting Of members viii be held 1t was sipo f.
from lst week because the entertainment III eczema.
lion of The opening Of the bnc new home ~ NV
ninth.st made things lively cnongh. ON Ii'"iSuaa
n,@bf 4 memorial 10 Father r. r. Dcaly, p j." -
fo,nder and bcneiactor Of the club, will be Ieh. AZ
s being prepared by Joseph F. Moshcr Judge morgan
! 0,pricn and Joseph Th0r0n. The membership OF ihe
CHM has now inst about reached the limit OF 'oV anu
a, Inc Anil meeting proposition 10 raise the ne.r
10 900 viii he voted There j. room cnonsh III the
new clubhouse TO Justify the Increase. and inc men,
Iers will certainly not be selfish a 10 smut out
eligible men who may wish 10 Join the organization