New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
AMONG TIRE CLUBHOUSES.
SUMNER DULYEss EVERYWHERE :: UNION |
LEAGUES PLANS.

SUMNER DULNESS EVERYWHERE UNION
LEAGUES PLANS.
There are seasons OF dulness In club nfe There
Lenten dulnes, and after that Easter duncss, and
holiday dulness and summer dulness. but there Is
nothing that compares with the absolute stlessness
IN city clubhouse Of the week before and after the
Fourth OF July. Ever the men who occupy rooms at
the cubhouscs 80 away for the holiday and In nearly
every house hardly man can be found
The room-re renting habit is extremely popular AMONG
Brooklyn club and there Is not house In the
city which provides that might not rent several
more than the house contains.
The Union League rooms are full. Perhaps there
are more faces TO be seen there al time than at
my other club In the city Politics are beginning to
become interesting and that draws the Republican
leaders there. The committee appointed 10 Inform
Francis II. Wilson OF his election chairman OF the
Republican Campaign Committee met there on Tliuri-
dsy night and received his acceptance. This election
is both compliment 10 Mr.. Wilson and 10 the place
that the club has In Brooklyn. man with
nothing of the kid glove manner about him. who
meets every man man. and Is as capable OF under
standing the political views OF the rOal founder "a
Williamsburg OF the clubman OF the Park SLOPE he
has Identified himself with the squaboes OF
ward politics AZ the head Of small organization
he started 10 build up, and gathering about him able
assistants and committeeman worked for four years
and left the club a power IN politics.
All Republicans know that in IL are the men VINO
will give the money necessary 10 carry ont the pans
for organization and registration. which have been so
successfully employed by the club in some parts of the
cityt and which party leaders beginning to see
DO extended all the city II the Republican
is be brought and the Democratic majority
kept within reasonable limits.
Nothing NATURAL than that at this I'M
porant crisis when much depends on Kings County,
the party should look to the Union League Club for
help and that 1t shouh ask It's cxpresdcn TO keep up
the good work he began in the club on larger scale
The Union League house has been fitted with colorcd
incandescen electric lights at window for pur-
pose OF illumination, and Its appearance Is most
brilliant. There is talk of having the words Harrison
and Reid constructed In electric lights and placed
the main entrance.
All the rooms Of the Lincoln Club have been let for
the summer The attendance for the last few weeks
has been than Just after the close OF the active
season. The bowling alleys and card and billiard
rooms are every night but all tournaments and
everything like collective enterprise have been aban-
doned.
inc Riding and Driving Club is renting It's horses
The rSg RING R ", eh no @ Tor os ond
half Of them nave been let. The club charges SO
s6 %Sn hh iS each he MR. h2F and AS gst m dy
Ward and Samuel W. BoOcock have rented club
horses Some T h p 1 du re Se
summer. and some new stalls are 10 be adden IN
The annual rcgntta Of the Nautilus Boat Club will
be held IN front Of the clubhouse at Bay Ridge" on
fhe Crescent Athletic Cubs city house In lferre-
pon is at present secondary the country house
n vtu be renovated during the summer The cafe
will have n new ceiling and there will be cod deal
Of new paint and some new carpets FOR returning
members to see In the fall.
The memb-rs Il the wildwood Club Of Flatbu,h are
to have moonlight musical and lawn party Oh
be brilliantly Lighted with Japanese lanterns and
apccinl orchestra will be eneagod for the occasion.
Handing Will be one OF the features and refreshments
Will be served. 4 vocal concert Is promised by
twelve Of the women OF the clup known rs The Treble
and lawns will be crowded with guests large mum
Der OF invitations have been sent out and will prove
one 81 the most ENJOYABLE social affair, Of the soaSon
The committee In charge arc DR.. Homer H. bartlett
r. NJ {. Collins and !. ". Havilaud. on IhnrNdaf
evening the first games of ind vdutl handicap prize
bowling tournament, open Ia members of IN" cliD
only will begin Twenty one Of the members are
entered and each will strive 10 win the prize