New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
inning when the slrIsies the border of the
Southland.
To BEA CLUB IN EVERY RESPECT SOON.
TIE cIRcuIo CoLoN.CERvANTEs Will SHORTLY


By the time that the representatives OF spanish
,ooaklng nations arrive In this city to attend le
Columbian Celebration tho Clrculo Co.on-CeIvah'e7
will he In a p9sllion TO entertain them In manner
tenuinr their dignity ana ts honor This CLUB lays
claim to tie distinction OF having first proposed all"
urged the holding OF celebration 10 this city OH the
four hundretA anniversary OF the discovery Vi
America. The organization was In measure inc
outgrowth Of the Pan American Congress and Of the
accompanying agitation for closer relations between
tie countries OF the Western Hemisphere About "A
wear and half ago It's members began 10 take active
steps 10. a suitable Columbian celebration here. They
finally visited Mayor Grant and he mt once agreei
with them about the appropriateness oil such scr'cS
Of ceremonies The Committee Of one Hundred was
appoiuted and It's work Will soon speak for itself.
For some time, the club has had NJ quarters but
merely had a dinner each month. at which the mem
bers had an opportunity OF meeting one another
When the success OF the project for Columbian
cecbraon was assured II thought desirable that
the club should have a habtaton OF It's own, wfHre
visiting diplomats might be entertained IN oc'ooer'
Accordingly the Clrculo COlonC crvantes was incorPo
rated and desirable clubrdoms were secured at the
northeast corner of Fifth-ave. and Nineteenth-st
These had been occupied By the Manuscript society
but they have been reftted In most handsome style
They are on tho second 1oer the entrance being on
Nineteenth-st.
The house IS an old fashioned one In being I'M
USUALLY wide and fine view up and down Fiftfave.
Is had from II. The hOuse is also exceptionally necP
as II covers an extra lot In Nineeenth-st, so there
Is space for reading smoking card and billiard rooms
Next door In the avenue Is Walace's restaurant U
which door has been cut. Thus the members
virtually have q club restaurant, without the expense
and bother generally attending this convenience. The
work OF r,siecoranc the rooms has been going on
adj summer and admirable results have been obtained
In the hallway is fine Moorish arch and some OF
the other ornameutanon is also In this style
It had been hoped to have the formal opening on
september I, but there were delays and the ceremony
win b. held about September 20 There viii be
little speaking and something else Tor the dceca'ioh
Of members and t5eir guests.
Thu membership Is now nearly 900 and 81 names are
posted for election. AS there Is a large Held 10 Ora"
from. the clnb is likely TO grow steadily rule Is
that ali political and rell rous discussions shall be
prohibited
The officers of the Circuo are President. Dr. Don
Juan " Navarro Consul General Of Mexico: vice
president. Don Arturo Baldasano Topete. Consul
General OF spain treasurer, Don Antonio c. GONZALEZ
s.crsfary Don Antnio Cuyas ArInen goi directors,
Don Nicoas Esgncrrl, Don Arturo ciyas Don severe
Ma~t Provost and Don Adrian MARTINEZ; membership
COMMITTED Anstde-, Marine. Manuel Bueno Antonio
C. Gonzalez. Rafnel Guastavino, Adrian Martinez
Ramon V Williams J. Alfonso Orrrr Consul General
Of Venezuela j. Eugcno de Polo jose F. Toraya Jesus
Vidal and Andres d" silva, soI,aary, and house com
rltt,,, Dr. A. Arrange Manned Bueno. Antonio Cuyas,
j. A. de Gsllarga jose Gutierrez. Dr. j. j. H"nnn
Artides Martinez, J. d. Montesmos. Gcralns de Polo.
Vice, Consul Of columbia Antonio Keynes. DR.. ID. NJ
S,huter BaldomerO SoutO. A. ID. STRAUSS Francisco
r.-nn,e Vayau.z Consul ;%neri ~ Domingo. and
I.>gIs Vidal
The membership includes some mon who are not OF
epauish or spanish-Amcrican ordn. such as Charles
A Dana ox-Mayor William X. Craze. George II.
panforh General Daniel f. Sickle,. Reginald Hen
shaw Ward Edwin J. Berwiud and W. H. 7. Hughes.
other members are Jacob BALI. consul General OF
Guatemala: Professor Emilio belari, J. ". Ceballos,
Climnco Calderon Consul General Of Colombia; {. o.
de- Garmcndia Ramon Uera. Juan QuIntana, Consul
fnu.7l Of Peru Juan Apariclo sidney ADenhelm,
20 Alexander william Alien, Edwardo Avila, ..
Ualln 7ncariAs {. B.rrtos j, J. Bas, O. +. B"r1ad,
Enrlqne Iireearo. A. Bravo benjamin Bonllla. {. Z.
ronn Juan Campano. Luis CancinO. Felipe g. Canton,
Emilio " Castillo. A. p. do Castro, L. Contnnsean.
Professor Rafael D. Corna, Alexander |. toth"nl,
consul General of Costa Rlca Manuel d" Ia Cu",a
Vice onsul Of spain II. A. Cuhe Aurisun Daus,..,
Icdro f. p-vcrnnc Dr. Emilio Echeverra, DR.. j. VI.
Fcrrr Pedro v de- FlOrez. Francisco Garcia. Eduardo
(,ogof7a. Rafael Guastavinp, j. pswaldo Jinenls d.
r. Inhadlc Emilio Lopez. Jose Loyera Joaqun Menen-
dez Antonio Moreno. Professor q. Nun"z. ID. Perian
Ig.r g. riodcla. Emilio Iris. Juan Ramirez, DR.. ro
roucdfo Professor Julio Rolas. VI. 'amacho Roldan.
ruon ~ala Jos. \. sanchez. Professor Carlos \. de
eorrTtno l.. Spiuciti. Leonardo Snarez. j. Thoron,
Rafael Trnoco Francisco TOcci. Professor tcrmlh
II edo Ramon Ycrca. Jose VI. Zapata. Emilio hIawf
and Dr. V de Zayas Bazan.