New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-20
THE SONS OF NETWORK.
4 SOCIETY OF CoLoRED MEN OF Ills CITY.
u,vnsovr CLUBHOUSE IN FIFTY III RD-sI''
OWNED BY THE ORGANIZATIoN-ItE
OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.


| OFFICERS AND MEMBERS.
To ,o,orc 70 the Society Of the Sons OF ,ew York
Is tho ambition of every respectable ooiored man III
! this civ Tho oraanilaOn was started SOM So','
AGO bv n number OF colorcd citizens ana IL d" gran
uaIlv risen TO be recognized the most "orI" aS'o
citation OF coored people in tho state OF Ne"1orh'
Or IL might be sald in the United states
The members of the society do not tiih aoo" "'0
distinction of belonging t. the Ctlorcd 4oo' Dc'a
| snohhor,. i NOT recognized By the oCsanzaton but
before a man can become member Oh inc ''o'e' Va
tho Sons Of NcwYork 1t must be known that ne Is
rcsnectabc member of society and cltlzeh III ioou
standing in the United States. The society eceauS
opcncd a clubhouse, which 1t owns. ana "iloi j. CON-
! ductcd I'm a most creditabe way. us s'c'a'u -
| skilled in the art Of selecting ana h'aAihs u"u''
things md the housc committee does admlraOf WORN.
rho society of the sons Of New York was Organized
in 1--1 by Louis Williams. jeremiah D. bro"ii james
l. stewart James l.. Thompson, George H. Mi!or'
| Charles McKic, Benjamin Brown James H. N"'"o''
Edwin $ Flow, William H. Phillips ana John no"ii.
They met at No. 40 sixth ave. about inc m''ue VI
June of that year. and It was suggested ChV 'lorcu
mon OF New York birth organize society for the Pr
nose OF promoting social Intercourse among inc hnu
cntal colored element OF the city. II was arragea
| that a meeting should be held on July Fl, 1854 TO
complete the organization, and on that uatc ,i'o io'
lowing resolution was approved and adopted
Resolved FIRST that this association shall be nan ed
| and known the SGl'lN al I'M suns
| shall he composed Of natives Of New \ DIX S,ale.
second TIC objects OF such society are tc p'V V
ton Of social intercourse among men " tte bond, Of
birth and to cement them more Closely Ill INC o'' VI
| friendship $1,000, o,oroc,o. horn in
the state of New.York can become member after com
| plying Nith the rIlcS Of the as'otlatioh'
An amendment about two years ago was a1ded 10
the foregoing resolution, and any respecfop oooou
man NAV become n member OF the socieV. lh'S
amendment provides for associate members whose ma
| Nou Nor
privileges q the regular members except mat thcy
| have no vote.
The objects OF the society more clearly dehned IN
The following which Is the present constitution ana
| bylaws OF the Orgnnzaton
The soclcty Of the u New-York is Organized to
promote charity good Fellowship ana socel "'c'"''
amongst IT, members
The principle Of the founders Of this society WIS
purely and philanthropc The latter lhaSmuch
that IL burics IL, dccea ed members and social that it
draws together known to each other and untes IN
closer and business relations the sons OF ,'
great Empire State. whose motto Is "ENcflsiof' ""
wonder Of world. the pride Of continent t"e hca''
from whose pul.aton throb through many ort'rie' '
great financial and commercial enterprise OF hi' N''' ~
federation % States,
At the first meeting Of tho society the following OIL
nccrs werc elected: Louis Williams, President "eor5'
H. MaJDr Vice prcslie Cha.lcs ". Lane, secretary
Paul d. Iarnswrll. Assistant Secretary Nlc'of's
Adams Treasurer. william \. Phclp-, Chaplain, Jere
miah ID. Erown. Marshal
For lo1g time the society held it. meetings nj INC
house, of the different members. but five years ago
tie membership became 50 larc" that h'il oc'"i'
necessary in which TO conduct the society 'u'lh'S'
and accommodations secured in the Inal'hl 'our
room at Twenty sccondst. and oe'cnihavc' Inc 30
coty lived and prOspored and six months ago tue mem
hor,hp numbered nearly 300 II was at tins hme
Tint IN, renting OF a large and comfortable clubhouse
was suggested to the s,ricy by some Of the members
ard com.nittoe Wa appointed 10 secure suitable quar-
ters The committee "cportcd that nothing d'sirDlc
could be rented for period longer than one year anu
the idea va, then Suggested 10 pnichase cl1pn""'c
and l,t outright Accordingly Rlchald H. smith, '. C.
Murray lillian -. PAYNE, james H. Lewis. l. B' fTah
els william H. hos, aud William II. Carter were ap
pointed n n committee 70 what sort of arrange
mrts could be made IN tho direction o securing cluD
house To DC med hy tho society.
Tho committee met with many drawbacks and the seven
colored men were insulted all sides People whom
they went to see entertained for while their PROPOSE
ton 70 purchase certain house and lot ana theh
bluntv Informed tho members OF the committee that
as ms they were coored they could not transact
business with them
The committee compelled to submit to the
sneers and insulting language OF many property
owner, until on November last when they met
Scochman named Mcintosh who owned Mec-story
and basement stone front house AT no. l53 West Fifty
third t. 4 proposition toward the purchase OF the
property was made and November 10 the tnnsac-
ton was completed and the Fifty thrd II. property
was bought for s2o 900. Numerous alterations In the
building were made and oday the place presents the
appearance OF neat and as cosey clubhouse as any
Of its Size In the city.
The basement OF the house has been fitted up for
dnlpgroom and kitchen. and II is here also that the
steward has his apartments. on the INST moor are tle
reception rooms library and the reading ana wriung
rooms. on the second floor are the buffet ana the
billiard and card rooms. The top moor mas Deeh "u"
Into ono large room which Is used n Il lecturc hall
II has been ht~d up platform and viii comfort
ably $50 people.
since tho society has been in possession OF It's mouse
tho members navc taken graf pains to make the place
look like an ideal clubhouse. And they have Sue
ceeded The decorators, have shown good tdSte TIE
handsome furnishings correspond with The other
arran S"menis. and everything shows uiat an arustS
IDEAS have been recognized.
ON January 80 the new clubhouse was formally
opened and that time the club members have held
many instructive entertainments IN their new nome
On February 20 the members had iadlcs' day. The
annual festival the society will be held on April Il
III Lcuox Lyceum.
Tho officers o. the club at present are
President, Richard II. Smith. first vice president,
Perram Williams: second vice president. r. ". Ray
thd vice ident John \. Brown, recording Sccre-
ary, william \. Griffin corresponding secretary, John
" Jimmison; first financial secretary. Charles A.
Reason: second financial secretary George l.. Thomp
son treasurer, Vernon &. Murray Chaplain. William ii.
Prchard marshal. Joseph Thomas; assistant marshal,
Benlamin Riley; sergeant al arms. Simon Wilkes
librarian, Frank Stanley historian. Eugene Johnson.
The present list OF members is as follows:
Active-JoLn H. Adkins. William IL. Anthony. Peter
Anderson. Rufus X. Alexander. James G.. Alexander.
Edward W. Anderson. william III. Anderson. Willsm
A. Adkins. William J. Ames. william T. Anderson,
william Belkizcr. Adam Belklzer. Isaac d. Baker,
Charles Baker Charles 5. Bruce. Charles ii. Blans
william F. Bradford John f. Bradford. Paul c. Banes-
we'll John A. Brown, Benjamin l.. Brown. Frederick
c. Browu Thomas T. buckley. Isaac ~ Benedict.
william Burr Thomas hickman. Charles D. Burton.
Joseph s. Bower james Delaney BOYD. Charles NJ
Baker James T. Crosby. Charles A. Crusoc. Bosworth
H. Cross. Frank Carman. Edward A. Caesar Calvin
Cufrcc william II. Carter, James H. Combs. william
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