New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-09
GOSSIP IN THE CLUB WORLD.
POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF THE UNION LEAUoH
NOTES ABOUT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

The campaign committee of the Union League
club i, holding weekly meetings, at which most
favorable reports about the political situiloh arc
received. II has been especially n0uceabe lhal men
who have never. or at least not IN dozen y'"rS'
taken an active interest in the canvass are most
enthusiastic for Harrison and Reid. The oc'oDer
meeting of the club Is set for Thursday, but IT
will be postponed until the following week, OIL nc
count Of the Columbian festivities Probably Chauncey
NJ Depew, General Horace Porter and many other
leading members will be at the banquet IN LehoA
Iyceum on that evening and any way the house
will he In such a stir that meeting would not
receive proper attention.
The first meeting since spring OF the governors OF
the Mcropolan Club will be- held on OCTOBER To-
There are already fortyfye applications Tor MEMBER
ship posted As 7l5 names are enrolled. the hmie
Of POO will 10 doubt be reached before the new
house +, ready for occupancy. The rapid progress
on the beautiful building mt sixtiethst. and Fifth
ave- naturally attracts those who never take part IN
an enterprise until success Is In plain view
on October Il, the corrected date Of the landing
Of Columbus the CircuO Colon-Ceryantes will have
musical and literary entertainment. The club Will
have no special exercises this week, as the Columbus
celebration will furnish enough stir and hustle AriS-
tides Martinez Of Longman d Martinez, the chairman
Of the house committee declares that the Crcuo has
the handsome, quarters of any Of the six clubs to
wEich h. belongs.
Most Of the Fifh-ave. clubs are making prepara-
tious for giving a, many of their members possible
seats from which to view the Columbus celebration
paradcs. Platforms with rows Of seats are being
erected in front Of the Union. Union League Manhat-
tan Republican. NewYOrl. LoOs and other clubs. Be-
Sides there win be accommodations for great many
in the windows Some Of the clubs have already begun
q, decorate the exterior their houses and most OF
the other, will be decked in holiday apparel early TINS
week The Lotos Club. having Its present home at
Twenty-nrst-st. and It's new one. Nos. $50 ana ooo
Fifihavc will have the most ample facilities for sup
pyins seats from which the professions can be seem
The families of members VIII be admitted py uchet u
the uptown houses.
General A. C. Barnes has resigned the presidency
Of tn, htdlnc Club. "a which he was elected last
SPRING as he is going to make journey around the
world The Rev Or. Lyman Abbott Is the vice.
president but he accepted the place only on condition
that he would not be required to do any work.
General Barnes therefore retired that the club
would not be without n head. His letter Of csig-
nation will be acted on at the next meeting OF the
council.
The Republican Club will have another big meeting
I'm Cooper Union Tuesday night. at which senator
John sherman Will speak. No doubt great crowd
Will be present to hear this honOred leader of the
Republican party. state senator ". = Kerr. Of
Ohio. has been engaged by the club TO give series
addresses in this city. The speeches he has already
made show him tobo most eloquent campaign orator.
Among the new members recently elected TO the
Lotto, Cub are Gustave \. hpitkc, Arthur W. soper,
Warren W Brooks, James r. GOohins, William j.
Ives, Frank a. iecht and Arson ;. Temple
Tn" southern society continues To swell lt' already
large rol OF nonresident members Twenty new
elected recently from all over the south.
Among them were General simon Is. Buckner. ex.
Governor Of Kentucky General John IL. Russell Of
inntnston. v Na and .oI2ne +; =. ,crson OF
members The Rev. Thomas Dixon, lr, T. Cone and
The colonial Club will formally celebrate its entry
into lis magnificent new home, NJ the Boulevard and
seventy -secondstr on Novembr Is. The Programme
speeches. and there certainly will be dancing. As
the house viii accommodate only about 100 persons
comfortably, visitors will be admitted on the next
day also Some pictures. not enough TO form .
regular exhibition. will be displayed. The expenses
the CLUB are so great r hat some . Of T member
the ability Of the organization 10 continue on hs
ing apartments are about all let and the restaurant
yielded a clear profit. If small one, for the month
sepsmSsr The fact that there is GOOD restaurant
sponsibe for their excellent showing. The FUR
pishing, OF the house viii be entirely finished by
hanginss, etc, had to be made TO order.
Ernest Urchs made his report as secretary OF the
Arion Society for The year ended In september at
by being detained on a cholera ship. He showed that
On October the membership was 400 against 1877
meeting. ana the limit of 1900 will probably be
reached by spring. No final decision was made
corning John B. panness motion that the society give
concerts In the West next year.
on Tuesday night at the annual meeting OF the
Liederkanz the following officers elected Presi-
ellis second vice president, Adam Keller correspond.
ing secretary Carl ". Bernegau treasurer Jusus p.
R0ggenburg; trustees William Vgeus, Carl Hahn.
r. Won der Emdc J. j. Kaemmerer and c. Lothaf
Schmitz. The membership Is 1900, increase Of
six In year. the policy being 10 keep the figure at
about 100. There gain of 1858 10 IN net
assets In the twelycm0nth.
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