New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-14
1MONG THE CLUBHOUSES.
CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY or ABRAHAM LIN
COGN-oTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.

COLN-OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.
The birthday Of Abraham Lincoln gave two Of the
Brooklyn Lincoln clubs chance to celebrate In his
name. In doing both followed their established
custom The Lincoln club gave reception and
dance. year ago it did the same thing. and In
addition held reception 10 Hannibal Ilamin. The
reception Of Friday night the seventh which the
club has given. novel arrangement was the con-
vcrtng If the bowling alleys into a dining room by
flooring them over. The long, low room resulting was
hung with heavy tapestries and festooned with va tbs
Of incindeSccnt lights.
Three years ago the Union League Club gave It,
first Lincoln dinner. That before the clubhouse
built. After it opened the custom wa, con-
,luucd there. The leading speaker at the first dinner
Of stephen \. Douga, and ut the second n
representative Of the c)lorcd race while last Friday
evening John A. WISE of Virginia. headed the list d
SPEAKERS The dinner was he occasion of what VIII
probably lie the lat public appearance of Franci'
II. Wilson PRECEDENT of the club A. yet no
opp rition to Howard W. smith has developed.
The Hanover club has started handicap bowling
tournament. Forty have entered 1t, and a. each
bowler play every other there will be 1850 games
played before the end Of the tournament lhe hAhil-
caps run from one pin 10 fifty hve.
The Br ,ollyn Bicycle club gave an entertainment
At II, hou-e FL Hanover Place February 10. The
club gave the annual theatre party at the Park Theatre
last evening and aiicrWard had dinner
The Kings County Nhcemcn gave their eleventh
annual reception at the Criterion Theatre Wednesday
evening The house was foorcd over and the evening
va, devoted 10 dancing. ON the tage Wa an eXhbi-
ti,n If yaiiou, Kid, Of mcyclo>.
Brooklyn ha, "A Woman's Club. though the fact
that u ha, no house 10 and drop into sometimes
lad the cubman to forget that II /, In existence. 1t
f. n pro- pcruu, organization and 10, members are
among the leading women OF ErooNyn In every part
~ The ciy The club l. twenty three years DID, ana
.iay rel. "A
st. CicOrg.. The nr-t meeting Of the club was htld
NJ The house Of M. Anna ied In Jun", lebJ sac ana
Mr., Ellen r. Brock are IN" only organizers who are AZ
present member f the club. The membership limit
ls placed at 100. \, the members gathered In The
parlor, OF the st. Gorge hey received by Mrs.
Helen Iscock Backus, the president n the club. and
by wing and Mrs. Brocuay rc decorations OF the
dining room were yellow. Mrs. Backus presided at the
dinner. ard tie speakers Mrs r. r. Tcrhune,
Mr John Collier. Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Brown,
Mr., Wing Elizabeth Akers Allen. Mrs r. Howe Hall
Mr., Kate Ip,on Clark and Miss Rounds.
Tho BROOKLYN oteaographcr,' Association will give
an entertainment at Association Hall Wednesday
evening next.
The now athletic club witch IS being organized 10y
resident, II Reid ave has adopted the name Of the
ANud1, Athletic Association. Thq meeting,
have been held at the house Of Augustus
,'cvr.tN. 80 % Reidavc. y committee
consisting II J. spencer Brown. DIR. \. " Rousscl,
Anguish, rcycrclly. W.lter T.. Houeh and 1homa, T..
Lewis, has ben at work drafting II constitution.
The progressive cuchrc contest at the Wavcrly Young
Mcn'- club lat Thursday evening attracted large
Attendance. The tables set In the large reception
palur Of the clubhouse and the contest under the
direction Of iLr social committee. The competitors
were =. ". Scale. &. \. Day, Il. o. Howell. r. II.
>lyckc. y II. Van >lyckc. J. f.. farber II. Ford
Adam- \ VI. puuon. Fred Workman. G. W. Mum
ktrlch ana Fred ". Thorn p~on. Tie hr,t Fnlc, were
80 T. u. W