New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-18
FORMING GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUBS.
TO HAVE ALSO AN EDUCATIONAL SIDE-FIvE
OF THEM ORGANIZING.

TO HAVE ALSO AN EDUCATIONAL SIDE~FIVE
OF THEM ORGANIZING.
The members OF the City Club have always recog-
nized the fact that 900. even II wealthy anu III
nuental, could not alone secure much Improvement
in municipal government. One Of the first thoughts
OF the organization, therefore was the forming OF aeo
associations to which men Of every station IN Inc
should be welcome. An active campaign Is uhder
way for the establishment OF five such affiliated bodies.
Those viii DO much more than political organizations
proding by the examples Of wOrhngmen's CLUBS IN
England the committee on affiliated clubs OF The
paren body has laid out lines OF usefulness 1or tne
proposed organizations which VIII make them I'M
portant educational and moral factors In tile COIL
munlty.
II has been decided that five Good Government
clubs. as they are 10 be called Will be enough 10
begin With. Perhaps In a decade the movement 70
divorce municipal from National politics VIII nave
reached a stage which viii give nearly every Assembly
district such an organization. These first nve cnnS
are to be named A, B, c, and f. The membership
Of ono will be drawn from the XX1st Assembly DIS
tric and those east Of It, that IS from the area De-
tween Seventh-ave. and the East River and Forty
second and Elghty-Sxth sis. second Good Govern
ment Club will draw It's from the XXllld and
the neichboring districts TO the north OF It, or from
the west side OF the city, north OF Seventy seconhst
The area between Seventhave. and the Hudson RIVER
and Forteth ard Seventy second sts Will support a
third club and that between Fourthave. and the
Hudson River and south Of Fortieth-St. fourth
The fifth district Will be east Of the fourth Little
will be done south Of Bleeckcrst. for awhile.
The C.ey Club Itself Will not promote the formation
O, such organizations. preferring have workngmen
and the keepers Of small shops do most OF this work.
Thus they will feel direct Interest In the clubs
some 81 the City Cubs members are enlSlng the aiu
OF such men in the establishment of these associations,
and Il Is hoped that all five OF them viii open their
doors within year.
The Initiation fees will be 81 and the dues so cents
n month. Wealthy members and those OF moderate
means will pay the same. that all Will feel on an
equality In the clubhouse The rich men VIII use the
house only for political meetings. conferences, ETC. /;
the Others rs a regular club. In the hall for meet
lncs private theatroas smoking concerts" dances.
,.;c could be given In London II has been shown
that II be amusement fund which the workmen now
dissspate in barrooms were spent in clubhouse the
enterprise would b. sclfsupportiDg. Each Good Gov
eminent Club will in addition receive dues from per
haps 900 men Of wealth who would visit 1t only TO
attend political meetings.
4 fi,nd would be needed IN furnish the clubhouse.
Tits would BE- provided by loan Of perhaps 10000
II Is thought that this plan wouh make the members
fed more manly and Ind, dependent than the sum
were given outright by few persons. Even the
poorer might subscribe - $40 10 mis- loan. Sew
,u7 rich men have declared their willingness 10 loan
considerable amounts To- these chts. Tho rent for the
two houses needed hy each organization II estimated
N 5000 aud might be much h@S. The cellars
would he used FOR lowing alleys and gymnasium :
IN. ground floor for re- aurant members and their
wives the second for billiard and reading rooms. and
another FOR a place OF meeting. Women would be
admitted 10 II The reading rooms
such dlulS might each have 1000 members ann
have enrolled the names Of several thousand other
citizens on whose they could count In municipal
med fhcse plans AZ is meeting Friday night, and
hs words warmly apTdauded.