New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
GOSSIP IN THE CLUB WORLD.
NO NEW SITE FOR THE UNION lEI-NOlE-
AEOIT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

The last week has been Of inactivity IN the part
Of the Union Clubs Site Committee. which Is 10 'oI
the truth Il bit sullen mt it, treatment 10y the mc"cI
M the recent meeting. Major Franklin Baruc''' INC
secretary persuaded the club to refuse l" aio" 'c
committee TO lease site. The men who have been IN
,,ctcd 10 buy suitable real estate asked for pcriS-
sion TO lease plot believing tlat II they Iad tih'
alternative they coud treat with owners OF prop
erty on more favorable terms. As /, Is now, the com
mtcc must buy a site, and the posscsScrs OF The fc"
available ones can stick TO their high igurc' II inc
club expressed a willingness to lease plot these
same owners might be willing to conccdc liiuc.
II the members won't let lis have or way a mem
Der of the committee is quoted laying. We VIII let
them stew until something turns up. Their refusal 10
Grant our reasonable request has tied our hands IN
a few months they may change their minds. aal then
The club will be In The way Of getting new house
An interesting entertainment will be gwen by
the Aldne Club tomorrow night. The story tcliers'
nights" were exceedingly enjoyable. but ibis affair VIII
be a musical one, for the sake of a change. There
VIII be singing by the Mcndclssohn Gcc Club, Mis-
Won St0sch VIII play on the violin. Miss liuss VIII
give selections on The piano, and W. J. Henderson,
Henry +. Finck and IL. h. kr:hbic will deliver short
talks musical topics supper viii be served after
ward Members may bring female relatives or friends.
There is some curiosity in club circles about the an
parent tendency to admit women TO some OF the
privilege of The mems clubs. The fact that the
metropolitan Club is to have annex containing
sitting and dining rooms. to which members may
bring their wives female acqulinanccS. has led 10
belief on the part OF some persons that AL clubs
Will eventually have some such feature. There
are few clubs In thi, city which nave never
allowed women t. enter their doors. Eycn the Man
haitian had a ladies' da after IL became established ia
the Stewart mansioa. The Union however. has never
even paid the tair sex that compliment About III
teen years there was proposition to allow the
women FOLK TO g;atify their curiosity about what the
clu house like and how II was arranged and FUR
nished. Accordingly a special meeting was caleb t.
consider the ACCESSIBILITY Of having ladies' day. The
pres dent raped order and there silence, for
a Jme None Of those who favored the plan arose /,
say ANYTHING. Il bachelor moved that the meeting
adjonrn. The motion carried and women have
been barred from the club from that day 70 this. II
L. BIT carly talk about the Union Clubs new house.
there Is immediate prospect Of The selection OF
site but the question /, being asked whether there
will he accommodations for women in II. The con
sensus OF opinion In the club apparently is that such
a knocking over Of the traditions OF the Union would
be inadvisabe. would oppose IL because they
o0jcct 20 copying after the Metropolitan Club. and
Others because they opposed the plan t,clt. One
prominent member has declared that he favored lav
ing womeu's dlning,room, bit nothing else Others
,aI thm tne Metropolitan Club viii fnd that il, an
mex has decided disadvantages. The f'atur" Is
popular with many clnbmen however ana is unqnc9'
Charles :. Fairchd will probably succeed f. Encry
Anderson as president OF the l.ci0rnI 'iuD LOnl'
WindDullcr ara Henry De Forest BALDWIN are likely u
be reelected trea and secretary.
The election Of the southern Society VIII be held Oh
THURSDAY and contest that Indicates a HEALTHY later
est in the club L. in progress. II Is possible tfal c
bi-wccily dinner will be omitted on saturday night.
the time since the last has been taken up with
quarterly reunion. tlc annua! dinner al sherry ana
the canvaSSng by the friends Of candidates ~ the
midst OF these diversions the dinner would not
he missed much. Thee bweckly anaiIs have come
10 attractive feature Of the sOcciy's cNi-tence
The CHAIRMAN Is changed each night. the retiring one
namSg his .nccessor. Thee dinners are ALWAYS IN
md thA Lfpsr liz
bright. The faculty Of speaking while on ones feet
Is possessed By many souiheners and members OF the
club often invite friends thus gifted 10 TIE aiairS
There is intcmiXturc 81 Northern and Southern vii
and elOquence and good time generally