New-York tribune., 1892-01-03
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Tl.rc IS prospect ~ another club belnc added
to NE many which have grown rp In Brooklyn I'm the
,,,t few yclr,. Th, tim" thcr> j., to he a departure
from ~" club 81 a locality Os political party. The
new organization j, to be- professional club. About
s"vcnt, I've met ln tl" Common Couaci, Chamber
Wednesday aud took the preliminary steps for
the organization of q Brooklyn P.css club The
-chcme VA, started by BROOKLYN worker, New
York new papers. aad the members of the ,taH, Of
the Hrpphlyu paper, loucl ;h"m in oirryiGg IL out.
sander >hanh, presided AZ the meeting Wodncs
dIy. and j. \. Rooney wa secretary. Among tho--
present were Jar1c> \ Sperrv. William Walton John
y. ErochHay. \. &. Burton. William Wood. John
Ecnatlt. Major +. Paige Edward Fcency. f. Hamilton
urm,p.c. Frank \ Brockway. i. J. Magnnl,. Gc rye
l. Reid. =. Nharhancll, william Croohc. r. T. Block
w'll. Gcorec Hunt i. j. Doyle. Frank Doyle. Paul
>,cwbc's ". VI. Palmer. G. :. smith and colonel
Austin .. runlctt. Letters in favor Of the club
were received from many men who unable to
DE pre- .ni Among them ~ore >t Clair McKcway.
Andrew Mclean. Thomas +. McGrth. Robert Burch.
John McGunni,, and william !. Baynor
Rc.oluuons were adopted making a temporary
cnH7tt..u. AMI limiting the membership to working
new paper either living working in Brooklyn.
Committee, appointed Constitution Member
ship and Quat"r,. II T. proposci to rent rooms -
house II = suitable bc found. the cts
Hall. The meeting adjourned until January -.
The Brooklyn club once in u while has something
happen within IT. wall, which To make people
lcicvc that the nroohyn has had more scenes II per-
.,nal encounter than any Other club in Bio)klyn.
TIL. latest scene was that bctwe-E District Attorney
Rldgway aud lleniy !. Cullen. The trouble happened
.omc day, ago. and many contradictory accounts have
&c u heating around about H. II .aid that Mr.
Ridgway was b:t.ry complaining OF Justice Cullen.
who il a brother NJ tcuy !. Cullen. not leaning
10 the dc Of th" Democracy in the DutclerS County
election ca.c and Tint VI. Cullen denounced h.s action
The story a. told by pcrSon who pr sent is in
.uls;aucc ~ follow Mr. Rdgway and Mr.. Cullen
are not on pealing terms and II Mr. Ridg~ny fricnds
are right Nr. cullen extremely crs!tve abou; there
Icing any polite, In The Broollyn club which he
does not know about. ON the day in question Mr.
Ridgway. Joseph G.. Her iiA aud some others were
sitting talking when Nr. Cullen entered with Theodore
T. Miller. ~ he did Mr.. Rdgway. wishing to
disturb his enemy. began 10 talk about the Assembly
spcahcrShip contest and to say I'VE have agreed
| upon - man but | can't tell sou his name just yet
We're going get the Senate" TOO. We couldn't &c:
"A Iudyc to help us. but were going 10 have II Just
the same This. II Is said, arodScd Mr. Cullen's
| anger Mr. RIdgway's friends say because Of the
| assumption that Mr. Rdgway was powerful In politics
Then came II war Of words In which the lie was
| ,dvrn and Mr.. Ridgway said he would treat Mr.
| cullen roughly were he not invalid. The whole
| troubl- happened In the presence Of justice Of
| the Supr me Court. After IL was over Mr.. Ridgway
| IL i said. offered to explain that there was no di,
,osucct tp the bench intended by his remarks, and
wa, to d that 10 e Nplanntlon necessary.
The list Of speakers invited to the Hamilton Club
on next saturday night. when the club will celebrate
Al. birthday Of Alexander liamt on. is follows {:
William q, Hamilton grandson II Alexander llami
ion: Dr. Truman BnckuS the Rev. II. Price Collier
The Rev Dr. Wcalcy Reid Davis. eX-CongrcSSnan
| Roswell q. lorr. and cXfongessmn William {.
| wallace They have all accepted the invitation. The
prc,delr u The club George NJ olcott, will preside
at tile dinner.
This i, the season when the clubs file their annual
reports. several have been filed the last week and
a compor.on Of their statements Is interesting Tho
hooklyn club report, ~ il.s30 10 assets and $50,
O:I4 ~ latiHnc>. The Moniauk's assets are #23l,
! 3iG Os and il, liabilities. $40. O.3s3 81.
The Algonquin club has S2,1l7 95 of assets. and
~ Ol- 30 uf liabilities.
The Lincoln club rport> asset S,"'2oo ana, ana Ia
Club ~ Flatbusl $500, and the assets s3,o1o "a
| The Union League club has established something
new. There will be an afternoon musical ent rtanncnt
for at the clubhouse on Wednesday, January ~
| from 4 Ia q O'Clock \ fnc programme Is promised
4 watchnght entertainment WAS held NJ the Union
League Club o Thursday. The programme was both
The iiunovcr Club likewise held entertainment
and greeted the New Year.
4 professional troupe gave n dramatic entcrtalnn mt
| at tho Germania Club on New Years eve.
| The oxford club also celebrated View Years eve. 49,
The reception to women AZ the Mon'ank Club VIII
| be held Wednesday evening
| The Algonquin Club will have ""n Evening with
Edison" at tie club parors on The evening Of Jan
uary o.
After the regular music ride. on Wednesday even
ing. the Riding and Driving Club there was an
egg between Mes IIs. Woodward Pri. Richardson.
COrlieS. Peters Kennedy Cadsnas and Van Andea
The fject OF the was to carry an egg In spoon
three times around the ring Mr.. Cadenas the
| prize, which handsome scarf pin The judges
thur Weber.