New-York tribune., 1892-12-04
GOSSIP IN THE CLUB WORLD
A QUIET WEEK FOR THE VARIOUS ORGANl-
ZATIONS.

I'm club affair, and save for the annual election OF
the Pres club on Monday. at which friendly contest OF
IA Merry War; wagcd for the once oi preSiueh'
there ha, hardly been ripple of excitement on the placid
scene Of club life since sunday last The Press Ciuo
election which resulted In the choice OF JOhn v"
Keller to preside over desnies OF the organization
during the coming year, was something OIL Surpioe
Both candidates had seemingly an equal hu"Oei Va
warm .upportcrs and Mr.. Coates who was the oppos-
ing candidate, considered to be IN every way "S
well quaHfed for the post as Mr. Keller Inc cam
palgn although IA short one, was clevery ana cour''
ouslv managed OIL both Sides and fortunately lett
behind IL no heartburnings jcalou,ies OF the minor
offices, mos, OF the former incumbent were cahdlua'e9
for reelection and reelected Ihe suoScIlpuoi'
TO the building fund Of the new clubhouse are coming
In now in gratifying number, ana the luhd Is S"'ne
cncouragingly. The contest OF Monday, % h'pp"S
ended will aid the building fund in that 1t called out
an evidently Increased interest in the affairs oil 'Ae
cub (which cannot fail to bring in turn, an Improve
ment IN rs finances.
The Colonial Club. at seventy second-st ana 'he
Boulevard, which recently opened with reeep'
ton. Is Increasing its list Of candidates 50 IapldN
that the limit of membership l. already IN -eh' nv
clubhouse Is one of the most beautiful IN the cS' anu
+, furnished and decorated in extremely good us'e'
This club Is the third social club of the city TO thro"
dovn the bars and admit women to It's re- talraht
privllegcs at least and the innovation II meeting ue
cded success The Riding club. in East flity-eien'h
, over five years ago gave the women Oh It's Il'"i'
bor, famie, the privilege Of lis restaurant anu SET
certain rooms apart for their use. Inc M''ropoh'"
club house will have r. onls for and restaurant
especially for them, when completed. IL Is s'r'nse
that New York which is the great club city ol 'he
co,Intry should have been slow In adopting ihe
idea of allowing women belonging to members lam"
lie, the privileges Of al least certain parts ID 10 ~
houses especially when the plan has been io"'u ~
work so well in Boston and other cities Inc Soh'iSc
and Algonquin clubs Of Boston have handsome NC
commodations for women, ana ule movement INV
successful from the first
The Ladies' club which now occupies a n'in,'''' ' ~
L,s,.e Mt No - East Twenty second II. should W
| mentioned in connection with the SUBJECT C"~'
the tnctfhl management Of Mrs shelton tie 'i"D "''
| pro,pcrcd ard Is now an established feature VI -'
York social Ne II In, upon it, rolls the names "
some Of tho best known women In society," iho'' "
whom take :, direct aud personal interest IN 'hc
an,lr. Of the club. Those members VINO live out OF
/ tn,,n for the ho,t part Of the year find 1t con
vcni.nt place not only take luncheon, or Wheh
sloppns to have their parcels sent from the s'oics
| hut also to meet their friends. and when py any
chance they remain In town overnight 10 STAY ''i'
81 woman VINO know, not only how cmbarH',ing but
sometime, how difficult II IS To ask Tor ana 10 ''-"i0
Il room nc city hotel when alone can fully appie-
| cia.a this, For those members who spend the sHm
mer nt such distance from the city that they 40 ho
| com. TO town. and who have their own cly nome"
I'm WINTER the club management wisely aFI"nee' "'o'
/ nrs readings and decW,sons upon topics oil mu'u"i
| interest nj the clubhouse from time to time III VII"
tcr At fhc tea TO be given at the clubhouse to-
morrow sis, Cooty Dorothy Chandler, VINO spent
most o; her carly nic IN Japan. will give talk on
| r,p,nc.. manners and customs. The Initiation Zee
of tc club +, now So and the annual dues are 7-V'
| PAYABLE In half yearly insta!mentS.
The 81 Nicholas club seems to lave largely re
covered itself from The apathy which invested Il
lie .fTufn
STRENGTH Tic dlGcrcrccs which retarded its grown
and wore menace 10 it, future have been 10 Il large
! extent adjusted. and the club IS said 10 be III "N-
c,llcnt condition II can hardly hope ever to be a
large institution the restrictions to IL membership
which make "a candlae eligible oaly II a member of
| a family which has lived In New-loFh previous -
| l5-3 keep many would be mcmbers oat
n. IT. Nicholas society, which /, dining orSa'i-
la,lon viii hold It's annual dinner at DelmonicoS On
December g. 10 which Tie same test OF membership Is
,uli,d a, In the II. Nicholas club. II hell What The
society Gail, it, Tasting Dinner ON Tuesday mint
last and n tni, there gathered small number of It's
crccrs who pre- >umahly Sampled' the vhn1S ana
vines which IN" members oi this soceS are 10 ''' iu
drink on tuesday night next.
Th. interest I'm the formation If socicties founded
| ON Historical ideas 10 keep alive th" memory o
historical event, doe, not seem To be- at All on tlt
! wanc The society of the War Of l1l2,' whose mem
Der, are TO b. men lncally descended rom ancestors
who took direct part either ~ ;h' NmN Vt N''s
or who held = Governmental Office during The War D
l-12 has recently been formed. and it, list IS behI
iapidly filled. Candidates are obliged to MI oHt
hlank sImilar to that used by the society of the s"
of :llr American Revolution. and to give some PROOF
other than tradition of their ancestors services In t'
n.t war Of the United states witt England \ -
cicy of descendants OF those families 10 whom were
awarded grants ol land when the colonies were mrs
formed is al,o in process Of organization, ana VIII De
nj society.
lis projectors who are chiefly New-l 0rher', ~ an
also those Of the society Of The War of lol2, Is 1
have branches rs have the sons of the American keVo
luton In all tie states Of the Union
Little talk Is now heard OF the urlon cubs moNh'
uptown. The club will probably move within th'
next three or five years. bat what Is known as 'h
downtown element /, still sufficiently ''rohS III III
ouencc IL not In numbers, 10 rrtard any direct eitcr
made I'm this direction. y, the older members Oh 'h
club however die are prevented from ifel"eh'l''
1t the influence Of the younger element becomes "'o
and mare potent ard as this younger element for tn
most part has no strong property or social interest
lower Fifth-avc. south oi twenty -lmr" st. ""' ="
on the contrary for the most part interested III mouse
further uptown. 1t Is only question OF tinle Wn'i
| ,',. rluh iuoy,.s When the LOiOs cub moves, ~ !
win shortly 10 its handsome new quarters IN rli!
AVE. opposite tha Windsor Hotel, the TN Il VII VII D
left the only prominent tihhave. cIuo Non'h 4" i"o"
imr Students Club which occupies the house hrs
us,d by The I,di,. club AT Lexinet ave. ana Iwen
~ ninth 81 is prospcring. This club was fSali
founded under the auspices Of the Young Meh mn
tinn Association, and affords taste OF cap ne 10
nnnbor ol ,onns men who might not Otherwise D
able To enjoy IT. The members oi thc .i'o .,t.
t'Lnr OF ihc success of The entertainment on Ihaht'
giving evening after the fdpthall game, wh'h w
small house wes thr1ngcd not "nN WIN in'unp =
hut with student, Of Yale. Princeton ana olh.r CO..
Irre, wno were In town for the evening ana WI
ono, ed not onIy the hospitaeS of the club but IN
chnh is simply but Ven governed, but it differs fior
most of the city club, In that no liquors are above
: TO be- sold drurk In the house NJ, -, &,