The evening world., 1892-01-16
MAY DECIDE TO JOIN FORCES.
A Plan to Amalgamate the Lotos
and Fellowcraft Clubs.
The Subject to DO Discussed by
Lotos Members Tonight.

Club circles In town are Just at present
very much interested In the proposition
which Is under discussion to bring about an
analgamaticn OF the Fellowcraft club with
the Lot os club A movement to this end ha )
been going on for some time past, but not un-
I'll quite recently has its existence tecom,
generally known.
1hc Fellowcrait club, which was organized
four years ago as distinctly literary and
artistic social circle, contains among its
membership some OF the most prominent
men OF New York Ia the literary iieid, In
Guiding, with q single exception, the maDag-
ing editors OF all the great metropolitan
daily papers, and the representative
, writer's Of Hdrprr's,1 the century ana
the other magazines Besides these
the Fcilowcrart numbers among It's men,
bers u majority of the Ocst-known artists and
illustrators. who do work Tor the magazines
and other illustrated periodicals OF this city,
| us well as many journalists and newspaper
writer's Of wide reputation.
The club has charming home at IL East
| Tween; y-ninth street, but there has for some
time been feeling among FclloYcraits'nen
that with their limited membership OF about
two hundred ana nfty they are not sufficiently
strong numerically to support so large ahu
expensive an establishment az bciits club VI
| such u character and standing.
This sentiment becoming known to some OF
| the leading members OF the Lotos cub, ,whlcn
| In EIaLy respects is similar to the Felowcratt
In Its aims aid purposes, With the rectKhi-
| tion vi the fact that from no other source
could so desirable class OF members be
drawn as from the Fellowcraft, tentative
proposition was made In an Informal manner
| some time ago. IL was urged that 10
would be an excellent thing II the two clubs
should unite forces. The proposition came TO
| the Fcllowcraft Club Unsolicited, but al
though 1t was received. generally, with favor,
| 1t was not discussed seriously until within
| the past few weeks.
1t is not known yet whether the members
OF the Fellowcraft MS u club Will accept the
proposal, nor has the LotOs club up TO the
| present time extended It's invitation to the
Fellowcrarlsmrn In any formal manner.
| The Governors Of the Lotos club, however,
have discussed the matter very seriously IN
private. and recently they adopted a rcsulu-
tion favoring the proposed amalgamatlun,
and recommending the calling OF special
meeting Of the club to take delnitc action In
the matter, which has now become topic OF
the liveliest interest III both clubs.
Such meeting Of the Lotos club has been
called Tor this evening, when the question
| will DO formally put. AsSul anccs have been
given by those most interested In tho move
ment among the Lotos club members that
the action taken Will be favorable TO the
amalgaInation OF the two clubs. Prominent
first place was Mr. Frank X Lawrence, the
President OF the Lotos club With him are
associated number OF the most prominent
and Influential members Of the Club.
| II the two clubs decide to combine there Is
no doubt that the Lotcs will become the
strongest and most widely known club OF the
plating the building OF handsome new
clubhouse further uptown, and at !ht
same time desires to secure an add
tion to its membership for the pur
pose of increasing It's strength and influence
| Its members feel that an infusion OF new
blood, such as could be furnished by the Eel
lowcraft CLUB, would work substantially u
the benefit OF their own organization. while
the Institutions OF the Fellowcraft would bt
more firmly and permanently established
One OF those institutions Is the FellOwcrnf
dinners, which have become famous through
out the land for their unique and interesting
character, and In The social entertainment o
such distinguished guests as cx-PreSlden
Cleveland COWS. Hill and Campbell, BlShol
Potter. DR.. Depew, Joseph II. Choate, Henr!
NJ. Stanley. and men OF note from all parts
the country.
lf the amalgamation OF the two clubs takes
place this custom WIN undoubtedly be per
petuated as q special feature OF the Lotto:
Club In its monthly Feliowcraft dinners
under the rose.
1t is said that the idea has become yer.
popular among the members or the Fellow
craft, and that should the invitation he eX
tended by the Lotos large number OF then
will be ready TO transfer their allegiance u
the older institution.