New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-02
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The Hamilton Club has met serious loss ID VIC
death Of Edward A. Scccomb. when "ou''o III wa"
ingion Conn., on Thursday. As chairman Of i's All
and Literature Committee lie foremost In all the
varied movements for intellectual ana a's'heuc NJ
vanccmcnt, both In It's members and IN brooHlyh' i'
which the Hamilton Club has q wcD-deserv'd repu'h
ton Tile Tribune has already published ekc'oh OF
Mr. Seconds NE. but II is not uniting tlht MS Hhe
he mentioned here again. and II Is with feeling OF
personal sorrow that the clubman records the death OF
one who wac one Of the best Of clubnen In tlnt ne
,yas one OF the best OF men. TO him is due the frN
stem in the movement to have the Partridge statue
Of Hamilton adrn the club house, and 10 MS uhtrihs
effort was due the Of the plan Ills influence
was potent In drawing TO the cmo tle "au''S VI
thought In Brooklyn, in bringing into It's wills 'he
distinguished men OF other lands and cities. md max
ing of the Hamilton Club something more than place
in which 70 eat and drink. Ills generosity and his
c.nton.ss not ONLY with those he loved, but also
Win casual acquainiancos need not 10 DO reheafsn
here y thorough. practical man, abundanuy success
full I'm his business undertakings, he was a'p the ar
fist and the dreamer 10 the core, and his large, KIND
eyes glowing with IN unworldly Hght, eecHh'd III
WAYS on the lookout for something good TO do. Many
men and women Of Ncw-Yo and BroOIyh have reason
10 remember him for klndncsscs which he never meant
should be recorded.
The director, of the Hamilton Club on Friday passed
resolutions In Mr.. seconds memory, voted TO place
the flag on tho clubhouse at mlfnast until after the
funeral which was held yesterday al WaSIlhStoil'
Cam and appointed the following committee to at
,ond the funeral Theodore T.. smith, Wills l.. ogden,
Harold H. Crane Edward II. Nan Ingen. Walter b.
Logan. IIcrscy Brown, Richard 5. Barnes and William
&. Beecher.
Thu Interclub Bowling League held lis second meet
,ro of thc season at the Montauk Club on Thursday
.v4ninc The application Of the Aurora Grata Cub
=, ia admitted 10 membership granted. and the
League now consists Of nine clubs. Ihey are ,he
oxforI Carleton. Montauk. Union League. Hanover.
Iincoln Wildwood KnickerbOcker Field ana Aurora
Grata clubs. 1t was decided TO open the season on
oc,oho, OF Fine prizes will be Offered Tile teams
ora IN consist Of five each. and every man must
lave been member Of the club he represents ior al east
thirty DAYS previous 10 the first game Inc ioho"hs
officers were elected President, Dr. Thomas "idc
vice president Dr. +. a. Stratton, secretary W. H.
cochran: treasurer L. Webster executive committee
j. Mumford, W. q. IlhihIi' a. ~ "''"''' 10 N
and ". Longman.
persons from the Union League Carleton. brooklyn,
I,.povor Montauk oxford. Hamilton and Excelsior
,Iuhs who are interested In whist held mcctHg on
Thursday night at the Carleton Club 70 organize an
interclub whist league. II. ii. Weefhs was e'ec'eu
chalrman and Dr. X. Lemon secretary ihesc ."o
officers were appointed "A committee to prepare plans
ri games The next meeting will be- held on OCTOBER
q The Lincoln and Gernania clubs werp Invited 10
ion The oxford club will hold n reception 10 men on
Novembcr l. and a reception to woiheh t"o "'eN'
LATER The Montauh Club will hold Its first recepuoh
about the middle OF this month
The Excelsior club has purchased the mouse u "o"
occuples a Clinton and Livingston sts, ana VIII ISSUE
bonds 70 the members to pay fOr 1t. the c"o h''S
occunod the house for twelve years ana the puchh,
Simply means that there Is TO be- no ohnhsc III '
surroundings. ~ ~ "a,
II is reported that John s. James VIII oi'r M
,esicnatIon from the presidency OF the Hldl9 "hu
n1vinu Club on his return from Europe. shQnio
hc do so an attempt will doubtless be made 10 gc'
him 10 withdraw II. -
At the Wildwood Club, OF flatblsh. te season was
onencd last Sunday afternoon and evening III Wv
afternoon a lecture physical culture WIN sc'''"'
Illustrations by Professor Edwin Chccklcy was give"
90 women. lie repeated the talk before u large
,d,ence Of tbe men of the club In the evening A'cI
wand ,e przc for the winners Of the individual manu-
c.n hauling tournament were distributed a. y
tIrrk the winner Of the first prize recciNn eoiu'
bcadcd cane; william A. 4. brown, second pl'Ly,,
iIver.mountcd ivory corkscrcw schuyler Mllfr U''
nrize silver match box, and H. WoCn SuIVn In ~
,r,i1c a silver mounted umbrella. Inc Preso"c ,
p r made by J. w. laviland. captain OF me Do"iIs
I'M entcrainmept committee consists OF H. L. ip.
ia.t r. NJ G Collins. J. W. Haviland ana
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