New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19

Club It being generally understood that lie has re-
fused reelection. G. c. Baldwin would be most
prominently spoken Of perhaps II II were not thOneh
that he will be appointed Minister 10 Russia. J. Ia
ward simmons could hardly command the votes OF a
majority OF the governors. The friends OF Harry d.
Macdoha are asking why he should not have the
honor conferred on him. There is no man more
widely known I'm the club and none more popular
lie gives much time 10 the clubs affair j. sergeant
Cram and John Hone also spoken OF for the place
The active participation of the City Club In the
fight against Commissioner brennan for clean streets
Is another Indication that the members Viii not vent
all their enthusiasm for good government on confer
ences and meetings In the Fiith-avc. Clubhouse The
special committee street cleaning saw for Itself
the condition OF thoroughares In parts Of the city
which few OF them probably ever visited before lhey
made long tours at night on tie East sde ana Iouhd
plenty OF material for their formulation OF charges
against the Commissioner. Joseph ii. Choate VIII
present the bill OF particulars to Mayor Oilroy 10
morrow afternoon. lie will Lead a big delegation Of
the clubs members Thirty-two new men have been
elected to the club this month, among them Or.
Abraham Jacob Lewis l.. Delafeld, Edward H. Van
Ingen Edward II. Van Ingcn. lr., samuel b. clarke
and j. Hooker Hamerslcy. The election OF trustees
will be held early In April. Those whose terms rA
pirc then are James {. Carter W. Bayard Cuttlhg
John Jay Chapman. Richard Watson Glider ana ).
Noble Hayes
n
meeting Of the Harvard Club on March IL.
The new book OF the Reform Club will show a
membership Of all kinds OF over LOU. Inns c'uD
has certainly been most hlndy treated by President
Cleveland in regard TO appointments secretary iohr
smith is one of It's vice presidents j. Sterling Moroh
secretary Of Agriculture, Is also NONRESIDENT mem
her and used TO spend most Of his time at the club
on his visits to the metropolis. Josiah Quincy AS
sistant Secretary OF State, is II member, ana H. H.
whitney Assistant AttorncyGeneral, is trustee ana
chairman OF the Committee on ADMISSIONS Inc
trustees will on Monday elect number oil ne" meh-
bers. The redecOraton OF the clubs neet!hg-hah 's
now finished
A good many dinners and suppers are being gwen
a, the 9TH Regiment Veteran club these days. On
,rr..d,v the veterans OF Company II had dinner
seventeen covers were laid. on Thursday night after
driu Lieutenant II. {. Du Val entertained all 'he
members OF his company at supper The Dill OF iare
,ros odd and most toohsome. Last night The ciub
had Az annual dinner. the only drawback 10 when
as ,,at there WAS room for less than half hundred
o,os,s The affair was informal but unc0mmony
an,ovohIc Tomorrow the old boys" Of Company A
,,,ll dine and on Tuesday those OF Company u, 6. B
,utca has the club two handsome WORKS OF art
one Is Il magnificent brass lamp. the peoc''ai pclns
a dragon and the other me vase OH Peues'"i VI
agate Mr. Outcalt has knd OF continuous ar'
exhibition at the club. lie SENDS pictures 10 u from
h nrva,e collection and after while replaces them
tho delight OF his fellow members. lie promises when
tho club moves into its new house 10 SEM IL II
LOT of valuable paintings and also some fine stat'ary
The following ticket was elected by the fui'oh Ci"o
nm March Is: President, John II. oprague' Vice
president. George T. benjamin; secretary, b. i. Fair
child: treasurer, Alexander Gilbert; directors oo
serve three years. Frank l.. Montague Frederic q.
Dow and william +. Smith
"Club nights, Will be held forniGhty at the Circulo
foon Cervontes No. l East Nineteenth-st, beginning
my, Sa,uk,ay once a month there Will be "lades'
DAYS and the Committee Entertainments Is to
arrange "A subscription dinner shortly.
The TenderIoin cub has elected the following
officers: President John W. Keller vice president.
lanes de Vaudeville: secretary. william II. Maginnls.
and treasurer Charles &. lu;'e.
In an entertaining article about the Loos CLUB
dinners John T1dcrhn says ] wish - deprccate at
mlbnc banaue,s the Introduction Of songs. Rotations.
hal t0plsyng set Instrumental pieces and All artistic
enecis which In any way distract the mind and Tx
I, upon productions however admirable In themselves.
which have no relation TO the principal guest During
tho after dinner specc hmnkins. 20 have the mind OF
the conpany distracted by something entirely foreign
IS a piece OF vandalism breaking in upon the thought
of the occason destroying the thread OF oraory, and
making II difficult TO take up again. Two or three
irrpions will the perfectly ordered dinner
All men enjoy eoqutncc, but all men do not enjoy
uausc and Rotations are Z serious art not TO he
txinsd With but BY tie most CITED Of human kind.