New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
ECONOMIES At THE MANHATTAN CLUB.
THE PACE HAD BECOME TOO HoT-MEMBEhS
WHO COMPLAIN OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.

THE PACE HAD BECOME TOO HOT-MEMBEKS
WHO COMPLAIN OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
The House Committee Of big club must go OH .'e
principle that every step It takes ont OF thr REGULAR
routine will arouse complaint II 1t shouiu ho' w
ANYTHING unusual but merely continue to conduct 'he
affairs they have been carried on u VIII "iSo '
,tse,f criticised In short the committee must take
Office with the resolution not to worry over petty III"
satisfaction with It's The new House ION"
nittcc OF the Manhattan Club has called upon i's
head even more than the ordinary amount OF com
platnts because 1t has made some sweeping Shu even
radical reforms.
Observant clubmen commented last winter on 'he
large expenditure OF money at the Manhattan WIZ"
the Climb moved from Fifthave and hftecnth-st 10
the Stewart mansion IT increased It's limit OF MEMBER
ship so as TO meet the heavy expense. A hunDer vi
new men were elected by tn governors at each meehhg
the club gaining not only the annual dues oil 80
year from each man. but initiation Zee OF f-o"'
Thus the income took big jump ana became sui"''
to pay all the expenses. Indeed. the hhX OF se'e"
hundred checks for $3.50 each gave the cluo 80 HUN
money that caree.sness and extravaganza were bred
The Manhattan certainly was run on most h"eih
scale No effort made to keep the eXpehn'ui.'
I'm reasonable bounds The employees caught the spirit
md the waste was great. All this wasn't so bad "heh
the initiation fees came In with rush, pul "i', "
time fewer new members were elected Inc ''"D
did not conform itself TO the new conditions. but con-
filmed its reckless expenditures. Weif'hoi"'"
clubman after careful examination Of the last an
nual report said II showed deficit OF Slsooo Inc
value placed on the furniture and fixtures winch IL
owns was declared to be excessive no allowance
having been made for shrinkagc In worth due 10 con-
slant A.,
The chairman Of the House Committee AZ .'is UNIV
Was J. Sergeant Cram, who has many fr'ehds III '"o
club 1t was, however, said OF him that ne lo""u
TOO little time to attend to the details OF rubhhs
Me GLIB The governors elected new Honse 'o"-
mttae at the first meeting OF the reorganHeu poiu'
making Henry ID. Macedonia chairman OF II. No
doub the true financial condition OF the club iorceu
,,so,f ON the attention OF the board. Al any rate
tho new committee has set to work TO avert "'o
financial crisis which II said lay aheau vi '"e
Climb They found II cnsy 10 save money by heihhs
refuse from the Kitchen and creating other sources
of rcveuue The trouble was too deep-seaed, HOW
oyer "a weld TO such treatment alone ana economies
were introduced in the Kitchen and the force OF en-
ploycs cut down.
The committee consists OF young men VINO "ch'
70 work vigorously with their pruning hooks Ihe'r
effort was Of course. deprive the members OF no
convenience or comfort, but the considerable uccihne
I'm the expenditures naturally caused piHcn III ,el
at, ,,ociiS Needless 70 say there Is grunblng.
There are members who consider thclr own Persona persons,
feelings OF much greater importance than the ultimate
GOOD of the CLUB and they have made complaints
long and loud when anything In the rrstaluan'
service displeased them. The committee. no"tN'i;
feels that il IS doing its duty and Is not disturbed
much the growing.