New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19

meht has been vindicated by his appointment 10 a
Cabinet Office
Twenty-Five applications for membership are 10 be
aote on by the committee Of the Engineers Club NJ
Its meeting early in March. several OF the canGl-
dates are mon Of prominence in manufacturing and
engineering circles. The club la, nI-lt ended is
series Of dinners. The one at which several mem
lers related their experiences engineers In fore gu
lands Va, enjoyable IN the extreme.
The furniture and fixtures of the Electric club.
which recently into the hands OF Il receiver,
were sold at auction for exceedingly small sum.
Perhaps $1,000 was spent IN htnS up the house Ia
East twenty Nccond-si., ana Only a few thousand
dollar, ""r" realized 10y the sale. lhr club lad it,
own electric Hight plant ana the chandeliers we've eN
credlnIi costly 1nc iron one FOR Which 900
was PAID originally went Tor SlOO dhd TWO others
which were originally worth SLIGO brought only
$500 Inerc is oill talk of reorsanizns the clnb on
d less prt"ntlOus scale. Tn library Of French
scientific boOhs. presented By Thomas y. Edison. was
not sold. 1t !, OF considerable value, ana several
offers we're received for IL.
At the meeting Of the Colonial Club on the third
Saturday OF March nominating committee Will be
mittcc 10 get up exhibition Of pictures, to which
women Will he admitted on one day.
The Vaudeville Club was not affected by the sale
OF the Metropolitan opera House The executive
committee wa, fairly sure when the lease signed
that there would be- merely legal sale OF the property
and no real chang" In the Owncr-h'p. The club has
let itN rooms unilI Jane !, Win the privles" Of a
renewal While there is talk Of building the spring,
II is possible that the Vaudeville viii find 1t advan-
tagcous 10, to move for a year or TWO.
hration In honor Of the rapai jubilee, At which Arch
bishop Corrlan will preside. Resolutions will be-
adOptcd and sent 10 Rome. ON Washinston'~ Birth
day the club will have an art exhibition, TO which
women will be admitted. John I. Mccarthy Ia, thu,
far made the best In the bowling match 81
and 30, but Daniel f. O'Br:cn and John +. Wallace
have the best averages. The trophy /, big Slycr
bowl gwen by Potter Docll"r and must BE- thrice
TO become the property # member.
The annual meeting of he "rocr Glib took place
at It's attractive lille clubhouse. NJ. - E;si Thirty
sccOnd>t. Wednesday evening. The president. Ioy
cry Chew. presided and made exhaustive and inter
eting annual address. board of control. consisting Of
T.. u. ( "a =. 4.
Edward b. Iloldin and beverly Chew to serve until
500 elected. The club now has membership
of lbs residents and ninrly-twO nOn-rc-idcnt> TITO
library Ia, total Of 2lO2 volumes. GG3 of which
been added In The last Til" publications. Of ia,
club conuuc 10 bring high prices. and some Of tho
earlier not OhtInal1" III any price.
The long list OF whist clHl~ In The city has boon
added To hy The orsaniIaiiOn and incorporation 81
the Riverside Whist cub. Whose trustees Il. T.. s.
Door. George II. Fleming. Robert g. MoNlHdcr Will
lam \. Drciirg and Ell,ri E@ppciye.
The River club. Which w, started about Three
years ago. hcli special meeting on Wednesday 81
tcrnOou last 20 discuss the question 81 di~connHine
tie Organization. The object of NJ" dub, formation
wa 80 provide CoNoLi"t stopping pIf" i"r yachts
men on their way up and down the river. ard a>u
Ia prov de facilities for tennis. etc. o, H. members
4 resident membership uf $50 wa, secured, WIN hu"l
800 non idruiS. and four Of The resident member
agreed 10 contribute T5oOOO each To purchase piece
land consisting Of hfiN,lN acres Which WIS TO cost
$50 900. and to erect thereon ciul' ~" which WI
To cot 100000. The club has occupied sinc' ~
formation OF" The small Field cottage at lrviuG
ton hat Iii house afforded inad"qua" iacili"s Wa
far back from lie river. ana H. lease VIII 'NpF'
the club take action hui - %" men vii" arr
most Interested I'm the ~nccc, oI TIE club appear IN
differ radically I'm their ideas Ia the l"-l plan Ia
pursue TO Insure its future continuance IL looms "a