New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-12

sh IN works on English literature from Shakespeare
4. pope particularly poetry OF the Cavalier school
.,A Of the Restoration. Anything about Waller or
pone has had an especial attraction for him.
Mr. Chew Is an active basncss man. being secretary
=, ,he Metropolitan Trust Company. The idea on
x,,ch the GrOlier Club founded naturally won
his sympathy and hc became member OF the or
,cn,,a,ion soon after 1t came into existence. year
,,,er he was elected to the councn. which he las
.srved ever since lie succeeded Arthur Il. Turnure
az secretary. After filling that place for year he
uss made librarian. He continud such until year
ago. when he was elected president Members of Tie
club who take active interest in its affairs find no
snd Of work TO do. Tho publication commite
shoulders biz burdcns and in serving on 1t for sew
eral years Mr. Chew had lots OF opportunity TO show
his zeal for the advancement of the club, and he
ahorcd hard. Mr.. Chew belongs 10 the Players,
Century Church and Sigma Phi clubs and other Or
ranza,ions. hut his greatest love Is for the Groer
The vice president of the Crolicr. Samuel y. Avery,
VAS also reelected. lie is the most modest OF men
and will not allow any one tell him that he gave
half the clubs large and valuable library, and that
The Grolier owes more to him than TO any one else
Yet these facts vouched for by the members gen
orally. At any rate, Mr.. Avery was founder OF
the club and has been on the council ana most I'M
portant committees about all the time. This is his
second term vicc-prcsident Besides giving hun
drds Of costly books he had the noted artist Flcmens,
Of Paris paint for the club the picture "Groler at
the House of Aldus." Flemcn2s father is well
known as an etchcr and he engraved the painting Tor
the club The prints were issued as publication
n the club and are highly priced by oil who possess
them.
Mr. Avery Is retired from business and can ahord
10 give some time 10 his clubs. lie was Tor long
time on the Art Committee of the Union League and
belongs 10 the Players and Century as we'll lie was
me OF the founders OF the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art and Is now a trustee and chairman OF The Art
Committee. He established the Avery Architectural
Library al Columbia College in memory OF his son
Henry who died about three years ago. This bene-
faction is already OF great 10 the Columbia stu
dents Like Mr.. Chew, Mr.. Avery has a library OF
choice books his selections having been made es-
peciaIly With an eye to fine binding, good printing
and artistic Illustrations
The salmagundi Club had It's election recently ana
chose Thomas Moran president. lie Is well known
As painter and etcher, having been q National
Acodemician since 1884. lie and his brother Edward
are natives Of Lancashire. England and came to this
country in l644. Thomas Moran studied art abroad
and then returned 10 America. In ISL and 1873
he visited the Yellowstone region with exploring
parties and made sketches for his two pictures
Grand CANYON of the Yellowstone and "Chasm Of
the Colorado" These were bought by Congress for
$4,000 each and hang In the Capitol at Washington.
Mr. Moran has belonged TO the salmagund almost
since the time Ii reorganzed in It's present FORM
and has served on various committees. The Century
has engaged much OF his attention In the ten years
that he has been member Of II. especially as he has
been on It's committees on Admissions and Art lie
i besides Lotos Club man and belongs 10 The