New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05

cloc on saturday evening April 20. The tom nnment
come hsndcaps have been arrnns which will allow
the poorer players 10 comIrtc on FAIR serns. nt
some and appropriate prip's will be given. me
tournament committee IS composed OF James II, sii'n'
The reception for women given by the rsncers'
Club. H. Its handsome rooms Mt No. West twenty
eishth.si. on Monday evening last, was barely Mt
Ing bouts with the fos Of which tno'c betWcSn - and
ihcephilc Ggnac we've the best god bout with snbres
between W Gerard jr ana F. X: u"mcr' Lcw nn
sa nvsy I"pan sss s,"sie Cocnor supper and
one Of the most famous of the older London clubs;
ioodes in St. James's ST.. which has almost droppsa
out OF notice Of late years. lost Its proprietor M
Ms short % se 81 md meow Viii
carry the club certainly 10 the end OF the year VINE m
Il that Mr. Gayner desired In Ms % @
that wcil.hnown man in society Is to be appointed
manager In general. The running OF a mems club BY
Me T1'S Sf HeSf5 new work Just p
sssS by 81 m RsD' Of tbs SG $50 oc
and professional Organization OF this cty. ana sns'
the their bsiSas na ah home and d
each OF the organizations 10 which they belong hc
and is value viii be appreciated by every member Of
n college alumni other association. II !, primru
SoS 1000 nnG p is I pss * only ST. The
work speaks for Itself and It il proposed to maze n oo5
cnbmcn in New.Yor and the directory arm n. e,
ALPHABETICALLY combines the membership rolls 81 al
the neighborloOi aud downtown clubs, who are dcn,i
fled with the commercial. intellectual ana Sosi pr .,
ercss o. the city There are also shor, Shc'c ~ tho
each Of the several c,iibs, with the names n aie
officers. the Site OF the ORGANIZATIONS Their @oJ" ce,
forms Of government fees and dues dates OF meet
ings, and the salient facts in the history Of each
The long expected movement In the ,s "the,is
membership has developed as might have been cx
;Ssd s sH's he uFs Ss ill., s s tS ssp
membership first formed when the r,yary , ior
clubs was 40 great. 4 resolution was passed per
hitting certain specialists. particularly III thr waihS
sprnts jumps and vaul'ine to cnloy me pr,vces ~
names on tho regular roll. There was some decided
opposition 10 this idea when II was first broachei
the action mover popular. and now that thr Man
haitian Athletic club has gone out OF existence tx
Captain Ghnnni his sare1 movement loonng
toward the abolition OF this privilege, which promises
to bc successful. . -
Tho members Of the Harlem Democratic Club arc
rongratulang themselves the happy outcome OF
the clubs financial troubles. The club WAS compelled
10 increase the dues from f2O to 800 last December
and many. members resigned In conseqnehcs; a., M
old figure. President HAYS announced AZ mcetin;
on wednesday night last that a note OF sa4oo a hnd
who have the clubs furniture security. ana that in
addition 10 canc"ng the note they had presented I"
the the 'p .%S oSons Of the club had
settled. Several Of the members who had resigned
in CONSEQUENCE Of the raised dues are returning -
The growth Of the custom among cluhm"n. whether
they nv. In clubhouscs in lodgings near 10 their
clubs. OF employing men or. v"l"ts TO take care ol
and press toir clothes. varnish their boots etc. has
been marked during the hist two or three years. and
Is one reason why III" majority OF cluhmcn appear
| 10 he better dressed than formerly. Many men hav"
come IN That the employment Of COMPETENT
valet II only for hour day. Is really an cconcm,
and that their clothes shoes. etc. not only look
The Simply p Of c"mpetcn ,lc!s reprciay for tbs
outside worb. Is at present hardly up to the demand