The evening world., 1894-05-12
fHEY DON'T LIKE EACH OTHER.
lot Enough Bright Men to Make
the Place Entertaining and
Too Much Shop" Talk.
bur THERE IS WEALTH GALORE.
Some Prominent Tammany Men In
1t, but Ex- Mighty MoguI Croker
Not on the List.

The Metropolitan Club. an organiza-
hon which started out to be the most
magnificent in the United States. II not
n the world, has proved to be one OF the
most complete fiascos OF modern times.
This club was composed In the beginning
be the wealthiest men in this and neigh
boring cities. 1t was generally supposed
khat the leading qualification for mem
bership was the possession of at least
81 900, 900. Anything short Of that amount
would not do, no matter what other
recommendations an a%spirant may have
had.
That this was the policy Of organizing
the club has been illustrated in more
khan one case in which men who have
won the respect and esteem OF this
community, but have been lacking in
Worldly goods. have failed in their effort
o gain admission to this league Of
m%illionaires. 1t was for this reason that
ehe organization has been more popularity
known as the Millionaires' Club.
1t was only two months ago when the
doors of the white marble clubhouse, on
the northeast corner Of Fifth avenue
and Sixtieth street. were thrown open
at the first reception Of the club. On the
n following morning the newspapers
II teemed with glowing accounts OF all the
4 gorgeous things the reporters had seen.
4 Adjectives in the superlative degree were
exhausted in order to fttingly describe
II the interior. There were magnilcently
panelled walls, trimmings of English
n oak. cherry. mahogany. white and gold
tintings, oak beam ceilings. electrical
effects of all sorts. marvellous decora-
tons, s-umptuousness and luxury in such
abundance that the reporters pens fair
ty tripped as they attempted to set down
heir descriptions on paper.
More especially was it remarked that
me me t G,so had been t admirabiy arrang
number of members. Aside from numer-
GUS spacious billiard, smoking, read
ins s and i writing rnsms. rooms Was the leun %n1s
dlning;room, capable of seating com;
persons. T mSse was sHsn also s"0T large
ladies' annex. All these c~onveniences,
Z provided apparently regardless Of ex.
/ pense. were for the enjoyment Of the
six hundred and fifty such persons on the
membership list OF the club at the time
! when the building was completed
:, hlxeFy Z! WFhlR3 TS%iSMsh r. well flsr q@a Mi Mo ryan;
y inc others who were directly connected
with the organization of the club an
=. n that this was to be the most
: But these gentlemen fell somewhat
X short In their calculations. The Metro
N politan Club. the exclusive organization
A. OF m~illionaires, Ii not travelling q road
u Of prosperity. The trouble lies in the
2 fact that, whereas there was no diff
Guilty in getting $50 m~illionaires to put
their names down on the list of mem
) bership. these same m~illionaires ave
g shown a decided aversion to making use
4, Of the clubhouse and, supporting II by
: and other rooms mentioned above are
seldom. If ever, used. No adies grace
the annex with their presence; Chefs
around with time hanging heavily on
their hands. Above all. the magnifcen,
ining,room. with It's capacity for over
than eight persons at a time.
More than this. the additional million
aires tT Whom Messrs; Morgan. Whifsn neS
to the standard OF the m~illionaires' club
and swell it's list Of members and ado
! TO. the receipts, have not been forth
club Includes nearly ali Of the ricf
men of any standing in this city, bur
: there are others from the outside who
s failed s@ 70 dc so TO- @ |9ia; 81 sS' w smber nay {
was impossible to, pay the running ex
( penses OF the club, to say nothing o
( hhe utDtS mat nau Deen incurred II
putting up the building and getting tn,
organization on its feet.
,A number OF mortgages were regis
cent creation of McKim. Mead & White
ia, mort .sSa &c, was recorded In May
bache 81 y sSo Marlb TO Lux n Xno eharc mal
made In August, 1893. by Cornelius Van
9erbiit. Charles Lanier and William c
i mn,'h Bynk trustees Sor s.t to ot the RGTery Say
III was recorded in October of the sam
year for 100000 These debts and tn,
interest en- other loans aggregate sucl
an amount that on March ! every per
~ son VINO became a member OF the cluI
$i;2s5 OF Indebtedness.
In these straits the moving shirts n
LA rne cup VINO. II must be confessed, ar
men or no ordinary business resource
OF tbhe a@PProaGhea the moving spirit
Ter organization, II will be remembered
hhssss SSaegrown It's present quarters an,
Messrs. Whitney, Morgan ct al. snF
b Esested that the members OF the UnioI
n themseeI tve up Their Re- house and merg
promising association Of miilionaires
hIter listening to these overtures tn
d Sn'iIin Sluo me1 respectfully, but FIRMLY
thst this was one of the wIsest thin.
aann pt 'ne Union Club ever did. and it ha
49, "Elthl many.
me metropolitan Tubs CommItte
~ WAYS and Means next adopted tn
20 say. they raised the tax by incrno sir
tne ahnual dues to 500. This, OF cours,
could anord no permanent relief,
vs. durther provided that In n case G
emergency each member could be n.
sessed IN to $500, This, II viii he oil
served, was a piece OF skilful lnar
cierlng on the part OF the gentlemen /
charge. Having, devoted most OF the
DIVES 10 raising money, II is rather sui
tRTlsihg that In n matter OF this kin
q tney shoud nave so muc
ulnlculty In getting together the nece,
~ amount, but II must not be FOL
otteh that they were dealing wit