New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16

IT'S EMBARRASSMENT or LAST WEEK


RECEPTIONS GIVEN FOR woMEN-A REsT>uRANr
FOR THEM TOO.
AIMING tho social entertainments u the last week
NON. y,.s more noticeable. 100 view Of rs ''l '''S
and ai,raciiyenc-s than the reception given 10y me
colonial club on Tue lay c'fninS me ''''''
club is conspicuous 80 this city in INIT u mas or
ganizcd a system soutwnat different from inHt 'n
praciice by other clubs. of bringing together Inc
rr.n,hers and their families and friends In what ar"
known r., ladlc-' receptions These are heh uSu-
,lv twice In thu season. one In December, after
pc1p.c generally have returned 70 tc"n' ana one
about Easter. after the period Of Lent.
The incident Of last TUESDAY evening Vas the
most successful Of It's kind In the history u the
club The c1mmodlous clubhouse was nied win
a large ami representative gathering of men ana
women in that rapidly developing locality Inc
house was decorated from the nrst nooI Hp"h'h
with plants and there were roses and other Hover
I'm great profuslon. \ wo.-Nnown orchestra sup
t,ei the music. The brilliant ballroom was a NOV
Ing picture of beauty. viewed from the bAic'nl''
There were present from ono thousand - Twelve
hundred people. The entertainment emphasized not
only the success of the Colonial AZ social OF
ganizailon for men for that fact has been r'c'E-
nzcd for some time. but It more clearly empha'i%ri
the POPULARITY OF the feature of receptions for
women in permitting ana conducting when the
Colonial stands as a pioneer IN relation 10 Tie otheT
and older clubs Of the city
The Colonial club j. JUST row enjoying MS
tlnc.ion which rarely falls 10 other and older or
cnn!zsiions OF Ike character. that Of having had
two of its members opposing candidates IN a great
tolltlcal contest Mayor-clcc, strong ana ex-Mayor
Hugh j Gran, are both members - the club the
former being ms third yice-pres.dent THIS club -
At the southwest corner Of S"Noni y-second-st am
the boulevard II was first started In Aprll. ~"
shortly afterward In the month IF May. ne irsI
PRESIDENT David :. Brown was c.oc,ed. He con-
tinued in that oflice until 1892. and vas succeeded
that year 10y Edward ". scott. who served untH
the spring 1896 when j. y. Punierford. the
present incumbent. MAS chosen. It. secretaries
have been Alfred f. " seaman j. Van
V,cten Ocott ana l.. IaAln Kellogg. IT. first
treasurer was Charles ". Drake. who served from
lsso TO 1891, when Scott Foster elected.
The hrst home of the club VAS IN the building NO.
~ West seventy seconds In this house the mem
bershp increased 10 $40 Tn" club then resolved u
erect home Of It's own. the name OF ine cuo al
was changed 10 the Colonial when tn new build
ms p.anned the colonial idea was made -
upon completing the house the sam" li'd was
ca rred into its Interior hnshnss and is furniture
The main front OF the building occupies one half
the distance OF the block extending southwark rom
seventy -second-st u - SIX sr3iles h'S3 9,P pHg
house Is u source of much gratihcaton 10 those
identified with IT, The Junction OF Amsterdam ave
and the boulevard forms a triangle which is named
sherman square. 1t Is believed that THIS spot "iiI
one day be- chosen the site OF n bronzc cgres-
trIan statue ~ General sherman. The club - m
clined feel proud Of the fact that Gem RAJ Shrr-
man was OF us earliest members. when the
second mortgage bonds were issued they We're Of
f.re1 IN the members Of the club. Usually on
some occasion when large numbers were present
AIR pundcrford. then secretary of the Bond com
,nI,trc would ask for bids one evening after he
had brought up the subject General sherman an
nnrnred that he would take 800. This stimulated
Inc work and In a short time under his inspira-
lion from sl.,odJ S.O.CHl OF the bonds were DIS
nos.d Of ON the list OF members. both hNing ana
dc,d General sherman alone Is the honorary mem
Tho first vice-presidcnt IL William T. Evans.
lnovn patron OF It's second vice-presidcnt
is Henry l.. Burnett and its third Colonel William
l.. strong. ,.. -, 49,, ,,,,or,, L.
one Of the interesting features OF me interior Is
nict,ire of George Washington. procured 10y Mr.
Evans II was painted by Gilbert stuart and Is
nroununced one OF the original portraits painted
h., ,hat artist OF the Father OF His Country. 1t
u,,s purchased BY the club al cost OF $1,000 by
MEANS Of subscriptions OF It's members. This por-
,r.I, adorns the wall in the library. apartment
,rhicb is we'll supplied with books by modern au-
thors. .- -, ,,,. ,,,h 4, a.. ,.,
witch II has adopted for the entertainment ana
mnmfort of the women members Of the families.
large dining room for men IL provided, and a
ar, .IIer one for y frst-class Kitchen,
n,inned uith class cooks provides the dishes.
n, - t,be custom OF many members having families
!. ~. 20 "iro i'm the locality OF the colonial to take
Az ~ meals there regularly This Is a source OF in
cnme going 10 the general support OF the institu-
ton. -. .u,or,.trno,,. ,ho,o {. aha,
=, =, "a usually a small gathering and the menu is
~ ~, elaborate The cost is about s. a The
nv, disnlavs are given twice n year and are lib
az attended The membership OF the club IL
nnr about 700 with limit OF 800 on the resident