New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
GOSSIP ~ THE CLUB WORLD
VARIOUS RECEPTIONS FOR WOMEN
SOME INTERESTING FACTS FROM THE REPORT or
EX-JUDGE ROWLAND AS sD-RETARY OF THE

EX-JUDGE ROWLAND AS sD-RETARY OF THE
CENTURY AssocATIoN-oTHER NOTES.
Invitations We been issued for the op ming OF tn.
new rooms of the Insurance Club next Saturday
afternoon, from TO 6 O'clock The rooms in the
recent addition to the Mutual Life Building No.
30 Liberty-st. The reception will be for
well The club will cater especially 10 the
feminine sex. The ladies' dinng-room is beauti-
fIl apartment. and may he reached by A separate
entrance that it is entirely distinct from the rest
of the club. The following additional governors Of
the club have been elected: William c. Whitney,
George Griswold Haven and John X Duer. The
board has reelected the old officers. follows:
President James A. Silvey; vice-presdent William
]. Swan: secretary. William H. Crous; treasurer,
West Pollock.
The House Committee Of the Eth Regiment Vet
cram Club, Fifth-ave. and Fiftyeighth-st.. has IS
sued CARDS for a ladies' day. also next Sstur-
day. from 10 p. m. The wives and feminine
acquaintances of members will be glad to inspect
the clubhouse There will be loan exhibition
of pictures of which handsome souvenir catalogues
will be given. The house will be beautifully deco
rated.
The Colonial Club will have reception and an
informal dance on Thursday evening. The or
chestra will play concert music for several hours
and then there will be dancing. Such affairs at the
Colonial are always we'll attended: indeed II any,
thing. they popular, for ii is difficult to
keep the attendance down 10 a convenient size.
The clubs pool tourna ment in which great inter-
est has been shown. is nearly ended.
The University Athletic Club also has a pool
tournament which is to end An additional
room has been set apart for billiards, TO accom-
mo1ate all those who wish TO play the game Rae
quets is also in high favor now, especially among
the members who recent graduates. Games
have recently been played with Philadelphia club
men. and the marker OF the club had match
with the marker from Phila delDha. Some OF the
crack" men of the Racquet Club soon 10
visit the University Athletics courts for an infor-
nal tournament. The University Athletic Club will
soon arrange for the OF tennis courts this
summer belonging 10 some other organization.
That plan will do away with the need OF laying
out courts OF its
MOVING INTO NEW ROOMS
The Western Society had house warming on
Friday evening in its new home. No ls West
Twenty -fourth-st. jefferson Chandler presided at
the dinner which was followed by musical and
humorous entertainment.
The new Art Committee OF the New-York Athletic
Club consists Of Thomas r. Kirby. Charles c.
Curran and Samuel T. Shaw. The annual art ex-
hibtion Of the club Will be held on April p.
The Arkwright Club will have the opening OF Its
rooms in the Mutual Reserve Fund Building within
a week two. The annual meeting VIII be on
April q, Anarew. who was for twenty years
employed by the Union League Club. has not yer
President Edmund Wetmore has named the fol,
lowing members Of the Campaign C0mmtee "
Fifty: Joseph NJ peue. chairman; M9r'msr -
Addoms. James A; Blancharl. Monroe y. bEy9h..
H. Denison. Joseph H. Emery. George W English
John Ford, John \ Greene: James W. HISSs'
James : I.ehmaier Arthur l.. Merriam. William ~.
Murphy. Arson q. McCook, Frank d. Payey, yohn
Theodore X. Tnthill Thomas f. Wentworth. VIII
lam Brookhed. Montague Lessen W. T. EdmonsS
Bliss $. Y. r. Cruger Lucus l.. Chitenden. AIRED
4 ConkIing C. H. 7. C9.ils, henfH a. III IL S6ss'
Eugene -. Hawkins. Robert y. Kenyon. julius W
Mayer. Charles H. MURRAY, Jane Phillips. ,, y.
James Talcoit and James l.. Wandlng.
AN INTERESTING CLUB REPORT
The book OF the Century Association for i%A
which has jus, been issued contains the usual IN
erestlrg annual report Of eX-Iudse Henry b. how
land the secretary This is always a unique doca.
ment one OF its most striking features being orsi
biographical mention Of the members VINO h aSs
died in the year. The tributes t. En~n b SNsn
ston, Richard T. Aucnmity Dors.as Camposl sn ~
Louis Lang are especially apprecatve ana toueia.y;
Perhaps no other club report made N the CIV
ON the date of the report the membership o. ~ ns
Century was 1903. against S5S year previous =.
the 1903 92l were resident. "a nonresident o. 40
sent and honorary members. John Jay .. a.
the report puts IT, of the great service rendered "
the country by his distinguished ancestors. as ge,i
character. always consistent and conscientious
the path Of duty AZ whatever personal cost ana a
to be his due" Seventy nine resident members Nes
elected in year and twenty -four non-resluSsar
Ii seems likely that the limit OF resident meioei-
ship. 1000. will be reached In "A year or Two. -, -,
The James I.orimer Graham Library az NV VIZ
umes was received by the Century Association ~
the year, and the club now has its shelves oIs.
1900 volumes. Among the givers of books W.
james IL. Andrews. samuel l.. Avery. \. J. b,oors
Henry w. Cannon. William H. Chand.er, koOgTs n
Collyer Frederick :. peenbaugh. John Watts "a
Peyster Frederick Dielman. Worthlngton C. Foesy.
Rossiter Johnson. Robert Underwood Johnson ~
bert Mathews NJ. Iaylor Pyne. j. West Roosevelt
John c. Ropes. Frank Demmpter Sherman; pa r.si
G. Thompson and Wallace Wood The cluo s sss
has a small annual deficit that Is not counting ~
initiation fees part OF the ordinary income iss
year It s56il 81, against $Sss "a In lSs III nes
receipts from initiation fees In 1898 sc.nc..a
TO meet the deficit, reduce the bonded indeo,su.
by 5000, and 10 make some pernenens M
provements. A great saving effected by ~
ting in dynamo. The cos, OF the electric Ism Ism
In 1892 97S 90 against So % last year Wee
the membershp is full the regular income will meek
all expenditures. and what Is received from musss
ton fees viii oil go to reducing the dso On tns ~
clubhouse