New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03
GOSSIP IN THE CLUB WORLD
OPENING OF A NEW ORGANIZATIONS
ROOMS.
HANDSOME APARTMENTS IN TALL OFFICE
BUILDING-CHuRCH CLUES ANNUAL
MEETING.


I, would be Idle to compare the homes of the
various downtown clubs. and It is sufficient to say
OF that OF the Hardware Club that the members
are more than satisfied with H. An opening recep-
ton he'd on Thursday. when many hundreds
OF visitors and admired II. Indeed. rare good
taste has been shoyn In the decorations and furui-
ture AMI the situation. the top floor OF the
Postal Telegraph Building. Broadway and Murray
ST.. |. pronounced superb
The membership Is not confined to hardware men.
but Includes city officials. bankers. the officers OF
corporations ana business men generally. William
II. Williams, the we,-known Brooklyn cubman, Is
president; Robert H. Swayze Is vice-president.
Thomas +. Heating Is treasurer and John l..
Varick secretary. The governors. In addition TO
these officers Eugene Bissell. Alfred d. C,inch.
Charles Daily. Brace Hayden. james H. Kennedy.
Peter McCar;ee. Mortimer c. Ogden, Arthur g.
Sherman, Edward C. Van Claim Webster r. Walk
leg and Richard r. Williams. Peter McCartee is
chairman OF the House Committee.
CHURCH CLUB ELECTION
Ludlow Ogden was chosen president of the Church
Club at its annual meeting Wednesday evening.
The others elected Vice-presidents, ex-Mayor
Abram s. Hewitt. r. Futon Cutting and John II.
Glover; secretary John II. Cole; treasurer. K. X.
Satterlee trustees to serve three years., John A.
Bea.l, @. d. L. Harrison and J. Seely Ward. The
treasurer's repor. showed balance on hand after
ave. Just above Nneteenth-st These have been oc-
cuped now for a year. The former rooms were open
only on the nights Of meeting. while the present
may be visited at any time. The club has had
a substantial growth since took possession OF Its
new home
At the meeting Wednesday the trustees were
directed TO prepare memorial OF John Jay, who
at time vice-president OF the cub. A
resolution was passed acknowledging the receipt
from ex-Judge George Shea Of the original concorda
by which the first bishops OF the Protestant Epis
cOpal Church In this country were confirmed This
has been framed and is hung in the cub parlor
gifts and photographs Of the Archbishop OF Can
teroury and other English preia,es. together with
year. The English bishops expressed their com
mendl,ion OF the aims Of the club. A study Is TO
be made Of the divorce laws It this country and a
committee was appointed to gather the data.
The effor, to cali s1ecIa: meeting Of the Union
up, although there impression that the
necessary number OF signatures had been secured.
II was intended to settle az this special meeting
the question about the resignation Of George Mon
tague. the treasurer Mr.. Montague's grievance is
that he was no; allowed by the Executive Commit
tee 70 re-engage the cashier. NJ l.. Andrews. who
had been discharged last fall. 1t was voted not 70
in his refusal to withdraw II. There has been a
great deal OF discussion OF the subject, and some
members thought that action was so lmperatlvely
necessary that It would not do TO postpone until
the June meeting More conservative IDEAS pre-, pre-,
come TO the club II the situation remains It Is
for fortnight longer.
CATHOLIC CLUB ANNUAL MEETING.
on Tuesday evening the governors OF the Catholic
Club will meet. and Thursday the members will
have their June gathering The officers Just elected
vii. be installed on June 6. az the annual meeting
The reports TO be read then will show the cub to
have grown stronger financially and numerically
IN the year.
Ffty-one members were elected 70 the Sew
enth Regiment Veteran Club Monday evening.
lar
OF the initiation fee The present Is the last month
In which persons can become members without pay
ing that charge and II is likely that ha.f hundred
more names will be acted on at the session OF the
governor. In the latter part OF this month
dozen more candidates have already been posted.
The club has had great good fortune with It's sleep
Ing apartments. and derives handsome income
from them. AS some OF those who live In the club
Y away in the summer. their places are filled with
those who have sent their families away and closed
UP their houses here. Money taken In for rentals
= nearly all clear gain. the additional expenses
involved IL inconsiderabie.