New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-20
NOTES FROM THE CLUBS.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN BROOKLYN'S
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
THE UNION LEAGUES FIRST THEATRE PARTY TO
BE HELD on DECEMBER 2o-pLANs
OF OTHER SOCIETIES.

The Union League Clubs theatre party OF the sea-
son will be held OF December % at the MoniauH
Theatre, where L. s. Willard VIII appear in Inc
Professors Love Story" handsome souvenir pro-
grammes Will be presented. All the private boxes
AID a block OF 800 seats. comprising the body OF the
house and the first row OF the balcony. have been
placed at the disposal OF the club Special cars have
been arranged for, direct from the theatre to Dean
ct and Eostrand-ave These cars Will he In the rear
of the line the close OF the performance ana VIII
be used by those who wish return 10 the clubhouse
TO enjoy the liable dhoe supper which Will be served
This affair has been arranged 10y the Entertainment
Committee. of which W. +. Fuller Is chairman. Nc
programme has been arranged for the Newly ear
Eve stag, bat ii viii be he'd as usual
The first musical Of the season at this CLUB was
given Thursday afternoon, also under the d.
rec.ion the committee OF which Mr. Fuller Is chair
man. 1t fully up 10 The high standard Of last
years musicals Miss Ida Bentley. the reader. chose
some OF the late II. c. Burners stories her con-
tribution 10 the entertainment The other enter
,airers were Hans Kronold who gave number OF
cello solos: Gwyllym Niles. the barytone: Miss Mar
gucrl;e Hail. soprano, and John Cheshire. the well
known harpist At the close Of the musca! 4 ;ab.'
d'hote dinner served in the club restaurant
The Brooklyn Baptist Social Union held its closing
/ meeting for the year al the Union League Club or
Thursday The speakers john w. Wilson
president OF the Union; Mayor Wurster. Registrar
of Arrears Powell. Mis-. Powell. and the Rev. DR.
Hull.
The Society Of the Colonial Daughters OF the Sew
enteenth Century gave a luncheon the same club
yesterday 10 commemorate the landing of the Pill
gr!ms and the Great swamp night. several papers
read bearing upon these happenings. There ar,
other outside dinners or meetings scheduled at The
Union League for the present .,.- Va
The programme arranged for the regular New
Years Eve smoker at the Crescent Athletic cur
@ 70 c cntn @ ihe msmbr are Ma
Losing and Marie Osborne. OF the JACK ana the
Eeanstalk' company, Cara Wlcland me van
l,arls Banjo Trio Gertir REYNOLDS. or W Dner u
Fields; Press Edridge. Anna Held and the Mctro-
pOlitan quartet. The entertainment Is 10 btSh ~
il o'clock. The Eniertainment Committee consist
Of c. &. Rasmus. Charles McDousall ana {. T.
hoffman
The new links of the club will be ready for use
before the New Year. A greenskeeper has not yei
ing out of the course intend make small charge
for the of the links. with the idea OF defrayg
expenses and keel ing the playing list down 10
On THURSDAY evening the Ridge Club. at BAY
Ridge. listened to a lecture the subject Of the
United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis Inc
lecturer George Hurlbut Church. COMMANDER
and formerly lieutenant in the Navy The let
ure illustrated by eighty lantoln sides. show
Howard Drakeloy. the young man who made
such an excellent record as captain OF the irving
Clubs football team is 10 captain the hockey team
OF the Skating Club of Brooklyn. Captain Post, 81
the Crescent. has probably more experienced play
ers In his team than captain Diakc.eY can VVin
mand bat there is rather a dearth of men famiiih"
with hockey in Brooklyn; and While the two teams teams
are composed Of good skaters neither can noa i,
nucG ex2erence The outc9mi OF ne Conte , VIII w
the 81 Nicholas and NcW-l C!K Atnlet.c C.upS VII.
be watched with interest.
The ice polo season IN Brooklyn was Opened In
the Rink on Thursday with match between the
brooklyn Poo Club and the Passa!c On. JD 700
Club. and witnessed 10y large gathering. Inc
Brook nites the game by goals 10 0. OWING
to the burning Of the rink at PttsburS. the \ ale
hockey team obliged 20 cancel their engage
mcnt in that city. and they al once comnuni led
with the Clermont Avenue Rink. win the re'ul
that the Brooklyn team which defeated the Passdlc
PLAYERS on Thursday had TO play he Yale team last
night The second hockey match OF the Crescent
Athletic Club team this season was played az the
Rink Friday against the recently formed seNie.
OF ne Brooklyn Hockey Club -
NJ Fraternity. gave a "Duich afternoon on Thurs
day at the Dutch Arms. The Dutch Arms although
II mas never sought 10 make itself conspicuous. -
one Of the most interesting clubs In ine CITY At
this Dutch afternoon " Mrs J. II. Van Bruni gave
an informal talk the history and literature or
Holland After the talk "hign tea was served IL
the reading room Of the clubhouse which was hand
somey decorated with palms and pink roses FOR mo
occasion. -
The Dyker Meadow Club, OF Bay Ridge. is abou:
TO Incorporated and will at once set about build
ing fine home in Eighty -second-si near Eleventh