New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08
NOTES FROM THE CLUBS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BROOKLYN'S
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.

dinner will be given by the Union League Club
on Wednesday evening November II. at the club
house, to celebrate the great Republican victories
in the State and Nation. This VIII De caneu d
Jubilee dinner" and it will be the third aiair Oh
the kind in the clubs history 1t Is peileved tha'
this jubilee dinner will outstrip any OF It's preue
oessors ana the club is hard at work pre-
narinr 70 make it great success. The guests Of
honor will be the Governor-elect, Frank s. BACK;
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Timothy L. Wooo-
ruff; the five Republican Congressman elected from
Kings County and the four Justices-e.ect Vi 'ne
Supreme Court William w. Goodrich. Garret D.
Garretson. Michael Hirschberg and Samuel 1.
Maddox.
Mr. Woodruff will also be the recipient OF dinhers
from two Of the other leading clubs OF the CITY, 'he
oxford and the Montauk. The dates for these
dinners have not yet been officially announced out
they will no doubt be on MONDAY anu i"ui"u"' Va
next week. respectively.
The sudden bound of the Irving Club into prom-
ncnce recently is one Of the most interesting Feat
ures Of the club season In Brooklyn us sro"'"
in the shor. time since the fall began has been re-
markabe and It's membership has been rapldiy au-
vancing. AT the meeting on MONDAY eisht nc"
members joined the club. and at some OF the meet
ings fifteen have Joined at a time. Not meeting
goes by without the election of new members, ana
within six weeks fifty new men have joined the
club.
The growth Of the organization IS in no way sur
prsing for 1t is becoming more influential ana at
tractve all the time. One of the things which mas
materially assisted Its success Is the EFFORT IL Is
making to supply a good club football team 10 take
the place Of the admirable team OF the crescent
Club Football Is nothing new in the IRVING Out IL
has hitherto been overshadowed by the crescent
acknowledged superiority in that field. lhere Is AT
present every indication that the efforts which the
Irving Club is making to give Brooklyn team
worthy of its leading clubs will be crowned with
success The Irving team under Captain Howaro
Drakeley has been playing every SATURDAY anu
on Election Day. and has not yet suffered deiea'.
Yesterday 1t played the New-Jersey Athie'cs a'
Eastern Parkway. The score against the hu'se's
team two or three weeks ago was u TO u
The Irving CLUB is trying to arrange Tor an
all Brooklyn team to play the Oranges on Thanks'
giving Day. This is the largest football UNDERTAKE
ing the club has yet attempted. and II success-
full II will reflect much credit on the organizers.
II the game comes off. there will be some OF the
best players In the old crescent 'eai" u" ''''
Brooklyn side.
The Irving Is also taking great deal OF interest
IN bowling 1t is a member Of the Brooklyn Inter
club League. and its first game will be played
against the Wildwood Club on November TO-
fvs-men team tournament Is now going on. and
prizes will be awarded to the first and second
teams This tournament has been going on since
October TO- and will last until about the middle of
December
In whist the club is also active. and next Tues
day will be an invitation whist night II Is also
giving series Of dances. the first Of which was
last Thursday. and ar invitation affair the
fourth dance on the list will also be an invitation
dance and the others will be exclusively club
dances.
The Unity Club began its first season on Thurs
day at its handsome home, In the house OF tho
late David NJ Stone IN FrarklIn-ave.. VITA a
ladies' reception. This club is tho result OF an
amaIgamation Of the Laurence and Friendship
clubs The officers for the clubs first year are as
follows: President, Mitchell May; vice-presiden
Herman Lehman; treasurer. James A Jansen
recording secretary Mark Goodstein; correspond
ing secretary. Louis Newman. The Board OF d.
rectors will consist Of Moses May. David J. Stein
hardt, Abraham NJ. Stein l.. Arensberg. Caspar
Citron, Joseph Nance. Louis Nova. David Michael
Michael Levy and Isdor Hagenbacher. The Tx
ecutive Committee Is composed OF Herman LieD-
mana Michael Levy and Louis Nova. The ladies'
reception on Thursday entirely successful, and
Consisting Of David j. steinhardt. Gus W: Iirsch.
er HHg chares mnrash and Never wright The
programme was opened by the Mssas , Rosam nom
n dance-song James s. Burdett the humorist:
Se others s Of hs s
and Miss Marion Short. elocutionist The enter.
e0fsn e w'h and then hs pa
was cleared for dancing.
The Crescent Athletic Club began It's trap-shootins
season Tuesday at its grounds in Bay Ridge. The
three morning competitions twenty clay birds each
divided between George L. w mite ana Donald
Geddes. Mr.. White won two and Mr.. Geddes one. In
the afternoon J. 3. Remsen won two and tied for a
third with Mr. White out OF four matches at twenty
five birds each. he other falling 10 Mr. Geodes.
The best scores Of the day tweny-four out OF
twenty-five for Mr.. Rerpsen. and tweny-one out OF
twenty-five for Mr.. Geddes and Mr. White respec-
lively.
Subscription books have been opened Tor the new
Seawanhaka Country Cycling Club. although no site
has yet been chosen The officers Of the club will he
follows President T. v. Manning; secretary, John
X. Pitts; treasurer A. NJ. Price.
The annual fall tournament Of the Lakewood Col.
Club has been the las: Thursday Friday and
Saturday OF November. The following officers have
been elected: President Robert Bage Kerr; vice pres
den John Miiey honorary secretary. Jasper Lynch:
treasurer Clarence c. Curtiss; captain. DR.. Paul r.
Kirnball. The Board Of Governors will consist Of
these officers and also OF Messrs George W. Sockly
James W. Morey. Sherwood b. Ferris. James Con-
verse, Francis r. Freeman. Frank NJ. Freeman and
the Rev. d. l.. Schwartz
Troop C. viii, give dinner December l6 at tie
Montauk Club 10 celebrate the first anniversary Of its
muster into service The Committee OF ArTan gements
consists Of Surgeon skene and Privates Dudley VIII
son. Armstrong and Bo.et.
The frs, o. the Ridge Clubs series OF dances for the
season will be given on Friday. November 49, The
first paror entcr ainment will be given later In No
vember. Both affairs In the hands OF an Enter
tanment Committee consisting Of Mess,s. J. Hemser
| Bennett. Howard S. Downs and Thomas II. Thomas