New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
FIint'S Fine Furniture.
NEWEST IDEAS FOR SUMNER
AT FACTORY PRICES.
IT NEEDS A BIGGER HOME.

III NEEDS n DlOOEn AOMH'
THAT Is WHY THE HARMONIC CLUB u
GOING TO MOVE.
THAN FoRrY-sECoND-sT. WHERE IT u
NOVA LONG LIFE WITHOUT
SPECIAL INCIDENT.
The announcement that the Harmonic Club mas
decided to give up Its longestablished headquarters
in Forty-second-st.. and seek new nome eso'
where is Of great interest in club circles IN this CITY
generally and In Hebrew society In particular; ror
the organization is not only one OF the Oldest OF
It's kind In the city, but is well known as one OK
the most select Hebrew clubs here
The club has occupied its present site. NO. -
West Forty-second-st, since 1865 The Ieadins
members say that 1t Is not so much the inroads
of business interests into the street that mas in-
nuenced them in their determination TO 90 else.
whore as II is the need of more commodious quar-.
ters. Where these are TO De CHOSEN Is no, t,Ss re-
known The new site VII VIII, OF des ns he cy are
being examined especially in Madison-ave' ana
Central Park West
A CLUB WITH LITTLE HISTORY.
According to Jacob W. Mack. the president Of
the club Elias Rothschild who was president last
year, and other members there Is no elaborate MS
tory of the organization to be written
The Harmonic Club was established In isSz' Ia
Grand-st on the East Side. President Mack says
he does not know the precise SPOT ou. u was Ss m"s
was secured at No. i4i Eighth-st.. just east OF
Broadway opposite the snea'r n M ovSe wSen Il moved
club these thirty years Is Of stone. II Is enserec
by broad staircase, and Is OF solid CONSTRUCTION, az
ws SHd repose as e' The property sSsordns President
Mack. belongs to the estate Of Robert Livingston:
years with privilege Of two renewals for ,r.ss the
s2O year for the second period per 6rs II y " ssS
the is to be based upon new aPpraisemHens,, H,
The property has oo frontage o Tho % bsdms lsnt m %hs
occupying the full depth takes up only "a feet t ot
at at the east end OF the building A high stone WALL
with gate in the centre guards this space Lookns
from the street over the wall one may sre
which the club has established here and where tne
members. their families and friends may hhd recrs'
alton warm summer nights
A CLUB. PURE AND SIMPLE.
Speaking OF the club. President Mack said the
other day: THE club is a purely social organisa-
ton Unlike the Arion the Lederkranz. II 10 not
a musical society. nor has it any distinct features
outside the social element or course we nave en-
tertainments throughout the season up to the early
part of MAY These entertainments consist OF con-
cers lectures and dramatic entertainments oy ootn
professional and amateur talent .
change @ OF headquarters. Mr.. Mack continued: Up
70 twelve years ago, under our bylaws the UNIT
of Of membership was nxed at 400. Since then there
have been three OF y Saye 6as
waiting list and recently it was decided d to IN, n
the membership to 100 This was vas d1ne: dsnr.d o
course, at a general meeting. II was also oecreeo
the time and as part Of the genera "a roys pTr.
pose Of the members that the euo ors snmmodous
home to meet the demands OF increasing memoe'-
ship ,,,,,,,,a committee Of tventy-one was there
Of apS Ave was chose% WITH
power to call for the submission OF sites and 10 Fs-
port to the CLUB
THE BUILDING COMMITTEE.
Following are the names OF the members OF tho
Building Committee: Sgmund j. Bach. George
Rlumenthal Adolph BcskowitZ. Henry l.. Calmans
Ernest Ehrmann John Frankenhemer, Meyer Nd.
Friend, Daniel Guggenhem. Alfred NJ Herzog.
Henry R. Ickelhelmer Rudolph A Loewentnai, Sa,.
entne Loswi Jacob E Mack; Henry ayxe ResenfsId
Elias Rothschild. solomon b. Solomon Louis ..
The Committee on Site is composed OF Pres'asns
Mack ex-ofcio Henry Morgenthau chairman; MAJ a1
Nathan. sigmund J. Bach. Elias fotnscn'o ana
%s to possible sites President Mack said TSs
should be made by July. the determination OF ste
I pTObaSS 20 Ss So, Sn fa
matter 10 expect any decisiSn at s ,ne sSsn earliest
for Ss %sn Sr six OF M
the fact that the membership Of the club Is amoss
sSs sNsn s,y deS Il We sSosa
nnthst then there would come In the QUESTION q
srS:ssSwn srS:ssSwn ss
ninth-st. Is Eighty .The mempeIs xe'Tt TtSsvys
feel, think. that we cannot 90 mucn ABOVE N.Y.
ninsn,st ,,,r,v site. have 50 far been submitted
from Forty-second-st. up. or course we oo no. W
tend to go below Forty n, nr'e Ar, Of
ali is a good site There motion maze 20
conne committee to certain would
AFFORD those having good sites to hamper us IN wv
siblv an embarrassing manner ,. .o,.,.&
ing OF five lots or within the block OF rom s,x
10 seven lots. In havi ~ corner piot thtre wous
no. % oe ~ he latter case special provision would have
TO be made for light. air-shafs ETC.
THE QUESTION OF SITE.
..ro revert to the question Of going above F1stys
n,nth-st we might divorce our membership oy -
doing To show how this might happen let me cits
the case OF the Colonial Club at Seventy-second-s.
and the Boulevard. The members are all from the
West Side Most OF them at one time belonged 70
downtown clubs. But soon as q cup takes :
eome from that district east q Central Park
in which It is situated Sites n Madison-avs n ~
Sixty and in Central r. padx TX sommttee sn2
Sas 5.n: I ss;Sss sss Is:
new building have yet been considered ~.
'e O the officers OF the Harmonic CLUB. besides
}sspo Msk sse Bnss
Joe s. Bach secretary. The cluo has sh ciscJ"3 an3
Of ,vSnsS yS%s' Win Il Ss d0.sn
ali details Of Clubhouse n. ,nf PT,Vsis syI.
ing ~ alleys on special nights table dhots Is one
OF the special features 1t e open to memners % SmS
their ss same sassr
ago This IL r. l.. Slebrecht Mr. Mack decaree