New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
NEW "RAINES LAW CLUBS"
SEVENTEEN ORGANIZATIONS FILED GER
TIFICATES OF 1NCORPORA-
TION YESTERDAY.

THIS SEEMS TO BE THE BEST WAY TO EvADE THE
RESTRICTIONS OF THE EXCISE LAWS NOW IN
FORCE AND HENCE ITS POPULARITY.
Since the passage Of the Ranes law 1t Is sur
prising to note the number OF social clubs with
various objects which have filed certihcates OK
incorporation with the County Clerk. Under the
provisions Of the law clubs are permitted TO sell
liuuor to members without the restrictions I'M
posed upon other traffic In liquor. Although 1t Is
true that all the social clubs which have been IN
corporated since the passage OF the act are not
organized for the purpose OF more easy IN
diligence in intoxlcants during prohibited hours
It is also true that the clubs have come to be
known as "Raines law clubs and that many OF
them have their meeting places over saloons
The list Of interpretations also Is larger tnan IL
ever was before The following clubs fled GER
tificates with the County Clerk yesterday:
The Chugnut Club. to meet at No 3''S Seventh
ave. is Incorporated by Richard J. Werhan. John
H. Kemble. Louis Baecke. George Garbutt and
William J. Manley.
The Kent Social Club, OF Greenpoint, is organ
tied for the advancement Of sociability. literary
pursuits and for political purposes. The incorpo-
rators are Edward w Webb. John w. Styles.
Daniel MCLAUGHLIN and John F. Morrissey.
The Agar Literary and Social Club has Its
Headquarters at No 1913 Myrtle-ave. The direct
ors of the organization are Edward Shubmann.
Joseph Jacby. John H. Taylor Thomas j. Hen
messy and James p Brennan.
The Kosciusko Literary and Social Club meets
at No 276 Nostrand-ave. The directors are James
r. Cocker. John H. Seward. James II. Murphy and
John II. Murtagh.
The Kensington Literary and Social Club is or
ganized to meet at Marcy-ave and Floyd-st
The directors are William A. Fields. Henry l..
LYONS. j. NJ Agar William Russell and J. s.
Winston.
The certificate Of the Lillian Club states that
It Is organized for the promotion OF goodfellow-
ship. and meetings ar, to be held at No. 133
Leonard-st. The directors are Charles Juengst,
Peter j. Husberger, Otto ~ Bergner. Jacob
Lauterbach and Michael Braun. and the men,
bers are nearly all Germans
The Van Pelt Social Club meets at No. Ill
Van Pet-ave The directors Henry c.
Hawkins. John A. Baer Leo Market Frederick
Sperner and Henry Lentz.
The Knickerbocker Fishing Club is formed
with the Idea OF doing some angling ana the
meetings are to be held at No. 1G6 Knicker-
bccker-ave The directors are John Eisinger.
Adam Hellenbrand. Fred Brennecker, Ludwig
Winsch and John Halemann.
The Standard Pleasure Club meets at No. 33
Rock-st and has these directors Harry Rhodes,
George Pittz John Schuman, Philip Voiten and
Charles Rhode.
The Bouquet Social Club meets at No. 152
Driggs-ave. and the directors are James EItZ-
patrick John Spatz. Thomas Anderson. William
Harrison and Louis Heath.
The VERIFIED Musical and Pleasure Club has
it's rooms at No. $50 Ceptral-ave. These are
the directors: julius A. Wemmann. Eugene
Waedng Albert II. Summers, August Waeld-
ing ard Michael Golfer
The Germania Pleasure Club has Its head
Quarters at No &c Hamburg ave. The directors
are Albert Freshman, John Pfeifer John Gem
mel August Mayer and Henry Fabri.
The Commercial Club intends to hold its meet
ings at No 81 Siegel-st.. with these directors In
charge Of the proceedings Meyer Sewnis..y.
Harry Sturtz. Michael Diamond. Morris Risn-
coff and Hcyman Possner.
The headquarters of the Golden Anchor club
are at No 90 Waton-st and the directors are
Charles Daul Frederick Kuhn, Joseph Daul.
John A. Baier and Henry Eppg
The meeting place OF the Aron Maennerchor
is No 100 Liberty ave. These are the ''irectors
of the singing society: August Waldineer. Gus
tay Schott Wilhelm Hanicke. Frank Haferling
and Joseph Koehler.
The American Ccterie will meet at No. 30 De-
eraw-st and the directors are John J. Cullen.
John Brophy Cornelius Riley. Michael Foley.
lanes Malone and John J. Doyle.
The Cable Social Club has these directors
George Schultz stephen Kessler. John Klein
James Whortley and Edward Milton.