New-York tribune., 1896-12-27
NOTES FROM THE CLUBS.
WHAT Is GOING ON IN BROOKLYN'S
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
NEW YEARS ENTERTAINMENTS TO BE THE PRIN
CIPAL FEATURES OF THIS wEEK-pINNERS

| NEW YEARS ENTERTAINMENTS TO BE THE PRlN-
CIPAL FEATURES OF THIS wEEK-pINNERS
AT THE DIFFERENT cLuBHorsEs.
The principal club affairs Of the week will be the
| New Years Eve stays. smokers ana otheT enter
tanments. There is hardly a club in Brooklyn tha'
will not have one on the last evening OF 1880 ne
Crescent Club has made elaborate preparations ana
will probably have the greatest array OF vaudeVhe
performers of any club in town. Among 'hen are
somc of the wcll-known members OF the JACK anu
, tho Beanstalk' company. including Madge Lessing
and Merri Osborne. The Union League Clubs pro-
gramme has not been announced. but Mr. Fuller $
committee declares that the entertainment VIII ne
fully up TO the of last year. The Union League
Club will also have its theatre party on December
g. the play being The Professors Love story at
the Montauk Theatre. The Montauk Clubs New
Years Eve smoker is looked forward 10 rs o"e "a
the most enjoyable in the city.
The Crescent Clubs hockey team made It's long
expected trial of strength with the New-iorK AIM
letic Club hockey team on Tuesday. at the 'ieroh'
Avenue Rink. The NewYorkers secured complete
victory. making 20 goals to for the Cresceh's. A.
is only lair TO say that the Newly orkers hau an
the advantage of experience. The Crescent team IN
cludes a number Of good mer and experience Is al
they lack Better things may be expected from
them before the end of :he season. AS IL was 'hey
played good game.
The principal dinner of the week at the Crescent
Club was on Wedn -sday. when John X. sutton
civ Auditor and the attaches of his office, dlned
there. The dinner little out OF the ORDINARY
rln and several presentations were made' Major
| Charles +. Baldwin received gold wa'ch, anu
| Deputy David s. Quimby handsomely bound oic-
| tionary.
The dinner for DR. Walter B. Gunnison on Tues
dov evening at the Hanover Club will be one OF the
interesting OF the month 1t comes as d 'es'i
monial Of the qualification felt by Dr. Gunnisons
friends in the Eastern District and elsewhere at his
tale m
| High School. 1t will not be exactly an OUTSIDE
dinner" for although the invitation does not come
| from the Hanover Club as such most or the men
in charge OF the affair are Hanover men. and the
great jority of those present VIII be members oI
the club
r,ba cbiaf entertainment of the week at this club
,.os y Dutch for women. The Hanover Is the only
cI,b which gives this kind Of entertainment IN;
Dutch was held on Monday evening ana powhfS
contest between women was part Oh 'he pro-
crarnme. Mrs. L. J. Laurtzen won 'he hrst piize'
and prizes we're also awarded TO Mrs Hawkins
Mrs Little Mrs. Taylor, Miss Matte Smith. Miss
Wilson Miss Culhane. Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Henry
uasler Mrs Nyman and Mrs. Klumback
Tho Social Committee Of the oxford Club,
throrch it's chairman Adoph f. Smylie, arranged
q rather novel entertainment. which took place last
night Tho name Of the entertainment was santa
Claus smoker.
The bowling tournament at the Irving Ciuo Is
NOW closed 1t has been remarkably interesting
from first last. The competition was for hVc-
men teams. and the first place was won by Ire
monger's team. and the second by Gllpins' Inc
individual prize for high average was won by f. T.
Iremonger whose record was ia. The high-score
nrize went TO A. G. Voorhees, for frame of pa
TIE members Of the Brooklyn Whist Club have
mes cnted to their secretary. Jay Stone. hahn-
Some silver salad set in recognition or his services
A musical and dramatic entertainment will take
nlace at the Knickerbocker Field Club on Wednes-
rl,o L, DIN oaptC oynr
consists of V. H. Everson, n. p. Lewis and f. 5.
Cowperthwait. has not announced the programme;
but say that the affair VII be Inc the best ol the KING
The Brooklyn Engineers Club has flea its df
State. This organization is the outgrowth OF the
meeting of few engineers. Tor the purpose 9I
brary Since II announced that club was IN
contemplation. the projectors Of the plan have been
overwhelmed with applications for admission, ana
# is so evident that the engineers of the city look
upon Tie plan with great favor that the wonder Is
The trustees of the club for the first year are An
drew J. Cadwe Walter ~ Msseroe s AndreT ToS D.
rance The objects OF the club. as stated in the
ing knowledge ard practice and to promote social
and professional intercourse among its members
eu de barre cup. took place the Riding and Driv
ing Club on Wednesday evenns Ihe f.o cup was as
offered for competition in the seascn OF lSs9 ana IN
that year there were q numbc? of contests for IT,
The cup won by Mss Marguere Zimmerman,
the other contestants being Miss Marie zimmerman
and Miss Edith Porter. The programne opened with
a music ride and an exhibition Of jumping followed
the ieu de barre contest.
The children OF the members took possession Of the
Riding and Driving Clubs home yesterday afternoon:
and received by Santa Claus who distributed
presents 10 them The children met Santa on horse
hack and after the distribution of gifts there
a music ride regular music ride for adults took
place at p.
There will be a music ride at this club New
Years Day between T. and y a At the Christmas
morning music ride there sixty taking part
The CortelyOu Club OF Flatbush held its Christ
mas carnival for children yesterday afternoon Santa
Claus hand and presents were given out from
a big Christmas tree. The programme included
music and reci;a;ions by the children themselves.
The committee in charge was composed of Henry A.
Never George Craigcn. Robert Thomson. George
McFvoy, Michael Buckley and James Ryan Mr..
Cragen delivered lecture and James Booth
hihitcd. stereoptcOn views.
The Wildwood Club will hold It's children's Christ.
mas carnival Tuesday. and Will present similar
programme.