New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14

The neu clubhouse f the New York Athletic Club.
taken together with the cost o. me ahn' WI. pr orc
nifcent building. which will occupy me SITE a,
500 600 For the site $4,000 has been paid. The
expense of furnishing the building VIII be at least
10000 so that the total investment. HCcoIuIHs ~ q
! tho club will probably reach close 70 Slgl~V
clubhouse would have been regarded not many
| years ago approaching the Incredible; Now
1t IS taken as matter OF course Mhe tH tss s nn
| the University Club invests $SO1OD for us lois
But Fifth-ave. property at Fifty fourth and slfiy
! NTH SITS is rather more expensive than AT SIKH
ave and Central Park.
expended will be eight stories high. and II VIII FOL
low closely the Moresqus style OF archectnire' me
b been nubshed in The tribune s 'e'''" upon
Tne, oiicers Of rs NGw:Yort Athletic Club are:
iary. John c. Guiick: captain. Barlow S Weeks.
The club was oreanized September 3. 1868. and was
! incorporated April 4, 1870. Its present clubhouse Is
at Fify-dfth-st, and sixth.aye. 1t has grounds.
bicycle house at NO &c West Sixtieth-st It Is ex-
| poced that the new clubhouse will be completed
| by July J, 1877.
THE LOTOS CLUBS SMOKERS"
The Lotos Club owns It's home and the lots at
/ Nos $50 and 55s Fifth-ave. The club has grown
ra plly ever since il incorporated April 20.
1870 Its first headquarters at No. Irving
| Place adjoining the Academy OF Music. There Il
remained until May l. 1877. when ii removed 10 the
Bradish Johnston mansion. at Fifth-ave. and
! Twenty-frst-st. In this site the club had a
notable career and became famous In the literary
| and artistic world Of Europe as well as OF This
country. for the dinners it gave. at which were
| entertained men pro nnent in art, in letters, in
the drama and in other fields Of endeavor. Brill
| liant speeches, wit and humor are sun the charac-
| tcristics of these Iotos Club dinners.
| The club removed 10 it's present headquarters In
1893. and there IL has enjoyed an increasing pros
| perity. But the abundant room supplied for II
here three years ago mas fairly been outgrown; and
efforts have been made TO secure the adtoinn;
| house at the southwest corner Of Fifth-ave. and
Forty-sxth-st. The present investment aggregates
$500 600.
/ owing to the fame of It's brilliant dinners the
club has found II necessary 10 have a larger din
| ng-room. Alterations are being made in the club
| house with this In yev on these dinner occasions
there are less than go persons present. and
generally between 215 and 800 The clubs Saturday
| night entertainments. such as smokers" which
! begin AT 10 p m. are among us enjoyable features.
But these merely Incidental to the primary OBJ
1ect of the organization. which is set forth in It's
| articles OF incorporation to be ito promote social
| intercourse among journalists. artists and mem
bers OF the musical and dramatic professions. anna
and friends Of literature, science and tho fine
arts and a least one-third OF the members shall
be connected with said classes The club has per-
sis,ently lived up this article Of faith. Its art
exhibitions held once month In the regular sea
son. have alone made the club noted. The club has
q large collection OF paintings by foreign and
American artists. The officers OF the Lotos club
| vice president Captain William Henry White; sec
rotary Chester A. Lord: treasurer. Colonel ID. -.
| 6ickcls The directors are George II wooster. IT,
L. Montague w f. Evans. H. w Ranger, Fred
crick r. Murray John Elderkin. Julian Rx. Or.
w w. Walker and w H. Hume.
THE HARvArups GOOD INVESTMENT.
The Harvard Club whose headquarters are at No.
q West Forty-fourth- It's home and grounds.
1t made good Investment when :. gave up Its old