New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
NOTES FROM THE CLUBS.
WHAT is GOING ON IN BROoKLYN's So
C1AL ORGANIZATIONS.

CIAL ORGANIZATIONS.
THE CoRTELYOU ADVANCING IN POPCLARiIi-
LINCoLNs BIRTHDAY TO BE OBSERVED
AT THE LINCoLN-CYCLE CLUBS
NEW VENTURE
The energetic young Corteyou Club Is rapidly com.
Ing 10 the front. On Monday night 1t TOOK 'he III
step toward the formation Of singing society VII
lam Seeger was chosen musical director anu TIC 'o
lowing committee was appointed 10 see'' "'c'
Mrs Henry A. Meyer. William Raasch. george Nash
and W. II. Dix The Building Committee met or the
same evening. and several plans were submitted Wy
A. White Pierre the architect. for the enlargement VI
the clubs entertainment hall. one OF the piaI's p'o
vlded for hall so feet deep and 30 feet wide 'ohh
Dreyer was appointed committee OF one 10 se' an
estimate Of the cost. A committee has also oeen
named 10 prepare plans for a gymnasium. to be con-
s,ructed early In the summer. Womens nights al
this club are becoming popular that the clubhouse
is taxed accommodate the guests Oh i"eSuas
evening the regular weekly game OF prosressNe
euchre was we'll attended. At the end OF the game
some OF the women adjourned to the bowing-aHeys'
ubie others remained upstairs and INDUCED In dane
ing Next month the club will present a iour-ac'
drama entitled Better Than Golf" and on the eve
OF Lincoln's Birthday Will have musicai WIN
bar Of eighteen pieces and two Metropolitan opera
House soloists. The club will give calico baIl on
the evening of Washingtons Birthday. This CLUB
announces that 1t will have a number OF Metropolitan
Opera House singers its concer, on Saturday'Jah-
uary 90 Among other amusements provided LOT the
members is skating pond. which has been made Oh
plot of ground adjoining the clubhouse.
At the annual meeting Of the Aurora Grata Asso-
caton on Wednesday evening. the following 'rus-
tees were elected: Sidney F. Walker. Dwight Burdge.
George A. Rowell. Alexander Richard Amasa H.
Nichols Charles F. Bloom Washington /. Comes
Walter C. Humstone. Richard b Eastman Augustus
Sloan. Martin H. Duane. John S. King and Mansfield
b. Snevily Sidney +. Walker was elected president.
Dwight Burdge vice-president. George A. Rowel
treasurer and Alexander Rickard secretary sur
plus Of 500 in the treasury after the payment Of all
bills was shown by the ,reasurers report. charity
euchre was held at the Aurora Grata Club on Tues
day afternoon for the benefit OF the Bushwick Hos
pita.
Lincons Birthday will be observed In the custom
AIRY way at the Lincoln Club The programme will
be a general reception. dancing and bowling and
cards for the women. The address which John S.
Wise was to deliver in the latter part OF January
has been postponed Entertainments will follow with
greater frequency after Lincolns Birthday.
Two dinners OF interest were held in the week at
the Montauk Club. One that OF the Vermont
Society Tuesday evening The other. Wednes-
day. was that of group No. S. OF the New-York
State Bankers Association. a regular business
meeting preceded the latter dinner and II was fol-
lowed by papers on Bankers and Depositors' by H.
Bernard Coombe and on Western Investments"
by Samuel r. Smith. The speakers at the dinner
Henry f. Hutchinson. Stephen NJ Griswold
II. NJ. Sammis. John c. Jenkins E. NJ. Hendrick-
son and II. s Oldrng. The Vermont Society din
ner has been fully described In The Tribune
The Bay Ridge Athletic Club is arranging for
a number Of social affairs to be given in the next
two or three months. minstrel performance will
be given on Friday evening. February 90 The club
will give an entertainment and reception Pros
pect Hall on February %. The women friends of
the members were entertained at the clubhouse on
Friday evening.
The next tent-pegging contest at the Riding and
Driving Club will probably be held on Wednesday
evening. February 3. when teams from the home
clubs and the Rough Riding Club, OF New-York
Will compete for prize The last one Of the kind
was on Wednesday evening OF the week before
last.
large crowd braved the bad weather OF
Wednesday evening 10 witness the football match
at the Riding and Driving Club between the Poly
technc College and the Brooklyn Latin School,
The Polytechnic team by score OF ls to o.
A music ride preceded the match Those who took
part In the ride were Miss Ethel Moore Mrs w L.
Candee, Miss Candee. Miss Burns Miss Busley
Miss Grace Busley. Miss Burtis Mrs Schwarz-
waelder. Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Hnrichs. Miss Zim-
Norman Mrs. II. II. Salmon. Miss Mollenhauer
r. H. Barnes. F. NJ Gregory. J. II. Walbridge, O.
Rothwalder. Colonel John ~ Partridge. II. de Seld-
Ing. W. w. Walsh, S. +. STREET.. William Wilson,
H. H. Salmon. w G. Gumore. f. s. Hewitt W. G.
Gilmore. tr George W. Kenyon, Henry Bowers
8 r. Buchanan and S. 7. White.
The Writers Club met Thursday evening at
the home of George Willis Bardweil at No GO
Cambridge Place Original papers were read by
and Mr.. Hancock and Cecil Burleigh acted a
comedietta. written by themselves Music and reci-
tations were furnished by Eugene V. Brewster.
Miss Bingham. Mr.. Kerr and the Misses Bingham
The club .t. Will hold is next Saturday afternoon
tea at the Brooklyn Library. on January 30.
The Atlantic Yacht Club has approved the recon-
mendation Of its trustees that the home of the club
be removed TO Nor;ons Point. This action was
taken at the special meeting held at the Waldorf
on Wednesday evening.
Of Governors Of the Crescent Athletic Club. Ed
ward Johnson who was one Of the opposition cam
Peoples Trust Company. Mr. Gilbert's successor r
p. hoffman, The effect of the contest was to de.
velop sufficient interest to bring out a good deal
Srescents hockey team played the team Of the
ing at the Clermont-ave. rink
+ A party OF twelve members Of the Dyker Heights
Club visited the Monank Theatre on Monday night
supper was served At the GlaTend9n Hotel Those
Mr. MRS r. H 5ohnson the Mss@s
Grace and md. Daisy Blankey. Lettie and Fannie
The dinner for the members of the Irving Clubs
team has 6 nacs nde ErSa postponed
committee in charge intends TO substitute a more
elaborate entertainment than the one originally
planned
The Cycle Club of Brooklyn gave interesting
entertainment at it's headquarters last night The
programme consisted Of a music ride obstruction
race. electric race; X c. A. s. race and coasting
| contests the exhibition closing with general rid
| ing. This club is preparing 10 give facilities for
| physical culture for young women. 1t is fitting
| out the room once used as gymnasium when the
| building armory with gymnasium APP
paratus Miss Pauh Grum has been secured as
| instructor. She is Danish by birth and is grad
| uate of the Royal Latin School Of Copenhagen.
| for a year She will have two gymnasium classes
| a week at the Cycle Clubs headquarters and "A
| class In cycling on Wednesday mornings She has
| been elected member OF the Skating Club. and
| NAV be associated with Pratt Institute.
| William Berri. president OF the Union League
| Club has been elected to membership in the Ham
| ilton Club The Union League Club Will have lis
| first progressive euchre games for both men and
| women on January &C. Others are expected to fol-
! low should the venture prove success. There