New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
NOTES FROM THE CLUBS.
WHAT is GOING ON IN BROOKLYNS
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
A woMEHs DINNER TO BE GIVEN AT THE MON
TAUK ON THURSDAY EvENING-T1IE COR
TELYOU TO CELEBRATE ITS

ANNIVERSARY
The annual meeting Of the Montauk Club VIII be
held on Saturday, April Il. A nominating COM
mittee has been appointed 10 select ticket or
directors 10 be voted upon at that meeting The
committee consists of William A. Avis. chairman;
James NJ Hodges, Frank c. Swan. Robert b.
Lynch and George A. Rice.
There will he a dinner for women at the Mon
tauk Thursday evening. Among the speakers
Will be Mrs Edward b. Kidder and Mrs Stanley
eta Werner nee Titus, the woman lawyer.
On Saturday evening. May l. the Montauk viii
give dinner for General Horace Porter the new
Ambassador to France. There Will be an extern
sive list of well-known orators.
The Montauk gave a smoker last night at when
Lee Farchild Graham Reed and Albert Mllden-
berg were the entertainers. Messrs Reed ana
Mdenberg furnished the musical part OF the enter
tainment and Mr. Fairchild gave one or MS mono
logues He a speaker in the employ OF the
Republican National Committee In the last cam
pagn and made two speeches in Brooklyn at the
Amphton Theatre and az tho Armory Bulioihs'
which attracted much attention.
RIDING AND DRIVING
On Wednesday evening next. at the Riding and
Driving Club there will be an exhibition by the
Mounted Athletic Association OF the club.
Last Wednesday Captain Howard Drakeley's
team of Irving Club football players encountered
the team of the New-York eth Regiment, at the
Riding and Driving Club and won by score OF
20 to O. This victory is one more indication that
under Captain Drakeleys leadership the Irving
Club is establishing strong claim to the football
leadership. which was resigned by the Crescent
Athletic Club
The Singing Society of the Cortelyou will give
music festival in May. This will be its first public
appearance
on April 30 the first anniversary Of the club Will
be celebrated with a big progressive euchre party
supper and dancing. The celebration Will be
under the auspices Of the Ladies Cortelyou Bowl
Ing Club, of which Mrs. Henry A. Meyer is presi-
dent and the Ladies' Colonial Bowling Club Of
which Miss Nellie Schoonmaker is president. The
women OF the Colonial Club will wear Colonial
costumes and the Corteyou bowlers will appear
in the club colors, maroon ana gold Twenty
eight prizes will be awarded
The annual election will be held on April T.
on April "a a "Tingle-tangle' will be held. The
club has recently given a thumb bit" and seems
likely 10 hold the palm for enjoyable entertainments
with eccentric names.
A baseball team IS TO be organized. and COM
mittee has been appointed for the purpose. consist
ing Of Edmund Grimes. Charles Bohn and j. Car
rougher w.,
day evening, at which there was large attend
on Thursday evening the bicycle club wa, reo: y;
president and A. Ware secretary.
CRESCENT ATHLETIC.
Plans for the utilization OF tho addition to the
club building recently acquired arc maturing 1t
IS now said that one-story addition will be built
in the rear OF the building. next 10 the grill
| room, to be used as card ROOM
DYKER MEADOW GOLF.
Shower baths-the only thing lacking to mako
| the Dyker Meadow clubhouse up to date-are now
| assured thanks to tho Common Councils deter
mlnation to extend the city water mains TO Ninety
| second-st. and Seventh-ave. The failure OF the
Aldermen to do this been the only obstacle hith
erto.
| RIDGE
The finals In the Ridge Club homo bowling tour
| ney will be rolled on Wednesday evening. Three
| teams tied for first honors.
CYCLE
An entertainment given last night at the
| clubhouse OF the Cycle Club OF Brooklyn The en-
| tertainmen: consisted Of general riding. music
ride lantern drill. bicycle hurdling and an exhibit
ton on pneumatic skates.
| WILDWOOD
! Elijah r. Kennedy, ex-Park Commissioner, lect-
ured at the Wildwood Thursday evening on
| Traces Of European Tours" The lecture was
| Illustrated with stereopticon views.