New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
NOTES FROM THE CLUBS.
WHAT IS GOING ON IN BROOKLYNS
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERESTING AFFAIRS OF LAST wEEK-PLANs
FOR THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

INTERESTING AFFAIRS OF LAST wEEK-pLANs
FOR THE E-KNIcKERBoCKER
PRIZES DISTRIBUTED
An entertainment will be given the Montauk
Club next Saturday evening at which Lee Fair
child will deliver humorous lecture. and Graham
Reed barytone and Albert Mildenherg pianist, will
give their entertainment entitled IAN Evening Of
Song
On the first Of next month the club will give an
april fools dinner for ladies'" The great enter
tainment of the year, of course will be the sixth
annual dinner in honor of Chauncey NJ. Depew S
birthday, which will take place Saturday,
April "a.
The seventh anniversary of the Cambridge Club
was celebrated with breakfast at the Montauk
Club Thursday.
CRESCENT ATHLETIC.
A bowling match is being arranged by the Bowl
ing Committee with the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton. II is to be best two games in three, and
twenty side. Among the Crescent men on
the list T. Anderson, jr.. c. j. Mcguire, c. NJ.
Bull. w. f. Foster. Fl. Bourne. Jr.. L. Randall. c.
Hamilton. J. Allen T. Napier, A. G. Weber, L. j..
Doyle, c. Z. Hasted, A. Morris and Harris Nc
Keever.
II has been decided that In the building recently
secured 10 be used as an addition 10 the clubhouse
there shall be number Of bachelor apartments a
library. cardrooms and In the basement accom-
modations for bicycles.
Another billiard tourney has been started in
which the contestants Messrs. Keeney. Gardner
and Jennings. The game will be the fourteen-nch
balk line. Keeney will be scratch man at $50, and
Jennings and Gardner will play at 200. Nine teams
are entered in the handball tournament
KNICKERBOCKER FIELD.
The prizes won In this clubs handicap bowling
tournament will be distributed on Wednesday even
ing at athletic entertainment to be given in the
clubhouse The tournament was begun early IN
November and completed about week ago.
Each team designated by the name Of some
American college and the winners were the Hamil-
ton team the members Of which F. Holmes.
jr. George Maynard r. p Newman, c. W. Nos
trand and z. w. Mersereau. Second honors went
10 the team named after Amherst. the members Of
which were C. Bollinger. jr. T. S. Remsen. j..
Gedhill B. Bennett and R. NJ. Boardman
Another bowling tournament will be started to-
morrow evening The competition will be between
teams Of three and there will be two games d
week.
The annual minstrel show and F. c. Burnands
play, entitled "Retsy" will be given in April. The
minstrel show will close with a skit written by
F. A. Adams and F. W. Langford. who are both
members OF the club.
CORTELYOU.
The Cortelyou Club will celebrate It's anniversary
with a euchre party April 30. The affair is in
charge Of the women friends Of the club the Com
lam Banta. Mrs. William Kaiser. Miss j. Bollinger
and MISC Schoonmaker.
A euchre party was given at the clubhouse e., on
the game, and dancing followed.
RIDING AND DRIVING
On Wednesday evening next there will be a foot
ball game at the Riding and Driving Club between
the Irving Club team and that Of the 18th Regiment
On last Wednesday the third contest for the
women's jumping cup took place The winning
Miss Kennedy Miss Ethel Moores Merrylegs
ridden by the owner. took second place. and g.
dee was third The other contestants We're F. D.
Reards Black witch. ridden BY Miss Kennedy and
Candee music ride preceded the contest
RIDGE.
The Citizens Committee on the equalization Of
taxes in Bay Ridge mot last night at the Ridge
O'D' LINCOLN.
Another stag dinner will probably be given at
the Lincoln Club before the close Of the season
The principal subject Of interest is the annual in
dividual handicap bowling tournament. which Will
terminate on May j. A., ,,
4 military euchrc party was given at the ciuo-
house on Tuesday evening
CARLETON
The Carleton Club won the whist championship
| Of Brooklyn on Thursday evening. The team con-
sisted Of DR.. Thomas Wilde captain H. S. Dollard.
NJ. w. Henus and IL B. Van Week. The Irving
Club second place in the tournament. having
lost two games. The only team which defeated
the Carletons during the tournament the
Ridge, which finished in third place Lncon was
fourth and Union League fifth. The Cartoons
won an fnterclub tournament once before. In 1883.
WILDWOOD
The fifth literary meeting at the Wildwood Club
was held on Wednesday evening Edgar Allan
Poe being the .ubject. One Of the most interest
ing features account by Mrs Sherer OF a
visit made to Poes motherin-law Mrs Clemm
after his death. f. l.. Manner read paper on
other members
HANOVER
Five directors will be elected on Tuesday night
by the members Of the Hanover Club in place of
Mayor Frederick w. Wurster. Willard +. Smith.
Herbert f. Gunnison. Ludwig Nissen and William
Voge. whose terms expire The annual report Of
the directors says that the Hanover IS prosperous
Last year the club elected is new members ex-
PEELED 0. dropped 10. died and % resigned leaving
a total membership at the present time Of 36l
against 434 last year. The annual report Of the
treasurer shows A4.18 receipts. OF which SO 39i
were from house charges, and among the disburs--
ments. s6,e53 for restaurant and cafe: S44fs for
cigars SdiS for interest. and s9s for newspapers
ana periodicals. The assets Of the Hanover
March were s9o3 OF which real estate is S5i 81
cash NH. and the bonded Indebtedness &,3 300:
notes outstanding. A.100: unpaid bills s6474 and
surplus. over liabilities. s2e4s5.
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