New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

| ing clubs The club was not rich enough TO
| have its own home. but the apartments which 1t
| rented were homelike and cheerful. and there
the members entertained during the idle times
and did good and telling work when the fights
were on. Last November the club removed to
the house which had been erected for 1t
from plans by Israels & Harder. The place is
fitted in artistic style. and has all the features
of well-furnished clubhouse, together with a
large assembly room, where political meetings
and social gatherings take place. The house is
30 feet wide and III feet deep. and contains
in the basement bowling alley locker-r rooms
bicycle-room and baths. and on the main floor
handsomely furnished waiting. reading and
lounging rooms, and back OF these 4 large
billiard-room where members may make use of
the billiard and pool tables without charge On
the floor above are the assembly room. with
seating capacity OF three hundred. a women's
room and several committee-rooms There are
also number Of nicely furnished committee
and meeting rooms on the third floor. The club
has about four hundred members. and until the
number reaches five hundred there will be no
entrance fee charged. Among the honorary
members of the club are William Mckinley.
Carrot A. Hobart Benjamin Harrison Levi =.
Morton Thomas b. Reed, Henry Cabot Lodge,
julius c. Burrows, William L. Strong. Colonel
Fred ID. Grant the Rev. Drs. David j. Burrell,
r. S. Macarthur. G.. Il. StrObrdgc. j. Balcom
Shaw, Madison c. Peters and H. c. BoNes and
Professor George w. Clarke
The present officers Of the club are: President,
c. n. Bovee. jr; first vice president. s. S. Pack
ard: second vice president. Julius III. Seymour;
third vice-president. John Elderkin; correspond
ing secretary lie Roy d. Ball. jr.; recording Sec
rotary. Henry c. Ocott and treasurer, Austin
NJ Slauson; Executive Committee, Charles N.
Tantor chairman Lucius NJ. Stanton. j. Edgar
Leaycraft Frank Brainard George =. Kings
bury William Plmcy. f.. II. Fallows. w. H. b.
Totem. George c. Austin. Charles +. Hoffman,
jr. William b. Cragin. William H. Bellamy,
J. Castrcc Williams. l.. r. Lyon ard Louis
Runkel
The Union League Club of Brooklyn is one or
the chief factors in publican politics IN BROOK
Ign, and. although the club is only eleven years
Old il has become not only a HcpuDlcan centre
but the leader Of 3:ooklyn's social ORGANIZATIONS
The clubhouse at Bedford-ave ara DeaH-st' ~
the largest building of its kind in BROOKLYN
Directly in front of it stands an equestrian statue
of General Grant. which the club presented 10
the city In 1896 Bass-reiiefs Of Lincoln ana
Grant form part Of the Ornamentaton ABOVE 'ie
main entrance. and at the right, as one enters
the building is n sculptured American eagle
guarding the National coors
The clubhouse is perfectly equipped from ROOF
to basement and contains spacious assembly,
rooms pool and billiard rooms. bowling alleys
private dining rooms and large library ana
readinrroom In addition to these there are
also a number of bachelor apartments. During
campaign times ,hr club does its shore OF work
for the Republican cause. and in times oil peace
IFS members do not neglect it. and the trophies
which have been won by the whist ana bowiih6
teams which are displayed in its dining-rooni
show that the Union League Club is not poiit-
ical organization 10 the exclusion OF social en-
tertainment.
Francis H. Wilson the first president OF
the club and retained the office four years. the
total membership of the club according TO us
last yearbook is Ga. including about score
of non residents and eleven life members. The
present president is john s Mckeon. who sue
cceded william Berri last spring. when Mr.. Bern
declined a reelection. The other officers are
Hilbert f. Masters. first vice president; william
C. Pate, second vice-pre ;ident; Frank T. Morse
treasurer aud James r. Ross. secretary.
The members of the Board of Governors are
Clarence w. Seamans Elihu Dwight Horace j
Morse, Warren T.. Hill DR.. Thomas l.. Wells
James +. Bendernagcl. william Berri. william
Z. Pulsifer. William +. Fuller, ex-Mayor Charles
A. Schieren william J. Gilpin, William :. Buch-
anan. Dr. Arthur Pell. George \. Price. David
Thornton Charles s Whitney William G
Clarke and Benjamin Russell.
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MRS. CLEVELAND 1T PRINCETON.