New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
AMID SCENES OF BEAUTY.
THE ST. LAWRENCE CLUB TO HAVE a
BEAUTIFUL HOME BY THE RIVER
BROOKLYN AND SYRACUSE MEN BEHIND PLAN
FOR A UNIQUE ESTABIIsHMENT-THEC COM
FORTS OF THE BEST HOTELS AND
THE FREEDOM OF THE FAM
lily TO BE COMBINED.

THE FREEDOM OF THE FAN
lily TO BE COMBINED
The 81. Lawrence Club. in which the moving
,pir,ts are Brooklyn and Syracuse men, has Just
issued its prospectus. 1t is tastetuiy printed
pamphlet and contains several phoio-engraVlhss oi
the roposei clubhouse and the Thousand lsiahds
scenery which the members Will enjoy
Eugene ]. Grant of Brooklyn, who is the secre-
tary OF the club. first conceived the ldea Oh sue" d
club and induced a syndicate OF syracuse me" ""0
bought the site for speculation TO devote IL 10 d
club This will be the first club " any such proper
lions as this TO be established on the s. Lawrence.
II IS 10 be a family club. and TO have no poliucai
bias IL is not confined TO New-Norkers nut C'''eS
as distant as Cincinnati will contribute members
The club will resemble the sullivan county O!up'
II will be limited $50 members. and Is INTENDED 10
combine all the comforts of the best hotels with
III, freedom OF a home at moderate prices
The officers and directors are President freo-
erick c. Dexter. Brooklyn; vce-presdeh'. '"
L. Tho mpson, Boston and Clayton n u oiIec'o' =
Eugene j. Grant. Brooklyn; Alfred r. bIi''o'''
prooklyn: Frank NJ Parsons Weedsport, y. y
I,os !, pa,chford Syracuse, and William {.
taaeeId Rrooklvn Other incorporators thah those
mentioned are James c. Bergen and Wiiilam ~
Dvkman. Of Brooklyn William +. Aooot', 'oh-
GRESHAM James J. Belden. Leonard H. "so'''
heck Attorney General Theodore T. HaheovA anu
Jabes II. Norton, all OF syracuse an" ~
CON OF Manhattan. 80
Excavation for the clubhouse was begun last
week. Granite and timber are now peihs uia"N ~
Tho grounds The site consists OF nine acres Oh
Par,er's Point now called Prospect fo'i' ~ IS.
-, tho American side Of the ST. Lawrence NV.
,br.eouarters O. mile southwest OF t!dy'9 III -,
a,hich Is he York gateway o. wy
sa,d islands The site has water on tnIt. a.er L.
rsscs 70 nearly one hundred feet apoNt go. mo
a. on Tho ton OF the little promohtoly iae ~
hn,ldng will Stand. and the view IN tlieS ol'
,,,; he as BEAUTIFUL as could be desired ne -
are within a short sail. The river at tlts - the
nines miles across short distance ous rha c'o
iiara ~ which Charles G. Emery OF the loDdCSo
Tr1sf has spent about s2oOV)0 accol1e liz, ~ and
The Carlton Islands he seen IN pae oIt,, ria
down the river the view reaches 70 t-ircsaon
Paw Northward appear the spires o. N sa,S aud
Al the bottom Of the promom1U,,SS ~ 90 he name
gravel beach, the only one "ui'"' %
Along that part Of the river. -. o,,,hbo,se onen In
TT Is the Intention TO keep the cluohouSiS ~ No
winter as well summer he.e mf cvciins
visions for all Of outdoor sports, go s,5nmer
law tennis rowing and all the popular su'i''"e'
any rereni meeting Of the Board OF Dreciors !.
,ras unanimously voted not 10 allow any pe't t g
~sn,es 81 hazard II thought that the iaii''S
idea required this prohioiton. 1,o,u G. How
ard Mir Delhi is a member OF the cuo. Se S60
a mai is the builder The building Is 10 on, M ~ oyo
o., ione q 70 50 feet wide and In parts y VIII
seven stories in height. II VIII De heh'eu ~ W.
trcity. -, ,usi,c ,s granite and the
unney part frame. The main piazza, VI" narsi es
az fec. in length. The structure VIII coI'SlSt
~ long main building and two wings shoodis o ~
al an angle OF forty-ive degrees rG he sg Isnt
Ire main building. and every room VIII 20 20 nd
' The main dning-room will be IS by q iee'i an, anu
,,hre vii he several private dlning-rooms lheIe
aye many applicants for membership