New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-13
NEWS OF THE CLUBS.
WHAT is GOING ON IN BROoKLYN's SOCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS.


ORGANIZATIONS
>,.,.or ho,oro have the officers Of the Brooklyn
club come to the dav Of the annual meeting win
such a feeling Of satisfaction as this year IN
e,ead OF n decrease I'm the number OF members az
WAS reported last year, the rolls snow that t"oto
has been an increase. The finances are also III
better shape than they were year ago LUIS
means a good deal. for some had said tha'' once
the club should start to go down. 1t could not
readily be brought up again. But the peculiar
nature Of the relationships which bind the mem
beers OF the club together are such that no o'ner
club in the borough quite FL the want tha' ''e
Rrooklvn Club does First OF all. the cIuo II "
tirsts club, and II is here that the various mn ~
bers OF the bar feel that they can get me- ey
the discussion OF congenial topics Ihen .me ~
cellence OF the cuisine has always had a eIed' a. u
traction for the professional ana ousnTt 1ncheon
downtown in Brooklyn.
Probably there was never a more informal gath
ering OF men whose daily life is that OF dignihed
and prosperous men Of affairs than the tenth an
nual dinner OF the Montauk. last Saturday night
To see Justices OF the Supreme Court. clergymeh
Of prominence and solid business mon capering
about with a band of gay cloth filed with fierce
looking feathers around their heads. and every
now and then emitting warwhoops OF the most
blood-curdling variety. was surely not an ORDINARY
scene. But the tenth anniversary celebration Oh the
Montauk Club surely not an ordinary occaSlon'
The members Of the club pride themselves justly
being band or Jolly BOOu IllO"S "A" '''N'
allegiance to the traditions OF the tribe whose name
they bear is shown in the affectionate way IN
which they speak Of the wigwam' and the trlDe'
In lieu OF drums and other noise makers used ny
the regulation Indians, the members OF the Mon-
tauk Club on Saturday night had rattles and horns
and many other creators OF disturbances. Inc JOY
Gus braves made such good use OF these liHPie
ments that thew drowned the strains OF the prdss
hand on several occasions. The racket was almost
deafening when. after the opening remarks OF the
toastmasier John VI. Rider, a curtain was pulled
away from the a.cove. revealing large and hand
some mahogany han CLOCK "hich was p."S iotio ~
President Moore "a a token or the appreciation VI
his services 49,, -.
Arrangements are under way for the D sens
birthday dinner. which Is one or the annual ailais
Of the Montauk club II probably Will pe held on
S Shbi~S N NJ Depew viii be the principal speaker
there being attempt 10 have another addresss'
although there will be few short speeches. Nj
Depew never allows any other engagements 20 M
terfere with his presence at TINS dinner, anu - -
said that he has had TO decline several 0theI
affairs in order to be at the Montauk club as
usual.
Last Friday morning Miss Beaston gave another
Of her series Of Lenten lectures 1t was entitled
II ouise de la Vaere, the French Court Under
I.ouix XIV" The next lecture, on the coming
FRIDAY will be Ireland, Past and Present. Or
Legend and Reality"
on Saturday evening March %. the members OF
the Hanover Club Will give an amateur minstrel
show and much interest IS being taken In learning
which members Of the club have talent for thdt
sort Of thing. The annual meeting VIII take place
on the following Tuesday evening
ON Thursday OF next week the annual dinner
nil no given II is expected that the following
viii be present ana speak ldeutenant-Geverno
Woodruff Commodore John w. FhiIp, senator i
David + Davis. Borough President circuit anu
CAPTAIN Caspar +. Goodrich. Of the United States
cruiser Newark ,., .,,o1
a championship bowling contest Is being arrange
for bv Joseph Hoffman and William e Lee VIII
whom entries may be made The entrance zee IS
g. and the contestants are all to bowl from
scratch The billiard tournament has not Deet
brought 10 a close owing to the absence from the
city OF James C.. Sperry, one OF the leaders