New-York tribune., 1899-02-27
NEWS OF THE CLUBS.
WHAT is GOING ON IN BROoKLYNs SOCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS.

WHAT is GOING ON IN BROOKLYNS SOCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
This week Will be especially marked IN cruz
circles bv the annual Artists ENhibtlon' ""'n
Will be held at the Montauk Club 1t VIII pe oPe"'u
tonight with a reception and will continue every
afternoon and evening through the week - ~
former years the pictures Will be hung II 'he nam
parlor and cafe The chairman of the Entertain
ment Committee has given his personal a''en'ion
to the selection OF pictures. and OF the l'o Wn'"
are TO be on exhibition not more thah uoN'"
have been seen in loan exhibitions before. All the
others have come directly from the artists F'uoS'
Each day during the exhibition dinner WI" o1
served there Will be music I'm the evening ana
later luncheon viii bc served
Mr. Troy. chairman Of the Entertainment com
m!ttcc IS now busily engaged IN periecths 'n'
details for the decennial dinner which is TO be held
on March H. II Is planned to make this one OF OF
the most noteworthy an tirs that nave ever , nHrn
place the club 1t is probable nat ION, nD of
Charles a. Moore, who has several 'lh'S p'"
On FRIDAY night large number OF the mem
befs enjoyed lecture hy Burr Mclno1 @ IN" GTi
on What Ltle saw Gf Cnpii Iantcrn Wi plc-
ures About two hundred sat down 70 the u'n'i
which followed after which Mr. Mcintosh enter-
tanned the company until carry IN me Ho' n@lIls @
with the lighter stories Of his experience as war
The next Lcntcn lecture of Miss Bcaston VIII he
given at the clubhouse on Friday morning; March
H. The subject Will De Louise de "a N"'''''' VI
The French Court Under Louis XIV.
The Entertainment Committee Of the Union
League club las been trying to arrange lecture
FOR next Saturday evening. hut It Ia not certain
that It will be able to bring 1t about II IS the
idea TO have a lecture on Tunnels Their History.
Development. etc" The lecturer who has been
spoken Of IS one Of the engineers oi the IoHB
The The only hng on the future programme so far
nncbrcs ~ Scheduled for Thursday March Is.
William +: Fuller chairman 2I & the En'ST,a,n- In G,n
day He goes to Ormond and Pain Beach on tne
East Coast and expects to be gone four weeks lie
cellent concert which marked the annual ladies'
reception last Thursday afternoon The programme
was conceded TO be one OF the best that nave ever
been given in a Brooklyn club.
A. G. Belden the popular chairman Of the House
Committee II the Lincoln club. is TO be honored
by dinner TO be given by the club members to-
morrow evening at o'clock The committee in
charge OF the affair Is composed Of f. w. Hen
Erickson. d. II. Valentine D. j. Morse and T. +.
There has been some talk Of reylvng the pro-
gramme which had been arranged for the Lincoln
Birthday celebration: but which had TO be- post post
that General Wheeler. who had promised to be
to Brooklyn If the plans carried ont
The following programme was given by the Kali
tenborn String Quartet at the Sunday afternoon
concert given at the Cllntor-st house Of the Crcs-
,bdyor' my " .'Si'mbrr SON; Frcclch, Scrcnade
RoCcco' Mcycr Helmund: "Deutsch' from
suite The Natons'D. Moszkowski: violin solo.
sccne de- BaL,' Dr l'r9i VI acctinn
"Cavalleria Rusticana" Oy requcsO MascaEni
part Of concerto Van Goes Mr. Beyer-IIane;
"SphcTen Music" allegro moderate. op. j.. No ).
Rubinstcin.
Battery +. Flrth Artillery. from Fort Hamilton.
will give an exhibition drn arthe brooklyn Riding
and Driving club next Wednesday evening. The
committee has been trying for some time 10 iniuse
some military features into the programme. ana
the exhibition will probably draw "a big crowd. The
event will also include the usual weekly music
4 special Washington's Birthday entertainment
given NJ the clubhouse, ana inc ring was
crowded with those who took part In the various
parts Of the programme. There was an unusually
large number Of women in the ring -
gifrCtorsi i Mr. nhotro,rbiy dsriissod The club is
soo@vT, T later this ye4r than usual in making
| the arrangements for this annual feature. ana X
The Roush Riding class has arranged to hold
the third Of its series OF cotillons on the evening
OF April 20.
The Board OF Directors OF tho Aurora Gr1ta
Club has chosen Rufus l.. Scott president ana
Oliver Z. Stanton secretary, respectively, in place
OF Frank C. Mason and Clarence stump resigned
+ s Packard has taken the craftsmanship Of the
Entertainment Committee in place ~ Mr. Scott
There was n meeting Of the directors on Saturday
night; there will be another meeting tonight. and
probably another Saturday night. by which time
the directors hope that they Will be able TO report
to the club on the future policy OF the oreaniza-
ion Just at the present time there are many
things to worry the management and thc cluD IS
passing through "A crisis I'm its history. There i
! every reason TO believe, however. that IN uHier
evorvthing will out smoothly, as II l5 sdld
that some Of the old members who mad dropped out
are coming back and the new plans Whch are 10
be adopted will put the organization on a hrm
financial basis ,
Inst M present all the plans TO entertain
roent are al standstill. but there Is some talk or
a cuchre party 10 be held In the week following
Easter
on Saturday night J. c. IIemmett gave lecture
AT the Hamilton club entitled The Spanish and
| American War" 1t was fully illustrated. lie was
attached 20 the Fifth Army Corps special cor
| respondent and artist at Santiago. y supper was
served after the lecture.
Those who have lccn familiar with the con-
| servatism ~ the Hamilton club were surprised last
! Tuesday evening to soc the elaborate decorations
winch were a feature of the Washingtons Birthday
| dinner OF late the club has taken in number OF
fresh blood has already had its effect I'm making the
! affairs less formal than OF old.
\ number OF The residents OF Flatbush and Van
! dcrvecr Park are organizing "a gun club. and have
! already had a number Of practice shoots Among
! those Interested in the new enterprise are John
! RYDER j. +. Weber 4. W schmidt II. ". DreyeT.
/ George Alters. Henry Iostcrherg Edgar u. Chase
and Conrad Balls.
TO HELP ROCKAWAY BEACH.