New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
PRINCETON'S IVY CLUB.
A NOTABLE UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION
IN IT'S NEW HOME
A HANDSOME AND COSTLY BUILDING RECENTLY
OCCUPIED-PROMINENT PRINCETON
MEN WHO ARE MEMBERS

settled in its handsome new clubhouse in Pros
pect-ave This new edifce. erected and furnished
at a cost Of nearly 100000 is well worthy Of
place among Princeton University's many hand
some buildings. 1t is to be the home OF an or
saniZatiOn whose members have had much to do
with the development OF the new Princeton, and
who are identified with every prominent move
ment that tends toward the prosperity Of their
Alma Mater.
The new home Of the Ivy Club is OF the Tudor
style OF architecture in vogue in England dur
ing the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. IL Is
. low. rambling structure, two and a half stories
high, OF much the style the old manor
houses common during the reign of Elizabeth in
England. The exterior Of the building is plain.
the walls being constructed OF terra cotta brick
and red sandstone. with but little ornamental
ton. The building and grounds surrounded
by wall of the same material, which gives the
whole the appearance Of medieval castle.
The interior might be described as elegant
plainness if such term be permissible for the
entire arrangement OF the interior of this club
house has been carried out with view Of max
Ing it a comfortable place rather than lavish in
Its furnishing. There is no crowding of effects.
The rooms all large and well lighted, the
furnishings tasteful. The first floor contains a
large lobby, the dining room, reception-room,
bard-roOm and the buffers pantry. laun-
dry and bicycle room situated in the cellar.
The lobby is finished In antique oak and CON
tains elegant set of furniture of the same
material old-fashoned in desigl and made
pressy for this room. On the walls are trophies
Of the chase and number of ergravings. The
blard-room to the right OF the lobby is large
and well lighted with fine open fireplace. Its
walls covered with pictures Of athletic teams
and other underg graduate organizations for
many years back making a pictorial history
ready reference of a bright side of Princeton
life
The large dining DOM, which extends the full
length Of the east side Of the building dirnen-
sions 80 by 30 feet, planned with a special
purpose III view. In this room the annual ban
quets Of the Ivy Club, which are always at
tended by large nImbers Of the graduate mem
bers. will be held This banquet is the leading
incide 1t of the year at the Ivy Club and in this
room all guests able to gather at one long
table.
A broad staircase panelled in oak leads from
the lobby to the second floor. This floor con
tains the library. a writing ROOM ladies' recep-
tion-room, two private dining-rooms and seven
sleeping rooms for the OF the alumni and
the stewards apartments
The library, which faces TO the south is one
Of the finest In the building and from
the piazza with which II Is connected a splendid
view Of the surrounding country be OBJ
tained. The library furnishings OF antique oak.
IN keeping with the other parts OF the club
house are the gift of Mrs Hail. Of Harrisburg
Penn given In memory Of her son, Louis w
Hall jr '9G
The Ivy Club Possesses a splendid collection
Sf books well selected. nearly three thousand
IN number To Junus Morgan IS, associate
librarian Of the university, a member OF the Ivy
Club and famous as book collector in great
measure is due the interest taken in this col
lection. Charles Scribner, rs. has also been a
frequent contributor to its shelves and many
volumes have been received from other mem
bers. The club has also 2 fund for the purchase
Of books. For a private collection il is com
plete, and contains many rare editions
The object of the Ivy Clubs organization is
purely social The control OF affairs and prop
erty is in the hands OF a board of governors
consisting Of ten graduate members and one
member from the undergraduate body The
club admits honorary members, assoc ate gradu-
ate members, graduate members and thirty men
from the two upper classes Of the undergradu-
ate body Of the university.
The graduate officers of the club are: Presi-
dent Clarence Blair Mitchell; treasurer, f. Phil
US Burgess, j., and secretary Henry Martyr
alexander, jr. all three OF New York. The
Board Of Governors is composed as follows:
Clarence b. Mitchell Junius s. Morgan Henry
NJ Alexander. jr., Tracy Fl. Harris c Iedyard
Blair, f. Phillips Burgess, Jr., Harden L. Craw-
ford and Rudolph r. Schirrner all OF New
York; Algernon r. Roberts. of Philadelphia, and
Edwin A. s. Lewis Of Newark Marshall Geer.
OF Summit n. j., the well known football player.
Is the UNDERGRADUATE governor
The undergraduate officers are Chester Girls |
Wold ir of New York president. Ryrarn q |