New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
THE PASSING THRONG.

George r Baldwin the banker and broker OF
Chicago who instrumental IN forming the
Steel and Wire Trust returned
RADICAL from Europe yesterday with his
CHINESE wife and son on the steamship
LIKE New-York The three have con-
AMERICANS plered a touI OF the world and have
visited China IN speaking OF the
Boxer insurrsction Mr.. Baldwin said
When we were in Canton last November trouble
was then brewing and the lower class OF natives
were very bitter toward Europeans They had been
too that the European Powers were preparing to
gobble up and partition their native land ne bet
gent. They at heart love Americans. They want
become progressive like the people Of the Western
Continent They told ne thar II would not be long
before they would get rid OF their Empress and b
wearing clothes ike ours. we were treated With
the greatest kindness by the Intelligent people OF
al The Chinese towns We visited
emma Is q 5is country, and its dsvelopment WI
oe o. WorlaW1de benefit Russia was the only
noticed while at Colombo Russian troopships pass
vostok 'l7 outbreak was announced Al VlAdi-
Club nfe in America is on the rapid Increase
SAID howard Clifton OF Chicago. at the Waldorf
Astoria yesterday. but
CLUB LIFE still young at the business I was
IN AMERICA asked the other day what was the
best known American club IN Eu-
rope Beyond question I should say the Metro
politan Club in Washington This is not because
II Is the leading club OF the United States but be-
cause IL is at the pital Of this country All the
diplomats belong IL, in the first place and they
carry It's name and fame 70 the utterunosr corners
OF the earth Then again any foreigner who visits
this country Of course goes 10 Washington and as
aIInosC an equal matter OF course is put up the
htneo 70 give II international reputation enjoyed
great number which are verv well knovn For ex-
ample. the Union University and Knlckerbocker. in
MARYLAND, in Baltimore: the Somerset in Boston:
"a s the queen Slty n
in New Orleans. and the Pacihc-Cnlon University
widely. known clubs in Europe. but no one among
I Ln9Ll : aIythg hke as Wei Known as the Metro
wholly different basis from the English idea. IN
IN most of the clubroo1ns you are not supposed TO
tax there S are = rooms where that sort OF thing is
ton you 90 70 one Of them forthwith. II a
him If he dimes alone no one has his dinner sent
to his table. An Enghshman's home is said 70 be
aiso AIS castle ana 70 this should De added his club
Americans. however. do not look upon their
clubs in this way. and their treatment Of them Is
almost the exact opposite OF the
| THE AMER English method the speaker went
! ICAN IDEA "New-York has now grown
| OF A CLUB so large that specially clubs have
sprung into existence. For in
stance originally the University the only club
for college that is where at least three years
| at given college a necessary qualification
TO admission In its first years the University had
hard struggle, but now It is Of the great
& &eSL GaDs IN tne world and is new building ranks
among the lneSL OF cub edluceS. In addition
the University, Harvard Yale, Princeton and Cor
nell clubs exist in New-York. and there are also
a large number OF college society clubs well
Then. you have pUre athletic clubs, such the
NeW71ork Athletic; social athletic. like the Raquet
and Tennis Club; clubs for actors with smatter-
| ing from other classes, such the Players and
\ Lambs, where men must have qualified for mem
/ oership by having done something such painted
an accepted picture, written successful book and
the Ike This Is the idea OF the Century Associa-
/ ton, which possesses the oest club library in
America There is the Union League that repre-
/ sents the Republicans the Manhattan the Demo
/ Gratis; the Union, Knickerbocker. Calumet and
! Metropolitan. which are purely social Then you
/ have Skating, Riding and Driving. Hardware Mer-
/ chants. Catholic German Jewish, Lawyers, Bust
| ness, Down Town, Yacht and hundreds OF other
/ clubs You could multiply the list indefinitely II
is extraordinary growth, and that has prac-
/ riCSlIy in the last quarter Of century