The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-30

the king may be mentioned the United
 Service, Junior United Service, Army
 and Navy, Marlborough and Roya
 yacht; but his majesty's connection
 with clubland now, of course, is almost
 purely honorary.
 l The United Service club was estab.
 lished in Waterloo year." and is housed
 at 116 Pail Mall. Its list of members is confined to sixteen hundred, all ol | whom must be naval or military off | cers, whose rank is at least equivalent | to that of major. Prominent among l those belonging to the club are the
 Duke of Cambridge. Lord Roberts and Lord Wolseley. The entrance fee Is thirty pounds, while the annual cub
 scription is ten pounds. The nem-
 bership list of the Junior United Ser
 vice club, in Charles street. s. w.,
 contains two thousand names. Among them are those of the German emperor and the king of the Belgians. Lord Kitchener has been a member since 1877.
 The handsomest service club, howev-
 CT, of which his majesty Is patron, Is
 the Army and Navy. This, which
 stands at the corner of St. James
 square and Pail Mall, was erected in
 1851 at total cost of one hundred and
 sixteen thousand pounds, of which ten
 thousand pounds was expended on fur
 niture. The foundation of the club,
 however, dates from 1888, when 1t occu-
 pied premises at 10 King street. One
 of it's first members at this time was
 the Duke of Wellington. In 1850 1t was
 joined by the Duke of Cambridge, and
 eight years later by Lord Wolseley, then very junior officer In the British army. By the way, this cub Is univer- sally known as "The Rag among mill tary men, on account of the inferior rla- ture of it's catering arrangements in its earlier days. These, however, are now of the best possible description. The number of members is about twenty four hundred, all of whom pay an en- trance fee of forty pounds and an an- nual subscription of ten guineas.
 The Junior army and navy club has It's quarters In King street. The club was founded in 1869, and has about two thousand members. Their royal higfnesses, the Duke of Cornwall and York, the Duke of Connaught and the Duke of Cambridge, are honorary mem bers.
 As colonel-in- chief of the four regi- ments of foot guards, the king was, of course, member of the Guards club, No. 70 Pail Mall. This is an extremely exclusive institution, and intended sole ly for the benefit of past and present officers of the brigade. It can scarcely be said to be very hospitable club, as one of it's rules expressly forbids the in- of strangers on any pretext whatever. Established in 1913, the club Is the oldest of its kind in exis- tence Prince Edward of Saxe- -Weimar Is one of it's trustees.
 Tn close proximity to the park, the Cavalry club No. 127 Plccadilly, has one of the best situa tions imaginable. It's amounting to twelve hum dred, is confined to officers of the mounted branches. His majesty used to belong to this club, but resigned.
 The United University club, Suffolk street, Pail Mall, was also one of the kings clubs. It was founded in 1922, and its present membership list consists of one thousand. Of these, half must be graduates of the university of Ox- lord and half of the university of Cam S bridge. It usually takes about ten years to gain election.
 The Marlborough (No. 52 Pail MalD is he most exclusive club in the world. l It's membership is strictly limited to | i've hundred, and 1t Is sine qua non hat every one included therein should | ,e personally known to the King. The | Hub was founded in 1859.
 The famous theatrical club, known as he Garrick, in King street, Covent Harden, has the king for it's honorary president. Conspicuous among the ! lub's habitues are Sir Squire Bancroft, Sir Henry Irving. Beerbohm Tree and \, w. Pinerd.
 The Royal Yacht club, with it's head quarters at Cowes, which his majesty avored by continuing to show his in- crest in 1t by retaining his connection fter he ascended the throne, was ounded in 1872, and received its "admi- atty warrant" in 1889. The entrance ee Is the extremely high one of one undred pounds Compared with this Is annual subscription of eleven ounds must be considered as moderate London Mail.