New-York tribune., 1902-03-16
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.

A FINE CLUB FOR AMERICANs-The report
that Americans will shortly have London club
equal in excusiveness and prominence to any Of
the leading clubs in the United States is con-
hrmed. An influential Anglo-AmeriSan committee
was formed this week for the purpose Of arrang-
ing all the details and getting the organization
ready before the coronation Of King Edward.
Among the committeeman are Lords Ktntore Sur-
field, Craven and Marcus Beresford. Major Cen
eral Sir Reginald Pole-Carew, Anthony Drexel and
Reginald Ward. Other well known men, both
British and American, expected 10 Join the
organizing body In the near future. The club will
probably be called the Columbia and its quarters
will be in large building now occupied by the
Avondale Hotel. Piccadilly, near ST. James's-st.
The object is to give Americans, who are barred
by their nationality from several leading London
ital such as they have at home. Women VIII nave
the privilege OF admission TO certain rooms IN IN
cluding the dining room, where the catering Wi, VIII
known restaurants, When started, this VIII De tIe
most expensive club in England the entrance fee,
Club Osi Any member Of the leading American organ
KnicjfGrhocker clubs Of New-York; the Somerset
Club Of Boston, and the Metropolitan Club OF
temporary membership. To quote one Of ne
founders of the new club; IT VIII be f5q9 7, dc
can feel as much at home they would at the
opportunity or meethg {he hcssC @ Poaks ao one
land on equal terms 3ny ea lew wefHI bvaw pro
hbitng Americans from becoming members.
AN ANCIENT CELTIC BOAI-A hhtD4S
discovery has been made in County Mayo. Ireland.
where a wooden boat believed to be nearly two
thousand years old, has been dug up by some Ia
borers. They struck something hard with their
boat beautifully carved from the trunk OF al. an
oak tree, was revealed 1t was forty-sX y deee 4eS
wood was so hard that hatchets made scarcely any
On % On II m % 6} ee nIe Customs Which
will shortly be taken TO the Dublin Museum
wOMAN's CAUSE IN ENGLAND.-The move
ment to make room for British women in the po-
HtcaI and professional fields grows apace apparent
ly without much assistance from the opposite sex.
At the annual meeting OF the Birmingham Society
for Promoting the Election Of Women GUARDIANS
one of the women speakers said: The only com com
paint We have to make against men Is 'G eneTa
Phelps, who was present, somewhat gallantly re-
piled: Where women are SO capable OF @ GoIns tis
EFFECT OF LYDDITE.-The extraordinary ef-
feet Of lyddite has been revealed by the statement
that in the recent experiments with the hulk of the
old battleship Belle Isle shells containing that ex
plosfve refracted fragments the attacking vessels
which were three hundred yards distant Other frag-
mens dropped close to gu3Goat & two a6fnG tm9usanG
drawn is that when lydGte is used there is danger
for a friendly vessel at least two THOUSAND yards
away. The Outlook compares lyddite with
boomerang, and points out that to be Of any
se m BE the fs Does s not hit the right
place, It viii fly back and slay the slayer"
FAREWELL, TO "BLUECOAr BoYs."-The
Bishop OF London, the Right Rev Arthur Ingram,
tomorrow viii preach farewell sermon to the
picturesque 'Bluecoat Boys, who. after the Easter
vacation VIII leave the ancient ChTist's Hospital
in the heart of the city and go to new quarters
in the country the opening OF which King Edward
is expected 10 attend The absence OF the bare
headed, skirted boys in the London streets, where
they have been familiar for centuries. will mark
one Of those many changes which are now so rap
idly doing away with old London Tho modern
buildings of Chr1sts Hospital the Bluecoat
School," erected IN 1S25 by John Shaw. the
architect Of St. Dunstan's In the West and were
the north side OF Newgate-st The foundation
OF Christs Hospital was one Of the last acts OF
Edward VI who died ten days after-July 6, 1853
He touched by affecting sermon which
he heard from Bishop Ridley June &c. 1888
the duty OF providing for the sick and needy. that
he sent for the Bishop, thanked him for his ad-
vice. and. after inQuiTing what class OF persons
was in most need OF being benefited founded q hos
buildings set apart for this purpose originally be-
longed 10 the Grey tTiars, and had been given 10
the city OF London by Henry VIII at the Dissolu-
In the rnorester vas f6iInded Nv the aInoIq sir
London. The boys educated Christs Hospital
generally called "Bluecoat Boys from their dress
Edward VI. and consists Of a blue gown. red
leather grde, yellow stockings and bands. The
and deputy Grecians." Among eminent Bluecoat
Boys were Bishop Stillingneet Camden. the anti
lator Of AristOphanes: Charles Lamb Bishop Md
dleton. jeremiah Markand Richardson. tho now
nlngham, Louis Cavagnari, the hero OF Cabul and
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Christ's Hospital
vides boarding schools for seven hundred boys and
2320 children third Of whom are 10 be fed
clothed and educated free