New-York tribune., 1905-02-19
THE GRADUATES CLUB.
To Haze a Ne1c Home 1cith The
AIdine Association.

The Graduates Club has concluded arrangementa
with the AIdine Association for the use of theii
spacious and elegant rooms on the twelfth hO0f
OF the Constable Building, No. III 5th-ave. Thd
members viii have fun access 70 these rooms. with
all the appointments necessary for a comfortable
and finely furnished club. For year al least.
home has been assured in which TO develop tia
club along many lines OF activity.
The Graduates Club is organization OF col.
leee men. held It's first meeting in the rooms
OF the Ohio Society. at the Waldorf. on February
l6. 1901 It's primary object is TO furnish a club
home for the local graduates OF all colleges and
universities OF recognized standing within ths
means of the man OF moderate circumstances.
where he may meet his fellows on the common
basis of education and culture.
Regarding the Graduates Club. Captain Verne N.
Bowie attorney No. IS VaiI-st-. the secretary
of the organization. said yesterday IN talk with
Z Tribune reporter:
The CLUB is founded on very much the same basis
that on which the University club was original
" organized lne tIEer55ity 5 Cluo now . mas a
cies, except those Llet occur oy res gnation a. o.
i fts Tqter ears has bsar very IsrreIy recruited
from men y wealth and the expenses OF mem
beTshiP 4se neeessaFlly alsa- of.,- ur. xsv.
vor f1r a1o-5e~ o-ss snzstioD eornuosed % coIlegs
and university men, whose standard shall be simply
There are many thousands Of college men IN this
from New England. who would welcome an oppor.
tunlry 10 meet and q place Where tney might meet
in good fellowship men OF Ike character all trained
inspired
aIs 81 c-IIrr-ra rbaf the rvuicaI AnIeriCa7 college
large or small implants within It's graduates.
Initiation fee. viii be kept at a figure which wiz
make il possible for the man Of rodeI ate ercuEn-
citation may give. The object OF the club OF
is primarily social one. II is hoped TO provida
forum where the graduate OF one OF the smaller
knock elbows and exchange his opinions with th4
graduates OF MS own or any other New-hngland.
The club however, does not propose 70 conhns
EFFORT endeavors TO keep in touch with the educa-
tional world and 70 keep alive IN The hearts and
betterment OF the - edGcatonaI system - the co9n
IN all movements for tie benefit and advancement OF
have ben made this winter BY such men as PTesi-
dent Btler Of Columcla Cha5celior AacCracken
the College OF the City Of New-York. and other
college presidents from time 10 time viii be called
upon TO speak To the members.
The growth OF the Graduates CLUB has been
"a, N me IUaS 1 u & Ce & 80 S 49, -
hundred members. and its membership represents
United States being represented and graduates OF
Aberdeen and Oxford being among its members.
There are four classes OF uneEubers-honorary.
resident. nonresident and life. Honorary mem
bershiD IS limited 10 twenty-five, and resident
membership is limited to 100 and is open 10 men
whose residence or occupation IS within the city
OF New-York, Nonresident Membership is open 70
those whose residence and occupation are without
the city Of New-Tork. and is limited 10 1850. Life
membership may be secured BY the payment OF 500
by any member in good standing
Until the resident membership has reached i've
hundred the representation OF any one institution
OF learning viii not exceed s per cent of such
membership. Thereafter. not more than FIVE such
representatives in each additional hundred msln-
bers will be admitted
The annual dues for resident membership are
hxed at s25 a year, and for nOn-resident member
ship at s15 a year These dues may be paid semi
annually. Members at present may be elected
without payment OF an initiation fee.
The officers OF the Graduates Club are. Prssi-
dent Clarence r Melaoey, vice-presldents, George
Bruce CorteIyol:. Nathan Appleton and Charles
Thaddeus Terry; secretary, Captain Verne NJ
Bowie: treasurer AGraEu W Sargent. and board OF
governors, G. o. Eaton. DR.. d. y Cutter A c.
LOOmis, \. j. D'Oeuch, a L Fowler. =. " W.
son. Y. n Bowie Z. c. HOds ioD, T. 3. Dursttne.
F. F. Wander Veor. \. T. Nar5le. G. f. Meleney.
the Rev ". ". Coe, T. A. Cleveland and Dr. y
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