The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
CRESCENT &c, READY TO MOVE
MEMBERS TO CELEBRATE LAST
NIGHT IN OLD HOME.
New House Eight Stories I'm Heig Ready
for Occupancy Bis Crowd 20 Break
I'D Quarters IN Old Building and 90
Direct 10 Other Club Is PrOsper Gus.

Every member OF the Crescent Athletic
Club Of Brooklyn has received a souvenir
number Of The Crescent, the club publioa-
ton, in which under the head Of Calendar
of Events" r.:
December sO-Informal lesvetaking Of old
house-old days lived over. old songs resung.
ban removed from retelling old stories. A
good-by bumper to dear old rs.
December ION with the new the COM
ing into our own"
There will be gay doings at rs Clinton
street tonight. h members are glad
to get into the new house, which is TO be
opened tomorrow, but they are sorry too to
leave their old quarters in which they have
had 80 many good times.
The new house at Pierrepont and Clinton
streets, just across the way from the old
building is one Of the handsomest struc-
lures OF its kind in the country. 1t il not
as large as the house Of the New York Ath-
letic Club or of the Chicago Athletic Associa-
ton. Ii is up to date in every detail, and as
a clubhouse built for the comfort and con-
venience OF its members is without a rival.
The members will drift into the old house
after finishing their business this afternoon.
Dinner will be served there a. usual. The
evening will be given up 10 fun, which is
designed to last through the night and or
to the next morning, when breakfast isto be
served. That will be the last Of the old
house, and lunch will be ready for the MEM
bers in the new house at the regular time.
Every one who is any one in the club will
be on hand. President Charles Bull, who
worked indefatigably for the new house,
will be there, and with him Nice-President
Charles j. McDermott, another hard worker.
Members Of the building committee, HI.
Langhaar, II. B. ketcham, Campbell c.
Broun and William G.. Re dfeld, who have
put the scheme through, and Frank c.
Freeman, the architect, will be on hand.
Among others will be Louis Doyle, the
-father Of lacrosse" '; Benjamin +. Kelley,
the director OF hockey; DR.. Jennings, whose
deligh il billiards; Jack Heatherton, the
pool sharp; Jay 5. Jones, chief OF the %rooters,
and his aides. James Cassidy, DR., Buck
Hanford, Mother Butler, Frank Nichols
George c. Stebbins. Jim Rhett, the golfer:
Otto w H~einigke, Bob Wall. the hockey
PLAYER; howard Drakeley, Frank B. Torrey,
the manager Of the baseball team.
The Crescent Club has grown wonderfully
since il was organized, not very many years
ago. by Some old football players. IL first
had rooms on Montague street. Then it
moved to larger quarters on Pierrepont
street. These were soon out grown and
the house at Is Clinton street was rented.
Now il has achieved its ambition and is to
move into a large. handsome house owned
by the club and designed specially for its
use.
Seventeen years ago the club purchased
| prone rty at Bay Ridge and IT'S surplus then
was sl2, 600. The property there has i'm
proved immensely in value: the club has
been managed we'll, and now Il owns the
Bav Ridge pr operty, the new town house,
the total valuation of which IL about 81 ,OO0,-
OOO, and it's surplus is $3.50 COO.
In 1890 there were 500 members in the
club. Since that time 4.611 new members
have been admitted. The loss by resigna-
ton and death has been 2, 77s, and on January
1 this year there we're 1888 members Of the
club. Their il a limit Of 1900 resident
members now, and the club II full, and
there il a waiting list Of more than 100.
The new house is built after the style Of
the Italian Renaissance. on a plot of ground
N feet by los feet. eight stories in height
OF limestone and pressed brick. In the
basement are six bowling alleys and a
shooting range, with an elevated platform
for spectators. The II rect floor has a
| swimming pool, women's reception room.
club Offices, barber shop, coat room, cafe,
strangers room and RECEIPT ion room.
The main entrance leads up a broad
fight of steps TO the main or first floor
On this are the reading, lounging and writing
rooms, cafe and grill room, telephone room
and check rooms. The reading room and
lounging room have an unbroken frontage
OF eeventy-seven feet on P%ierrepont street
The writing room is on the Clinton street
side.
The second floor has the billiard room.
| There are ten tables. A balcony from the
HssseptAAA oerec srsoela tho roern~ There