The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-07-16
,oNpoN's IMPORTANT CLUBS.
Their Namee, Who the Members Are,
And What They stand For.

Jondons most important club. from
,he social point Of view, is no doubt
the Marlborough. which is situated
IN PAIL Mall, not very far from Marl-
borough House. II owes its prestige
10 the favor of the King, who still
visits It on occasion and has his fav-
orlte seht in the dining room, which,
It. need hardly be said, no one would
dream of occupying Membership is
practically confined to the people
wnom the King regards with favor,
or who are in the more exclusive
court set. Should his Majesty by any
chance visit any of the clubs to which
he belongs he is by his own request.
treated like any other member, bat it
need hardly be said that no one would
ever dream of approaching him unless
special permission were given for the
purpose, and the King always speaks
first to any one with whom he de-
sires to converse.
One of the most expensive clubs
IS the Naval and Military, founded
IN 1862 1t Is frequently spoken of
rs the "In and Out" Club. because
o. the two words placed over the
f3:eways. Entrance to it is obtained
fec of 40 guineas, and the annual
t.bscription is 10 guneas.
Mach older however are the Guards
and the United Service which open
cd their doors within two years OF
one another. the former having been
arted in 1913 and the latter in 1915,
the year In which Waterloo was
fought. The Guards Club has strict
rule against the admission OF strang-
ers, and it forbids the playing OF
Iorld games of cards. The United
Service Club, which moved from
Charles street to the premises It now
occupies in Pail Mall, in 1928. the
change having cost close upon c 100-
Geo. is commonly called THE Senior"
and 1t has some of the most famous
zen living on its books, the Kaiser
ard the Car being among its hon
ora"y members, while such great
soldiers as Lord Roberts. Lord Kitch
orer, and Lord Wolseley are mem
tcrs. The other Service clubs in
clude the Army and Navy the Jun
icc United Service, the Cavalry ana
TIE Junior Naval and Military.
Among the political clubs the most
Important are the Carlton, for the
IS strictly Liberal in its principles
'~he entrance fee to both is $40, and
t'e annual subscription 10 guineas.
The largest of the political clubs
! the Constitutional, which is housed
IN Northumberland avenue. 1t has
membership of $500, who pay an
entrance fee OF 10 guineas or Is gum
c"s and an annual subscription OF 7
r'''uoas or guineas, according as
& ov are town or country members.
rye National Liberal runs it close
f. membership with 5000. while the
Jru,or Carlton, in Piccadilly, has g.
Geo members, and the Junior Conser-
vt,2e $500.
ht the head OF the scientific and
literary clubs stands the Athenaeum,
which was founded in 1924, for the
a~-nciltlon of persons of scientific
c~A literary attainments and artists,
r01 roblemen and gentlemen, patrons
Cr learning. etc. Those who originally
C"'"a together for the purpose were
INe Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earls
Of LIVERPOOL and Aberdeen, Fara-
CO.,. Chantrey, Sir Thomas Lawrence,
r@vv. the inventor of the safety
lamp Moore. and seven men who were
ft.Crward to be Prime Ministers OF
Ercland.
The social clubs are exceedingly
r"me~ous among the leading ones be-
i"C the Bath, which combines socie-
T. with swimming and other sporting
accomplishments; the Windham, with
the curious entrance fee of 81 guin-
eas and the Wellington, which admits
lHdies as visitors, as does the Bach
elors'.
Among the other famous social
clubs are Boobies. the Cocoa Tree
and the Thatched House.
For those interested in the theatre
there are the Garrick. in Garrick
street, where famous actors can often
be seen lunching as they sit at the
tables by the windows; the Green
Room, where the less exalted mem
hers CT the theatrical profession frat
ernize, and the Savage, which mum.
bers among it's members lovers OF
no less a parsonage than the Kint
himself.
To satisfy the growing clubbable
Instincts and desires of women there
are close on thirty ladies' clubs. Th'
o"o with the largest membership Is tn
FmDress which numbers $500 womeI
Of social position, but the Oldest Is
tNe Alexandria, which was establish
81 in 1884 for 'ladies of position
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