The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-11

eager eyed youth. manuscript 'n hand
buttOnhohng a weary looking individual
Who Il openly eye'ng his watch. Runs
the inscription
Regards thou neither person. place. nor
time.
Thou dun ere ator 0t an endless rhyme
Another CaricaturH pertaining to the
trade 81 old represents a meeting ul the
prosperous fai publisher and the lean,
ont al the elbows author
The organizers II the Authors club
were Noah Brooks, Edward Egges, , a.
Richard Watson Glider, Lawrence Hut
ton. Charles dc Nay. Brander Matthews
and Edmund Clarence Stedman When
4 was Incorporated IN 1857 the certificate
gave a. trustees. directors or managers
Noah Brooks. George cary l.gglnsion
W. Hamilton Gibson. Ripley HuChruok
Bronson Howard. Thomas ". Knox.
James Herberi MORSE Edmund Munroe
Smith and A. r. Starey Under the re-
yised constitution adopted IA 1894 and
still standing
The objects II tho club shall ~ the
promotion 1T social intercourse among
authors. the acquisition and maintenance
Of am appropriate library and the CNcCi-
ton NJ other fitting literary PURPOSES
Membership was under tins cuustItu-
ton divided hot ween active and honorary
members, not more than ono mefnher
~ the latter class resident in the United
States 10 h. elected IN any one calendar
wear hut the limitations not extending
to the honorary membership II distin-
gunshed literary men of uther nations.
The present roll ~ honorary members
contains the names " James Bryce.
England: Maarten Martens. HOLLAND;
John Morley. England Jean jules jus
sarand, French Embassy. Washington,
Justin Mccarthy. England Thomas
Hardy England: GeOrge Cary EggiestOn
who has also hcen regular member
since tho year II foundation.
The honorary members deceased are
Goodwin smith. England Matthew Ar
mold. James Russell Lowell John Green
leaf Whittier. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Robert Louis Stevenson. Harriet Beecher
stowe. the only woman ever elected
to membership ia tho club; Alphunse
naudet. Edward Eggleston Richard
Henry ~toddaTd. Parke Goodwin. I'd
mund Clarence Stedman, Donald Grant
Mitchell. George Meredith. Edward Ever
EFT Hale and Samuel L. Clemens regI-
lar member from 1885 10 1919
The founders ~ the club not the
organizers we're Henry Mills Alden.
Hjalmer n iorth BoyesOn, Noah Brooks.
Samuel Sti'lman Conant, George William
Curtis. Henry Drisler. Edward Egglrston.
George Cary Eggleston Richard Watson
Glider Edw n Lawrence Gndkin. Parkn
Goodwin. John r G Hlsssri bronson
Howard. Laurence Hutton. Charlton 7
Lewis. Jonas VI Libby Hamilton "
Mabie. Brandnr Matthews William =.
Mayo. Raphael pumrglv Allen Ihomdike
Rice. Edmund Jarrnce Stedman Richard
Grant White. Edward l. NoUmans and
Charles 10 kav
There are other distinguished Nance
aplcnty Eugene Field. Charles Dudley
Warner among them going down The
lisi IT deCpased members end M tho
active ilst to-day all classes ~ writers
are represented There are Irving BaChol-
ler and O. " cable Robert W Chambers
and John Nauc" cheney. Andrew Iaruo-
gic and Henry van Dyke Henry Holt.
chairman ~ the council and Henry
James. John IA Fargo and Charles EsttalI
LOOMS George Rarr Nc, utrheuu.
Thomas 7 Mason and Nalao" Irwin
Thomas Nelson Page and , ~ Pepi"
clinton Srollart and Pot Calvin Thomas
Prof " Trent amt William Allen White
and Post Whe. ler. Rooster johnson.
Treasurer and Dufiirld Osborne. -rcrc-
f1Tv
Tho Authors club cl1IIns ih" distinction
Il IstrE tho only national Amornra0 club
of fhe Kind. others arr local Members
1--we ra tho ilr West tho middle West th"
south Vow England and over M" -"1
T. 10 Oh" unEDv 90 mak" few honorary
m,Wbar- from tins country