The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-08-06

forbidden. or course, there are card
games, but so that the clubs temper
may not be misunderstood one rule
insists that mo game OF hazard shall
on any account be ever played, nor
shall dice be used In the clubhouse"
Memories OF baccarat. Tranby Croft
and the late King Edward may have
had something TO do with the fran
Ing of that rule. The only games al
lowed TO be played are whist. bridge,
piQuet, ecarte, bezique, cribbage and
patience. And for these the maxi
mum points allowed to be played are
limited.
In sense the name Bachelors club
Is a misnomer. for there are many
married folks on It's roll OF member
ship. Still, the original intent OF the
Organization Is well conserved. The
management Is entirely In the hands
OF the bachelors, and only bachelors
are eligible to serve on the commit
tees. When a real bachelor member
Is led TO the altar he has to do two
things. He pays q fne of 25 pounds
into the club excheQuer and ceases to
be an active member. However, on
payment Of the fine he may continue
as an honorary member II the club
committee believes he will continue
to be worthy associate and obey all
the rules and regulations just as he
did before he relinqnished his bach.
elorhood.
There Is no place In the Bachelors
club for any member whose conduct
10 deemed injurious to the character
or interests of the club. A bankrupt
or insolvent debtor or an outlaw Is
ipso facto guillotined as soon as his
offense is made public or comes to
the knowledge OF the club committee.
Neither does the committee take any
chances on graft In the club. either
through the purchase OF supplies or
In other ways. That Is held to be a
high crime and misdemeanor, for 1t
IL recited In the rules that mo men,
Der shall on any pretense whatever
receive any profit or emolument from
the transactions of the club" 1t Is
easy to see that this meeting place or
royalty and nobility is run on an in
exorable business and honorable basis
and that scandal In its operations Is
la very remote possibility.
The exclusive character of its mem
bership and the fact that not only
members Of the royal family Of Eng
land but OF the rest Of Europe are on
its enrolment Is responsible doubt
less for the unyielding terms OF the
rules. The first president Of the club
was the late duke Of Albany. The
latest royal accession to its ranks IL
his royal highness the Prince OF
Wales, who has accepted an invita-
ton from the committee to become
an honorary member. Among the
princes associates In the honorary
list are the king of Spain. the king
Of Norway, the king Of Denmark. the
king OF the Hellenes, former King
Manuel Of Portugal. the duke Of Con-
naught, X. G., Prince Arthur OF Con:
naught. the duke Of Teck, Prince AL.
bert OF Schleswig- Holstein. Prince
Alexander Of Teck, and the duke Of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
The fundamental Ia wof the club Is
that no ladies shall be introduced as
visitors except those who would be
eligible to be received at court. This
shuts out many of the fashionable d.
vorcees, who are the horror of Queen
Mary's Life. They have no chance to
sip their afternoon tea and roll the
latest morsels Of scandal under their
tongues In the gilded tea rooms Of
the Bachelors club. Visitors to the
ladies' portion of the club who have
entree at all times include her
royal highness Princess Louise, the
duchess Of Argyll, her royal high.
ness Princess Henry OF Battenberg,
her royal highness the duchess of
Albany. her royal highness Princess
Frederick, Baroness Won PowelRam-
mingen, her royal highness Princess
Alexander OF Teck, and her royal
highness the duchess of Teck.
The general committee Of the club
has among other members the duke
Of Argyll, Lord De Mauley, Lord John
Hamilton. Earl Howe. Lord Leigh,
earl Of Leven and Melville. earl OF
Morley, earl Of Munster, marquis OF
Northampton. Earl Stanhope and Lord
Herbert Vane Tempest.
II Is q safe bet that II you want to
find the real smart set" Of this town
you can't miss II II you wander into
the Bachelors club.