The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10

desuetide. He affected the English IN
dress and was noticeable for his Eng
lish whiskers. his Eng .ish twceds and
his coat always fastened across his
shirt front 10y one button. The por-
trait of him possessed by the club was
presented by his three sons, oliver
Perry and August.
The Manhattan club once settled in
its home began "A career Of Demo-
cratic usefulness that never slackenel.
Its first act in that line was Il elect
Andrew johnson an honorary member
and TO adorn its walls with his por-
trait. From then on. by receptions
10 eminent Democrats throughout the
country, by hanquets To individual
Democrats of prominence. by resolu-
lions passed at times Of Democratic
crises. by the appointment Of Demo-
cratic campaign committees, by sup
port of Democratic platforms and de-
nunciations of Republican errors. by
stcadfastncss to the impulse Of its
organization. it has ever held aloft
the torch of Jeffersonian Democracy.
II is an interesting coincidence. to
~ dil'IiNioil u ih"H ~ W.. Nv
tcrson, that the Manhattan Club be-
gan life with n Democrat as Chief
Executive Of the United States and
that in the year Of its scmi-centennial
again a Democrat, this time one Of its
own members. Is President.
Between the terms Of Andrew john
son and Woodrow Wilson the club has
emerged from a condition II struggle
to its present day prosperity. Be-
tween 1865 and 1915 it has enrolled
SAB members. of whom 9l4 have died,
900 have been dropped, l,2i7 still re-
naming on the roster.
Every club has two histories, the
first being IA record Of official acts.
mainly Of interest TO its members, the
second that Of the clubmen themselves
and their social Or political activities
The official history of the Manhattan
club, apart from statistics. is told
quickly.
Until March. 1876. it was not in
corporated and that organization is
now termed the 'Old Club by the
act for the incorporation OF societies
and clubs for certain lawful purposes.
passed May -, 1875. and an amen
datory act of March II. 1876. it be-
came the ".Ncw club and an incor-
porated body. While the rules of the
old Club were readopted, a new con-
stitution was drawn up and the old
members were offered embership.
The officers elected were August Bel
mont, president: Judge a. J, Wander
,,AaI xiaa-pyaSilpht Jbatay u IlnnN
secretary, and William T.. Rider, treas
urer.
The founders OF the Old Club,
Douglas Taylor, Thomas II. Fisher and
sianton Marble, We're the first to be-
come life members by surrcndering
club bonds of 500 issued by the Cd
club. 1t Is in this connection that
Samuel ]. Tllden appears in cub
annals. On May =, 1873. he surren-
dered his remaining bond tn the club.
refusing the offered compensation Of
life membership on the plea that he
preferred to rcmain on the same basis
as to annual dues as the other mem
hcrs.
The social history OF the club, as
tod BY Col. Wntterson, falls spontan-
eously into three periods: the first,
the one OF the years in the Bernhard
house. always called "No. %" bv the
members, who picturesquely appear in
the annals Of early club days as silk
stocking Democracy" attending recep-
tons lin the par excellence swa. low
tail coat. white choker and light kid
gloves; the second, the 'harassing and
very extensive stay in what the mem.