The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19

was the fashionable centre, the few clubs
of the time were located In the streets
above. with Madison Square as the mid
town district. When much of the social
news originated In the lower reaches of
Fifth avenue. the Union Club was at the
avenue and Twenty-first street The
Knickerbocker Club was at the corner OF
the avenue and Thirty-second street. The
Manhattan Club had it's home at Sc Fifth
avenue, and near by was the Lotos Club.
which few years later moved upward
TO b5S Fifth avenue. That was about
thirty-five years ago.
The Century Club was at 100 East
Fifteenth street: the Calumet at 267
Fifth avenue the Coaching Club, then a
force under the presidency OF the late
Col. william Jay. at 319 Fifth avenue;
the Harvard at IL West Twenty-second
street the New York at / West Twenty
fifth street; the New York Yacht Club
at 81 Madison avenue, which the Stroll
lers took over a few years later; the
Racquet and Tennis Club at Sixth ave-
nue. and Twenty-sixth street; the st.
Nicholas at 415 Fifth avenue, and the
University at 90 East Twenty-sixth
street The Union League had for some
time been q pioneer among the clubs at
the avenue and Thirty-ninth street, while
the Riding Club, then under the presi-
dency of the late III. III. HOLSTER had
made Its drastic move to Z East Fifty
eighth street. where II has remained.
All those locations were of the year of
1887.
Within the following ten years the
clubs had preceded society in its up
ward movement The Catholic Club had
become established In West Fifty-ninth
street The Metropolitan Club, OF
which the late ]. Pierpont Morgan then
was president. had located at Fifth ave.
nue. and Sixtleth street The Manhattan
Club had gone from the avenue and
Thirteenth street to the corner OF
Thirty-fourth street The Knicker-
booker was beginning to think of maxi
ing the big leap to the park end" of
the avenue. The Harvard had gone into
Forty-fourth street and the City Club
was at 677 Fifth avenue. The Century
had become settled In Forty-third street
and the Racquet and Tennis Club had
changed from its Sixth avenue house TO
81 West Forty-third street
The next decade found most OF the
important clubs in houses above Forty
second street and such organizations
as have come into existence since have
lowered about the midtown district,
where the Uptown Club now has come
TO Join them. The record OF New York
clubs Is modern history.
A dance on Christmas evoy will be
given by Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Van Rensselaer,
Cogswell at tho Ritz-Carlton for their
debutante daughter, Miss Molly Van
Rensselaer, Cogswell. 1t will be one OF
the largest OF tho week. According to
custom, tho observances OF Christmas
Day will be restricted almost entirely to
family gatherings. January dates are
coming in rapidly. and Mrs John Henry
Towne VIII have a small dance on New
Years night for their daughter, Miss
Eleanor Towne. at wlngfleld, their coun-
try place In Mount Kisco, ". Y.
Invitations are being sent out for the
Midyear Dances, n series TO be given by
subscription in the ballroom OF the Ritz
Carlton on the nights of February 10
and April 2. The subscribers to thess
dances. which were organized last year,
include the older girls who were intro
duced TO society several years ago and
some OF the young married persons
Among the members OF the executive
committee and patronesses are Mines
y. Ogden Chisholm. Jonathan Bulkley
Wilfred J. Worcester. Philip @. Bartlett
Richard G. Colt, lClwood Hendrick Fred
eric w Lincoln. Rudolph IT. Kssel
Richard VI 1Turd George c. Fraser. X.
Burnham Moffat and William A. Read.