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

prompted the question. There have
been various answers, but the Eight
eenth Amendment and the Volstead
law do not furnish conclusive answers.
So the question remains open.
But the Uptown Club has come,
under the presidency OF Mr.. John H.
Towne, to extend New York's club life.
About a year ago il was started by
merchants, heads of trades and pro-
fessions, bankers, brokers, leaders in
finance and industry, forming the
Who's Who" in one OF the wealthiest
and most diversified districts in New
York, that radiating from Fifth ave-
nue. and F'orty-second street.
To He women's Lounge.
A few days ago the members decided
at special meeting to avail themselves
OF an option the club had on the four
teenth floor Of the National City Build
ing, formerly the Manhattan Hotel, and
there In n short time and with the ar
tistio help OF the firm of McKim, Mead
4 White, the Uptown Club will enter
In n large and influential way into the
social life of the city. The details OF
the move from IL East Forty-fifth street
posed OF Messrs. James Gamble Rogers,
chairman; John NICE. Bowman, Michael
Friedsam and J. t. II. Carpenter. The
feminine members OF their families may
take heart There Ia TO be a women's
lounge and reception room, and It may
be that this courtesy to the women, that
some other clubs have considered. may
open the eyes of other governing boards
that are considering the gloomy prob
lens of deficits.
The Uptown Club has como into ex-
tstence because business men in the mid
town section of the city have long felt
the need of neutral social ground where
they may meet at least once day, or
more frequently II desired. for relaxation
or for the discussion of their personal or
the districts affairs. Time is so pre-
cious In these hectic times that men of
large AFFAIRS have found Il necessary TO
bring the financial and the metropolitan
centres OF the city into closer touch.
Mr.. Towne of the firm of Yale &
Towns IN the president. The vice-presl-
dent is Mr. Lawrence b. Elliman Of the
firm Of Pease & Elliman. Mr.. George
g. Ludlow. lawyer, is the secretary.
and Mr.. Harris A. Dunn, vlce-president
of the Columbia Trust Company, is the
treasurer
They form the board of governors in
association with Messrs. Thomas Il.
Clarke, Jr, vice-prcsidont OF the Harri-
man National Bank; James II. Carter, a
vice-president OF the same bank; Ezra
H. Fitch OF Abercrombie & Fitch, John
@. Livingston Of the firm OF Livingston
& Co. Il. r. Barrett, president of the
National city Realty Company: Michael
Friedeam, president Of p. Altman & Co.
James Gamble Rogers, architect; Robert
Adamson, Edward Dimon Bird, assist
ant treasurer OF Tiffany q Co. Roy 8.
Durstine. Albert p. Ashforth, Michael
Dreicer. Julian M. Gerard, Jesse I.
straus or II. II. Macy g. Co., w. -. Bald
win. vice president of the Empire Trust
Company: waldrou p. Belknap. Vice
president of the Bankers Trust Com
pany: Argyll Rosse Parsons of Douglas
IA Ellimau g. Co.. Ancell II. Ball, presl-
dent OF Best a Co John NICE. Bowman.
head OF the Pershing square group OF
hotels, and DR. John A. Harriss, Special
Deputy Police Commissioner.
The Uptown Club does not narh an
uptown movement among New York
clubs. but serves to accentuate the mid
town district as the club centre In the
forty years that the clubs have been a
force IN the social life of the city such
organizations have been social pioneers
end have moved IN advance OF the fash
ionable centre OF popuiation When the
immediate .cinitS o. Washington Square