Algernon Rose to Charles W. Chesnutt, 1 September 1910
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Authors' Club.
(Founded 1891; Re-constructed 1908).
2, Whitehall Court,
London, S.W.1
1st September, 1910.
Dear Sir,
On behalf of my Committee, I have pleasure in enclosing particulars of the Authors' Club of London.2
So many applications for election from writers of distinction have lately been received, that the total membership is now approaching 1,200. You may therefore desire to have your name included before the limit is reached and the new list, shortly to be published, is issued.
The Club, as you will perceive, serves not only as an important rallying centre in the literary world but is
exceedingly useful to American writers who may occasionally visit England.
It is customary, moreover, with the Authors' to mail regularly to each "Oversea" member the best newspaper account of all "Monday Night Discussions" so that individual members are kept in close touch regarding matters of mutual interest.Abboytt
& Garndner[?]
Care3
Should you wish to join, please fill in the "Form of Application" at the beginning of the pamphlet and return the paper to me not later than November 1st. Before election your name would have to be displayed on the Candidate List for a fortnight.
To save unnecessary correspondence, it is customary for "Oversea" candidates to enclose, with their application, a remittance for the first year's dues (viz., £2 2s. English money, i.e. $10.50). This would defray your obligations—if you were elected towards the end of the present year—until December 31, 1911, and the subscription would afterwards be $5.25 annually.
Hoping to hear from you, I am, dear Sir. Yours faithfully, Algernon Rose Hon. Secretary.Correspondent: Algernon Sidney Rose (1859–1934) was a White British writer who was the honorary secretary of the Authors' Club. His books were mostly related to music.
1. For readability, the remainder of the letterhead is not transcribed in the body of the letter but is included in this footnote as unformatted text. The letterhead can be seen in its entirety in the accompanying image of the letter. The text of the remainder of the letterhead is as follows: "GENERAL COUNCIL. President —THOMAS HARDY. ALFRED AUSTIN, Poet Laureate. POULTNEY BIGELOW. SIR EDWARD BRABOOK, C.B. HALL CAINE. ANDREW CARNEGIE. EGERTON CASTLE. W. L. COURTNEY, LL.D. S. R. CROCKETT. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. THE LORD DUNSANY. C. B. FRY. FRANCIS GRIBBLE. CHARLES GARVICE. (Chairman of Executive). THE LORD RONALD SUTHERLAND GOWER. RT. HON. SIR SAMUEL GRIFFITH, G.C.M.G. H. RIDER HAGGARD. ANTHONY HOPE HAWKINS. C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE. SIR GODFREY LAGDEN, K.C.M.G. SIR R. HAMILTON LANG, K.C.M.G. SIR OLIVER LODGE, F.R.S. SIR GILBERT PARKER, M.P. MAARTEN MAARTENS. PROF. WALTER RALEIGH. THE LORD BISHOP OF RIPON, D.D., Litt.D. MORLEY ROBERTS. RT. HON. SIR J. RENNELL RODD, G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G. THE EARL OF RONALDSHAY, M.P. REV. PROF. SAYCE. WILLIAM SENIOR. VEN. ARCHDEACON SINCLAIR, D.D. PROF. SKEAT, Litt.D. D.C.L. THE LORD TENNYSON, G.C.M.G., Litt.D. COL. SIR EDWARD T. THACKERAY, K.C.B., V.C. SIR WILLIAM TRELOAR, BT. HORACE ANNESLEY VACHELL. PERCY WHITE. COL. SIR FRANCIS YOUNGHUSBAND, K.C.I.E. T. CATO WORSFOLD (Hon. Solicitor.) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1910–11). CHARLES GARVICE, Chairman. WALTER EMANUEL. FRANCIS GRIBBLE. B. FRANKLIN LIEBER. ROBERT MACHRAY. REGINALD H. B. GILLER (Financial Secretary.) EDWARD MORTON. G. HERBERT THRING. HORACE WYNDHAM (Hon. Librarian). ALGERNON ROSE (HON. SECRETARY). TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 3160 (7 LINES). TELEGRAMS AND CABLES: "AZYRITES, LONDON." [back]
2. The Authors' Club of London is a social club for writers founded in 1891 by the British writer Walter Besant (1836–1901). Most of its members in the 1910s were British; there is no evidence that Chesnutt joined. [back]
3. Chesnutt's note in the margin may be unrelated to the letter, or a note on Authors' Club members. Neither Abbott (possibly corrected to Abboy) nor Garndner (or Gardner) have been positively identified. However, Gardner Abbott (1878–1948) was a Cleveland lawyer with a law practice since 1905 in the Williamson Building, where Chesnutt also had his stenography offices between 1901 and 1924. [back]
