Deborah - your father pointed me to your substack account and articles - very good on you! A long-ago friend of mine was a member of the Metropolitan Club, founded by J.P. Morgan and a handful of other wealthy New Yorkers, supposedly because one of their friends was black-balled at the Union League. I was his guest on a number of occasions. The interior rivals the exterior for opulence. Quite stuffy. And while I am quite sure that more than a few were allied with the America First movement during the 30s, I can't find any mention of the club and more recent new-nazi happenings - the references appear to be related to the Metropolitan Republican Club. A truly bad bunch.
I did not know my true appreciation of mutton chops until this moment. Thank you
To be fair, had any of us truly seen mutton chops before Levi Morton?
Deborah - your father pointed me to your substack account and articles - very good on you! A long-ago friend of mine was a member of the Metropolitan Club, founded by J.P. Morgan and a handful of other wealthy New Yorkers, supposedly because one of their friends was black-balled at the Union League. I was his guest on a number of occasions. The interior rivals the exterior for opulence. Quite stuffy. And while I am quite sure that more than a few were allied with the America First movement during the 30s, I can't find any mention of the club and more recent new-nazi happenings - the references appear to be related to the Metropolitan Republican Club. A truly bad bunch.
Thank you, and good catch! Interestingly, Morton was a member of the Union League as well, so I guess no one minded over much if you were in both.