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The Adventurers' Club of New York was an adventure-oriented private men's club founded in New York City in 1912 by Arthur Sullivant Hoffman, editor of the popular pulp magazine ''Adventure''.〔http://www.adventurersclub.org/information_about_the_club.php〕〔"Arthur Hoffman, Editor, Teacher" (obituary). ''The New York Times'', March 15, 1966.〕 There were 34 members at the first meeting. In its second year, "Sinclair Lewis, Hoffman's assistant, was elected secretary and served three years."〔"The Adventurers' Club." ''The Adventurer'', January 1937. A history of the club. ''The Adventurer'' periodically printed an updated history of the club. Most of this information rolled over into the ''The Adventurers' Golden Jubilee''.〕 Monthly dinner meetings, and weekly luncheons, were the primary functions of the club. According to club secretary, newspaperman Fred J. Splitstone, the club's "One inviolate rule is that no publicity is ever given to the meetings. It makes men freer to talk.〔"The Adventurers." ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', April 5, 1925.〕 It also makes the club difficult to research. However, soon after making those comments, in 1926, the club began publishing a monthly newsletter, ''The Adventurer''. It ran at least until 1960. Its content primarily concerned club business, e.g. changes in leadership, new members. It occasionally ran profiles—and obituaries—of members. The main content was typically a description of the previous monthly dinner meeting. The speakers were described along with a summation of their speeches. A weekly CBS radio show, ''Gold Seal Associates'', featuring members of the club describing the most exciting moment of their lives, was inaugurated on June 13, 1930. Major C. E. Russell was the inaugural speaker.〔"Exciting Adventure New Series' Basis." ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle'', June 1, 1930.〕 The club appears to have faded out in the 1970s. == Chapters == Spin-off clubs were founded in Chicago, Los Angeles and Honolulu. The Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles remains active.〔http://www.adventurersclub.org/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adventurers' Club of New York」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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