LOTOS CLUB

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Their idea was that The Lotos Club should be different – more inclusive, more comfortable, more active and more enjoyable – than other clubs available in New York City at that time. This is a philosophy that has guided Lotos ever since.
To convey the idea of “rest and harmony,” the Club took its name from “The Lotos Eaters” by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Mark Twain, a lifelong member and frequent guest, called Lotos “The Ace of Clubs.”
Lotos’ first president, New York Leader editor DeWitt Van Buren, died after only a few months in office, and its second, New York City Mayor A. Oakey Hall, was indicted along with Boss Tweed. New York Tribune editor Whitelaw Reid was elected president in 1872, and made Lotos a success. He inaugurated Ladies’ Days – then a rarity among New York clubs – and started the hospitable tradition of hosting lavish dinners for distinguished figures from all walks of life.

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