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39-479: The club has occupied its present quarters since 1914. The clubhouse, designed by Sharp & Thompson , sits on a prominent lot on Hastings Street in the heart of the city's financial district , and is now a designated heritage building. The origin of the Vancouver Club lay in 1890, when, four years after the city's founding, a group of Vancouverites decided the city needed a proper gentlemen's club. This

78-474: A bottle of Scotch out of my little locker and sitting for the afternoon at a wooden table on a wooden chair." In 1998, Newman said, "the Vancouver Club is a good example of how these once-sacrosanct institutions have faded into insignificance." In 1986, the Vancouver Club absorbed the University Club of Vancouver, another historic gentlemen's club. The University Club had been founded in 1911, folded in

117-599: A dinner at the club for the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII , during the latter's tour of Canada. On 22 September 1919, the Prince dined at the club in a member's only dinner. In October 1919 a dinner was held for General Sir Arthur Currie , and in November for Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe . Beginning in the 1920s, all governors general were given dinners at the club. At the end of 1928,

156-562: A group of members gathered in the old clubhouse for a farewell banquet. When the clock struck midnight, the group gathered in the hall behind club president E. P. Davis and paraded to the new quarters. After the completion of the new clubhouse, the old premises were rented from 1914–1918 to the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada , from 1918–1925 to the Great War Veterans Association, and from 1925–1930 to

195-610: A lot, and suggested a price of $ 50 per front foot. On 24 December 1890, Van Horne wrote to Vancouver's land commissioner, J. M. Browning (who would become the club's first president), and relayed a proposal to sell the land for $ 100 per front foot. On 7 April 1891, supporters of the proposed club met at the Hotel Vancouver. They agreed to form a corporation, the Vancouver Club Company Limited, which would be capitalised at $ 50,000 in 50 shares. On 27 May

234-556: A substantial role in Vancouver and Canadian Architecture and began as a birthplace for several famous Canadian architects such as Barry Downs , Paul Merrick, Arthur Erickson , and Ron Thom . Early work was inspired by medieval and classical architecture which included residential, commercial, and institutional, especially several buildings on the University of British Columbia Campus. The firm became known for winning

273-460: Is at the Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club that the second-generation Vancouver Establishment prefers to spend its time." Businessman Peter M. Brown , who had five relatives in the club but declined a membership himself, relayed, "the Vancouver Club was once at the center of the action, but the new doers aren't joining it. The last thing I can imagine would be going to the Vancouver Club, taking

312-516: Is the exclusive life insurance partner of the AARP . New York Life Investments is a subsidiary global asset management business which serves both institutional and retail clients. It ranks No. 26 by total worldwide institutional assets under management, according to Pensions & Investments' Largest Money Managers Survey 2017. The group manages money through independent investment boutiques. These boutiques include: New York Life Foundation

351-617: Is the insurance company's philanthropic arm. Its areas of focus include childhood bereavement. New York Life Foundation first became involved in childhood bereavement programs when it supported the Comfort Zone Camp in 2007. Its partners and programs include the National Alliance of Grieving Children, Grief Reach, Coalition to Support Grieving Students, Camp Erin/Moyer Foundation, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors and Boys and Girls Clubs of America . It sponsored

390-771: Is the third-largest life insurance company and the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States, and is ranked #71 on the 2023 Fortune 500 list of the largest U.S. corporations by total revenue. In 2023, NYLIC achieved the best possible ratings by the four independent rating companies ( Standard & Poor's , AM Best , Moody's and Fitch Ratings ). Other New York Life affiliates provide an array of securities products and services, as well as institutional and retail mutual funds . New York Life Insurance Company first opened in Manhattan 's Financial District as Nautilus Mutual Life in 1841, 10 years after

429-765: The HBO documentary One Last Hug . The company also emphasizes giving to various cultural communities, including the African-American community. The company also funded a $ 10 million endowment to the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies at the City College of New York called the New York Life Endowment for Emerging African-American Issues in 2006. In 2017 Fortune named New York Life among its Most Admired Companies in

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468-613: The 1913 international competition for the UBC Point Grey Campus master plan as well as becoming the university's official architecture firm. Robert A.D. Berwick and Charles Edward Pratt later joined the firm in 1937, which switched the firm's style to European modernism . The firm helped several successful Canadian Architects, including Barry Downs , Paul Merrick, Arthur Erickson , and Ron Thom embark on their careers. It closed in 1990. New York Life Insurance Company New York Life Insurance Company ( NYLIC )

507-620: The 1930s, and then reopened in 1955. In 2000 the club absorbed the Georgian Club, a ladies' club that had been founded in 1910. After absorbing the club, the Financial Post reported plans by the Georgians to replace cigar nights with dance lessons. Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners Thompson Berwick and Pratt and Partners is an architectural firm that was founded in 1908 as Sharp and Thompson. The firm played

546-535: The 2013 acquisition of Dexia Asset Management, later renamed Candriam Investors Group, New York Life Investments became one of the largest asset managers worldwide, with access to markets in Europe, Asia and Australia, in addition to the United States. In November 2021, the company announced that company president Craig DeSanto was replacing CEO Ted Mathas. The transition was finalized in April 2022, and Mathas stayed with

585-463: The 34-story skyscraper in 1929. Later that year, New York Life's assets survived the stock market crash ; state regulation and company investing policy had led New York Life to invest in government bonds and real estate, not common stocks. Following World War II , New York Life further diversified; it invested in real estate development in the late 1940s and launched a mortgage-loan program for veterans in 1946. In 1957, New York Life hired one of

624-510: The CPR at a price of $ 100 per front foot. This brought the club's land holdings to 177 feet. By the time of the club's annual meeting in March 1910, the number of resident members had reached 349, while the club's constitution limited membership at 350. President Charles Hibbert Tupper , the son of one of Canada's Fathers of Confederation , appointed a special committee to investigate the expansion of

663-550: The Granville Club Company was dissolved and its assets transferred to the new Vancouver Club Society. Until the 1970s, the club's members were almost exclusively of English origin and members of the Anglican Church of Canada . As the city's demographics changed and non Anglo-Saxons gained prominence in business, the club loosened gradually its unofficial policy only to admit Anglo Protestants. In 1970,

702-466: The Granville Club was finalised on 5 April 1894, when the club acquired 100 feet for $ 12,500. The club opened sometime in the spring of 1894. In the basement of the clubhouse there was a billiards room with two Burroughes & Watts tables and bowling alley; on the main floor there was a reception room, wine room, and reading room; the second floor had two card rooms, the main dining room, and

741-483: The Hungarian-born Dennis Molnar was admitted. Shortly thereafter, three Chinese – Dr Chan Gunn , Robert H. Lee , and Tong Louie – became members. Louie's sponsor was Lt-Col Charles Merritt VC , whose status ensured there would be no objection. Although two of the club's founders, David and Isaac Oppenheimer, were Jewish, the club had in effect excluded Jews from the time it opened. In 1977

780-552: The Quadra Club. On 6 January 1930, demolition of the old clubhouse began and was completed the following month. The lot remains vacant to this day. In British Columbia, prohibition came into effect on 1 October 1917. On 28 September of that year, the club held the first of a series of "subscription dinners" to mark the occasion. The second such dinner was held on 22 May 1919 in honour of Major-General John William Stewart. Only four months later, Major-General R. G. E. Leckie arranged

819-458: The claims process for missing persons in the wake of the September 11 attacks . Fearful of the stability of the market during the two years prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2008 , New York Life moved its cash into other investments such as treasury bonds . In the ensuing financial crisis, New York Life Insurance Company rejected assistance from the U.S. Treasury Department . Following

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858-428: The club allowed its first Jewish member, Chief Justice Nathaniel Nemetz , who was sponsored by John Lauchlan Farris and Walter Stewart Owen . Despite its liberalised membership policies, in the wake of the 1960s the club struggled to attract new members. The elite from the younger baby boomer generation, which celebrated health and wellness, preferred athletic clubs over dining clubs. Peter Newman explained that "it

897-583: The club began meeting there, but on 12 July, Meakin evicted them. Shortly thereafter, the group formed a committee to investigate the purchase of land on which to build a clubhouse. The committee consisted of F. Carter Cotton, J. C. Keith, R. G. Tatlow, and Dr J. Whetham. The group decided on a piece of land on Hastings Street at the end of Hornby Street, that was owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway . The committee wrote CPR president William Cornelius Van Horne with their proposal to purchase

936-403: The club hosted two balls annually: one the first week of July and the other on New Year's Eve. The balls became staples of the Vancouver social calendar and also served as venues for the city's élite families to debut their daughters. In 1903 the club underwent expansion when it constructed a ballroom and a pavilion. To accommodate the expansion, the club purchased an addition 50 feet of land from

975-486: The clubhouse began in early 1892. By the fall of that year the building was nearly complete, however, the club had gone into debt and was unable to furnish the clubhouse. Consequently, a new holding company called the Granville Club Company Limited was formed to manage the club's assets and raise capital to complete the project. The company was incorporated on 8 March 1894. The sale of the land to

1014-600: The clubhouse prepared by architects Sharp & Thompson were approved, and the current property was sold for $ 200,000. By October the club contracted Norton Griffiths Steel Construction Company Limited to build the new clubhouse, and arranged a five-year $ 150,000 loan from the New York Life Insurance Company at six percent interest. Construction took place through 1913 and the building was complete by that fall. Equipment and furnishing were installed in November and December. On New Year's Eve of 1913,

1053-425: The clubhouse. The committee drew up a plan for a $ 12,000 expansion and presented this to the membership on 23 June. However, the proposal was voted down with no alternative put forward. On 9 December 1910 another extraordinary meeting was called where the committee put forth a second proposal. This time, the committee proposed the construction of a new clubhouse, increased entrance fees, an assessment on all members, and

1092-473: The company as a non-executive chairman. As of 2016, New York Life Insurance Company was the country's third-largest life insurance company. A mutual insurance company, New York Life is owned by its policyholders and has no outside shareholders. As a mutual, New York Life distributes a portion of its earnings to eligible policyholders as annual dividends. As of 2016, the company has paid a dividend every year since 1854. Through Seguros Monterrey New York Life,

1131-593: The company became the first US-based insurance provider to offer life insurance to women at the same cost as men; social reformer Susan B. Anthony was one of the company's first female policyholders. In 1896, New York Life became the first company to insure people with disabilities or in hazardous occupations. The New York Life Building at 51 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, designed by American architect Cass Gilbert , opened in December 1928. The company moved into

1170-507: The company offers insurance in Mexico. New York Life's core product is whole life insurance , a type of life insurance offering lifelong protection that builds cash value over time. New York Life also sells term life insurance , universal life insurance , variable universal life insurance , long-term care insurance , annuities and disability insurance . The company operates New York Life Direct, selling direct-to-consumer policies, and

1209-557: The current property and moving to Georgia Street. However, at the annual meeting the next day, a petition signed by 44 members was submitted to reconsider the decision from the previous day. On 30 March a second vote was cast, and the membership voted 102–96 in favour of remaining at the current location. A new committee was struck in December 1911 to oversee the construction of the clubhouse. Elected to it were F. J. Proctor, E. P. Davis, W. F. Salisbury, R. Marpole, W. A. Macdonald, Frederick Buscombe, and George H. Hall. In April 1912, plans for

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1248-486: The day including Aetna and US Life , insured the lives of slaves for their owners. By 1847 these accounted for one‑third of New York Life's policies. The board of trustees voted to end the sale of insurance policies on slaves in 1848. The company also sold policies to soldiers and civilians involved in combat during the American Civil War and paid claims under a flag of truce during that time. In

1287-434: The first life insurance charter was granted in the United States. Originally chartered in 1841, the company also sold fire and marine insurance . The company's first president, James De Peyster Ogden , was appointed in 1845. Nautilus renamed itself New York Life Insurance Company in 1845 to concentrate on its life insurance business. In its early years (1846–1848) the company, along with other insurance companies of

1326-508: The group drew up a certificate of incorporation, thus bringing the club into existence as a legal entity, and filed the certificate on 17 June. On 19 June the group met again and passed a resolution to appoint Charles Osborne Wickenden (1851–1934) to design a clubhouse. The corporation met in September to elect a board. The first directors of the club were J. C. Keith, David Oppenheimer , H. Bell-Irving, E. Mahon, and E. E. Rand. Construction on

1365-432: The increase of membership from 350 to 500. The members met again on 11 January 1911 where the committee put forth two proposals for a new clubhouse. In the first, the club would remain in its current location but sell part of the land. In the second, it would purchase 125 feet of land on the southwest corner of Hornby and Georgia for $ 125,000 and built a new clubhouse there. On 7 March, members voted 100–35 in favour of selling

1404-495: The industry's first black agents, Cirilo McSween. In the 1970s, New York Life began selling annuities and mutual funds. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, as other mutual life insurance companies became publicly traded corporations, New York Life remained a mutual company. New York Life entered the Mexican market in 1999 when it acquired Seguros Monterrey from Aetna . New York Life, along with other insurance companies, relaxed

1443-489: The late 1800s, the company began employing female agents. New York Life continued to grow throughout its first 100 years as the national population and the market for life insurance increased. New York Life's growth was in part fueled by its introduction of a system by which the company used agents to find new business. In 1892, company President John A. McCall introduced the branch office system: offices that served as liaisons between New York and field agents. In 1894,

1482-425: The private dining room; and on the third floor were the bedroom for staff and members. The dining room on the second floor exited to a balcony that provided view of Burrard Inlet . The first ballot of new members took place on 10 March 1894, when 74 candidates were elected to the club. Over the next year, an additional 59 members were elected. On 10 August of that year, the club hosted its first ball. From that time on,

1521-617: Was in part motivated by the fact that Victoria had a club – the Union Club of British Columbia – while Vancouver lacked such an institution. As such, Vancouver was devoid of decent quarters to entertain officers from the Royal Navy . In May of that year, Campbell Sweeny approached W. J. Meakin, the owner of the Lefevre Block at the corner of Seymour and Hastings, and requested if the group might use his facilities. Meakin agree and

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