"Over the club's 54-year span, several unique events took place. In 1899, the club boasted a visit by President . In 1910, a secret island meeting was held in which the was initiated. . A outbreak in 1894 officially cancelled the season, although some still braved the danger to visit. A , eroding the beach and destroying the wharf and the island bridges. A epidemic resulted in the death of a member's wife in 1909. ... The last vestiges of the club's old guard, longtime members such as , , and John Claflin, died in the 1930s."
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