in their obituaries. Its clubhouse has held lavish balls, regular daily lunches, monthly dinners, and annual spring and fall parties. Its events and social activities were the fodder for many newspaper and social columns at the turn of the 19th century and on into the 20th century. That a lavish club lifestyle could be centered around something as simple as a card game serves as a sign of prosperous times in New Orleans. In popular culture In The Moviegoer, by Walker Percy, "Uncle Jules" is said to have suffered a heart attack (his second) and died at the Boston Club on Mardi Gras. See also The Pickwick Club Union Club Philadelphia Club List of gentlemen's clubs in the United States Mistick Krewe References Gentlemen's clubs in the United States Clubs and societies in the United States 1841 establishments in Louisiana Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Historic district contributing properties in Louisiana New Orleans