He was an Honorary Member of the Salmagundi Club. The United States is described as a logocracy in Washington Irving's 1807 work, "Salmagundi". He also has a regular column in the quarterly journal "Salmagundi". He was a member of the Salmagundi Club in New York City. In New York City, he was a member of the Lotos Club and Salmagundi Club. The club formally changed its name to The Salmagundi Sketch Club in January 1877. His oil paintings soon won mentions at the Salmagundi Club and the Society of Illustrators. Salmagundi began admitting women members in 1973. "Salmagundi" is a quarterly journal that focuses on the humanities and social sciences. Salmagundi (sometimes abbreviated as salmi) is a dish of seasoned meats, stewed with vegetables. Salmagundi is used figuratively in modern English to mean a mixture or assortment of things.