The elite club Walker spoke of can actually be called the 400 Elite Club!
This is a top-tier club that existed in the previous century, founded by Walker's grandmother.
At the time, the Astor Family was still the most elite family in the United States, and the 400 Elite Club founded by Walker's grandmother naturally became the top social circle in America at the time.
Later generations even compiled such a story that the Astor Family looked down on the newly risen Vanderbilt Family and refused to allow the Vanderbilt Family to join their 400 Elite Club.
So, to counter the Astor Family's 400 Elite Club, the Vanderbilt Family organized a ball, a luxurious ball, inviting all the noble families in New York City, and the Vanderbilt Family's princess invited the Astor Family's princess, who was Walker's aunt.