The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-12-15
The CLUB ROOMS


fheir Usefulness, and tho Coco They
are Destined 20 Accomplish.
Nofeatnre Of the temperance movement
has mel with as universal commentator
or has accomplished as much good IN
direct way as the establishment Of the
Reform Club rooms. Here from am.
TO III pm. numbers Of men are attracted
oy the pleasant surroundings and social
feeling which peryades the very atmos.
phere. In the evening the larger nuns
Der OF persons OF course visit the rooms,
ahd we are informed by a gentleman who
las taken the pains to count the number
Of persons In attendance on various eve
Mug, that for the past week the number
IN tAe rooms at 8 PIN. vsrously ranged
FROM sixty TO ninety persous.
The Reform Club control three
floors--the cellar, first and second stories
OF the building. They arc now having
the cellar repaired and put in good con-
dltiOn and 1t will In the future be used for
suppers, festivals and such purposes.
The second floor is devoted to meetings
OF the Club aud OF the Women's Christ
ian Temperance Union. ltcontains fine
organ (which the Club have on trial for a
few weeks and which they expect to pur-
chase AMI is fitted up with seats, an ele-
waited platform etc. On the first floor is
the reading room. IL Is about 80x40 feet
IN dimensions, wei! lighted and ventilated
and contains all the necessary tables,
| chairs etc. Around the walls 4 number
OF pictures and appropriate notices are
placed, and in the front part line stand
Of flowers gives q cheerful appearance
TO the room. Hanging In the center of
the Han !. large frame containing a
fine pen drawing, executed by hlr. John
d. HuiNc clerk N the Illinois Central
Office, giving the names cf the
Variou. officers Of the club
winch is arranged in 4 tasty and con-
vcnienL manner for reference. A mail
delivery Is placed in one corner of the
room from whence all mail matter IS de-
liyered at the post-o2lce every day at
noon. In the centre of The room is the
contribution box. over which is placed
the following rather characteristic card
which never tails to make the bows "go
down for the last nickel.
Contribution Box
"Bc good TO YOURSELF,
and
Dun'i you forget il,
10 place it here.
In the reading rooms are to be found
Chicago, st. Louis ana Cincinnati dailies,
a large number Of weeklles, and all the
periodicals and pictorial papers ana
maoazines OF the day. A fine set Of
chessmen, checkers and domnoes are in
constantsequisition during the evening,
aud the club has among its members,
several chess and checker players who
are very fine. The building is
lighted By gas on all three of the floors.
IS well heated, and is open from s a. IN.
to 10 p, m The regular meeting night
of the club is every Friday evening, and
the Womcn's Christian Temperance tn
ion meet on Thursday afternoons. The
sacTetiry's books show ligl of members
numbering ZS2 persons who have signed
the constitution, besides which number
there are about $50 who have not yet
signed the latter but whom are III con-
slant attendance, and barring this fact,
actual members OF the club, In the OBJ.
iect tor which the rooms were opened
they Lave achieved unexpected success,
and are growing in popular favor every
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