The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-05
TO BUILD THIS YEAR.
TIE An1oN CLUBS QUARTERS
To be Enlarged by tho Addition of vorJ
Handsome Building East of Its Present
Neat and Cosy Club House ON the
South sido-The Members Desires.

The exhaustive and comprehensive re-
view Of the building operations in this
city during the past year, recently pub
lished in the INTELLIGEECKR, was in the
nature Of general surprise TO all who
read It. Indeed, 1t Is doatful II anyone
had an idea that as much money was be-
ing spent and as much being done IS that
review showed waa the case. In collect
ing the information and data for that AZ
ticle, the reporters engaged in the work
were impressed with the fact that the In
dicslions all seemed to point to this years
building and improving being more
marked and extensive than that of last
year. Something is already known about
the building in contemplation this com.
ing season. The sale OF the old lair ground
lots 10 going to result in the erection Of q
number Of houses and large number Of
houses will go up on other parts OF the
Island. A number Of houaes have al
ready been contracted for which are to go
up on the main land.
In the way OF large public buildings
there are several rumors. The Btrong
possibility that large Chamber OF Com
MERGE Office building with all modern inn
provements will DO erected soon, was re.
ported in detail In very recent Issue oil
this paper; the INTELLIGEScER was also
the first TO report the rumor that Mr..
Henry Schmulbach had in contemplation
the building Of modern, first class hotel
on the properly adjoining his other prop
erty, the Grand Opera House, which was
to be entirely altered in connection with
the buildinR OF the hotel. These improve
ments gre 9Th In contemplation, and It ia
not at oil improbable that they will be
carried ont. In late iesue, prominent
real estate man announced his intention
OF putting up O thEee.stoTy building tol
business purposes on Main street, and In
vited those degiriug quarters TO consult
him as TO what they might desire in order
that the building may be constructed &C.
cordlngly.
Another valuable improvement in con.
temptation, and which, 1t may be said, il
haa been definitely decided 10 make this
season, ia the enlsrging Of the ATion So.
ciety's popular club house at the corner Of
Main and Twentieth streets. The Society
has entirely outgrown its present accom-
modstioEs, and as 1t has the ground to
build on and as Its financial condition is
such that 1t can spread out without en-
batrasging itself, Its leading membets-
those OF the head-hsvs made up their
minds that now ia the time to build, and
sill that remains Is to give the word to 60
ahead.
The Society owns from Main street back
to the alley in the rear OF the building.
The distance from the present club house
to the alley Is about forty.fye feet; on this
| It Is proposed to erect thTee.story add.
ton, or Ia other words msko an uniform
extension Of the building back to the alley.
This being done tho interior arrangements
would BIO very materially changed. The
assembly OF dancing hall would be en-.
lsTged and space afforded for ample retir-
ing rooms for both ladies and gentlemen
on the upper floor. As 1t Is now the hall
is found to be too small almost every time
II Ia ussd, and tho lack OF proper retiring
rooms ia often drawback. Space could
also be had on this floor probably, TO en-
large tho stage and allow oil i.s being nice.
~ fitted up for private thcatriCsl pur.
poses.
The ball is not the only room too small
for the present needs Of the Society; all
the rooms are too small and all can DO en-.
lsrged by the building OF tho proposed sd-
dition; principally, however, more space
is needed for the wine room and tho din.
ing room and kitchen. Then space is
wanted for better smoking room and
reading room, and more convenient quar-
ters for the jcnitor and family. 10 the
way OF new attractions, bowling alley, o
billiard room and q space Tor gymnsBtic
apparatus ia desired, and has been for q
long time past.
The memberBhipof the society has in.
creased till almost every well known Ger
man Of the city Is member, and q num-
her who are not Germans are pleased to
be able to state that they are mOmbsrs.
The building is being used moro and more
ga o club house, aud the need Of more
room is being more and more felt.