St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-15
OUR YOUNG MEN
Will Indulge in New Fine Club
House.
THE BOYS OF THE NICOLLE'
Will Purchase Site and Build
Thereon at Once---The Club
History.

IL,
e For some time past it has been
known that the NicOllet club. the swell
organization of ''Our best young men,"
has been OH the hunt for location on
which to erect a new club house. Ever
since the club was organized, in Octo-
Der, 1884, it has occupied the present
quarters at the corner of First avenue
north and Fifth street, and although
there has not been any trouble with the
members of the club, there has been
more or less dissatisfaction about the
location and condition of the club
house. About month ago it was
finally decided at meeting of the club
that a committee of twelve be appointed
to select some suitable and available
location for new club house. For sew
eral days the committee was on the
hunt, and looked at several different
sites from First avenue south to Eighth
avenue, and from Fourth street to
Twelfth street, after which il was unan-
imously decided by the committee to
recommend to the club the location on
First avenue and Fifth street south, op-
posite the panorama building. A spe-
clal meeting was held last evening at the
club to take action upon the matter and
decide upon the location. The meeting
was largely attended, and the project
very enthusiastically discussed. The
property is centrally located and con-
venient to most of the members of the
club, who are, in the greater part, bust
ness men, and have Offices within few
unanimous vote of the members pres
emf that the nrOnartU hp nnr0hacl1 apd
that the deal be closed within few
days. The price paid is not known, but
is something like $4,000, The erection
Oh the building will begin as soon as the
weather will permit.
THE NEW LOCATION.
The lot is fifty-five feet fronting on
the south corner Of First avenue and
eighty-five feet on Fifth street, with an
alley of twelve feet on Fifth street. The
amount that will be expended in the pur-
chase Of the property and erection of the
new club house will be S125, 900, this in
Guiding the furniture, etc. The build
ing will be five stories in height. includ-
ing the basement. There will also be a
store house. The building will be of
brown stone and red pressed brick, and
will be of a very elegant and
artistic design, resembling very much
in appearance the Minnesota club house
at Paul. The house will be fitted up
with all the modern conveniences,
such as an elevator, dumb wait
ers, gas, electric lights and bells
and tubes. The different floors
will be divided as follows: On the
ground floor or basement will be the
billiard hall and kitchen. The former
will be especially fine in the way of
graceful design. The first floor will be
used for dressing rooms, reception par
lors and reading and writing rooms.
The The i reception rooms room so,- will be
will be greatly used BY the
members. A large dining hall, about
the size of the West hotel ordinary,
will be connected with two spacious
parlors by large arch doorways
on the second floor. The third
and fourth floors will be filled
up with sixteen sleeping rooms, of
(which twelve will be used by members
tOf the club, and the other four will be
reserved for guests, After the COM
.pletiOn of the new club house, the
limit of membership will be increased
to $50 in all.
1t will doubtless prove of interest to
read OF the remarkable success of the
ii'iu' oiu especially 1oi 81 young oil VI
;ganiZatiOn.
CLUB HISTORY.
{ The club was Organizedin 1884 and in
-corpOrated on the 14th day of February,
1885, at which time the Following men
were officiating in the respective
Offices President, Samuel Hill; vice
president, Theodore Wetmore; secre-
tary, Frank l.. Thresher: treasurer,
William l.. Eldred. The board of di-
rectors consisted of j. E. Starr. Charles
K. Side. George K. Taylor and G. Nc.
G. Reeve. The most notable social
event ever given by the club was its re-
ceptiOn at the West hotel and club
house in October, 1885, the two build
walk running from the Vests dining
room to the second floor of the club
house. The reception was the larg-
est ever given in the Northwest,
over 1900 guests being present and en-
tertained in royal style. This event
gained wonderful reputation for the
club throughout the East.
An evening paper made an attempt
last night to announce that the club
was contemplating the erection of
a new club house and also
went as far as to say
club had purchased the property. This
announcement was without foundation,
or at least from some irresponsible
source, for no action had been taken
whatever in regard to the property be-
fore last evening. 1t was the desire of
the members of the club that the news
papers should keep quiet until the
negotiations had been completed,
but, with a breach of faith,
the evening paper published an
article which was rOundly condemned
by the members of the club last even
ing. The article inferred that an Sin
tense rivalry" had existed between the
Nicollet and Minneapolis clubs, while
it is a fact that perfect harmony
has always prevailed, and several
of the members belong to
both clubs. The only particular
difference between the clubs is that the
Minneapolis club is more of an old GEN
tlemen's organization, while the mem
bers of the NicOllet are mostly young
men, the average age being about
thirty-tive years. The present officers
of the club are: President. Samuel Hill:
vice president, Theodore Wetmore {;
secretary, Chauncey E. Wheeler treas
urer, G. Nee. Reeve.