St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04

q man belongs to the more popular he
is. A great many of these clubs are
bachelor organiZatiOnS-that is, no la
dies ever attend the meetings. In such
club rooms the curtains smell of tobacco
smoke and now and then the cork of a
champagne bottle may be found lying
in some out of the way place. For some
reason nearly every club that has been
organized in Minneapolis has been ON
the West side. Just why it was this
way no one knows, but such is the fact
Many people have an idea, in fact, that
a social club could not exist over in
Little Canada" But that one can
live there and be a complete success is
demonstrated by the st. Anthony club,
an organization comprised OF
some thirty of the most prom
inent business men residing
Oh the Eastyside. Some four years ago
few gentlemen living in Southeast
Minneapolis, feeling the need of
club of some kind, determined to
organize one. Meetings were held, and
the st. Anthony club was organized.
Something over year ago the thirty
gentlemen composing the club conceived
the plan of having a club house,
place where parties could be held and
dinners be given on state occasions.
Such a plan was wanted, but the Climb
did not feel like building. About this
time the property known as the Wander
hook place, near the corner of Fourth
street and Fourth avenue southeast
was offered for sale. The club at once
decided to purchase the place, and so
Incorporated. The place was then
bought, and the big Seventeen-roOm
house transformed into a club house by
furnishing it in neat and tasty manner.
This club house is comfortable, sub
stantial structure. facing Fourteenth
avenue, and is two stories in height.
There are, in all, some seventeen rooms,
of which nearly all are in use. There
are three big parlors Oh the ground
floor, all connecting, and these serve as
the public assembly and dancing rooms.
Back of the center parlor is the dining
room, and back of that is the kitchen,
where the meals, when the club has
party, are prepared. Opening off of
the parlors are two or three smaller
rooms, which are used as reading or
card rooms. as the occasion may de-
mand. Upstairs are three rooms, fur
nished with all articles necessary to
lady in making her toilet. These rooms
are placed at the disposal of the ladies
as dressing rooms on party night. There
are two card rooms on this
floor, also. There are two billiard
rooms in the house, both on
the second floor. They connect, and are
furnished with excellent tables. The
furnishings of every room in the house
are excellent and in good taste. The
place is cheerful one, and many
pleasant evening can be passed there.
The janitor who has charge of the build
ing and keeps it warm has rooms in the
rear, and is ever present to attend
to duty. The whole property is
owned by the club, and represents
value of some $4,000 or $4,000. Every
Friday evening there is party given
by the club, at which there are always
large number of ladies present. A
dancing party is held every two weeks,
and these parties are always very sue
ceSSful. The club embraces men of nearly
every creed and political belief, SO that
neither religion nor politics has any
thing to do with it, The officers are:
President, II. z. Brown, cashier of the
ROlph; secretary and treasurer, j. p.
Gilmore. The executive committee
consists of the gentlemen above men
toned and M. L. Knowlton, G.. G.. Will
cox, George BackuS and Otto Greeley.
One particularly pleasant feature of
this club is that there is no ''sideboard,"
as there is in many of the clubs, and
lady entering the place is not offended
by the sight or smell of liquor. No play
ing of cards for money is allowed, but
this rule is unnecessary, as the gentle
men who compose the club are too
thoughtful of the interests of the organ
ization to do anything that would hurt
IFS reDIltatiOn