Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-20
7. P. A.
The Elegant GIubrooms in Fort Worth
Opened to the Public.
Something About the Club in this City-The
National Association in Favor
in this City.

| thrown open TO the pubic last nlgnI, ana
all citizens and visiting travelling men in
yited TO be present from 7 80 TO 10 p. M
Notwithstanding the inclemeney of the
/ ey ening, eighty-nine ladies and gem
tlemen registered on the club 5
| books. GAZETTE reporter called at
the rooms and found Secretary Stockton,
! to whose interchangeable efforts the success
/ of the move is due, busily engaged caring
| for visitors. The rooms, which are in
| THE GAZETTE building, with an entrance
| on both Main and Rusk streets
were in blaze of light and
1 presented scene of elegance and COM
| fort. TO the front of the building, the
! floor Of which is covered with linoleGm j,
are found two billiard and one pool table
of the finest make. Just back Of the bill
lard room is the card room, the
floor of which is covered with rich
Brussels carpet. In this room are two
mahogany and two antique oak card
tables and sixteen mahogany and oak
chairs. The next room is the reception
room and is Sumptuously fitted up, the
furniture is upholstered in plush, and all
the surroundings are magnificent. Next
to the reception room is the business
office, which is fitted up with
all necessary adjuncts for the transaction
of business. The gas fixtures are of the
most modern and improved pattern,
with automatic attachments. The cost
of fitting up was $l700, every dollar of
which viii be paid Monday. The meP-
chants and citizens of Fort Worth con-
tributed to the identifying of the club
rooms.
This, the only Z. P. a. club in Texas
or i'll the South, was organized December
20, 1855, with twenty members, and last
night had thirty-three members on the
roll. p. T. Coombs is president, f. l..
Jordan, president; r. c. Stockton,
secretary and treasurer. The board of
directors is O. Seligman w A. Butts,
j w. Clifton, A. l.. Bennett and 7. II.
Wear
Secretary Stockton has been hard at
work for 4 week past experimenting the
fitting up of the rooms and III the more
delicate work has had the assistance of
his wife, and the tasteful arrangement of
the magnificent furniture was due to this
lady's supervision.
The club room is designed as a place
for the rational enjoyment Of the MEM
bers of the fraternity. No liquors are
admitted to the premises and no gamb
bling, no matter for how small q sum, is
permitted on pain of absolute expulsion
from the club. Some twelve
leading papers are on file
as well as number of
periodicals and works of standard
authors. In the hands of the leading
hotels cards Of Invitation are placed TO be
given TO travelling men0Rs soon as they
register These cards read: Mr.. -
we hereby tender you the freedom of our
club for five days from date, and hope
your stay III Fort Worth will be both
pleasant and profitable. P. f. Combs,
president; Robert C. Stockton, secre-
tary.
An experienced janitor is always at the
visitors THE GAZETTE congratulates
on the success of their move, and counts
the club as Il Fort Worth institution of
great Importance to the city.
Those who registered last night are:
II. S. Brewer, Dallas; w. L. Malone,
Mrs. w, L. Malone, w. B. Harrison,
Mrs. s. d. Rainey, Jr., F. l.. Joldan,
John S. Williamson, Mrs. T B Ellison,
Mrs. w. F. Birmingham, w. F. Brit
tingham, J NJ. Peers, Mrs. j. NJ
Peers, Belle Smith, Fannie Peers, Flora
Peers, Mrs. W. c. Utley, Edwin S
Gard, w. T. Maddox, Joseph B.
Cozzo, George c.. Hudgins, J. A.
Thomas, Mrs C. c.. Cummings, Miss |
May Cummings, Miss Sallie Wear, T. H
Wear, Fort Worth; g. T. Wear, Dallas;
u. ID. Hollingsworth, Mrs. p. d. HOl- |
Miss Matte Key, Mt. Leban-
on, La; w. G Turner, Fort Worth; |
Thomas l.. Martin, Stanton Tenn;
r. G. Combs, Charles +. Manard, c. |
NJ. Crane, w. ID. Farris, Fort Worth;
w. f. sheldon, Castle, N. y. Robert |
Ellison, Whit Dryden, Fort Worth; W.
3 Henderson Marshall; H c. Robin |
seph; w. NJ hampton, J . Massie, |
Mrs. R. G. stockton, r. c. Stockton,
o. Sel:gman, L. NJ. Burlington, F. |
w. q. Hodge, Fort Worth,
and others.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
We regret to see that there is some dis
in the state iii regard to the
national association and it is to be hoped |
Texas will not withdraw, for such action
Just al the present time would be very
disastrous to not only the travelling men
Of Texas but TO every commercial traveller
IN the United States, as there has been
some very etfectual work done by the ma
tional association on the interstate COM
merce law and if it is worked through it
willput the travelling men on the best I
footing they have ever been. Other |
states have tried TO run an association
within themselves, and III every instance
hey have made failure. Some three
1r four years ago the travelling men of
Texas started an association, and it did
lot last one year. Is there any reason
% believe they could make IT more OF a
success now than they did then?
rhe travelling men 5 interest are scat
cred in such way that nothing
)ut a national association win do
my good. All Fort Worth travelling men
een ana interviewed on the subject say
hey will stand by the national assoeia-
ion regardless Of what the other portions
# the state do, and we hope all the
members viii view the matter from a
business standpoint and we think they
an see where In union there is strength.
% vote no in big letters to the first prop
sition.