St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-28
The New Athletic and Social
Club Leases It's Quar-
tiers.
Three Floors of the Harris
Theater Building to Be
Occupied.
Arrangements Being Made for
It's Maintenance on q
Liberal Scale.
The Club to Materialize and
Begin Active Life Within
Thirty Days.

The trustees of the Minneapolis Ath-
letic and Social club yesterday decided
upon location. Several buildings had
been under consideration for the past
two weeks, and the matter was carefully
looked into, and the trust ees feel GER
tain they have made a selection that
will be generally approved of by meIa-
bers of the club. The location selected
comprises the three floors of the Harris
theater building, aside from the theater
proper. which were originally planned
for club usage when the building was
erected. The clubs quarters can
be reached either by stairway
on the right of the theater entrance or
by the elevator from the the theater
lobby. The first floor will be taken up
by the reception room, opening into the
club parlOr. which is to be elegantly
furnished. There will also be on this
floor one of the beSt-appOinted cafes in
the city, the service of which 1t IS In
tended shall be par excellence. The
culinary department will be at the top.
or fifth floor of the building. and will be
reached from the cafe by a dumb waiter.
, The second floor contains two large
rooms. one of which will be used
do q Oilllul0 lCtl1 anu IA1O OblANA
as reading and lOunging room. The
gymnasium. which will be the main
feature. Will occupy the entire fourth
floor. The main room was planned as a
dance hall. and as it is two stories high
it is admirably adapted TOR the purposes
of the gymnasium. which Will be
equipped with the most approved and
modern apparatus used for muscular
exercise. This room occupies about
two thirds of the floor. and the balance
will contain two dressing rooms. baths.
lockers. etc. AS has been stated, the
kitchen occupies that portion of the fifth
floor not included III the gymnasium.
all Of the rooms are spacious apart
ments. finished in hardwood, and the
Minnesota Loan and Trust company.
which owns the building, agrees to
paper the rooms to be occupied by the
cafe, reception room and parlOr hand
sOmeIy, while the rooms in the other
places will be kalsomined in pleasing
tints. The rooms will be heated by
steam throughout and lighted by cleo
tricity. and in every respect the club
will be handsomely furnished and
equipped The lease is for the term
OF five years dating from July l
when the CLUB expects to begin active
life. Manager Gooding is to select fur
nituTe, ETC.. at once, and Instructor
John Donaldson the apparatus for the
gymnasium. The call will be made to-
day for members to pay their SubScrlp-
lions through the Bank of Minneapolis.
and within about thirty days Minneap-
oils will have one of the best appointed
and most elegantly furnished ath-
letic and social club houses in the c0un-
try. 1t is not intended now that
the membership shall much eX-
coed the three hundred mark, and
it would be more exclusive than was
first contemplated, when the idea en-
tertained was of having large hall in
which contests similar to those con-
Quoted by the California club, which
could be attended by large crowds.
could occur Such exhibitions as the
club intends to give will take place in
the gymnasium. which can comfortably
seat from 300 to 500 people. Only club
members are to be admitted. and as
soon as the membership has reached
800 the initiation fee is to be raised to
an amount that will act as a
check against any promiScuOuS
gatherings. AS the initiation fee
is now placed at SO. with
dues at $50 per month. which entities
members to all club privileges. with in
structions by Prof. Donaldson. There
has been quite an eagerneSs on the part
of the athleticalIy inclined to join. and
although no canvass has been made
nearly two hundred names have been
secured. embracing many OF the best
men in the city, for the board of truS-
tees to pass upon.