Evening journal., 1892-04-18
WARREN CLUBS OPENING
At the Handsome Home on West
Street

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o-morrow evening the Warren Athletic |
Club will formally open its handsome |
club house. No. sos West street. The |
women friends OF the growing orgsniza-
tion will he received tomorrow after
noon. Toe exercises will be pre-
sided over by President A. T. |
Calhoun, who will deliver the opening |
and welcoming address.
The reception committee is as follows
A. Il. Calhoun, Dr.. F. F. Pierson. w. +. |
Kurtz, Joseph Mcdowell, w. 81. |
Ewing, j. Y Cooper. John J. Mcbride, !
Lewis Hance, John Bancroft. d. X. |
Watson, G Il. Kerr, Frank Muhlhausen,
BENJAMIN l.. Spence, Leslie Robinson |
Charles f. Bickta, Thomas Dannahue, z 3. |
Lofand, e Kunz d. j. JKennesllY, B. F. |
Mcdaniel, L. w. Reagan, Horace McDan- |
nell. James A. Stafford, ohm J. Jordan, s. d |
Baynard. Earl Mills, A. w. Selak, Homer |
@. Simmons, DR.. j. w Crnmbaugh,
w. Mullen. John T. Hudson. NJ. F. Nc
Kenna, Clifford Greenman, D. + Mayne,
d. L. Belts, Stephen McNee, f. B.
Crossley @. E Harman, Albert Beggs,
George Hogue, h. w. Sherwin and @. L.
Virtue.
Hundreds Of invitations have been
sent out and hundreds will respond. All
day long the committees and wide-awake
members have been busily engaged in
putting the finishing touches upon the
rooms and decorating the front of the
building.
The first thing that strikes the eye of
the visitor is the exterior decoration. In
the centre of the arch is an incandescent
electric light. The arch is looped in
black and old gold bunting, the colors
of the club. In the centre are
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A. c." in twisted colors Of the
club The pillars of the large front porch
are wrapped in the same colors and upon
the floor is handsome mat, bearing the
initials of the club, The porch will be
brilliantly lighted
Passing through the door the main
hall is reached. It Is handsomely fur
nished. pspered In harmonious tints. the
floor being covered with rich brussels
carpet Just within the door rs the re-
ception table where the visitors will be
requested 10 leave their cards. Over this
table is a hardwood bulletin board.
whereon all events In which the club
is interested, including telegrsphic base
ball news, will be posted during the
season.
To the right as you enter is the club
parlor. 1t Is large room luxuriously
furnished. Upon the floor is q velvet
Wilton carpet of rich and beautiful de-
y sign. The walls are beautifully
decorated, and upon them are many
handsome engravings. The windows
and doors are hung with chenille Of
subdued colors, but harmonizing well
with the other furnishings The fur
niture is very hssvy, covered with
Wilton rug, Turkish overstuffed
In the centre of the room
beneath the handsome chandelier, is a
solid carved mahogany table with bronze
mountings. The mantel Is of solid ma
hogany, artistically carved, and tiled in
a design prepared expressly for the club
FROM this room the visitor is ushered
into the reading room. the windows Of
which open upon West street. 1t is
carpeted In body brussels. The hangings
are of chenille, the tables and two hand
some book cases are Of oak. The suite Of
furniture is oak, finished In
morocco. being Of the Sixteenth
century design. Upon the reading table
in the centre of the room will be a file
rack, holding twenty papers. The
mantle and FIRE place are of oak and tile,
very neat in design. The engravings
upon the walls, backed by the artistic
frescoe work. show to good advantage.
The large chandelier over the reading
table is well calculated to brilliantly IL
Illuminate the room to its farthest recess.
In the rear of these rooms are the
cloak and smoking rooms.
Passing upstairs the pool and billiard
room is first seen. At the present time
there is only q pool table there, but a
billiard table Will soon be put In.
dark brown in color. The walls
are papered in light blue and gold The
hangings are Of chenille Upon the wall
is the walnut cue rack, it being the only
relief to the baroness.
Adjoining ii is a small room furnished
with an ash desk and other necessary
Office fixtures, assigned to the Board OF
Directors.
On the south side Of the directors
ROOM fronting on West street, is large
room set apart for chess, checkers and
whist. There are six lnlaid chess tables
in this room. and from two to four
csned chairs to each table.
In the rear Of this room Is the In
structing room and the Office Of the
Board Of Governors. Both rooms are
furnished in a fitting manner. In the
third story room, In the rear Of the
building, is the card room, with foul
hard wood tables and caned chairs
The floral decorations Of the building
are particularly noticeable, Easter colors
predominsting
THE EXERCISES INFORMAL.
The opening exercises will be in th'
main, Informal
This evening Grace orchestra viii
discourse It's sweetest music E. ] Muhl
hansen will be the pianist Of the even
ing, and his numbers will bI
select and classical. The Clyme
Octette, with ]. T. Clymer as director
will eclipse all former efforts In the voca
line. The well-known vocalists consti
tuting the octette are James Ward, r
h Edwards. 6rst tenoIs; A. L. Spruce
Edward Melchoir, second tenors; A. J
Butler, Edward Gallagher, FIRST bass
John A. Butler, @. E. Neutzs, secon'
bass,
To morrow evening the Polusk
Brothers will give exhibitions Of thei
skill upon the mandolin and guitar. E
G. Koonz will give a piano recital, ant
Joseph Featherssone will sing severa
selections The program for to-mor
row afternoon has not been announced
The gymnastic feature so common {
affairs Of the kind had to be eliminate
because the club has not gymnasium.
EIGHT HUNDRED MEMBERS.
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