The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-02
LADY NATATORS.
The Olympic Club Annex
Is Happy.
Water Nymphs Who Will Splash
and Plunge Regardless of the
kickers' Opinions.

Since the resignation OF William Greer
Olympic Club. all kinds of rumors have
been circulated regarding the manner in
which the directors intended to carry on
the affairs of the club.
Il was common talk in club circles that
the ladies' class. which consisted OF about
100 members. would be discontinued on
the grounds that it had monopoli1ed the
baths during hours when many of the
members desired the exclusive use of the
swimming-tauk.
When this matter was called to the
attention of Director Russ yesterday he
said that there was positively no truth in
the runOr.
1.-THE directors are all very DESTROYS of
continuing the ladies' class" said Mr..
Russ, land l can assure you that it will
afford us much pleasure TO give the ladies
every opportunity possible to enjoy the
benefits accruing from physical culture"
When the report that the directors pro-
posed TO do away with the ladies' class got
about the secretary received several letters
from the most prominent members of the
Ladies' Annex. Some of them were really
pathetic appeals asking the board not to
abolish a class which. in the course of
time. would add materially to the revenue
of the club.
The Ladies' Annex was organized by
Miss Harrison, daughter of the ex-pres-
dent, and month after the class was
formed there were over 100 ladies enjoying
the privileges the club had extended.
Each member paid in to the club So per
month. which sum very materially less
ened the monthly tax the club paid the
water company. The tank is filled once a
week at a cost OF about $50.
The ladies have had the exclusive use of
the natatorial department for about one
hour in the forenoon and that was at a
time when the members, with few excep-
tons. were absent from the club. Con-
sequently the annex could not have been
in the least manner intrusive as regards
the memb ers.
There we're few chronic kickers among
the members who, through feelings of
biliousness. could not digest the idea of q
class of handsome young ladies enjoying a
privilege which, to their mind, should
have been for members only.
These chronic wanderers evidently felt
relief when it was generally reported that
the ladies had been routed by the directors
after MIR. Harrison had thrown up the
sponge.
The board. notwithstanding that it is
now only too happy to extend to the
ladies' annex the privileges they have been
enjoying. did discuss the question of dis
continuing the ladies' class; but those
sympathetic letters. some of which caused
athletic tears TO trickle warmly down the
faces Of great thinking men, had the de-
sired effect.
The ladies' will not be denied their Gus
tomary foreno0n's dip in the sparkling
waters of the big basin. The annex will
IN TACT become, numerically. more power
full than ever, and the members who have
been troubled with that peculiar nervous
feeling which arises from various causes
principally dyspepsia-wili, it is hoped,
join Professor Meihling in a trip to the
mountains and return sound in mind aud
body.
at recent meeting Of the board 1t was
decided that in future ladies will be ad-
milted only one day in the month to iu-
spect the building. Previous TO this order
the lady friends of the members were ad-
mitted ON Wednesdays.