The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-09

rooms, buffet and private dining-room
where distinguished guests are to be enter
tanned. Electricity and gas supply the
illumination. The substantial furn iture i:
of hard oak, while the wainscoting is oil
the same material. In the Railways pref
tily-streaked Tennessee marble ornaments
the wanscoting. There are also many
jardiniere pots with choice exotlcs, while a
profusion of Turkish rugs lend to the gen.
eral air of comfort. Steam heaters in all
the rooms on this floor will keep the al.
mosphere at proper temperature.
From the eighth floor. where is located
the main dining-hall. the view of the sur
rounding country is unsurpassed In any
other section of the city. Fromd the
large plateglass windows one may moi
only view the city and bay, but five al.
joining counties as well.
In this big room there is a seating capa-
city OF 200. 1t is furnished in hard oak.
while the floor is inlaid and the borders
tessalated. One of the novelties and
high English clock, which crimes every
fifteen minutes. This timepiece alone
cost $500. Ornamenting the east side OF
the dining-rO0m is sideboard nearly
fourteen feet high. 1t is of solid oak and
tastefully fitted up for club comforts.
Resting upon this massive sdeboard IL
the clubs valuable Observation-Disclosures
coolers and the big punchbowl service.
There are also pretty jardinlercs, from
which spring forth trailing ivy and tropi-
cal plants. In the center is big fireplace
finished in Tennessee marble.
Adjoining on one side are dressing.
rooms. On the other side is the pantry
with its steam-heating table and dumb
walters leading to the kitchen above.
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ninth story, but its two French chefs de-
clare they are just as happy as though
they were on the ground. Every conven
fence for modern cooking is in tina,
kitchen, and that Is why the cooks are SO
pleased with it. Best Of all. they declare
are the arrangements for cooking by steam
On this floor are also big refrigeratOrs
storerooms. winerooms and locker-room:
for employees.
Throughout the three floors the club has
all the latest appliances known to similar
organizations. Nothing that might tend to
the comfort Of members has been over
looked. 1t is no wonder then that the
members were so happy yesterday as they
explained all the advantages OF their new
home to the admiring visitors.
Something about he early history of the
Merchants Club will be interesting at this
important era in its career OF prosperity.
In 1887 it was organized with 1875 me m.
bers, and the following officers were
selected: Arthur r. Briggs. president
Frank s. johnson, vice. president; B. F.
Stone, treasurer; Edward +. Pattee, secrs-
tary: William Haas and w. F. Beck
directors.
At the start many predicted speedy
failure for the club. The doubling one
declared that business rivals would never
meet daily and sit at the same table In
social intercourse. But the competing
merchants did meet In the same club, and
what was still better crossed legs under
The same table in a most friendly spirit
Soon all the leading merchants of the city
had joined and the club steadily increased
in prosperity and popularity until over BOZ
members were ENROLLED. Many of those
who had at first predicted that the club
would not live now became the mos
enthusiastic members and declared tina,
$1,000 would not induce them to desert The
club.
So 1t came to pass that the popular club
found itself crowded in the modest quar-.
tiers in the Wormser building, at Califor
MA and Front streets. II was not unit
the completion Of the Mutual Life build
Ing, however, that suitable site for the
CUBS new homo was procured. The fin.
ishing touches to the furnishings were
completed yesterday morning, and visitors
VINO mad received the following invitation
I0unQ everything in perfect Ordar.