The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-11
THE Second ANNUAL.
Providence Athletic Association Hears
Reports Of Committees.
CHANGES IN ORIGINAL PLANS
The Question OF Temporary Quarters DIS
cussed-New Applications Coming In
Rapidly-Contracts Ready to he Let
out-The Financial status.

The Providence Athletic association
hs,a ,ts second annual meeting last even
ing i'm the Talma theater. South MAN
street. President George ID. Shepiey pre-
siding. Between forty and fifty mem
bers were present, and considerable IN
terest was manifested in the proposed
change of plans President Shepley pre-
sented the report OF the board OF gov
ernors.
The report speaks of the causes OF the
~ancellation OF the lease of the lndustrlhl
TRUST company's new building ana ni the
purchase OF the lot at the corner OF Wey-
bosset street. The buliding com
ore hard at work and when 1T is finished
tba clun house will he second TO none OF
the kind in the country. He spoke OF the
rronble of the Manhattan cub OF New
York and stated that mismanagementw was
the cause of its failure: The pros perity
OF the Boston organization ana OIL slnhilal
institutions in the country were touched
upon, aud the assertion made thaI the
population of Providence Is
Large Enough
to warrant such an effort as the associa-
tion ia making. The new application
did not come In very fast just after 1t
was decided not to 90 into the building
on Exchanue street, but as soon AS the
new location was decided on. the appiica-
tions for membership began to increase.
Mention was made or the luea Oh
Temporary quarters for the association'
namely. to remove the old Palmer house
to the next lot and fit it up rs make. &
sniff The cost would be about SI,OOo
and the board of governors had taken no
action in the matter, preierrlng TO walt
until the association took action
anf fQrs
port of the building committee. IL was
10 the effect that the plans as chhngeo
had been brought to such a state OF com
nletion that proposals could be received
Tor the main part of the work. The COO
tracts can be made very soon aud work
commenced. .,o
400 had been received from entrance lees
and $3.50 75 for dues. There Is an III
de btedness of 81. .526. GA, including inter
est. There are 797 members, both activ'
and associate. who have
Paid 7heir Fees,
ont of a total membership of 9ol.
The nominating committee reported
the names of w. NJ. =. Bowen, Georg'
/. Shepley, Sayer Hasbrouck. George G
Harrington ana A. L. Wall as memOer'
or lDe governing BOARD Ior iour years
and they were elected
The matter of temporary quarters a
mentioned in the report of the governing
board was brouuht up. and several
the members expressed themselves on
way and another on The subject 1t wa
thought by some that II S2,OO wer
spenI the Palmer house coul
lie put in proper shape for a make
shift while others were confident tina
such place would do the club NOR
harm than good. The matter was hnall
lefC to tue governing board.
The plans as corrected were exhibite
and tee members commented favorabl
on the changes as made at the meeting
last January.
The changes in the exterior have bee
SO AS to. yet more light, while stnose IL
side have been made with "a view to col
venience aud equpmenL A coat room
luncn room, dressing rooms and gove
uor's rooms have been added, the dryin
room Of the Turkish bath is enlarged,
writing room has been addel on the Sc
ond floor, aud on the fourth floor Il
cafe has been enlarged. These are IL
principal changes and are all consider'
TO be Tor the better interest OF the us
of the building.