Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-02
CLUB is STARTED.
First Step in Rock islands New
Organization.
MOoRPoRAToRs ARE SELECTED.

And Thsy are Lahsvsss tho First Board Of
Directors-ecops OF the Progressively
Indlcation That It WIN Build 1t Once
Large Msmbsrship.
The Rock Island Club is q GER
tainty. 1t is likewise reasonable to
assume that the club will have
brand new building erected after its
own design and adapted exclusively
to its purpose.
The apparent sentiment of the one
hundred citizens who assembled at
the Harper last evening, in response
to the notification by the committee
assigned at the previous meeting,
was not only favorable to the perfec-
ton of the club, but to starting
right with q club house Of its own
and not going into remOdeled quar-
tiers anywhere. 1t was conceded
without dispute that the only way to
insure q permanent organic alton was
to have accommodations especially
adapted to the clubs uses. q home
in fact, designed for it from base
ment to cupola and given the at
fractions that are possible only in q
new building.
Manager Charles McHugh placed
the dining room of the Harper at the
disposal of last nights meeting.
Chairs had been conveniently ar
ranged, and there were in ali 100
present. Chairman +. W. B.hnsen
presided and secretary E. j. Burns
was in his place. After the disposal
of the ordinary preiiminaries the
committee designated at the original
meeting Nov. 1S was heard through
its subcommittee. That on member
ship through Chairman Charles Nc
Hugh reported having secured 100
names to the subscription list. The
committee on constitution and by
laws through Chairman w. H. Mar
shall, submitted the name, form
and purpose of the organization. 1t
provided for the adoption Of the
name, 1.-The Rock Island Club" the
object being to encourage and pro-
mote BY united effort the manufac-
turing and mercantile development
of the city of Rock Island; to foster
the improvement and advancement
of the city, and as incidental to such
objects, and to facilitate their At
tsinment, to furnish aud maintain
clubrooms with such accom- modations
as are required during the intervals
of business for the diversion and en-
tertainment OF it's members. The re-
lquirements as to eligibility to men,
bership are that q gentleman over 81
years Of age and resident Of Rock
Island county. ILL.,, or Scott county,
Iowa. may become a member by vote
of the directors. The mi
tiation fee is to be $25, with annual
duee of $i8. Members of the United
States army and navy and the engi-
neer corps are to be exempt from
imitation fees, and there is also to be
q roll Of honorary membership.
The officers are to be president.
vice president. secretary. treasurer
and board of directors. Provision is
also made for the appointment of
committees from the board of direc.
tors and also from the bership,
those Of the board being designated
as entertainment, reception and
finance; those from the club being
on mandatory, transportation, local
improvement. program, entertain
ment, etc. The club house rules
particularly specify against gamb-
ling. The annual meeting is to be
held the first Friday after January /
of each year.
Il hn
Chairman Jackson reported that the
only accommodations which could
be made adaptable to the uses of the
club, the committee had found on
Investigation, we're contained in the
| Weyerhauser & DeEk mann building
at the corner Of Nineteenth street
and Second avenue. This building
contains three floors which could
be had for $50 per month. But the
committee had determined, Mr..
jackson said. that if the club was to
live it must have the attractive fes-
lures common to q club house of it's
own, and the best way to accomplish
this was to purchase a site and build,
plan which was in every way feas-
ible. The committee had endeav-
ored to secure an option on the
Frazer Wilson property on Nineteenth
street south Of the Harpsr. q 64-foot
lot which 9: ID be had for sc, 900,
and on this building of nice design
could be erected for IS. 900 or %. 600,
making the total outlay not to ex-
coed $4,000. This suggestion met
with spontaneous applause in which
all Joined. Then followed sugges-
tions as to other sites. Gustav
Stengel spoke Of the Peter Fries Let
on Eighteenth, between First and
Second; Phil Mitchell the soon to be
abandoned county building, C. j.
Searle the Carse block, b. ID. Con.
nelly the top floor OF the Mitchell &
Lynde building. etc.
There was was . general discus
sion as to the plan OF procedure, in
which there we're various motions,
Icounter-motions amendments sub
stitutes, ETC., and finally the meeting
decided to Incorporate The Rock lei
and Club" under the laws Of the state,
and proceeded to elect IL incorpor.