The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-12
Twill BE A STATE CLUB
THE COLUMBIA TO BROADEN SCOPE
OF ITS ORGANIZATION.
Plans for New House ApprOved-Large
Increase of Membership in
Last Fortnight.

| At a large and representative meeting of
| the Columbia Club last night, an important
change was made in the policy of the club,
one calculated to give it more prominence in
| the State, strengthen it materially and in
crease it's usefulness as a Republican social
| and business club. 1t was decided without
| a dissenting voice, to make a state organi-
zation of the club, and extend an invitation
| to representative Republicans in the differ
| ent communities Of the State to become
| members of the club, and make it their
| headquarters whenever in the city. The at
| tractive feature of the new clubhouse, its
| social side, amusements and practically ho-
| tel quarters, are expected to prove an in
ducement to the class of men from over the
! State whom the club would welcome to
membership The plans for the new club
| house, which is to cost not less than $4,000,
were approved by the meeting, and next
spring or summer will witness the realiza-
| ton Of the project. The club is now in a
| prosperous condition. Its present site on
| which it will rebuild, has a value of 81, 900
| a foot, exclusive Of the building which will
be torn down. The entire frontage is to be
| taken by the new structure, the details of
! which have heretofore been described in
! the Journal.
The meeting last night resolved itself
| into a committee on organization, with r.
| o. Hawkins as chairman, e. B. Martindale
| as first vice chairman, John L. Griffiths as
second vice chairman and James e. Rob-
erts as third vice chairman, and DR.. George
E. Hunt as secretary. An executive COM
mittee, to have direct charge of the reor-
| ganization of membership, and look after
all other matters necessary to carrying out
the general plans, was appointed. This
committee will meet every day at / o'clock
! at the club. DR.. Franklin w. Hays is chair
| man, and the other members are w. w.
Krag, Caleb S. Denny, A. S. Lockard, Ford
| Woods, George e. Hume, Clarence Ken
yon, Moses G. McLain, D. M. Ransdell, DR..
G. E. Hunt. w. P Herod, H. W. Bennett,
James w. Morris, Lynn B. Martindale and
| c. G. Perry. The meeting was characterized
by much enthusiasm. Speeches in favor of
the project were made by E. B. Martin
dale c. S. Denny, L. D. Wells, I, S. Gordon,
| A. J. Beveridge, Justus G. Adams and 9TH
| ers.
Heretofore the club has accepted a few
members from out of town, but under the
new order of things the clubhouse will be
as much of a home for the member who
lives in Lafayette Kokomo or Evansville
if he chooses, as the man from Indianap-
| oils. Prominent men from over the State
| are frequent visitors In Indianapolis, and If
| members of the club they may have all the
| advantages to be found at hotel, besides
| the social intercourse of a first-class club.
| The present membership Of the club is 400,
and the new limit will be $50. For regular
| members of the club one share of stock will
| cost 800, with initiation fee at SIS and an
| nual dues at $50. Nonresident stockholding
members, having all the privileges Of regu..
| stock and an initiation fee of SIS, but will
not be required to pay dues. Contributing
members will be nonresdents of Marion
| county not the owners of stock and not
| entitled to vote at any meetings of the club,
but entitled to all the privileges OF the club;
| They will pay an initiation fee of $40 and
annual dues Of $50. The list of contributing
| members will be unlimited.
THE PROSPECTUS.
The prospectus approved last night con-
cisely explains the new plan. 1t is, in part,
as follows: iaoe99"2
'"The Columbia Club is the representative
Republican, business and social club of In
diana Since its organization its member
ship has been an important factor in state
and national politics, Nearly all of the
prominently identified with Republican
state politics are among its members. The
work of its members for party interests
has been notably enthusiastic, active and
effective. To those who have desired to
foster the partys interests, 1t has been in
valuable on account of its influential mem
sentS eminently much the larger portion of
the leading men of affairs of Indianapolis,
and many of the representative business
men of other cities in the State. In it's So
cial relations 1t has enjoyed a distinctive
position, owing to the character of its mem
bership, composed, as 1t is, of specially
chosen business, professional and public
men.
ing it's doors to an increased membership,
and by building a commodious new club
house on it's present site, than which there
is no finer in the world, occupying, as it
does, the very central location of the State
and business center Of Indianapolis-on
! Monument place
membership to Republicans from among rep
resentative citizens in the communities in
which they live. It is the purpose to choose
| portant town and community in Indiana,
thereby making the Columbia Club state
| club. The scope of its influence in social
relations, professional interests, and public
affairs will thus be greatly strengthened
and cover the entire State. The club will
have elegantly appointed sleeping apart
! ments which members may occupy, and
restaurant which will be high-class in every
particular These accommodations. which
to whom they may extend the courtesies OF
the club, will be afforded at reasonable
| charge less than regular hotel rates, 1t be-
| ing an established principle with this and
other frst-cass clubs that supplies. enter
tainments. etc. shall be provided at cost.
| The new club building will contain every
thing that will contribute to the comfort
/ and convenience of its members. Nonresi-
| dent members will here find a luxurious
| home at q small cost, and an unusual OPP
| portunity for acquiring and extending an
| acquaintance among men of prominence
| and influence"
| activity towards putting the club on its new
| foundation il may be cited that within the
! last two weeks over fifty new members have
| been added to the roster, and the list of
names includes some of the most prominent
men in the city. among whom are the fol-
! lowing:
John s. Duncan Volney T. Malott, Charles
| T.. Holstein. James Whitcomb Riley, Jay
| G. Voss, Morris NJ De Frees, Henry Sew
| erin r. S. Taylor, H. A. Egman, j. D.
| Leighty, M N. Malott, e. H. Nebeler s. e.
Nebeker, W. Fl. Ballard. 9. H. Ketcham.
NJ. Stewart. NJ H. ,Raschig, John J; Cur
tbs, r. w. Furnas. Frank Bowers, Charles
Mansur, James p; Bodine E. NJ. Elliott,
enson, Edward Bassett A. A: Barnes. c. H.
M. FITZGERALD, L. E. Lathrop. d. C. Goss.
! J. l.. Mothershead. A. G. Young, j. B.
| Tucker, W. T. Goltra, H. S. Smith, d. r.
! Swain. w s. Turner L. c. Weber. Samuel
| Kercheval B. Fitzgerald, j. NJ. Wood A. r.
Hovey, william Roth, John Meredith. Jo-
| seph Allerdice, E. NJ Churchman A. S.
Blackledge and ]. K. Lilly.
| A
HERMITAGE CLUB SITE.
Meridian-Street Property, Near Mari
on Club, Favored.
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