The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-09
NEW MARION CLUBHOUSE
A COLONIAL FRONT, FACING ON
NORTH MERIDIAN STREET.
The Moving Into New Quarters Now
Under Way-Some of the Fea-
lures of the Place.

The Marion Club yesterday began moving
into it's new home, on Meridian street, be-
tween Ohio and New York Within a few
days the club will be housed in handsome
quarters that are complete in all appoint
ments The new clubhouse is situated i'm
mediately south of the Meridian-street
Church It has a lawn and a back yard,
and plenty of room inside the large old
fashioned brick residence that has been
generally remodeled and frightened up.
The clubs new home grew out Of a social
gathering at the old clubrooms last New
Years. Three or four members were in the
cardroom smoking when D. M. Parry intro
duced the subject of new clubhouse. Mr..
Parrys remarks were taken up, and ended
in a general discussion of the plan proposed.
A short time later the question was put to
vote of the membership and carried
unanimously. About two months ago the
property which the Marion Club is to oc-
cupy was knocked off at a receivers sale,
and the board of directors of the club bid
1t in at $4,000. With the improvements
which are now about complete the prop
erty has cost the club about $4,000 With
the purchase of this property the club re-
vised its articles of association and
stock was issued to the members. The mem
bership limit has been placed at one thou
sand. There are now about six hundred
members.
For several weeks the carpenters, painters
and paper hangers have been busy getting
the house in readiness. A great veranda
on the colonial style now adorns the front,
the massive columns reaching to the second
story. On the first floor there are two large
parlors that can be thrown into one. The
floors are covered with the softest Of Mo
quette carpet. These apartments are called
the reception rooms. One may step from
the parlors into the lobby, and from there
to the cardrooms and the directors room.
On the first floor in the rear is an apart
ment which will be known as the bicycle
ROOM Here the members may have their
bicycles taken care of without expense. On
the second floor is the billiard room, large,
airy apartment containing four pool and
billiard tables The directors have their
room on the south side of the building on
the upper floor. In the basement the club
will have bowling alleys constructed on the
regulation plan. 1t is not the intention of
the club to serve meals, and no arrange
ments for a restaurant in connection has
been made.
The arrangement of the new clubrooms
has been under the direction of the house
committee, consisting of John H. Grail, Rus
sell King and Cash Hadley. The present Of
ficers of the club are as follows: President
S. A. Haas; first vice president, +. A.
Woods; second vice president, Charles p.
Benedict; third vice president, f. E. Mat
son; secretary, s. p. Welman; treasurer,
Edward Smith; sergeant at arms, Edward
Seguin. The board of directors consists of
Eugene Saulcy, T: E. Potter, c. N. Lodge,
]. II. Grail and r. H. Adams. On the
building committee are D. M. Parry, w.
Schmidt, George p. Elliott, F. A. Woods,
Lee Rothschild, r. Fl. Adams, F. L. Little
ton, c. N. Lodge, 7. E. Potter, A. w.
Moore S. G. Haas and Eugene Saulcy. The
first open meeting of the Marion Club was
held in rooms in the When block June l,
dent of the club, the membership then con-
sisting of one hundred Republicans who had
signed the articles of Incorporation. 1t was
asserted at the start that the club was not
organized to advance the political interests
of any person, and it Is the boast that this
rule has been observed up to the present
time eca t1shtt
In March, 1892, the club took up comfort
able quarters at No. rs East Ohio street
the building that is now about to be va
Gated for a new and more modern home.
Among the ex-presidents of the club are A.
r. Hovey, Charles 8. Wiltsie, James w.
Fesler, George K. Elliott c: A. Bookwalter
and L. G. Rothschild. The latter gave way
to Mr.. Haas last spring, and had the sat
isfacton of seeing his successor carry out
the dreams he had cherished looking to the
welfare of the club. The Marion Club has
some well-known men on it's honorary list
Among those of the city are General Ben
jamin Harrison and Senator Fairbanks.
of the city are Hiram Brownlee. of Marion;
Charles f. Griffin, of Hammond; Charles
r. Doxey, of Anderson; William r. McKeen,
of Terre Haute; ]. Guard Fisk, of Marion;
Caskey, of Greensburg; Charles S. Hernley,
of New Castle; ]. H. Jordan, of Martins
Vile; r. A. Black, of Greenfield; w. S.
Richie, of Muncie; Leopold Levy, of Hun
tingtOn.