The record-union., 1898-01-24
How Strangers Can Be Entertained in the
Capital City.
A Glance at Some of Our Local Institutions and
Business Industries.
Social Other Organizations That Foster Art the Drama
rIusic, Literature and Physical Culture
A NOTABLE ATTRACTION.

I A NOTABLE ATTRACTION.
| This notable attraction contains 100
oil paintings, hung in five galleries, con-
structed especially for the purpose. In
addition there are about 5000 other art
works in portfolios, and a number of
art curios. Mrs. Crocker gave the
trust for the use and occupation by the
California Museum Association, Which
maintains in the building a School of
| Design, from which have been sent out
| to higher art study or to practical du-
! ties in which art culture plays a rart,
over 500 pupils in the last eleven years.
Here, too, Will be found the States
Mineral Cabinet, formerly located in
the Capitol building, very interest
ing and valuable collection. There is
to be seen here, too, the beginning of a
collection of natural history and curio
museum founded by the association, the
co-tenant of the city. The art room
in this building is one Of the most ar
tistically and elaborately decorated in
teriors in the State. The admission to
the building in business hours is free,
and the custodian in constant attend
| ance is found ever ready to give infor-
nation relative to the art treasures
in the building. In this superb edifice
the visitor viii find evidences of what
some merchants of our city have done
in art interests. For here is a fine
collection of casts for use of the stu
dents in the School of Design, ard
beautiful collection of. marble statua.y,
both the gifts of two of Sacramentos
merchants.
SACRAMENTO CLUBS.
Perhaps there is no visitor to the city
who will not feel some interest in one
or more of the clubs of the city. Fore
most among them is the Sutter Club,
composed of business men wholly, and
occupying spacious and elegantly fitted
and furnished floors in the California
State Bank building. 1t is one Of the
most hospitable clubs in the State. In
'tNNs We wv liOl lHIlih- We
when we say that it is the most liberal
and hospitable club in California IT
is the home of the guest of Sacra-
mento's merchants. To visiting bust
ness men it has open doors, though eX-
elusive enough as to all others, as is
proper. Elegance without ostentation,
good living without extravaganza, good
fellowship without familiarity, unaf-
fected hospitality without OVERRIDING,
comforts Of all kinds without purse de-
pletion, free and easy good fellowship
without vulgarity or coarseness, enter
tainment without triviality-these are
the characteristics of the Sutter Club.
WIVES AND DAUGHTERS
| OF visiting business men will, besides
| interest in the Art Gallery, find two
women's clubs especially attractive to
them, one meeting on Tuesdays and one
on Saturdays. in weekly alienation, and
in the afternoons. namely the Kingsley
Art Club, devoted to the literature of
art, and the Tuesday Literary Club, de-
voted to literary study. Besides, there
! is the woman's organization known as
the Saturday Club, meeting fortnightly
on Saturday afternoons, and DEVOTED to
music study and entertainment
ENTERTAINMENT CLUBS.
Visitors interested in amateur photog-
Club one of the most delightful and hos
pitable of organizations It has spacious
numerous and all around superior and
attractive club rooms, filled with the
best Photographic apparatus and ex-
amples by the thousand of the work of
the membership. Some of the leading
merchants of the city are foremost in
this club, finding, in its art, recreation
and delightful change from business
grind. This club is especially glad to
receive and entertain visitors 1t is
doing great good work in advertising
California, as ii is member of the in
ternaticnal exchange by which views
/ with lectures accompanying, are sent
around the whole continent and shown
and delivered to hundreds of commune
ties far and wide.
WHEELING INTERESTS.
! Is the merchant visitor interested in
cycling? Then here he will find the lar
Sest wheel club on the coast, with spa
cious and handsome club rooms. and
the doors wide open day and evening to
all interested in good roads work and in
cycling This club of 800 members has
upon it's roster leading merchants, bank
ers and professional men. mechanics
tradesmen. accountants, artisans, art
lists and literary men of Sacramento.
There is no club in the city where the
stranger is more welcome or more heart
lily greeted.
IF ATHLETIC INTEREST
Has favor in our visitors eyes, in the
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