The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-10
GRAND RECEPTION
BY CAPITAL CLUB
Will be Given in its New
Home in October.
DECIDED LAST NIGHT
CHANGES IN THE CONSTITUTION
AND THE BYLAWS.
THE ENTRANCE FEE WILL BE DOU8LED
Thursday is Ladies Day" and on that Day
Members May, Under Certain Restric-
lions, Take Ladies into the
Club Rooms.

During the month of probably
Fair week-the Capital Club will give a
brilliant reception.
1t will be sort of house-warming IN
celebration of the occupation of the
clubs handsome new home, corner of
Martin and Salisbury streets.
This was decided upon by the mem
bers of the club at Il meeting last night.
and $500 was appropriated for the pur-
pose. The matter is in the hands of the
Governing committee, of which DR..
Everett is chairman, and a special com
mittee of five yet to be chosen by Presi-
dent Mckee.
The meeting last night was an adj
journed meeting, held for the purpose OF
making certain changes in the clubs con
stitution and bylaws, rendered neces-
sary by the growth of the organiza-
ton and its occupation of the elegant
new home.
The work of revision, at the July meet
ing, was put in the hands of commit
tee, headed by DR.. Everett. And it was
this committees report that the club met
to hear last night Except in two or
committee were adopted and incorporat-
ed in the constitution and bylaws.
Following are the principal changes
made by the club:
Officers can serve only two con-
secutive terms.
2. A meeting of the club shall be
called by the Governing committee on
petition of as many as ten members.
ONLY ono yyppL's nafira IN ~
bulletin board, must be given of meet
ing.
4. 1t takes 40 members to constitute :.
quorum. Heretofore it has been %.
5. The number of resident members
was kept at 125. but the number of non
resident and temporary members is I'M
limited.
6. The entrance fee was increased
from $50 to 80. The fees of non-resi-
dent members reduced from $3.50 to
SO. This amendment goes into effect
September 10Th.
z. Leave of absence will be granted
members for six months. At the end of
that time if still absent, they will be
required to pay half regular fees Also
after the expiration of the first six
months, the Governing committee may,
at its discretion, revoke the member
ship of the absentee.
6. The House committee is no longer
exempt from annual dues. as heretofore.
The last change was made in the con-
stitution for the reason that having no
steward employed to superintend the
building, the committees duties We're
quite burdensome. They win, however,
soon be relieved of these duties nv the
election of Col. j. G.. Il. Grimes as
steward. He was nominated for the POI
sition by the club last night and the
Governing committee directed to secure
his services in that capacity.
In the bylaws three changes were
made, two of them very important:
L. Any person taking books or papers
from the club rooms or mutilating them,
will be fined ST for each offence.
2. Debts contracted by members of the
club with the caterer or the bar-keeper
in the building will be treated as club
debts, in that they must be paid on
demand and if unpaid for a month they
will be reported to the House commit
tee and their names and amounts posted
on the bulletin board.
8. Thursday Of each week is to be
known as Ladies' Day. On this day
members of the club have the privilege
of introducing ladies into the club room
between the hours of p. m. and II m..
under such rules and regulations as the
Governing committee may prescribe.
This bylaw provoked a live discussion
and much enthusiasm. both on the part
of its supporters and its opponents II
took all of Col, NJ. Il. Leach's eloquence
and Mr.. John G. Drewry's appeals to
chivalry to get it through, and even then
1t had majority of only one, the vote
standing: % for; u against.
The Governing committee will hold u
meeting tonight and n number of new
members will be elected. Something like
dozen names are now up for election.
though there are only about half dozeu
who can be elected. owing to the fact
that that number will complete the mem
bership to the 125 limit.