The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-12
DR.. F. w. HAYS PRESIDENT
THE COLUMBIA CLUB DIRECTORS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS.
Contemplated Arrangement with the
University CIub-The Option on
Christ Church Property.

The board of directors of the Columbia
Club held an important meeting last night.
1t was an eventfu meeting in the history
of the club for the reason that new officers
were elected to control and lay out the pol
icy of the organization as a state club.
The officers elected by the board last night
were as follows:
President-Dr. Franklin w. Hays
Vice President-Daniel M. Ransdell.
Secretary-Horace f. Wood
Treasurer-Charles Latham
The report from the treasurer of the club
and other officials showed that every object
that the club set out to gain as state or
ganization has now been accomplished.
When the reorganization plan was inaugu-
rated, 27O new stockholding members were
required to make a full membership of $50.
These additional members have all been Sc
cured and a waiting list has also been Gre
ated which now contains over fifty names.
Persons who have been elected to this list
are entitled to the full social privileges CT
the club upon the payment of initiation fees
and dues Beside those on this list there are
over two hundred representative Republic
ans over the State who have signifed a de-
sire to become members of the organiZa-
ton An opportunity for the admission of
a large part of these may be given If an
amendment to the constitution now being
considered is adopted At the last annual
meeting Of the club a resolution was unani-
mously adopted expressing the opinion that
the capital stock of the club should be
raised from $65 600 to $4,000, thus providing
for an Increase of the membership from $50
to eight hundred. In order that this resolu-
ton may become part Of the constitution OF
the club, ii will be posted for thirty days
before final actor is taken.
The board of directors will likely take
steps before long to sell the club property
and purchase the Christ Church property,
on which an indefinite option is held. A
probable purchaser for the present quarters
has already been found in the
new nsS University ssI Club, which is meeting with
such success in its organization. II this
new club purchases the property the Co
lumbia Club will continue TO use its present
quarters until it's new building is completed.
The members of the University Club Will,
in the meantime, be given the privilege or
becoming the guests of the Columbia Club,
and after the new building is erected the
University Club will be given the privilege
of using the excellent cuisine of the Column
The present board of directors of the club
consists of DIR. Franklin Hays. Charles z.
Perry. Horace f. Wood. Henry c.. Adams,
DIR. George E. Hunt. Daniel M. Ransdel
Horace e. Smith, John s. Lazarus and john
B. Cockrum
The standing committees announced by
the president were az follows:
House Committee-John B. Cockrum,
chairman; Henry c. Adams and Horace C.
Smith
Membership Committee-Dr. Geo. e.
Hunt chairman John S. Lazarus and c. c.
Perry.
Election Committee-Harry S. New, chair
man: Enoch G. Hogate, III. w. Bennett, J.
w Fesler, H. b. Smith, G. G. Foster II. b.
Gates, Eugene Saulcy, w. II. Schmidt and
Reception Committee-W. l.. Taylor,
chairman: II. ]. Graham, o. r. Johnson,
d. F. Erwin. j. a. Lemcke. F. r. Martin
alo IL. NCWbV.
Lew Wallace and II. II. Hanna.
Library. Publications and Art Committee
Frank w. Morrison, chairman; James
Whitcomb Riley. Frederick Ayres. John T..
Gnffiths Alpheus II. Snow. Caleb S. Denny.
j. u. Parvn, Smiley n. Chambers, Eugene
H. Bundy and Quincy A. Myers.