The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09
THE OAKLAND CLUB.
The Rooms are Much Observation-Disclosures
ship Nearly Full.-FOrmaI Opening.

afternoon between the hours of 9 and
500. Twenty or thirty ladies awaited
themselves of the privilege. They
found on the hall door a temporary
sign, Oakland Club" with the line
underneath, For Members Only" as
the rooms are for the exclusive use of
regularly elected members. Ascend
ing the well-scrubbed stairs, between
neatly papered walls, they reached
the second floor, the whole of which
is occupied by the Club. Opposite
the head of the stairs is the coat room,
about 6 X feet, fitted with about so
coat hooks, and lighted by day
through Il glass partition and by
night by the electric light which
lights the stairs and hallway as well.
The floors of coat room and halls are
covered with linoleum. The front
room, opening off the hall, is for a
reading and writing room. 1t is in
size about Is by 10 feet. The wood
work, including margin of the floor, is
stained a chocolate brown and var
nished. A green ingram carpeting,
| IL 12 feet, covers the centre of the
floor. A strip of mating extends
from entrance door to private office.
The walls are covered with a hand
some green and gilt paper and the
windows have light green shades.
The furniture consists of long and
narrow table, IL by feet, to hold the
magazines, newspapers and periodi-
Gals, a centre table, writing table,
on which are writing materials, in
Guiding Club paper, cards and enve-
lOpes, eight arm chairs, stove, bulle-
tin board, etc. This room has three
windows, from which can be seen
| Oakland Hotel grounds and the hills
to the north of town. 1t is lighted at
night with three electric lights hav-
| ing reflectors, with which all the
other lights also are equipped. This
room, with its harmony of colors,
green, oak, gilt and brown, particu-
larly excited the admiration of the
ladies. On the periodical table are
the following publications, which
will be received regularly: Century
Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Country
Gentlemen, Frank LeS1ie'S Monthly,
H0rper'S Magazine, fractures Maga-
zine, NunSey's, Outimg, Outlook, Re
creation, Reoieeo Of ReUieaos, Serb
ner's Magazine, JUdge, Ha2per's
Weekly, Puck, Scientific american,
LeSlie's Weekly, SATURDAY Ecentn9
Post, Youths Companion, Oakland
Democrat and REPUBLICAN.
Opening off the the reading room is
the private office, about 8 feet. 1t
is handsomely papered in maroon and
gilt. A small figured linoleum OF
greenish hue covers the floor and a
light green shade is on the windows
which overlook Main st. also. An
oak fat top office deck, revolving
chair, shelves to hold several hundred
books and an electric light, complete
the furniture of this coy room. On
the shelves, for the amusement OF
members, are the following games
Cards, Chess, Checkers, Halma, Au.
thurs, Twiddles, Twiddlewinks, Par.
cheesi and Crokenole.
Tho Of hnY. h IF Of fhA i, Il.
occupied by the Assembly room
This spacious apartment is IS 2S #
in area. The walls and ceilings are
finished in wood, painted greenist
gray tint to help the light. The
shades over the four windows in this
room also are light green. Four cleo
trio lights give light at night. Hand
some linoleum of warm pattern GOV
ers the entire floor. The furniture
consists of forty-eight chairs, foul
tables, water cooler and stand, stove
etc. This room will be used for meet
ings, games and general recreation
room. Opening off this room is thu
wash room, about by feet. 1t con
tains metal wash stand, pitcher, ba
sin and pail, mirror and shelf flo
comb and brush, towel rack, etc
Suspended from nails are a broom
dust pan and brush, whisk broom
and Ratchet. Here also is a coal bin
large enought to hold two days sup
ply of fuel. This room is lighted b,
day by the half-glass door which
opens on to the outside stairway
leading to coal shed and pump in yart
below, and at night by electric hgh
shining through glass partition O
coat room; all the rooms are com
pletely equipped. Picture nails;
dozen of them-are in the walls, gen
tie hint that framed pictures will b.
acceptable. The bare library shelve
also make mute appeal. The rea
end of the Assembly room seems to b.
waiting for the combination billiard
and pool table which the Club hope
soon to own by either gift or pur
chase.