The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-10
WANT A NEW SOCIAL CLUB.
YOUNG MEN THOROUGHLY INTER-
EsTED IN THE PROJECT.

Some Twenty Gathered mt the
Guards Club Last Night ms "A Basis
of Membership-Mr. warde Motto
Was in the Chalr-Committees
Were Appointed to Report at a
Meeting TO BE Held Next Saturday
Night-GHards' Quarters win
Probably BE Secured II the Organ
ization Is Enected-"TOm-O-ch f-chI
Club" Among the Names Suggest
ed.
A meeting was held last night at the
Guards Club, by a number OF young gen.
lemen interested in the organization of
new club Their plan is TO form social
club that shall have no other side. Con-
siderable enthusiasm and interest in the
project was shown, and 1t is very proba-
be that the effort will prove successful.
Mr.. Ward Motto has been the moving
spirit in the endeavor TO form the new
club, now that the feature has been abol-
ished in the Guards. He was invited to
take the chair by the twenty who respond
ed to the cards requesting their attend
ance.
It was the idea that those requested to
attend the meeting would constitute a sort
of central committee or basis of member
ship of the prospective club. Only some
thirty of the invitations were sent out.
The response showed that there is inter-
est enough 10 guarantee many joining the
club when a general invitation is extended.
No definite action was taken farther
than the appointment of three committees
-one on the charter membership of the or
ganization, another for the consideration
of name, and the third, to investigate
and report upon club quarters that may be
available
membership of at least 100 is expected,
and it is believed that nearly 200 win look
tavorably upon the undertaking and send
IN their acceptances when the committee
SENDS out the general invitation for mem
bershlp. II is estimated that the club can
be made thorough success with 100 men,
hers, The number that is regarded as GER
tain.
Several suggestions were offered as to
The name TO- the prospective organizal ion
but it was finally decided that 1t would be
the better plan to postpone that master
until the next meeting, which will be held
next Saturday night. Reports from the
several committees win be received and
~ 80 PS9SibtC tidl steps looking 10 pefmd-
nent organization will be taken
On one name the meeting held a vote
The suggestion was that the organization
be called THE TOm-o-chi-chi Club" and
number of those present received it ia
Yorably. Others thought few days might
bring a suggestion of a better name, SO
the matter was Jeff to the committee.
II the club is organized, it is very prob
able that the present quarters OCCUPIED
by the Guards will be used. 1t is under
stood that there will be no trouble in
making the necessary arrangement for
the lease of the Bull street front of the
building, the club being given the en-
trance, the hall and rooms on the first
floor, exclusive of the stores the entire
second floor, exclusive of the hall, and the
entire third floor. The amount that has
been agreed upon as the yearly rental of
these quarters provided the club sees fit
to accept them, is regarded as very rea-
sonable.
The young gentlemen interested purpose
making the organization a thorough one
and the club quarters all that could be de-
sired. If the Guards rooms are secured
they will be transformed into the most at
tractive the taste of a committee can ac-
complish. The rooms viii be complete in
every way, offering all the concomitants
of a club.