The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-21

Monday evening of next week the mem
bers OF the Minnesota club will realize
plans made years ago, and the new annex,
devoted principally to accommoda tons
for the fair sex, will be thrown open for
use. Plans for the event, which will be
quite social function, are now being
arranged by committee, consisting of
Francis 3. Clarke, C. w. Gordon, Sher-
man Finch, W. c. Read, F. ]. Shepard,
A B. sibley, t. l.. Wann, L. P. Ordway,
j. D. Armstrong and F. B. Howell
1t has long been an ambition at the club
to be able to open quarters devoted excIu
sively to the ladies, with accommodations
for dinners, social events and other pur-
poses. The clubmen planned to open an
annex some day, where their wives and
fair friends could enjoy the same COM
forts which they had In the more mascu-
line club proper. The Minnesota club
survived the hard times. as Supt Robin
son expresses it, with money in its
jeans, and plans were then made for
the construction of the present annex.
Five months work has brought 1t to
completion and 1T is now ready for use.
The governors of the club have issued
an edict setting forth that ladies holding
membership cards issued on application
OF some member of the club, or being of
the same family as a member, may enjoy
the same privileges In the annex which
the members ENJOY in the old part No
mere man viii ever have an opportunity
TO dine in the ladies' hall, unless accom-
panied by woman and expressly invited.
This part of the club belongs to them.
and their rights and privileges are clearly
defined.
Monday evening the entire club house
Will be decorated in the most beautiful
manner The governors have made an
appropriation for decorations larger than
ever before made in the club for the same
purpose, and every attention has been
given to make the event a gala occasion.
A dinner Will be served In the evening.
at which the ladies', to whom more than
200 invitations have been issued. will he
present. The new main dining room on
the second floor will be used, and the
handsome dinner room on the first floor
WIFI be reserved for the dancing. An or
chestra will be stationed on each. and
music will accompany the dinner as well
as the dancing.
The privilege which is extended to the
ladies is unique. 1t will afford them
place to dine when kept down town, and
gives every convenience and comfort
1ound in we'll appointed home The fur
nlshings OF the entire annex are beauti-
1ul, and extreme good taste has been ex-
erc1sed as well as in the decorations.
SeVeraf cosy private dining rooms have
been furnished, each seating about TWEEN
ty persons. One of these is called the
Delft room, and is exQuisitely finished In
black oak. The same general scheme is
followed throughout, and the walls are
wainscoted in Delft burlap, the ceilings
and upper walls being finished in blue
paper. One of the main dining rooms
has been furnished in Flemish. the fur
nfture, woodwork, paneling and interior
decoration being the same. The ceiling is
supported with heavy black oak beams.
and huge fireplace adds homelike
touch.
In the annex are quarters for members
of the club as well as for the ladies, but
these are on the top floor and separate
from the rooms below. The entire building
has been refnished and refurnished. and
an immense amount of money has been
expended. It Is now as well appointed as
any of its kind west of Chicago, and pos
sesses everything possible to make single
life endurabfe. The lounging rooms and
library have been furnished with luxu-
rious decorations and furnishings and a
new system of electric lighting has been
installed. Telephones are placed on eyerv
floor, and not the least of the comforts is
a spacious BATH with shower, tub and ALL
The room is laid with marble tiles and
wainscot.