The times., 1901-06-29
THE TAKomA CLUB OPENED.
An Enthusiastic HOusewarming of
the New BuiIding.

| The 'housewarming' of the new library
and clubhouse building of the Takoma
| Club was held last night and was brill
| liant affair attended tB nearly the en-
| tire population Of that suburb and by
many visitors from this city. Every room
! in the structure held a full quota of
guests and owing to the limited available
capacity the main floor hall of Takoma
Hall which adjoins and is connected with
the clubhouse, was called into use as an
annex.
To the tasty decorations of the differ
ent rooms were added many vari-colored
flowers and green plants and palms,
which, with the general illumination, pro-
duced veritable fairy land. The scene
was turned into a Kaleidoscope panorama
by the prettily gowned ladies in the soft
fabrics and bright colors Of summer cos
tunes.
on the ground floor of the clubhouse.
with direct entrance from the street, is
room which contains the excellent library
of six hundred volumes. On the walls
are hung portraits Of the clubs honorary
members, including pictures Of George
w. Baird, [. 5. X, Henry NJ Baker, Of
New Hampshire; Charles a. Douglas,
John Joy Edison Gen. Adolphus ". Gree
". L. s. A. John 3. Henderson. Stilson
Hutchins. Theodore w. Noyes, Seth Shep-
ard. B. II. Warner, and Beriah wilkins,
Of this city. and Senator McComas and
1 REPRESENTATIVE pearre Of Maryland. Other
| rooms in the rear OF the building on the
same floor were employed for the oCca-
sion as refreshment rooms, where ices and
fancy cakes were served. IN the hallway,
| along the wall. was spread the huge new
pennant which viii soon fly from the flag
stan over the clubhouse Below Is found
. shuttle board. convertible through the
ingenious coutrivauce Of one OF the men,
bers into new ten pin game. in which
q billiard BAH ana cue are employed in
bowling over the pins.
on the second floor IS the board of d.
J rectors' room, where the business Of the
club is transacted: the ladies' room,
spread with handsome rugs, and adorned
with some few art objects in the way OF
etchings and paintings. and the billiard
room where both a billiard and pool ta-
bIe provide amusement for the members.
i is through this latter room that access
where last night the Victoria Orchestra
was stationed. and provided an excellent
programme Of Instrumental music.
The Takoma Club is barely a year old,
and moved into its new quarters about
one month ago. It's relation 20 the city
Of Washington is unique. in View or the
fact that there Is no similar organization
at any other OF the city s suburbs. Louis
?. Shoemaker. its first president was re-
Gently reelected for second term. The
other officers ~ the club are: John 5.
| Parsons, Second Vice President; Benja-
/ min Davis, Secretary, and Cassel SeVe-
rens Treasurer. The reception commit
/ tee consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Shoe
maker. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Vance Lewis Mr.
and Mrs. H. 5 knight. Mr. and Mrs. VI.
i J. Wine, Or. ana Mrs. A. V. Parsons Mr.
, and Mrs. G.. II. Heaton, and Miss Marie
| among the others present were B. H.
Warner. Judge BuHdy, Chaplin Brown,
Judge McPheIsCu, B. J. Davis Mr.. Nc
Namara, $. J. Priest. Richard Gasch, Mr..
ana Mrs. ". 5. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs.
/ l.. A. Newman J. B Kinnear Mr.. Sell
| lers. Mrs. G. j. FaT9rite, Mrs. Beatrice
! A. Larman Mayor :. ;. Shedd, l.. ".
Afooers. ". II. Wilson. George II. Bailey,
! Dr. Arthur i. Burrows Woodbridge
Clapp Edward NJ Douglass William u.
. Dyre. DR.. AItus u. Flower, Ashley NJ.
1 Gould. Horace J. Gray. Homer GucTy,
/ Charles n. Heaton. +. y. Jackson. Her
vey s. Knight, Wilton J. Lambert, Charles
/ =. Parsons, Wilmer C. Piatt, George G.
| Smith, DR.. Guilford L. Spencer, II. /.
| Thornton. George A. Warren, Lawrence
| Wilson. jr.. AIiletus j. Wine, the Rev.
David Barr, John y. Danforth, Garrett NJ
| Davis. Dr. Luther NJ. Parsons. Judge
| Charles f. Scctt. Miss Elizabeth A Bal
| loch, Miss Gertrude A. Bell Miss Mildred
M. He'll Mrs. r Gertrude Blackford, Mrs
Arthur B. Burrows, Miss Julia NJ. Corse,
| Miss Mildred p Dyre, Miss Grace FaY-
orite Miss Mabel Taylor Gray, Mrs HON.
| or Guerry, Mrs. Charles NJ. Heaton, Mrs
Hervey S. Knight. Mrs. Horace J. Long,
Mrs. A. V. Parsons. Mrs Katharine Gray
| ford l.. Spencer, Mrs. Mary J. Warren,
] Miss Eva Lewis. Miss Elizabeth Shedd,
| Ernest A. Shustcr, Jr., William l.. Sworm-
| stcdt.