Evening journal., 1901-06-07
.CLUBMRN WELCOME
MANY FRIENDS
East Side Association S Home
Again Inspected
Organizations History Reviewed BY
the President and Season OF So
ciabiIitY Follows

The new clubhouse of the East Side Re
publican Association. No. 9Oi King street
was opened TO men friends Of the mem-
bers last evening and several hundred at
tended. The visitors found the house ele-
gantly appointed and spent a pleasant So
cial evening there.
The building is three-story one, CEN
tralIy located. and admirable for club
purposes. II contains nine large rooms
and several small ones, all being comfort
ably furnished.
The parlor on the first floor mas a rich
carpet Of green. while the walls are paper
ed in an artistic maroon, with border and
ceiling tints and frescoing 10 harmonize.
The furniture Is Of hardwood, ana finished
with leather. There is a new plano in
the parlor The woodwork Is Of walnut
and the mantels of marble. The han is
papered in green and the remaining rooms
are finished in fine style. On the second
floor Is a commodious meeting room, bill.
Hard and amusement rooms The card
room Is on the third floor.
New linoleums are on the floor, and
handsome chandeliers hang from the cell.
ing Of every room in the building. on the
second floor back, porch has been bull
from which the river can be viewed.
AS the visitors of the evening arrived
they were welcomed by a committee com
prlsing James z. Jones, chairman; Franz
| Davies. Charles Lawson, George L. Wat
son. William H. Hanna and William p
lClayton.
Throughout the evening an orchestri
furnished music, and vocal solos wer'
contributed by Frank II. Mason, Johi
Finengan. Howard Zebley an,
George Johnson Artemas Bartlett gav'
some recitations and the Winona Council
Quartet sang selections.
Thomas A. d. Hutson, election commits
sioner, and George L. Watson, presiden
of the club made addresses. Mr.. Watson
gave a history OF the association.
The first meeting Of the East Side Re
publican Association was held June q
1899, at what was then known as the Lin
coln Club at No. 9OS King street
The association rented headquarter
from the Lincoln Club, and remalnel
there until March %. 1900, when the,
moved to No. 10l East Ninth street. Afte
moving into their new and more spaciou
Quarters, the membership Of the associa
tion increased very rapidly, and from tn
growing membership # seemed then tina
] the East Side Republican Association wa
] destined to take a very prominent place
r the politics Of our city. on ifs roll wa
D then found the most active, earnest an
, loyal Republicans OF the city
D Shortly after moving into this building
the new East Side Republican Associatio
r was organized as a body corporate. Pre-
4 vious to that time it was merely a volur
. tary association. but since, by reason q
success and Intention to become IN
! owner and possessor Of real estate an
other valuable property. It was deeme
advisable that the organization should b
put on a more permanent and substantlt
basis. The incorporate association wa
organized, and now has the following on
GERS; President. George L. Watson; vice
president, James =. Jones; recording SCI
r. tary, Harry n. White; correspondln
81 cretary, ]. T. Schaeffer: financial secrs
tary, William Winthrup; treasurer jaime
- II. Morris; marshal. Frank Tlbbitt.