Evening star., 1901-07-19
TAkOMA CLUB AND LIBRARY,
Meeting of Board of Governors Held
Last Night.

Last Night.
The board of governors of the Takoma
Club met at the club house on Oak avenue
last night. with the following members
present: President Louis P. Shoemaker,
First Vice President John S. Swormstedt,
Second Vice President A. v. Parsons, Sec
re tary Ben G. Davis. Treasurer Cassel Sew
erance and Messrs. H. g. knight, w. G.
Platt, E. NJ. Douglass. ]. Vance Lewis.
Wilton ]. Lambert, w. E. Dyre, Homer
Guerry. H. ]. Gray, G. A. Warren and M.
]. Wine.
The treasurer submitted his monthly re-
port. which showed the club to be in
fiourishing financial condition.
The chairman of the library committee
announced the receipt of large donation
of books, including a set of the Encyclopae-
.dia Britannica from Mr.. NJ ]. Wine, who
was given a vote of thIlks for his liberal
and valuable donation. The books in the
library now approximate 100 volumes in
number, and the space set aside for them
but few months ago is inadequate Fur
ther provision will be made to remedy the
defect at once, SO that future purchases
and contributions in this line may be am
ply provided for.
The house committee reported the install
lation of a telephone in the club house,
thus adding to the conveniences provided
for the members.
The committee appointed to secure club
pennant announced the completion of its
work The pennant Is of burgee pattern,
fourteen feet In length and presents a hand
some combination of colors, maroon field
with trimmings of dark blue, and floats
from thirty-foot Flagstaff.
The following persons were elected to
membership in the respective classes, as
designated: Active member, Mr.. Adrian J.
Pfeters; nonresident members, Messrs Ar
thur Copeland and Charles A. Corey of
Washington; lady members. Mrs. c. w.
Davis. Miss Helen A Davis, Mrs R. L.
Waters and Miss e. P. Andrews; honorary
member. Mr.. Tallmadge A Lambert Of
Washington.
named honorary members of the club had
donated photographs of themselves which
action was not only highly appreciated but
very materially aided in the adornment of
the club house: Mr.. Henry NJ Baker Gen
A W. Greely, Mr. John B. Henderson, Mr.
Stilson Hutchins. Mr.. Theodore w. Moves
representative George A. Pearre. Judge
Seth Shepard, Mr.. b. H Warner and Mr.
| Beriah Wilkins. The secretary was in
structed to acknowledge receipt of these
photographs with a tender of the thanks
| of the club.
The establishment and equipment of a
| gymnasium and bowling alleys was briefly
\ considered. but temporarily deferred These
desirable features will be given a promi-
| men. part IN the plans and purposes of the
| contemplated new club house
i Guarding Against Cattle Disease.
| The United States minister at Buenos
| Ayres mas forwarded to the State Depart
ment a decree issued by the Argentine
government prohibiting the importation of
live stock coming from foreign countries
| of the ovine bovine and any other species
| that. In the opinion of the technical au-
| thorities might carry infection of foot and
| mouth disease. There is a provision in
| the decree, however, that such stock COM
| ing from foreign countries whose official
| representatives certify that such diseases
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| the necessary precautions have been taken
| to avoid infection are excepted from the
application of the decree. The decree
| states that all animals which were ship
ped before the decree was issued will be
| submitted to forty days quarantine after
1 their arrival.