New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23
4 FINE NEW CLUBHOUSE,
WORCESTER WOMAN'S CLUB PROUD
OF ITS SUNPTUOUS HOME-AR-
TISTICALLY FITTED ROOMS.

The red letter day in the Worcester woman
Club in Worcester Mass. was that oil the recent
formal opening OF its beautiful new Clubhouse.
When the club finally decided TO build nome OF
its own there were many members who turned
cold shoulder the enterprise. and either oy tei
Indifference or by more positive disa1ectoh Ihade
difficult the work OF the building committee IN
the face Of such division of sentiment the success
of the women ii pushing through the "oTA To
fortunate issue Is deserving OF hearty eohs'"'
lions.
Upon choice lot OF land presented to the cluo
by Stephen Salisbury. a Worcester muIu-hllilioil-
are the Woman's Club has erected hne three
story building with American basement the ma
teriaI being light pressed brick. There are two en-
tertainment halls. capable Of accommodating Iou'
hundred and three hundred respectively; four re-
ception rooms, mems smoking room Kitc"ei'
a dining room and ample offices for carrying on
the social and educational work OF the club Al
tractive features in this club home are DuIch
suite finished In Flemish oak, with blue draperles
paper and window cushions and Moorish SUITE
opposite with a fireplace tiled in designs from Ihe
Alhambra with Oriental hangngs and Saracenic
effects in the dado and the capitals Of the hand
somey turned pillars. There are also colonial
suites and a Renaissance suite. where every hlhB
is gold and brown. with hangngs Of velvet
valance and gold braid and furniture of brown
walnut. Scattered through the building are many
pictures and other works OF art, the gifts Of mem
bers past and present
That the Womans CIuo is enjoying this new
dlvidual woman's enjoyment of pretty things goes
without saying. lodger in the abodes of others
the club had been from early times a vagrant be-
ginning in members parlorS. passing through
club quarters. 10 wind up at the 1ouRs Men
Christians Association and the Young women
The worcester Woman's Club began life in 1850
In a small way. with twenty-five charter members.
and the outcome Of "a meeting held oy The
woman sufragiSts. Its story Is a record OF steadily
increasing scope and power. With membership
limited 10 six hundred at present Il has a waiting
list OF nearly two hundred. The high standard OF
its first years has been maintained, ana many du5
thors. lecturers: college presidents artists ana
other persons Of national reputation have been It's
guests In lSSS the iirst notable pubic ehtettalt-
ment Of the club took PlaGe nv, IL was 1913 an SufhoT
fiigginson Mrs Louise Chandler MouIJon Miss
Edna Dean Proctor. Arthur Sherburne Hardy and
writings
Al recent "genuemen'z night dramatlzed
with the assistance Of local society men military
cessfuiy Club teas. which were one Of the early
social features OF the organization have been con
tnued by recent administrations
Work is carried on by departments, and Of late
years important element has been added in the
shape OF classes In addition 10 studies and lectures
upon art. music and the drama, classes have been
maintained during the last season in French l,h
t 12s.' forestry ' and BroWning
notably that connected with the public schools. and
extension work committee that concerns itself
with city missionary labor, such as sewing schools.
Active interest In the public schools may be said
to have begun with the agitation i'm the Womans
club upon the subject of Kindergarten teaching ana
manual training and a few years later this interest
was stimulated by the formation Of the civic club.
The vacation schools which have been successfully
OF a committee appointed by the Woman's Club
originated with this organization In past years the
candidates for the school Board and doing what it
nominate women. but to throw It's influence into
securing the election of those male nominees who
Without personaI or partisan ends. Miss Georgia
Bacon is the president Of the club.