The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-14
SPENDING NEARLY $1,000
ON ITS QUAR- TIERS.
Citizens Marching Club Will Have
Handsome Home.

SANAACho SAuD VIII
Handsome Home.
Nearly $1,000 will be spent in reno
waiting and furnishing the southern
half of the second floor of the Whit
field building, which has been leased
by the Citizens Marching Club. and
the quarters of the new organization
will be second to none in the city.
The rooms will be papered and car
peted and the furnishings will be hand
some. 1t is the intention of those who
have charge of this work to make the
quarters inviting at all times. 1t is
expected that the hall will be ready
for occupancy within three weeks and
the meeting Thursday night will be
held in the quarters of the Savannah
Athletic Club on the floor above. Those
who have been active in the affairs of
the Marching Club say that by Thurs
day night the club will have a mem
bership of about 1000.
The reading and writing room of the
new hall will be furnished in modern
style and a large number of rocking
chairs have already been ordered. The
large hall will be the lounging room,
and in it there will be a pool table,
Switchboard and gymnastic apparatus.
Electric fans will be put in the club
rooms for the summer months. The
members of the new organization are
all enthusiastic, and say that the mem
bership list will contain 5000 names by
the time the club makes the trip to
Atlanta. 1t is expected that many
will attend the opening of the Legisla-
ture in June and the club intends go
ing to the capital on a special.
Some of the officers of the
Marching Club have expressed them
selves as being in favor of making the
trip to Atlanta in the day time. The
club will go on a special train with a
brass band and stops will be made at
many of the stations. The cars will
bear streamers bearing the name of the
organization and will announce that it
is from Greater Savannah" The
Marching Clubs officers intend to adj
vertise Savannah in every possible
way and Corresponding Secretary j.
Robert Creamer is now preparing a
pamphlet setting forth the attractions
of this city. These pamphlets will be
sent to every voter in the First Con-
gresional District. Mr.. Dreamer and
Recording Secretary Robert NJ. Martin
are also arranging for the issuing of a
booklet containing the name of every
officeholder, from constable to Cover
nor, in the state.
1t is planned to have two classes of
members and it will not be necessary
to be a resident of Chatham county in
order to secure membership in the
Marching Club. Already letters have
been received from prominent North
Georgia politicians who are anxious to
join the organization. These out-of-
town members will be placed on the
associate roll and it is expected that
there will be great many applications
for this class of membership. The
Finance Committee is hard at work
securing funds to be expended for the
extensive Improvements being made
in the Whitfield building, and the Com
mittee on Rules will be ready to re-
port at the meeting Thursday The
bylaws will pledge the club, first, to
the best interests and progress of Sa-
vannah and Chatham county, and sec
ond, to just representation to all ma
tionalities and creeds 1t is promised
that the Chamber of Commerce will be
assisted in every possible way by the
Marching Club.