The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-18
W0MEN'S 100000 CLUBHOUSE.
EAST ORANGE ORGANIZATION TO
HAVE A NEW HOME.
Has Raised SIS 900 Already by Selling
Shares in the WOman's Club Realty
Company-Win Have Facilities for
Dining, Dancing and Social Meetings.

ORANGE, N. j., Oct, 1.-THE Woman's
Club Of Orange, which is one OF the pioneers
among such organizations, has accepted
plans for clubhouse which will be one OF
the largest and most complete buildings
owned by such an organization. 1t will
cost $50 900, and will stand on a lot purchased
by the club at William and Prospect streets,
East Orange, In one OF the desirable resi-
Dental centres Of the city.
The club, being organized under char
ter which does not permit it to hold real
estate, was in somewhat OF a quandary
when it began to discuss the question OF
ownership of clubhouse. Finally the
members decided to ask James b. Dill,
the corporation lawyer, who has resi-
dence here, how to do it, and he organized
the Woman's Club Realty Company Stock
was placed at so share in this corporation,
and 80 far about 500 shares have been
taken. The club sells stock at every meet
ing and expects to dispose OF the entire
allotment by the time the clubhouse is COM
pleted.
The narrowest portion Of the lot is in
Prospect street, and here the outward
appearance OF the building will be that OF
a private residence. The entrance will be
in william street. The portion OF the mouse
toward Prospect street will contain the
club library. and committee rooms ana
the remainder Of the floor will be devoted
to an assembly room. On the second moor
there will be ball room. -,
The club expects that the building Will
be largely used for private concerts as wen
as for the many dinners given during .he
season by various organizations VI sne
Oranges. All the halls now aHaia toe. i %
such purposes have the dlsadVahtage VI
being too small or on busy thorougniares
where the speechmaking is interrupted
NV the noise of trolleys and trains. Par-
ticular attention will be given to the
acoustic properties of the rooms as the
club gives number OF nusicnlee ,u;,,,
The structure will be OF dull red brlcR,
with Indiana limestone trimmings, ana
will have a roof of greenish gray slate
Two stone arches at the main entrance,
r.st inc on stone columns, will lead to an
open porch, from which two sets OF VIDE
doors will open to TIE vesupule ana
there will also be a pair Of doors
leading tc The porch from the foyer
TO he Used 8 an exit. The main vestibule
will have a place for ticket seller on one
| side and from it two pairs OF doors VIII
lead into the hall entrance, which Will De
,ol IN, 1ivht
Treated IN ng,,, ,T " nio sters back of them
me columns M a,iu ", nah marble The floor
VIII VIII DC Si ariia in rectang,lar patterns.
VIII De q h hiarb bal, directlv opposite the
tn",,. ', ',ill " rise the principai staircase
eh'tat t VA, ,dinu 10 the second floor,
eigi', ,",i, WI /, r%, 10 ndine with an orna-
any, nn, '%' , ,s The fr.t floor hall Will
men,ai ", m''t ths right between committee
sA.emi y, ,h. nlub itbrary. which will occupy
, ,po oa, ~ .n, W The building,
'n TN bn' e,',r,;ttaa rooms NAV b,, used for
o,ao ne a r"i' noat rooms at large entertain
,nanIs and in one Of them a dumbwaiter
I'M, e. ~ the basement. A door to the
w ~ ,t' AZ. a, aircase viii lead into the room
'v ,h;o 81 nan he used for serving dinners or
s M,ina CO.., and 10 connected with the base
nup ,,t h., a a staircase and two dumbwaters
Nv ~. carving rooms there will be glazed
~, ,'-,,a,rds for china a sink and gas range
''i ~, rubroom, or library, will be finished
in orayish brown oak with square futed
,'i,as.,ar. CARRYING heavy wooden beams
iuh;cb viii divide the ceiling into large
,',nStnrad panels. The wainscoting will
ba nho,,t six fee, hiph. and four book cases
,.;II he huilt in on one side of the room
RIA hioh windows on either side of the fire.
h., GllaI with loaded glass and