Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-01-02
The Opening of the Yavapai
Commercial Club House
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION
The House-WarmIng Of the Clubs
Magnificent New Home Attended by
the Elite Of the City OF the Pines
Description Of the Structure.

/ Prescott, Arlz., Jan. 1.-(SpeciaD--
Prescott is tonight evidencing its APP
/ probation of the fulfillment of a long
/ felt want in the royal manner i'll
which 1t is dedicating it's new club
! house For several months the citizens
/ who believed that Prescott needed an
/ up-to-date clubhouse have watched
the rearing of the building that was 10
house the organization that is expected
| to cement the warm ties already exist
| ing in a social and business way and
| the house warming tonight Is a sub
stantial mark of its approval of the
| efforts of the directors of the club to
provide accommodations that would
leave nothing TO be desired.
The handsome building ablaze with
! lights presents noble appearance
/ from the outside and the spacious in-
/ terrier is thronged with the elite of the
Gem City of the foothills. All are in
tent upon improving their first oppOr-
/ tunity of enjoying the hospitalities of
the club home. The entire building has
been thrcwn open to the members and
their guests and the three spacious
! floors fail to moro than comfortably
! accommodate the throngs that have
| gathered to do the honor to the new
/ club.
! Mr.. Pcllow, the manager of the club,
! has shown his ability to care for the
| comfort of the members by mis- admir-
| able arrangements for the comfCrt and
| convenience of the unusually large
| crowd tonight. The ballroom is taxed
I to its fullest capacity by the younger
/ people, who are apparently enjoying TO
| the utmost the perfect floor and the
| splendid music furnished by the Pres
colt orchestra. Prescott is again dem
onstrating that it knows how to do
/ things right and the opening of the
Yavapai Commercial club viii always
be remembered as one of the SWEETEST
social functions of the town.
The new club building is located on
the corner Of Gurley and Marina
streets, and is of a composite style Of
] architecture, the Mission idea prevail
! ing. Overlooking the business portion
| of the town. the building, with its
arched corridors On the ground floor,
and deep porches above, makes a fine
presentation from an architectural
| point of view
| The low Ner floor includes the smoking
room, buffet. dining room. kitchen and
pantry directors room, check room.
! leiN NelNbi ltS- anu lGdlillS dIIdEBeIltnlS,
with spacious Railways providing en-
! trance from two streets.
The second floor includes the bill
lard room, ladies' parlor and dressing
room and spacious ballroom.
The third floor provides nine sleeping
rooms for members of the club and
their guests. with five bath rooms.
| The two lower floors are finished in
weathered oak; the third in selected
native pine.
Special attention has been given to
the interior decoration and furnishing.
and the furniture and draperies were
| selected to harmonic with the color
| scheme of the various rooms Under
the personal supervision of Mrs. Jas
A. Hope, of the Bashford Burmister
Co, the arrangement of the furniture
| has developed most satisfactory re-
suits.
Perhaps the most pleasant room in
/ the building has been generously set
| aside as a ladies' parlor. The prevail.
| ing color is old rose. and with ivory
white wood work, mahogany furniture
and rich rugs and draperies, a most
luxurious effect has been obtained.
Extra effort win be made to make
the restaurant a specially attractive
feature of the club. The kitchen has
been fitted with all the up to date fa-
cilities, and the table linen, china and
silver are of special order and pattern
and of most dainty character. The
dining room is spacious and handsome
ly furnished in weathered oak, and
nothing has been left undone caIculat-
ed to afford high class service to mem
bers and their guests.
ho I'M to
weathered oak and leather. with plenty
of old fashioned Sleepy Hollow style
chairs.
Large open fireplaces in the dining
room, smoking room and ladies' par
lor add much to the home atmosphere
of the rooms.
The sleeping rooms are unusually
large and well arranged. Tho furniture
In these rooms are of Mission style
stained to match the color scheme of
forest green in the wood work, max
ing very Pleasing and restful effect.
The bath rooms adjoining are roomy
and fitted with the best porcelain tubs
and other toilet facilities
Mr.. F. NJ. Murphy, the owner of the
building, has spared no expense in its
construction, and the club has fur
nished it in keeping with the hand
some interior.
Mr.. F. L. Wright, of the Prescott
Electric Co., has given personal atten-
ton to the lighting arrangements, and
has included every up to date ap-
pliance. The heavy beamed ceilings
throughout the two lower floors have
made possible some very artistic ef-
fects.
The club has been fortunate in Sc
curing the services of Mr. r. E. Pei
low as manager Mr. Pellow is a gen.
tleman of wide experience in looking
after the comfort of his fellow men.
and comes direct from the service of
the Harvey Eating House company