The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-24
THE BUCKINGHAM
Palace I'm Construction and Appoint
mcntx-PatrOns Are Club
Members.

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! Furnished ard draped in rich. regal
| splendor. the seven-story Buckingham
| Club building. with its go elegant guest
| rooms, will shortly become the princely
| Worlds Fair home of its fortunate MEM
| bership, including representatives OF the
| social and commercial world, both i'll this
| country and from abroad, together. also,
with many Of the leading st. l.ouisans.
Tne magnificent. absolutely ireprooi nm
| proyement, located on Kings HIGHWAY
and West Pine boulevards. Immediately
opposite Forest Park, overlooking the
Worlds Fair grounds and within ten MN
| utes' walk of the main-entrance gates ~, ~
the great Exposition, was promoted U!
aolbrook- Bla ckwelder Real Estate trust
Company. in behalf of prominent i9cai
capitalists, with view OF nrst proriuInas sisnas
Worlds Fair visitors and their triends
with the finest exclusive accommodations
in the land, with every buslnessnAe as
surance OF freedom from extoItlonats
charges. and IL was to guarantee this. ana
the exclusaveness of the BuckinghamS
patronage. that the plan of club member
ship in the enterprise was adopted
After the Worlds Fair the Buckinshal
will be high-caste family club hotel. for
which purpose there is no more a"iiiifa a'io
location. x,r
rooms. with privilege OF occupancy by one
or two persons without extra charge,
range from si.eo to 5000 day. lnciuains
luxurious baths These moderate cnasss
many local residents may, by becoming
members of the club. handsomely provids
entertainment for their relatives ana
friends who will want to see the Wori1
Fair. and for such ST. Louis members VINO
Will want to occupy apartments In tne
buckingham during and after the WORLDS
Fair special arrangements and terms may
be made with the management now.
TO give an idea Of the regal elegance OF
the HuckinKhom, 1t Is sufhcient TO state
that its furnishings and draperles cost
ten tee la5 Ii-rO
On the first floor are the grand pariors,
reception-room. dining-room. commodiouS
cafe for ladies. reading-rooms. spacious
rotunda and office.
The Pompeian room. Of vast proper
tions with a beautiful fountain. Is one OF
the most magnificent and elaDorateiy Iur-
nished of any apartment Of its character
The rare and artistic furnishings Of the
Buckingham were ennarS a1l g0as Sons furnish
ing the carpets and electric fixtures, the
Scarritt- Comstock Furniture Company tne
furniture throughout. Troriicht. ries Dunekes
and Simmons Hardware Company the sli-
yer. china and glassware.
Among the nonresident members Oh the
club may be mentioned: John Hay. Sec
retary OF State, Washington. D. G; Geo
W. Elkins of Philadelphia, who has re.
served eight rooms; Miss Helen Gould OF
Pratt, secretary and treasurer Pratt In
stitute Of Brooklyn; Frank Trumbull.
president C. 6 S. r. R. Of Denver: S. 4
Gunther, manufacturer and Wholesale con-
fectioner; Samuel insult, president Chica-
20 Edison Co; J. W. Kendrick. third vice
RSsen Rsssssnt DabiEhsI Ai 81 & hcaso ba,ly fseT Sew
A. c. McCord. president Western Steel Car
and Foundry Co; Edwin a. Potter. presi.
dent American Trust and Savings Co.:
Co Company: b. L. Winchell, president
]. Harllln. Attorney General. of Spring.
WaIter Baker co. Ntdl. Of Boston; H, B;
Ledyard, president Michigan Central
Railroad. OF Detroit. Mich: Right Rev
sseR sgehd ! p Moss ssstf prasaens ssaGR a ii
Lumber Co, of st. Joseph; James p
Boyd. Ex-Governor: E. A. Cudahy. V P.
Mrs. John Miiier Horton Of Buffalo. n. Y:
Frank Jay Gould, banker. Seth Low. II.
c. Rouse, president NJ, K & T. Ry:; E. E.
Thomas; president LehiSh % valley kaMTSad, S,
Plsslssas PisisSars; efEhef f. r Green, PsesideSt
Texas Midland Railroad, Terrell; Tex; A R.
egraph Company of New York CITY.
The high. exclusive character of the |
membership may also be shown by the
many other. Of equal local prominence.
whose position before the public Is anoth- |
or Endorsement that the Buckingham
management is not temporary. but per- |
tire satisfaction at reasonable rates:
D. R. Francis. President of the Worlds
Fair; Colonel c. r. Walbridge, Thomas II. |
West, Edwards Whitaker. Samuel NJ. |
Kennard, 1. D. Dosier, Thomas n. Nc |
Kttrick. W. K. Bixby. F. c. Donk, John |
A Holmes, Charles Huttig. Charles H. |
Aarritt. E D. Pryor. Frank D. Hirsch- |
berg. Doctor J. H. Duncan, August Geh- |
ner. w. c. Morris, Frank A. Ruf. Charles |
M Hays. H. 4. HillaId. Doctor Hughes.
Simmons, Julius s. Walsh. A W. Bene- |
dict, s. NJ. Dodd, c. H. Beggs. G. W. Nie-
mann.