Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-16

requirements of the Soldiers and Sailors
Club
For four years the club has remained in
thi, house. its influence and membership in
creasing every month. Six months ago
large sum was appropriated by the mem
bers of the league for repairs and improve
ments, and this work has just been COM
pleted.
The floors of the club house are filed with
things that interest the men. The basement
contains the Kitchens and dining ROOM The
main floor has a wide double parlor. com
pletely and comfortably furnished. In this
room is piano and organ and a large
photograph of the concert type, the gift of
DR.. Barrie of this city through Gen. Stern
berg A pool room is also on this floor.
equipped with modern pool table and all
accessories. In the rear is a wide porch
provided with chairs and comfortable seats
for use in the summer. The second floor
contains locker room, library, bounti
fully supplied with books and every one of
the popular mOnthies and Weeklies and
current service papers The bath rooms and
one OF the sleeping rooms are also this
floor The third floor includes two more
sleeping rooms and the bed room and sit
tlnS room of the matron. In the garnet
there are more sleeping rooms.
Memorial Rooms.
These sleeping rooms have been furnished
from time to time by ladies of the club and
are memorials in every case to some we'll
known officer of the army or navy or some
public man. Mrs. b. H. Buckingham of
this city has fitted up a room called the
Mckinley room; Mrs. w. T. Sampson has
furnished one in memory of her husband,
the late Admiral w. T. Sampson; Mrs. T.
B. M. Mason has fitted up a room in honor
of her husband the late Lieutenant Com
mander Theodore B. NJ. Mason and other
rooms have been furnished by Mrs. r. r.
Wallace and Mrs. B. j. Cromwell
The club is provided with all sorts of
games and large supply of stationery
The attendance has been large since the
first day the club was established the at
tendance for the first four months being
2OJ and the figures much larger for sim
liar period now. Every regular attendant
is enrolled as a member and is required to
pay fee of % cents per month as dues
Any member can bring to the club house
friend or as many friends as he pleases 1t
Is interesting in this connection to note that
the captain of the army foot ball team was
a member of the club, and he kept the en-
tire team at the club house during their OFF,
duty hours in order that their training
might not be broken by the temptations
that would beset them in the city. Any
member can remain at the club house over
night and secure breakfast in the morning
for % cents.
Death Of Miss Chase.
The death of Miss Chase deprived the
club of one of its mainstays and 1t was
thought at first the loss was irreparable
the work of the league throughout was its
mainstay at this juncture and it was able
to secure the services of Mrs. ]. B. Slack,
a former army nurse, who is proving to be
able successor to Miss Chase.
Mrs. Slack is one of the few living women
who have served with the United States
army in the leld She accompanied the
Fifth Army Corps to Cuba and remained on
the islands with the troops nursing and
caring for the sick and wounded and under
going the same hardshps as did the SOL
diers. On her return to the United States
and after service at Montauk Point she re-
signed from the army and took up other
work. Her first love was too strong, how
ever, and after a year al the Soldiers and
Sailors Club as matron she was given a
position under the surgeon generals office
at the War Department.
At present Mrs. Slack is performing the
duty of instructor in nursing and dieteties
at the school for members of the hospital
corps of the army. at the Washington bar
racks, and in addition to this has charge of
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