The San Francisco call., 1905-05-10
START PROJECT
OF CLUBWOMEN
San Francisco Clubhouse As
sociatiOn Is Formed and
Stock Freely Subscribed
DIRECTORATE OF MEN
Bank to Finance the Scheme
if 100000 Worth of the
Shares Are Sold by May 30

This morning a few hundred promi-
nent women Of this city and of Bur-
lingame-where interest in civics is
now running high-will receive with
their matutinal mail the following
highly interesting announcement:
Believing that the time has arrived for San
cities in the East. and in view of the wide
spread interest among women to own or con-
troll building OF their own IN the business
section of our city. resulting from the inade-
quate and temporary housing OF twenty or
thirty clubs, several facing immediate removal
with greatly increased expenses. and realizing
the immediate necessity of providing suitable
and exclusive quarters with desirable halls
for annual or larger meetings, cub as
sociation has been formed Tor the purpose of
erecting such building in the business sec
tion of the city and the executive committee
chosen by this association report as follows
We shall form corporation under the laws
of the State of California under the name OF
the San Francisco Club Association. setting
forth in the charter that the stock shall be
worcestershire; having secured an option on
lot on the north side Of Post street. facing
Union Square with a frontage of 75 feet and
a uniform depth of 1877 feet b inches, on which
we propose to erect building to be known
as the Yerba Buena building. In honor of the
original name of our city. The object o. this
building is to provide adequate accommodations
for the clubs which join this association be-
fore May 3o each club so jo nin;s to own or
share or $3.50. such clubs to receive
concession of rent the floors set apart
for the exclusive use of clubs. Rooms Will
be reserved on application of clubs In order
of precedence the size being determined upon
by the rents clubs are able to pay. the re
mander of the building to be rented at reeu-
lar rates of this vicinity.
The amount of bonds to be issued is not to
exceed $3.50, 000: amount of stock not less
than S250o00 being 25, GOO shares az $40 per
In order that the women may control their
club rooms. and ultimately the whole building,
9 tlot-c dasfr has decidad
women may subscribe in favor of the assocta-
tion thus making the association one of the
largest shareholders of the corporation, rather
than dividing their power, thus giving to the
small club the same power as the larger or,
ganizatons, the investors retain personal
ownership Of stock and of the revenue accru-
An executive board of women has been ap-
pointed by the association and board Of di-
rectors among these bang some Of those who
successfully financed the building of the Mer-
chants Exchange Much the same plan IS
ma ma cement of the Ysrba Buena building.
subscription blank is enclosed herewith
sibie to Mrs James Ellis Tucker 205O Broad
way, San Francisco.
Board of directors-Henry T. Scott, William
H. Croker. William Babcock. E. w. Hopkins,
A. w. Foster.
Now, doesn't that sound like real
live business proposition?
Yesterday the board of directors of
the Clubhouse Association met in sol
emn conclave, and the above deduction
was the outcome-amid a lot of we'll
balanced enthusiasm.
The clubhouse is proposed to be one
of the architectural joys of the city.
with a roof garden and innumerable
courts with alluring palms to refresh
the eye.
That there IS demand for a big
general clubhouse has long been ac-
knowledged. The only matter hedged
with doubt was its breadth and scope.
Now that phase has been eliminated.
1t is decided that a splendid big build
ing. like the club buildings in New
York and London be the type-for San
Francisco is growing, and like the little
boy who buys his clothes too big, so
hell grow into them,' the clubhouse
must be built to fit future conditions.
Already $780, 600 worth of stock has
been subscribed by Burlingame women,
whose interest in the ''woman's club
building" is notable.