Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
MEMS CLUBAT Y.M.U. a
BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO ENJOY
SPECIAL PRIVILEGE.
Meeting Last Night of Representatives
of Board Of Trade and Business
Mems Association.

of directors of the Young Mems Chris
tan Asso ciation about 200 members of the
Board of Trade and the Business Mems AS
ISOLATION gathered in the new association
building On G street northwest last even
ing. The visitors were met In the lobby
by committee from the Y. M. c. A board
of directors and after chatting for a short
time they were conducted through the new
structure from basement to roof garden.
Following those investigations several
speeches were made concerning the asso-
citation work and 1.-THE Club for business
men. Then the party adjourned to the
third floor, where refreshments were
served.
Last night marked the formal opening of
1.-The Club the feature of the new build
ing which is provided especially for the
business men of the city, whose generosity
! made the building possible. and, it is be-
lieved, will continue to make 1t success.
After the visitors had been shown through
the building and the club features had been
explained 10 them, application blanks for
membership We're given away and several
of those present filed application The club
is expected to prove a popular feature
among business men, It was announced
that Mr. Cuno H Rudolph had accepted
the pres. dency of the club for the first year
ard to him will be intrusted the work of
putting 1t on successful basis
The Addresses.
After the business men of the CITY had
been shown around, President Woodward
called the meeting to order in the lobby
and poi lted out that the magnificent new
building provided for the Y NJ c. A.,
which had been admired by thousands of
visitors since its completion, was due TO
the generosity of men of money and infiu-
ence. Without their help it could not have
been built; they were absolutely the back
he co 4 NLax.1
fore thought to be only proper that room
should be provided in the building for these
men, Therefore. two handsome rooms on
the ground floor were set aside for the
mems club and 1t was hoped the men would
avail themselves of the opportunity at
forded.
Following President Woodward. Vice
president Macfarland spoke on the new
building from the city side. Responding to
the critics who say there is no civic pride
in the city, he pointed out the fact that
almost All of the 1900 subscribers to the
building fund in the association campaign
are residents of this city and that nearly
all the oney that went into the new build
ing came from the pockets and bank &C.
counts Of Washingtonians. Here, he main
tanned W as the finest example of civic PRIDE
and he lrther argued that this civic pride
would BIZ exhibited in the future by con-
tinued In -erest of the local people In the as
ISOLATION. The association, he said was a
spiritual bank, which is always able to pay
Off all its creditors, in which deposits are
surely safe and which never skips a divi-
dend.
Club Features.
John B. SSleman, jr., was the next speaker
and he took up specifically the club feat
ures. Not only does 1t entitle the member
to the full membership privileges of the
association. but to many special and addf
tlonal privileges Among the extras ars
two richly furnished club rooms on tbe main
moor, with library, reading table writing
desks and suitable games large private
pressing rooms and sanitary steel lockers
Tree Tur kish and Russian baths under the
supervision of an expert and the use of the
large gymnasium gymnasium annex. hand
pan, fencing and other individual exercises
The membership of the club win he i'm.
ited TO 2oo The affairs will be in the hands
OF an executive committee of club mem,
pefs and VIII be designed to meet all tbe
needs provided for In regular mems clubs.
MANY or Nashfngton's most prominent
business and professional men were In a.
tendance at the reception last evening The
receiving committee from the board of HI
1ee.ars y Consisted of President s. w. Wood
WARD, Zee President H B. F. Macfarland
Judge Anson S. Taylor, John B. .Larner
John B. Sleman, jr.; Carleton R. Ball, Dan.
Lothrop "a. M
List Of Those Present.
G. Kimball. F. S. Hodgson. FeIix Ma.
money, Dr. s. A. Cara. A T. Stuart Thos.
W. Slo"ei, A 5. Caywood, William b.
Murray s. j. Masters, Lee D. Latfmer,
Eosar T. shaw, ALI. Quigley. Samuel J.
Prescott, William Muehleisen. A, A. Rirnev
C. Ergood, Samuel ]. Shedd, Richard
hlrgsman. j. H. Small, jr., George A.
Armes. j. D. Ergood. E. w. Yea. William
h Ellis, Thomas p. Morgan, Odell 8.
Smith Charming Rudd, Washington Top
ham, Charles A. Muddiman w s. Hoge.
Robert B. Tenney Edward Graves w p
Parsons, w ]. Brewer, 7. Janney Brown.
Thomas b. Huyck. Frank Upman, Arch.
G1eenlees. Frank E. Gibson. M. D., A. M.
Lothrop, william c. Woodward. R. P An
dfews, Jules A. Demonet, Thomas P. Wood
ward. John B.. Sleman, jr, Theo. w.
Noyes, j. B. Winner, w. H Moses w s.
Hoge, jr.. George Truesdale. T. D. Seltzer,
henry w. Samson, James B. Henderson
Henry y. +. Macfarland, Cuno H. Rudolph.
Daniel Eraser, L. j. Jackson, Herbert Scott
Smith, George o. Totten. ir BENJAMIN w.
Guy, David F. Weaver Thomas w Smith
james i. Oyster, William w. Danenhower
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