New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-22
A WAITING LIST ALREADY.
St. Paul's Club Has Three Hundred Members,
with One Hundred Who Want to join

Al The end Of its fourth Nyeek St. Paurs
Chapel Club for Business and Professional
Women has reached its limit OF membership and
set up that sign infable OF the successful club.
& waiting list.
If any skeptic or detached spectator visits the
pleasant parish house of St. Paurs these days
his attention is riveted by the following type
written sign, placed conspicuously by the cash
ier's desk:
The membership of St Pauls chapel Club for
Business and Professional Women has nov
passed the three hundred mark. No further
members can he registered until after March J.
and then only in case those already enrolled fan
to renew their membership before March >
Those desiring to become members-<nay have
their names placed on the waiting list and will
be notified in vacancies exist after March l.
Already the waiting list has a hundred names.
A step further and the eye of the visitor is ar
rested by the following:
only members of the club car procure meals
In the luncheon room. except. Visitors 'first
time); 2-an occasional guest with member.
So there you are. The club has passed is OK
perimentaI stage. Is standing firmly on its feet.
is filing the need it was designed to fill is HIT
ting the class it was intended to hit.
And now it is apparent tha- only the lack OF
facilities is limiting the growth Of the club and
its extension into ell kinds Of unsupported use
fulness. Three hundred members are all the au-
their present quarters. In fact. three hundred
tax the capacity Of the Iunchroom and kitchen
TO their utmost Yet with large membership
larger possibilities would open up. The club
would become more of social centre, with per
haps classes and entertainments. a clubhouse
or. al least, club home. would become feasible
and with headquarters of it's own. what would
not he possible 10 the club and its members
Yesterday the old members were auxiouSly
buying their tickets for March. They were
afraid they would be dropped. The noon hour
found all the little settees drawn up about the
tiny square tables filed.
Truly cream-and you help yourself" COM
mented a pretty girl with satisfaction. she
turned part OF the contents OF the dainty little
pitcher into her cup OF aromatic coffee On her
plate with its delicate green arabesques, a
devled egg reposins on couple If fresh lettuce
leaves and delicately buttered roll The girl
opposite was attacking = cup 90 steamiug clam
the little group had cream cheese nut sand
wlch and order Of ice cream. The table had
a gay japanese crepe napkin. all pink morning
glories. by way of 4 CentTeQiece.
Among the most trustworthy signs Of the
cordial relations existing between the members
and the management are the suggestions That
are offered by the former and tried-sOUetimes
sCCepted-by the latter. II was girl who sug
gested tho bouion. 1t WAS p girl who said she
thought little cakes-the frosted and macaroou
kinds that figure AT afternoon teas-would GO
well. They do. So. by the way. do CrullerS the
plump. twisted. sugar spruked kind. and those
fat crinkled cream rolls The cereals that Vet
another girl wanted We're added to the menu,
but failed to make the expected hit. Nobody
wants cereals Tor luncheon not when she can
get such sandwiches and such coffee and tea
anyway.
For the girl who likes to bring her own
luncheon in whole or in part, experimenting T.
from the club menu the club is proving n real
boon. There are many such. And some menu
be~s-aud this shows. es nothing else could. the
interest In and LOYALTY 10 the Club-aCtually elect
To spend part Of their scant incoming helping
with the practical details OF sandwich cutting
ana cocoa pouring, for the hours between - and
O'Clock hours
hammer hung oak raftered lead paned hau in
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