The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
BUSINESS MEMS
DOWNTOWN CLUB
Organization to Have
Quarters in Bank
Building.
OFFICERS CHOSEN
ANDCHAkTER DRAWN
Have Midday Lunch and Parlors
Where Business Matters May
Be Discussed Privately.
Success of Institu-
ton Already
Assured.

One Of the latest and most striking
developments In the local business world
lis the formation of the Business Mems
Club OF Richmond, which Will shortly
open handsome quarters on the top floor .
OF the Bank of Richmond Building. The \
charter for the organization has been |
drawn and will be applied for In few |
days and these are the officers named
for the first year:
President, NJ. o. SIis.
Vice. president, o. =. Sands.
Treasurer, J, S. James. N
Secretary, Thomas p. Bryan
Directors-The above and w. o.
Duke, Charles A. Brown, s. p. Wiley,
Sam w. Meek, c. j. ellIups, e. N.
Newman, H. S. Tuck, George w.
Bahlke, q. n. Mldyette and Hugh p.
Powell.
4 The club will be fashioned and opcr-
ated on the order Of the Merchants Club
Of Baltimore and the Business Mems
Club of Cincinnati, two OF the most in
nuential and successful business organi-
cations in the country.
Time Now Ripe.
The movement took snap. on the last
night OF the great Y. NJ. G. a.. campaign,
recently closed, and most OF the officers
were closely and prominently identified
many years the need OF solne quarters,
conveniently located In the downtown
BUSINESS section. where men could get
their midday lunch and talk quietly and
confidentially over matters relating
TO their affairs. The gentlemen who
have organized the new club reached the
conclusion that the time was ripe for
consummating the plan. and they set
to work at once with this end In view.
The entire top floor OF the buitdtug
referred TO has been secured, AID the
rooms Will be handsomely fitted up as
parlors and public and private dining
| rooms. A kitchen will he provided on
| tile root; floor, and lunches Of every
lthing that man would desire will be
cooked and served daily.
| These rooms will be arranged in tho
most attractive manner, and every
comfort and convenience will be pros
| yided.
Objects Of Club.
! The new Organization will supply
1 the demand which has long existed for
/, a downtown luncheon club, where the
business men may come in daily con-
tact with ono another and exchange
views with reference to matters OF in
| terest TO themselves and the commun-
lity. The club will have for one OF It's
we'll defined objects the encourage
ment OF everything In a business way
which will tend toward the develop-
ment OF Richmond and her resources.
| 1t proposes further to cooperate heart
tily with the Chamber OF Commerce in
all matters OF public nature. 1t la
the intention of the club to bring into
It's organization every commercial AMI
| Industrial interest of the city, and 70
foster and encourage them in every
/ possible way.
1t is the expectation OF the board OF
directors In q short while to have
membership OF from 900 to 400. and
there Is every prospect that the organ
ization will be success from the
start
4 Ono OF the features OF tho work OF
IA the clubs will be to secure for Rich.
nlond through the proper committees
the various conventions which are
held annually throughout the country
and by this means to attract men anG
woiaen here and make them acquaint
ed with the clty's residential and bus
mess advantages.
1t is hoped by those heading the new
club that through the advantages /
will offer to the business men, the en-
tire business force of the city viii
finally be concentrated at this on,
central point, Similar clubs hav,
proven highly successful and beneficial
to the business interests In othe
nil tng, If