Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17

during their service days. An excellent
site in kingSway the new street between
the Strand and Holborn, has already been
secured for the club. which will be so
cial as we'll as a useful institution. Apart
from all the usual features of a good
club. such as a central lounge, dining
rooms, reading rooms. a library, billiard
| rooms and about $40 bedrooms. there will
be a gymnasium. a miniature rifle range
and a large banqueting hall specially de-
signed for naval and regimental dinners.
The club will have its own bank. and
also an employment bureau" The latter
institution, it is hoped. will go far toward
solving the vexed question of employment
for eN-service men,. for among the large
number of influential exsailors and sol
diers who are throwing themselves heart
and soul into the scheme there are al
ready many who hold excellent positions
in which they constantly have the chance
Of selecting and assisting labor. Apart
from this ii is felt that employers in every
branch of business will soon learn to APP
precate the club a field for securing
men of sterling character
Local and provincial committees for the
purpose of yentiating the scheme are now
being formed throughout the country. and
membership of about :D.taD is antici-
pated by the time the club is opened.
Judging by the great keeenneSs shown by
every rank of both present and retired
service men, il is hoped that the Veterans
stitutons in the larger provincial towns.
which in due time will. be affiliated with
the London club.
A City of Palaces.
The gorgeous city of palaces erected at
Shepherds Bush for the Franco British
exhibition draws near completion. The
finishing touches are now bring added to
the series of beautiful buildings. which
many artists say will eclipse in exquisite
ness the structures of any past exhibit
ton and three weeks hence. when the
opening ceremony takes place. everything
will be i'm readiness for the first batch of
the 30CH,Hn people who are expected to
pass the turnstiles during the coming sea
son.
The exhibition. covering nearly 300 acres
of ground. contains twenty massive pal
aces, devoted in equal proportion TO the
arts and trades of France and Great Brit
ain. Friendly rivalry between the archi-
tects of both countries has compelled
them to lavish on these buildings a wealth
of beauty in design and decora ton I'M
surpa ssed even by the magnfficence OF
Paris expositions- The court of honor
the center of which is occupied by a beau
tiful lake. SPAWNED by monumental
bridge; the congress hall. with its pin
ma cled towers and richly colored domeS:
the court of arts, an immense square in
closed by wide lagoons. intersected at in
tervals BY bridges and dotted with pretty
fountains: the fine arts palace. with its
splendid array al masters. the palace OF
decorative arts. decorated in styles rem
niscent OF tygonc ages; the elite gardens
laid out by a band of famous French
handsome gardeners. arr among the most
notable features of what promises to he
an enhancing show
Among the lighter attractions are the
scenic railway the spiders web and the
spiral railway. which are SURF to become
popular Within the next few days the
stadium. in which the olympic games are
to he held viii be finished. With seating
accommoda tons for over inbcE,. it will
be one of the finest sporting arenas in
the world l.. ~ MOORE.