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Its QuaFtefs--4O HSme Colief.,
Represented by Its ssS Membtr,,
The women's Uhiveraity Club hi
membershlp OF some Ts5 women soo /.
fast disproving al the 'theories or wa
stsrnsr sex as 10 the abllity Of vos~o
70 manage q business organization a,h.
oessfully. IL 10 also superior 10 the a
superstition. orkahlssdi In October, isaa
It occupied suite In Carnegie Hall fsr
. time, but the place where II Arst really
assumed a local habitation and a nAt1s
was at rs East Twenty-fourth stree,
OF which 10 took possession in 1901
From hero the club went 10 fine oJd
home on Gramercy Park. No. 10, which n
soon outgrew. and In October. 1905, II
moved into Its present quarters at I,
Madison Square North, the former hopo4
of the Yale Club. As one OF the members
expressed it, "A rolling stone gathers
no moss and what we need is greenbacks,-
90 the members hope soon to scauire
a permanent home and one far more
spacious than the present. for they have
already found IL necessary to amer tn
two upper floors of the adjoining houss
in order to provide for their needs.
This club is a purely social orsaniaa.
ton. To be sure one Of it's purposes
according to the constitution. Ia "the
promotion Of literature and art" but
the members let others do most OF III.
promoting and they enjoy 1t. They don't
have to prepare papers TO be read at
their august assemblies; in fact they
don't join the club with the idea OF work.
ing, they belong in order that they may
enjoy in the most delightful way the
relaxation Of spacious rooms. the social
intercourse of many charming women
and all the advantages of an attractive,
well equipped club home. p
The large rooms on the first floor i'm.
press one with an atmosphere Of Colonial
days. particularly as, you have been
ushered in by the most realistic Of old
Southern darkies. The furnikhings are
Of old mahogany upholstered in green,
the walls are Of the came soft, dull green
and the roomy clairs and davenporti
are inviting and restfuI. The dining room,
which looks out upon an Old fashioned
New York garden, sees rnahy an excellent
dinner served at the little tables set for
and dainty china. .s
Upstairs Is the library and writing
room. where one finds several hundred
volumes at her disposal as we'll as the
best dailies and the current magazines.
The whole place impresses you as being
particularly quiet and peaceful but in
this room the only don't known to
the organization appears upon small
placard set upon the mantslpiece which
reads "Slence In this roofh.'
Beyond this Is the loungine room with
at least half dozen comfortable lounges
and big chairs whore one may siei
forty winks from the busy day. 1lnt
these women are learned doeA net rhe.i
that they are not distinctly femihite,
and in a convenient place is the little
vanity room where a stray lock NAV he
pinned in place or bit Of powder cure.
fully applied. Il
II you should ask to see the sinob,nS
room your escort will reply, -Wehavent
any smoking room, nor DIP the wome,
smoke here, though they! might do 80
il they wished. fnr there isn't any Law
Of the club against H." Il,
II you are member you may live here
at any rate from sr7 a week up. or II
you live out OF town you may stay over
night: while any member may put up a
guest for not more than two weeks. %
long as the guest ID not eligible for men,
bership In the club.
There are some twenty sleeping rooms
for the use OF members. twelve OF which
are leased permanently and the remaining
eight reserved for, transiehts. These
rent at from 81 to t2.5 q day or from q
to SIC a week. No tipping Swallowed and
sign checks Tor naesh.
The bachelor maid may find the comforts
of home here. II is a pleasant place
for her men friends to call and an excel
lent place to be invited to, dinner. She
may even he married here.
The alumne clubs OF the various c5-
leges meet here for business and pleasure
and the Wellesley and vassar al,iinnfS
clubs want to do likewise. II a rev ard
home 10 ACQUIRED o room will
be set apart for this purpose.
The midday luncheons are q porulsr
feature. III one would look In at this
time any weekday she might see bright,
happy, wide awake group OF women
who have come from the various publish
ing houses near by. frem their work With
the Charity Organization Society, or from,
their homes to enjoy good home cooking
and agreeable companionship.I "a
One young woman Is at work too ,fa-
away 10 take luncheon at the club every
day, 30 she selects two days a week when
she goes up from her Office on lower
Broadway, and her friends make point
Of going the Same days 30 that they may
keep up old associations. fine luncheon
n is served for tfty cents.
The hour Of afternoon tea fs another
interesting time at the Wofner's Uni
versity Club. The members may meet
their friends here and chat over an eI-
cellent cup Of tea and sandwiches FRI
day is the clubs at home day, when tea
is served gratis and poured for you By
some one OF the members. .F
To become q member you must be
graduate Of a university OF, college OF
good standing. If ono joins within two
years after receiving her first degree
she Is exempt from the SIS initiation fes
There are some twenty-nine home col,
leges represented besides the universities
Of Toronto London and Zurich and Cir
ton College. England.
Not all OF the membersiive napd around
New York, eonhe having their homes a.
far away as California, About $50 ore
resident and the remaining 800 and more
The latter Nnjoy all NE
privileges OF the club home, but they
do not vote or hold off1ce. Their dues