Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
QUARTERS IN A HOTEL
Officers Are Chosen at Preliminary
Meeting of Promoters.
NO EXPENSE IS TO BE SPARED
High-Class Kitchen Is to Be Main
tained-Features Discussed
by J. L. Weaver.

A long-felt want among the active
business men of Washington will be
realized with the establishment of the
Commercial Club of Washington. ar
rangements for the organization of which
were made last night at a preliminary
meeting held at the Raleigh Hotel.
Another meeting will be held within
a week or ten days. at which the organi-
cation will be perfected. quarters will
be decided upon, subscriptions collected
and the club put upon solid basis.
Many of the most prominent business
men IN Washington are behind the move
ment. They are prepared to subscribe
literally, for they feel that if they are
to have a club it must be a good one
| The quarters will be furnished in the
best OF style and are expected to be the
daily rendezvous for the active business
men of Washington.
A high-class kitchen will be established
and the lunches served from ii will be the
equal of the best hotels and cafes in the
city.
Officers Chosen.
At last nights meeting Edward C.
Graham was made president of the club,
D. S. Porter secretary and Julius Gar.
finkle treasurer. They are permanent
board of directors and other officers are
yet to be selected.
Temporary committees were appointed
to look after the various phases of the
work of organization. At later meet
ing all the permanent committees and
minor officers will be chosen.
Chaplin Brown. as chairman OF the
committee on Incorporation and bylaws
is engaged in the preparation of a con.
stitution. which will be submitted al
the next meeting. Ralph w. Lee is chair
man Of the committee on membership.
the committee on home. He has looked
over the field and will recommend the
adoption of one Of two plans. Either q
house will be rented or arrangement
will be made with one Of the larger
hotels of the city for a suite of rooms
1t is probable that the latter plan Will
be put into effect for awhile at any rate
Commercial clubs in many cities have
found the hotel plan to be the best suited
to their needs. By locating in a hote
done away with. as are also many irri
tating details of service.
"Move in Right Direction"
satisfactory" said John l.. Weaver IL
discussing the outlook for the club. "ant
we feel confident that we are making
move III IAlC Ii6ut CStsoh. IL 10 pidhiiCe
to limit the membership to 100. although
| nothing definite in that regard has beer
decided upon yet.
Every business man knows the valu,
of meeting place for business men sucf
as a commercial club offers. One can en-
terrain his friends there privately If h,
desires. Another feature of such q cluf
will be the fact that business men car
find each other easily.
If 1 want to talk with Washington
business man and am unable to locate hin
at his Office. the chances are that I know
where he takes his lunch and can catcf
him there at his regular hour. BY haviris
a good lunch at our club, which will bs
patronized every day by club members, jvt
will be able to get together every day anl
save a great deal of time.
No Expense to Be Spared.
I'VE intend to spare no expense in fit
| ting out our quarters. When they ar,
completed they will present an appear
| ance that will make a Washington bust
ness man proud to take his friends to hi.
club
While the Commercial Club will bt
purely social in its aims, those who are
interested in it's organization think 1t viii
be a great aid to business as well. Mem
bers may gather there and discuss in
Formally everyday matters of curren
interest to them.
The dominating force of the organiza
ton will be the active. energetic bust
ness men of the city.