The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-21
Plans Now Being Drawn for Huge
Structure With 4Qo Single
Sleeping Rooms.
BUILDING AND PLOT COST
NEARLY HALE MILLION
Site Will Probably Be in Herald
Square Zone-Readv
in Year or
More.

NEW YORK. June 21-With an ar
chiteCt now completing plans for a clua
building that viii rank with the finest
structures of the kind in New York
city, the six thousand or more nurses
actually engaged in the profession in
the greater city viii have within the
next year or so n of the most
rious homes erected exclusively for
their occupancy of any similar organ
ization in the entire country.
The Central Club for Nurses has al
ready been started under the auspices
of the National Board of he Young
WoInen's Christian Association, with
the cooperation of the County Assoc
citation of Graduate Nurses and with
the Endorsement of the New York
Academy of Medicine and of the SUI
perintendents of the leading training
schools for nurses. Temporary head
quarters, awaiting the erection OF the
modern skyscraper, Is now at Nos. 81
and 50 East ~Thirty-fourth street,
which is in charge of Miss Helen Ear
quhar. acting secretary.
These rooms were opened recently
during the sixteenth annual ConVen-
ton in the city of the American So
ciety of Superintendents of Training
Schools for Nurses, and at the first
reception there were about 400 young
NuIitl PRESENT.
Committee of Thirty.
The project for erecting a clubhouse
for nurses was originally started a lit
tie more than a year ago by Mrs, Janet
McCook Whitman. Il wealthy woman
of New York, who was aided in the
plan by Miss Bertha Condo. secretary
for the professional schools of the Ma
tional Board OF the Young Women's
Christian Association. Mrs. Whitman
died before the idea was crystallized,
but those who were associated with
her feel now that the success of the
plans Will prove IN a way a sort of
memorial for the woman whose phil
anthropic motive gave the building
movement it's hrst impetus and helped
II far toward ultimate attainment.
The first actual work done toward
securing this new club building was
the appointment of a cooperating
committee Of thirty members to aid
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation In perfecting the plans and
raising the money. The members of
this body are among the most promi-
nent women OF New York.
Following is the makeup of the
committee;
Mrs. Nathaniel BowditCh Potter.
chairman; Miss Martha McCook, sec
rotary; Mrs. John r. Pratt. treasurer:
Miss Ellen Louise Adee, Miss Jeanne
Atkin. Miss Harriet Alexander, Miss
Janetta Alexander. Miss Eliza r.. But
Ior. Miss Lucy Chaplin, Miss Delatield,
Mrs. Edward S, Hardness. Miss Rosina
Hoyt, Miss Clara Hyde, Mrs. James
Montgomery, Mrs. William Church
Osborn, Mrs. Hugh Auchincioss. Miss
Bewley. Mrs. Fred j. Brockway, Miss
Daniels. Miss Golding, Miss kiel, Miss
Laura r.. Logan. Miss Frances
Lurkins. Miss Jane NJ, Pindelk Miss
Annie Rhodes, Miss Ada II. Stewart.
Miss Julia C.. Stinson. Miss Louise
Mrs. c. Victor Twiss and
Miss Agnes s. Ward.
Probable Cost $500, 600. =.
II In estimated hat the building |
site win cost I'm the neighbor-
OF $500, 900, although the exact
cannot be told at the present
time. A central location. preferably J