The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-09-08
COMMERCIAL CLUB
IN NEW ROOMS
FIRST MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
Directors Habe Decided to Raise Entrance
Fee and Dues and a Campaign for
New Members is in Order.

The new Commercial Club rooms in
the First Bank building are occupied
and the first meeting in the new
quarters has been called by Secretary
| j, {, Skinner for Monday evening.
All Of the furnishings have not yet
been installed IN the new rooms, but
enough has been done to show that
Hood River will have accommodations
for its boosting organization to enter
tain their guests and themselves which
will not be eXcelled in the Northwest.
The club rooms are arranged so that
they Will be of great use to the citi-
zens of the town and valley and every
Hood River man who is interested in
the development of the country should
become member of the club. From
now on the club will have something to
offer in its commodious and comfort
able quarters. The rooms have an as
sembly hall which will be convenient
for holding meetings and entertain
ments Of various sorts, it has rest
rooms for the ladies and gentlemen,
game rooms and the office of the sec
retary where the new comers into the
valley may be received.
Secretary Ski lucr has been installed
in his Office for several weeks and he
is now able to give the people who
come to ask of the resources Of Hood
River valley proper reception. His
office has been nicely furnished and
affords him an excellent work room
as well as a place for receiving visi-
tors.
The assembly hall of the club will
be feature which will be of great
usefulness, since it is adapted for such
varied uses. 1t has small stage
and is furnished with folding chairs
so that meetings OF various sorts may
be held there. Between 200 and 300
people may be seated in the hall. The
floor is smooth and may be used for
dancing so that the club can give balls
in its own apartments. 1t is already
much in demand and the first time the
hall will be used is Monday night when
the club will have the first meeting
in the new quarters. Tuesday even
ing the st. Marks Guild will hold a
reception in the assembly hall and
the following evening it will be used
by Mrs. Harriet labadie, who will
read lhsen's Doll House" Saturday
the members of tha East Fork lrrigat-
ing company will hold stockholders
meeting in the assembly hall. This
makes four meetings already scheduled
for the first week, which dcates that
the assembly hall Will be popular
The lounging rooms la the front of
the building viii be great eonyen-
fence for both men and women and es-
pecially for the Valley people. The
rooms are handsomely and comfortably
furnished. Big easy chairs and dav-
exports with some magazines at hand
will make the rooms attractive. The
ladies and gentlemen will both have
convenient toilet rooms. Rooms for
billiards, pool and cards have been
equipped for the men and these rooms
will be pleasant places to while away
the leisure hours.
The first meeting in the new rooms
has been called for Monday evening
and Secretary Skinner has sent out an
urgent call which he hopes will bring
all the members out to participate IN
the opening of the new era for the
club. Many matters of Importance
are to be brought up and the new
quarters will be ready for inspection.
| Plans for the winter campaign will be
talked over and it is expected that
the new booklets which have been SO
long looked for will be on hand. The
added expenses Of operating the club
have caused the directors to increase
the entrance fee from ~. SO to $5 and
the new rule will take effect October
l. The dues have also been doubled
and are now 81 instead of SO cents a
month. The campaign for members
which was so successful in the spring
will probably be repeated during the
next few weeks and the club will
decide Monday night on the plans to
again double the membership. All per-
sons who join the club between now
and the first Of the month may come
in under the old entrance fee 80 that
they will save considerable money and
more than get their moneys worth
from the pleasures which will be en-
| loved in the new rooms.