The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-29
BRIDGEPORT
 CLUB IS NOW
 IN NEW HOME
Splendidly Appointed Quarters in Taylor Building Big Improve ment Over Old Rooms. Ladies Night May 9


 Members of the Bridgeport Club are
 in a happy mood. They are now To-
 cated in their new rooms in the Tay-
 Tor building in Cannon street. Through
 out the day yesterday they entertain ed visitors who dropped in to look the
 rooms over. "Fane', 'Splendid", "A big improvement over the old ones", and Say. this beats. 'em alp, were some of the expressions which flutter-
 ed around in the congenial atmos-
 phere.
 Friday and Saturday were moving days. Immediately after the banquet of Thursday night the club members
 got busy and by evening of Friday
 practically everything was moved from ters. All day Saturday men were at work putting the rooms into shape for
 Sunday. The pool and billiard tables were set up, the rugs were scattered
 properly around the floor: the loung- ing, places were arranged. the game tables were in place. and the piano mad been lifted to the balcony. When
 some of the members dropped in yes- terday they were surprised at the pro- gress which had been made. They
 were likewise surprised at the general
 appearance of the rooms. The very 4
 F. Case at its head, was compliment 1 ed more than once.
 In it's new rooms the club has a lay out which is vast improvement over l the old quarters in the Meigs build
 ing. Lincoln hall which was former 1 ly used for dances and social gather
 tngs has been converted into a game
 and lounging room. Cream and buff are the colors that predominate in the decorative scheme. In the east side
 of this spacious room arc the pool
 tables. Scattered about in other sec-
 tions are lounging places with leather
 chairs and seats; also card tables and 1 game tables. Near the general en- l trance it is proposed to place a large
 screen, and behind this will be the din-
 ing tables These will be directly in
 front Of the grill and in . most con- Tho large balcony will be the music
 room and another lounsfnE place. A room at the rear of the balcony Is whore tho seerefary's ofisce will be- Draperies will be hung to set of the
 balcony and the stairway leading to it has been pfett0y decorated and makes for neat effect.
 l Two rooms on the street side of the
 building have been fitted out as loun&- l teg and dining rooms. and a private d1nSnG rooog &S at the exereme east | end of the large hall The card room | rear of the grill room is the kitchen This enterprising club which has es- tabHshed it's reputation upon 8 demo- cratic and good-fellowship spirit. is the outgrowth of one of the oldest or ganizations in the city. It was back got together and organized the Pe quonock Wheel Club. The members of that club met for a time at Seaside Park. Its initial membership was made up of such men as George H.
 Johnson. Henry A. Bishop. Sherman Steward Sumner. w. w. Lathrop, Frank Sammis Charles B. Read, Ed ward J. Morgan. Dr. A. s. Allen and Dr. Charles c. Godfrey. All have been prominent in the life of Bridgeport. The summer of it's organization the club did not form definite organiza- tion because there was no meeting place other than Seaside Park. The following spring the membership had increased and the organization was defined. The club had grown to such an extent by 1881 that on April p of that year 1t joined the League of American Wheelmen. It was number 8 in this organization and in later years when other clubs dropped out it became the third oldest club of the organization and rematned such for a Then h 1888 como the consolidation Of this club with the Park City Wheel Club. The names of both were chang ed to that of the Bridgeport Wheel Club, and under this name the organ ization fiourished until 1900 when the project of making the club the Bridge port Club was agitated. The name, constitution and bylaws were subse- quently changed and in 1901 the Or ganization took new life and became the foremost social organization in the city.
 It's list of officers at that time will show the prestige which the club en- joyed among the most prominent peo- pie of the city: President, Elijah Hol- brook; vice president, Guy c. Hunt; treasurer, Charles R. Crowther; re- financial secretary, Percy A. Foote.
 Sam Harris, E s. Warnes, George s. FTill and R. H. Whiting were members of the board of governors. The most influential men of the city were then members of the organization and took an active part in it's welfare. The same has been true of the years that have followed and today the Bridge port Club has membership that gives it distinction.
 The hospitality and democratic spirit of the club has distinguished the or sometimes referred to as the young mems club, it has many of the orig inal members and it's membership is equally divided so far as ages are con- cerned.
 Back in the early days of the Wheel Club the rooms were in various places. At first ain office was used in one of the public buildings. Then quarters were established in the Studio build ing in Fairfield avenue. In 1891 the club moved to the hall at the corner of Wall and Main streets where it held forth until it's removal in 1902 to the Meigs building. Its ten years lease there expired this month and the new and large quarters were secured
 One of the most valuable members the club has today is William P. Case, who has been identified with the or ganization since 1890. In all that time he has repeatedly refused to serve on the executive boards or in an official capacity, but contented himself with a place on the house committee dur ing recent years, on which committee he has done faithful service. When- ever the pool tables need fixing, Billy Case does 1t. Whenever repairing is needed or improvements are wanted, Ei1Ix, Caee takas tha initiative and