The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-21
TEMPORARY ROOMS
FOR THE PRESS CLUB
Offices in BrOwn-Marx for
the Preliminary Work
PLANS ALL MATURING
Enough Applications for Membership
Already Secured to Assure Sue
cess of Birmingham's New
Skyscraper Club

In order to handle the clerical work in
cidental to the formation and launching OF
the Newspaper club that organization se-
cured yesterday temporary headquarters
in Rooms 4t0-1 Brown-Marx building. The
offices will be used by clerical force
which will have charge of the details
connected with the handling Of the mem-
bershp lists, as well as for the meetings
of the board of governors
The rooms in the Brown Marx building
will be used until the club removes to
the permanent home secured ON the twen-
ty-fifth floor the mezzanine and the cafe
roof garden of the % story Jefferson
County Savings Bank building.
The invitation commmittee OF the News
paper club is in receipt of over 200 ac-
ceptances. and in every mail additions are
being made to that number. The invi-
tation committee will issue application
cards today to 2N citizens of this city
whose names have been passed upon by
the board of governors. If prompt an
swers are received to the last list 1t Is
believed the membership locally will be
closed before September ].
1t is announced by the invitation com
mittee that those applications received
of governors first, and that 1t is desir-
able that prompt acceptances or declina-
tions be received.
The nonresident membership commit
tee, composed OF E. r. Norman for the
Ledger. Hugh w. Roberts for The Age
Herald and j. c. Hutto for the News will
issue it's application blanks today or to-
morrow. That list will contain the names
of 500 of the most prominent men in Ala
bama, all of whom are well and favorably
known to the members of the nonresident
committee. II is generally believed that
the entire list for resident and non-resi-
dent members will be permanently closed
November /.
The newspaper men of Birmingham are
exercising every precaution in selecting
members for the purpose of making the
Press club membership thoroughly con-
genial and representative They desire
to give every man qualified for member
ship an opportunity to take advantage Of
the attractive features of the Press club
yet no effort is being made to influence
the mailing of formal application blanks.
No applications have been made, and the
board OF governors have expressly en-
joined any members of the Press club
from soliciting members.
The plans for this club, which will be
the most attractive downtown club in this
section of the country, are coming along
famously. Sufficient acceptanees have
been received to assure the complete sue
| cess of the venture, which was conceived
i and launched by the newspaper reporters
| of this city
| A permanent secretary of known qualifi-
cations and ability viii be secured short
lly a steward and attaches of unquestioned
! efficiency will thereupon be engaged for
the opening and every detail carefully
| worked over to launch and maintain the
Press club as has been promised.
| The decorations and furnishings of the
| club floor, the ladies' mezzanine and the
! roof gardens, including the various dens,
| inglenool1s and retiring rooms, will be
elegant The greatest care will be ex-
| ercised, however, to provide the most ar
tistic and pleasing as well as comfort
/ able surroundings.