The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
INVITATIONS SENT
: To NON-RES|DENTS
BY THE PRESS CLUB
Enough Residents Now Sc
cured to Assure Absolute
Success of New Project
STATEMENT is MADE
OF DETAILED PLANS
Club Will Be Clearing House of Com
munity Enterprise and Activity.
Responses Still Highly
Gratifying

| The first invitations to non. residents to
become associate members of the press
of this week the second consignment will
be issued to citizens over the state
| 1t is assured that from without the
borders of jefferson county there will be
secured 800 nonresident members of the
Newspaper club, which has leased the
top of the Jefferson County bank sky
| scraper The state committee has COM
piled a list OF the we'll known men OF
Alabama and other states, a great many
OF whom have expressed their desire TO
| become members of the club
! The members of the state committee
have received during the past few weeks
| a large number of letters from many
prominent citizens inquiring about the
club, and it is assured that every news
paper man of prominent in the state will
become nonresident member
The city invitation committee received
yesterday many additional acceptances,
| the total now being over 100 including the
| active newspaper men.
Statement of Plans
In connection with the state invitations
the following announcement accompanied
the invitation. which gives some of the
details of the Press club plans:
ITO the Prospective Nom Resident Mem
ber:
THE Birmingham Newspaper club one
of the oldest social and business organiza-
nf 4tata IA-.
riod of 10 years. two floors and the roof
garden of the Jefferson County Savings
bank, the tallest, most modern and most
beautiful in the south, and will in De-
cember or on January ! occupy that space
as its permanent home.
'The governing board of the club con-
sdered it proper, before extending invi-
tations to prospective nonresident men,
bers. to make certain that success was
assured as far as Birmingham and JEFF
ferson county were concerned. This suc-
cess has been achieved. With remarka BILE
aptitude the men who are we'll known
and prominent in social and business cir
cles of the Magic City have enrolled their
names as associate members. The indica-
tions are that the associate membership
will number al least 750
THE Birmingham Newspaper club, with
every prospect Indicating that it will
eventually become the strongest and most
prosperous most populous and most pop
ular club in the south, is now extending
invitations to nonresident members. The
| object in view is to enroll members the
representative men of every county of
the state With this object accomplished,
the total membership will Approximate
1900, and the organization will become the
most influential for good within the bor-
ders of the south.
Quarters Are Ideal
THE quarters are universally admitted
to be ideal. The new structure is nearing
completion. 1t will be % stories in height
taller than any other of the south. The
main club rooms will be on the Twenty
third story and will consist of reading
rooms writing rooms, billiard rooms
music rooms, the grillroom and the main
reception hall. This space will be sump-
tously equipped, it being the intention
to spare no money in making the quarters
the most magnificent in the south.
THE twenty-fourth floor will consist
of the ladies' reception hall, to be ex-
quisitely furnished. and retiring rooms for
women who might accompany the MEM
bers of the club. For this floor maid
will be engaged to serve permanently.
Attractions of Cafe
"The most attractive feature of the club
VIII DE tDt IpDl -dluti, W Dt lOcdltQ Oi
the twenty-fifth floor. A spacious room
surrounded by glass will serve as the
cafe. Arrangements have been completed
whereby in addition to the main cafe the
club will be able to offer it's guests three
private dining rooms. The cafe will be
equipped In modern and luxurious style,
and will be approa chable in point of beau
ty and comfort by few others in the
United States In pleasant weather the
o,lo "a will
meals will be served in the open, % stories
high. more than 800 feet in the air, and
many hundred feet above the level of the
sea This cafe Is destined to become the
most famous restaurant in Alabama or
the, SOUTH and it is anticipated that
luncheons at noon and dinners under the
open heaven at night will keep the club
occupied throughout the hours of the
day OF course music and uniformed at
tendants will be provided.
..Surrounding the care proper is a space
to the width of 10 feet, whereon, after the
meal has been ordered, or after 1t has been
served and finished, the guest may sit.
There in the Afternoon will be obtainable
the most magnificent view of Birmingham
ever offered-not only of Birmingham, but
of Jones valley. the suburbs, the hills
and dales the stretch of sky, everything,
in fact. within the range of the eye of
man: and in the evenings the lights of
the south's most progressive city, most
virile city and city of most phenomenal
growts, with it's furnaces belching molten
metz and its steel plant. with glare IL
lur Mating half the heavens, in which
yZ5n with plying rods resemble from a
distance little devils, presents an awful
picture of the ancient conception of hell.
To Meet Your Friends
"ln the club, II you are merchant.
you will meet other merchants. banker
other bankers. politician other poiti-
clans, candidate other candidates lf
YOU are a visitor to Birmingham you will
encounter the men to meet whom you
came to Birmingham.
1.-The visitor will have a luxurious nome
! to which to go. If he is alone he can md
| amusement and comforts and place in
which to transact his business. If he is
accompanied by ladies he will have access
| to a magnificent club in which he can re-
ceive accommodations not only for himself
but for his family.
! 1T is generally believed in Birmingham
that the club will become the show place
of Alabama and the most popular quar-
| ters in the southern states"
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