The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
Held in Allegiance Until
Every Piece of Equip
ment Is Installed
VISITORS PLEASED
WITH THE OUTLOOK
Though None of Decorative Work Is
Yet Completed, General Idea
of Spaciousness Can
Be Secured
BY CLYDE w. ENNIS

The Press club floors in the jefferson
County Savings bank building, includ
ing the club floor, the floor for ladies
and the cafe, are being put In shape
for opening during the first week In
January. This time has been practically
agreed upon. although 1t will he a few
days yet before the board of governors
will announce definite date for the for
NAL opening, which promises to be an
event in Birmingham's history.
on account of the fact that during
the past week the 500 members of the
Newspaper club have been supplied With
admission cards to the club, which must
be shown before admittance will he
permitted, there has been a constant
stream of inquiries as to when the club
will be thrown open to the members 1t
was at first believed to be practical to
open the club during the Christmas holi-
days. And as a matter of fact the en-
tire scheme of decorations will be ready
before the new year, though a few de-
tails will still have to be worked out
Want Everything in Place
1t was also stated. yesterday after
Hoon Dy Joseph IONeiildH OI lLoNtiildu,
Joseph & Loeb that the furniture which
is being manufactured for the Press
club will not be ready before January
1. and although some temporary fur
nishing could be supplied for an open
ing during the holidays. yet the clubs
own property could not be here. The
officers of the Newspaper club prefer
to have everything in place before the
opening is announced There will not
be single piece of Press club furniture
lacking when the doors are thrown
open. Every piece of drapery viii be
permanent and nothing will be used of
a temporary nature.
In other words it is the plan of the
Press club to hold it's opening in abey-
ance until every detail has been worked
out and installed. In this policy the
board of governors is sustained by the
associate members of the club
In the meantime the workmen en-
gagged on the club floors are rushing the
work to completion. All the floors are
ready, the tiling on the promenade is
down, the grill work for the cafe ar
rived yesterday as did the wood for
the beams, the panneling and other
wooden decorations of the various
floors. The contractors are not losing
any time getting the quarters in shape.
Major Tutwiler Pleased
During the past few days by courtesy
| of various members of the board OF
governors several prominent citizens
have been taken to the club floors just
to get an idea of the general lay out.
On every hand the greatest enthusiasm
has been shown. Yesterday Maj. Ed
ward M. Tutwiler, president of the
Country club, was taken over the club
a a haG "a
had ever seen.
Il was looking for something great" ;"
said Major Tutwiler, but l confess TO
you that L was not prepared for any
thing so striking as this. My, but this
is going to be the greatest downtown
club in the whole country l have been
over the country quite a good deal and
have never seen anything finer than
that roof garden floor. The promenade
is one of the most beautiful PROPOSE
tions that l have ever seen. L am sure
that the people who are members of
this club will find it a continual source
of pride and pleasure. l think this one
of the greatest things ever undertaken
and the newspaper men as we'll as Mr..
William C. Weston, the designing archi-
tect, and his principal assistant, En-
gene II. Knight are entitled to our con-
gratulations."
In addition to Major Tutwiler quite a
few other well known men have been
shown over the club floor. Even in the
rough stages it has been unanimously
agreed to be the most promising club of
this section.
w. p. G. Harding, president of the
First National bank; Culpepper Exum,
former commissioner; Erskine Ramsay.
Murry Brown, Dr. Nouburne Page
Cooke. DR. ALI Walker, Robert Jemison,
Jr., w. b. Dicks. C. e. Thomas, Val Kob.
e. w. Brownell and quite a few have
been shown over the place. They are
of the opinion that the club has been
arranged in an ideal manner and that
| it will be the center of downtown club
| life in this city when it is opened