The chronicle=news., 1913-03-15

New York, March - What will
undou btcdly he the most remarkable
eating club In the country. II not
In the world. Is now bclnE organized
here by bankers. lawyers and bust.
ness men OF the downtown district
who hope to have II In operation by
next September. The club which
Will be primarily n midday or lunch
con organization will he unique In
that will he farther from the earth
than any other institution OF tho
kind. sine" IL will occupy III" twcn-
twcnty-ei.hth and twcu-
ty-ninsh floors Of the Woolworth
Building. which !s the tailest COM
mcrciai structure In the world.
Plans for this remarkable club are
not yet completed but such ms arc
decided upon indicate u scale OF Law
Ishncsx which will make IL ono OF
the most notable clubs ever incor.
poratcd. Tn" membership Will prob
ably he limited to 700. although
this point II not definitely settled.
Thu total floor space Will amount to
almost an acre. and IL Is estimated
that the COS, OF the furnishings and
equipment alone Will exceed $780,
600. la addition 20 tho usual CON.
found the new club will have city
block and a half above the street lev.
cl "a gymnasium, squash courts.
handhaii courts. private dining
rooms writing aud lounxinG rooms.
AZ we'll as n wonderful grill room.
The latter will be especially decor
ated with scenes descriptive Of the
early history Of New York Tho view
from the windows Of this highest
club will bc remarkable. overlook.
ink the whole island. the rivers and
surrou ndinK territory for many
miles. Altogether the biggest lunch
club In the worlds tallest building
promises TO he novelty even for
New York.
As the result of y novel card In
dex system which Ia now being put
into Use here. the startling state
ment II made that there are In this
city no less than 100000 individuals
and families dependent on charity.
Already o00.00O namcx have been
tabulatcd and before the process 10
complete IL Ia estimated that this
number will be doubled. thus EivinE
this city q dependent population
greater than the total population Of
any except the twelve largest cit
les In the country. She tabulntion
of the dependent poor is being car
ried on by new bureau. Its central
feature Is the catalogue Of names and
addresses OF all families under care
of those agencies which mako use Of
II. There is u card bearing the
name and address OF each family on
which IN written also the names Of
all the organizations which are or
have been seen In touch with tho
family and which have available
knowledge concerning II. No other
Information is recorded, II is said.
save that which il necessary TO as
sure Identification. as, for instance.
the names and ages OF children and
the ages and occupations OF other
members OF the family. II IL stated
that the exchange Is run on a conf.
Dental plan and will he conducted
with scrupulous regard for the per-
sonal interests and feelings not only
OF those families whose names are
registered but OF the individuals and
agencies working for their welfare.
Inquiry of the exchange to ascer.
tain where Information may be OBJ
tained concerning family will not
be followed by registration OF the
name OF that family II q contrary
desire is expressed for any reason
whatever. Registration in the ex-
change will not bring family to
the attention Of any additional So
ciety or give publicity Of any kind
to its condition or relationship.
The increased cost OF AUTOMOBILE
ing bids fair to become as vexing. II
not a. general a problem for New
Workers., as the increased cost OF liv-
ing. John 0. Rockefeller, who Is re-
ported to have said recently that 1t
would be pleasure 10 keep fast
power boat In Florida waters were 1t
not the cost OF gasoline 10 high,
touched upon the point whi chis now
bothering auto owners. The price
OF this necessary fluid has almost
doubled in q year, and with further
increase coming with painful free
queiicy. the gasoline bill is assuming
very threatening proportions, SO
grave as to haye given added stimu.
lus to the search for = process BY
which the cheaper kerosene can be
for It. The tire question
Zoo, zoms up unpleasantly, since
word comes from Akron. Ohio. a great