Evening journal., 1915-01-01
CITY Club OPENS
splendid HOME
With RECEPTION
Thousand Guests Visit the
Beautifully Decorated Quar-
ters in dupont Building
BIC BALLROOM IS NOW
The Clubs DININCROOM

Following the formal opening of their
new quarters last night the City Club
today continued it's festivities by mold
ing open house in its handsomely-ap-
pointed rooms on the eleventh floor of
the DUPONT Building, including what
formerly was the big ballroom. Ihia
afternoon will be given up TO the women
guests OF the club members.
Last nights housewaming reception
was brilliant success, and the guests
numbered about 900 The club rooms
until recently were located ON the mez-
canine floor of the Hotel DUPONT but
new quarters had TO be secured ON ac-
count OF the rapid growth of the club.
the membership of which is now about
400, made up OF some Of the best known
and most progressive business men OF
the city.
The new quarters were gotten ready
within thirty days, Every article OF
furniture in the rooms, including the
handsome bronze lights have been de-
signed and made 60 order within this
time. and secured through Wilmington
merchants. The ballroom, which had
been white. has been rodccoated and is
now soft shade of ivory. The billiard
room. which is finished in fumcd oak.
mas handsome red Spanish fabrikoid
furnishings
The lights are Of special design.
They are Of bronze composition and
were especially designed for the club
and furnished BY Ellwood Soudcr Tho
.II|I In
any. while the furnishings In the
lounging room are In dark green
Spanish leather
The auditorium will be used as a
dining room. and leading off from il Is
complete kitchen. Connected with
the club rooms is a wing of seven
rooms. which will be used as bet
rooms and dressing rooms.
The guests upon their arrival were
shown about the new quarters ant
were lavish in their praise of tho
wonderful changes that had beer
wrought There are about fifty out.
Iof-town members of the City Club, ant
most of them were present last nigh
with their friends
The hOusewarming was an entire
ly informal affair for the members
and their guests. After the guests haC
paid their respects TO the members o.
the receiving party. and had partakel
OF refreshments. they promenadet
through the rooms and greeted theii
friends in a delightful social time.
Between 10 and IL o'clock Crosby'l
ORCHESTRA Of ten pieces rendered
ch6ice selections. They were on
Irfr tr, IA1, u
and IA collation. were served The dec
orations on the tables were roses viii
garlands of evcrgreens looped from
the table.
While the club is a social organlza
tion it is not purely social alone IN
its motive, as meetings viii be holC
frequently and speakers will talk OF
current events. There win, be fire.
quent entertainments TO which WON
en- will be invited Local concerns
provided most of the furnishings, and
the rapidity with which they were
gotten ready is a tribute TO the busi-
ness qualifications of these firms.
The officers of the club arc John j
Raskob. president; Richard Patzowsky
vice-president; w. $. Webster, sccon,
vice president; William Coync. treas
urer; E. 5. latte. secretary; Mark l.
McKcnna, club manager
The members of the house committee
are; John Montgomery, chairman;
Frank Turner. G.. Frank Lord: enter.
tainment committee. w. l. Dockstader
f. 5. Taite; furnishings committee, D
b. Niles, r. S. Taite, Robert l.
Foord Elwood Souder, L. NJ. Mont
gomery. the latter three representing
local furniture houses cooperating t,
get the best results without delay IL
fitting up and decorating the new quar-
ters.