Middletown transcript., 1915-02-27
A NEW CLUB HOUSE
New Century Club Ladies to Build
a Handsome Home
THE TOWNS CITIZENS TO HELP

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The Middletown New Century Club
nave decided to accept Mrs. George F.
hrady's generous offer of a piece of
ground on the east side of North Broad
street just north of Mr.. John Arm
strong's home as a site for their new
Club House.
The liberal donor permits them to
choose all the space they need. and tho
grounds surrounding the building will
be IN keeping with its size and charac-
ter, and the Club House itself will cost
not less than $4,000.
mat the town and vicinity needs
such an organization as the New Cen
tury Club, has already been too thor
oughly demonstrated to reouire fnrtbar
proof Many useful works of a yublic
character, in civics, philanthropy and
IN other good causes, not only of local
but also of state utility, performed in
the II years of existance, besides its
varied pleasing offices of purely in
teilectual or social character-all this
hne record of notable accomplishment.
constitutes its strong claim for CRATE
tul recognition upon the part of the
appreciative citizens of Middletown
who are rightfully proud of everything
that adds to the towns honor and
fame.
The New Century Club we repeat. is
no stranger, no new thing of untried
and possibly doubtful usefulness. 1t
has furnished very noble raison d'etre
in its past-given ample proof that it
Is an institution of such evident public
and private utility that the town and vi
cinage-nay, the state itself-would
suffer loss were it absent; but on the
other hand one that will return a vet
larger profit if its facilities for good
doing be increased and it's membership
enlarged, through it's acquisition of a.
Home commensurate with its needs.
1t has been forced from its late quar-
ters, and there being no proper rooms
obtalnable,it is compelled to build itself
a habitation.
Therefore self-interest not less than
chivalry demand that Middletown from
its lads and lasses with their nickels
and pennies, up to the towns biggest
moned business men, should financially
put their shoulders little and big, to
the wheel and send this every way
worthy enterprise forward on a new
and larger career of private and pub
lie usefulness. The ladies of the New
Century Club are working hard-as
for years they have been@to build their
Club House, and if Middletown be not,
sorely lacking in proper local pride, it Z
will see to it that this help is forth
coming in generous measure.
This new Club House will minister to
the pleasure of the whole community.
to the young folks not less than to the
older ones. by providing an auditorium
Dig enough to hold 500 people which
can be used by the public for literary
and social purposes, for lectures, dances
and public assemhlages of any kind, In
a word, it will be torn qfair as well
as Club House for It's members and
every person in the town should be glad
so far as each is able. to help build it.
Wyoming, Smyrna and other towns
have enthusiastically aided their women
in building their Club Houses, and The
Transcript will not believe that Mid
dletown will do less.
One thing more. The new Club House
will occupy such prominent position
on the State road, that it will truly be
"the observed of all Observers, and
neither the town nor the ladies can af-
ford to put up cheap affair Then let
Middletown display it's good taste
and liherality by helping these ladies'
erect handsome structure that will
favorably advertise the town to the
thousands who in carriages and automo-
biles behold it.