The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-14
FORMATION OF
ATHLETIC CLUB
BY the United Schools Com
pany and 1t Will Prove Val
liable Asset to City.

valuable asset, is soon to be realized.
At meeting held Tuesday morning
OF the directors Of the United
Schools Building Company. neces-
s;ll.y action was taken and plans for
mulOted for the perfecting and or
ganization OF the ClarksburE Ath-
lettc Club, which Is to be operated
in conjunction with md under the
management OF the United Schools
Building Company.
AS originally planned the United
Schools Building Company, In its
IereCtion of the mammoth school
on the old Con Methodist Episcopal
church site. on West Pike street.
had hoped to have completed by
the first OF January, the building
which will contain the best equipped
and most up-to-date gym and swim
ming pool part of the building will
account OF unavoidable delays in the
securing OF building materials IL is
apparent Tint the gym and swim
ming pool part OF Rebuilding Will
not be done until the middle OF 1917.
/ Notwithstanding this delay. heed
ing TO the demands and desires OF
| the many. ClnrksburE people interest
ed the company has completed ar
at q great additional
cost, to start this club at once. Ar
ENGAGEMENTS have been completed
with the Sell Garrett estate to con-
Estruct a temporary gym building at
1.-THE corner or Mechanic and Second
streets Abuilding permit has been
secured from the city authorities and
ground will be broken "Wednesday
morning II is expected that this
building Will be completed by the
tenth OF December.
tTEn teD,Y10r01-1,H rnnGtrt,atfnn will
contain reading rooms, mammoth
gym floor. completely outfltted.
shower baths and other modern and
necessary appointments. "A basket
ball team will be maintained this
winter and n seating capacity OF
1000 will be provided.
The campaign for members, which
lis to start Wednesday morning will
be for the original membership OF
800 to which this club for the pres
ent will be limited. The member
ships will be dated January i, 1917.
and will be received for n period or
riod. Attic completion OF the Pike
street building. Headquarters will be
established there at once and the
temporary building abandoned.
The memberships. rrC present In
dications, will be hastily taken by
the people OF Clarksburg who real
lie this great opportunity and the
good 1t will do and the many advan-
tages the club will afford to It's
members. Clarksburg has always
needed this asset and 1t is a step
forward in making Clarksburg the
first city Of the state.
The United Schools Building
Company will maintain for its club
members high priced athletic dl-
rector who will work in conjunction
with an advisory board composed OF
members of the club.
The membership campaign to
start Wednesday will be cnpably
handled by a large force OF interest
ed workers. The membership Of this
club which is sanctioned by the local
board OF trade, will compose q rep
resentative body OF q Tksburg's best
citizens.
The many privileges and adyan-
tages OF membership in this club
are too numerous to mention. The
directors OF the company are to be
congratulated upon tho formation 81
lthis body and the citizens Of this
city fully realize the opportunity and
will eagerly lend their moral and Il
nancialI support to this movements