Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-24
ATHLETIC CLUB
WILL Be OPENED
ON DECEMBER Y
Former Opening for Members
Only on December IA;
Membership Limit Is
Nearly Reached.

The entertainment committee which
is to handle the celebration on
the occasion of the opening of the
new, Omaha Athletic club met Sat-
urday noon to make preliminary
arrangements. M. c. Peters is
chairman of the entertainment COM
mite, and c. T. Kountze, of the in
vitation committee.
The dinner committee is w. ].
Foye, chairman, and Joseph Barker
and George Brandeis. Special
service, w. B. Belt, chairman, ]. E.
Davidson and Jay D. Foster; usher
committee, Samuel Burns, jr.;
dance committee, w. T. Burns;
badge committee, w. D. ~Hosford !;
house arrangements, c. M. Will
helm; check Service, Harry D. Steel
entertainment specials, H. A. Tu-
key. Thomas l.. Davis is secretary
Of the entertainment committee.
TIL chairman of each committee
will name members of the subcom-
mittees. The arrangements now he
ing made are entirely for the men,
bers' night, December IA, when the
dinner and dance for members of
the club will be held.
Opening December IL.
Next week the committee intends
to take up the details for the open
ing day for the public, December
II. On that day, from 3.-to 10 p.
m, the building will be open to
the pupils, all employees will be in
their places and the decorations in
the national colors completed. The
committee expects that more than
10000 people will avail themselves
of the opportunity of inspecting the
new 100000 building of the
club on this occasion.
The clubrooms will then be pre-
pared for the grand opening cele-
bration exclusively for members to
be held the evening of December IA.
The. committee is expecting more
than 10 guests, and have, therefore,
arranged two dinners, one for $50
and the other for s o'clock, to be
followed by dancing and other
forms of entertainment. The
swimming pool, bowling, alley, rife
range, billiard room or gymnasi-
um will not be in operation until
after the opening celebration.
limitations Out December /.
The committee announces that
invitations will not be mailed
nnembers until December |. Men,
bers who desire to reserve tables
can do SO at once by writing to c. T..
Kountze, l414 First National Bank
building, sending list of guests they
are going to bring. The guests must
be members of the club.
The entertainment committed on
this OCCASION is a special one for the
introduction of the club to the pub
lie. and shold not be confused with
the regular entertainment committee
Of the club which will handle all
the entertaining events of the sea-
son.
The committee will announce
something on the matter OF costumes
for the members dinner soon.
Membership Limited to 1900.
The chairman of the membership
committee says that there are al
ready between 1000 and 1900 men,
bers and it is not thought that it
will be possible to obtain member
ship by the time of the opening cele-
bration as the club is limited to 1900
members. Practically every large
business or professional man in the
city now belongs. Especially is
this true of the doctors.
All the living rooms in the club
have been rented except those re-
tanned by the club for visiting men,
bers and guests, though none of the
rooms will be occupied until after
the opening entertainment.