Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
BOSTON BANKER TELLS WHY
D. c.. SHOULD HAVE CITY CLUB
Advantages Here Excel
Those of Other Cities, Mr..
Winship Explains.
Senator Walsh and Others
/, Strong in Their Indorse-
h ment of Movement.

Washington has a better oppor-
tunity than any other city in Amer
lea to build up successful city club,
Addison L. Winship, vice president
of the Shawmut National Bank or
Boston. told members of the City Club
ut a meeting in the Farragut Square
clubhouse last night.
Mr.. winship spent twelve years as
executive secretary of the Boston
City Club, and his address last night
gave impetus to the movement to
establish such a club in Washington.
After telling an interesting story
Of the growth of the Boston CLUB
from a membership of a few hundred
in 1904 to 1900 today, he gave rea-
sons why he believes Washington
Why Washington Needs Club.
The fact that Washington has a
the city big men from all parts OF
this country and the world, is one
reason why the National Cap1tal
should have q city club. said Mr. WIN
ship. In that club, he continued
these visitors to the city could be in
fessional man, the school teacher ana
the clergyman, all on an equal plane:
In Washington" the speaker went
on, you could make music feature
of your club. You could bulid up en.s
phase of the club program to a point
where it would attract music lovers
from all over the country
I'm your city you have the men ana
the opportunity to make literature
another feature of your city clun.
The art center of the United States,
as 1t Is not now. You can do many
things here that cannot be done else
where. You can create here
AIR. Winship warned the men OF
Washington not to be discouraged II
their city club moves slowly at first.
The Boston City Club was scoffed at
when it was started, he said, but now
a Bostonian does not feel that he is
part of the city's life unless he is
member.
The city club" he went on. must
be founded on the broadest possible
basis. If narrowness of jealousies
creep in, it will not succeed"
Will Not Cut Into Other Clubs.
Mr.. winship set at rest the fears of
those Washingtonians who have
gained the impression that the pro-
posed city club would take over the
WOTk OIL CQo IndIupeT ol SOIIllHSISo,
Board Of Trade and similar organiza-
lions.
This argument came up in Bos-
tom he said, but it was soon real
ICED that the city club is broader
institution than any of these organ
tzations. 1t is a place where each
and all of them can gather. 1t soon
happened that the membership of the
chamber of commerce and the city
club were almost identical"
Mr.. Winship told the Washington
men that they were wise in deciding
to make provision for the entertain
ment of ladies in their club. Until
recently, he said, there was most
rigid rule against the fair sex pass
ing through the portals of the Bos-
ton5City Club. But now, he said, the
Boston club is coming to realize that
provision should be made for mem
bers to entertain their wives.
Mr. Winship told how the monthly
bulletin has become one of the most
important features of the Boston
club, 1t consists of a history of the
dotngs Of the club during the pre-
ceding month. and at the end Of
each year the bulletins are bound
into a volume. SO that the club has
Ats history written as it is made.
edt Educational Programs.
Thursday night educational pro-
grams also have proved one OF the
C,,cca soful IND art a kin ps of the club in