Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05

Frederick B. Pyle Of the Evans
building has been selected as the ar
chitect for the erection Of the $1,000
90 home for the City Club. on G street
near 18th northwest, according to an
nouncement today by the board of di-
rectors Of the club.
The plans submitted by Mr.. Pyle
received the unanimous vote of the
J clubs building committee when the
members cast secret ballots to choose
the winner of the architectural COM
petition. The names of the five COM
peting architects were not affixed to
their plans, and the members of the
committee did not know the winner
of the competition until after their
| ballots had been cast.
! After reaching its decision the
| building committee submitted it's re-
port to the board of governors, which
unanimously approved 1t.
| Before reaching its decision the
building committee held long confer
| ences with Frank E. Wallis. New
| York architect. selected to serve in
an advisory capacity. Mr.. Wallis
spent all Of Saturday and Sunday I'M
conference with members of the COM
mittee and returned to New York
Monday.
Description of Building.
The plans submitted by Mr.. Pyle,
who, like all of the competing archi-
tects. is a member of the City Club.
call for nine-story modern, fireproof
building of limestone, brick and terra
Gotta. The building itself will cost
| QnnrnYin1 q fa1v S7n0 n0n he Of
| the site and the furnishings will place
siderably above 100000.
! The building will have windows
will be outside rooms. Provision is
made for 120 bedrooms on the fifth.
. sixth. seventh and eighth floors. These
| rooms will be for resident and non
resident members. All but eleven of
! the|rooms have baths attached
! There will be large room on the
first floor near the main entrance. An
attractive library is another feature.
Ten conference rooms, with capaci-
/ ties ranging up to eighty-f1ve persons,
restaurant service in each room is
| possible.
| Three Dining Places.
The clubhouse will have three din
! ing places-the dining room for ladies
and gentlemen. the mems dining room
| and a grill or cafeteria. There will be
bowling alleys. hand ball courts. a
| large swimming pool and a gymna-
SUM. A roof garden will be provided,
and on the ninth floor will be an audi
torium capable of seating 1000 peo-
pie. The auditorium is arranged SO
that restaurant service is possible.
| The clubhouse will have three en-
frances. and one of these will enable
| business men to pass directly from
| the street to the gymnasium or SWIM
| ming pool or change rooms without
! entering the main lobby or coming in
| NAL part of the clubhouse. Another
| entrance enables the wives and chill
dren OF members to reach the gym
nasium 8 or swimming pool without
passing through the lobby.
Mr.. Pyle has been instructed by the
| club TO complete his plans, making
several very minor changes which in
no way affect the general design or
arrangement. AS soon as these plans
are completed specifications will be
prepared and bids on the construction
work will be invited. It is believed
| a month or six weeks. The contracts
then will be let and the actual con-
struction Of the clubhouse will start
Exactly when construction work will
| begin IL entirely problematical, but
from present Indications 1t viii be
J. A. Whitfield. president Of the club,
along with the members of the board
| Of governors, is delighted with the
plans and has commended the build
| and fair Judgment. The members Of
| the building committee are James
sharp, chairman Oscar A. Thorup.
| secretary; Thomas Bones. D. B. Casley,