Evening star., 1919-09-25
Terms FOR PLANS
OF CITY CLUB MADE
Competition in Drawings to
Be Limited to Five Local
Architects.

Terms of the architectural competi-
of the one-million- dollar downtown
home for the City Club were an
nounced today by the clubs build
Ing committee, of which James Sharp
is chairman and Oscar A. Thorup sec
retary. The recommendations Of the
committee have been fully approved
to j. A. Whitfield, president of the
club.
The competition will be limited to
hve prominent and representative
architects selected by the committee.
These architects are all residents of
Washington and are all members of
the City Club. Invitations to enter
the competition have been extended
to them. The architects are A. P.
Clark. jr.; Marsh & Peter. Milburn-
Heister & Co.: Frederick B. Pyle and
Waddy B. Wood.
Expect Drawings November 1.
Each architect will be required to
furnish the committee, by November
I. with nine drawings. showing floor
plans. elevations. sections and all
other outstanding features of the pro-
posed clubhouse. The winning plans
will be selected by a jury of award.
composed of the clubs building COM
fnittee. supplemented by profess
sional architectural adviser. This
adviser, who probably will be New
York architect of high reputation and
ability. will be named within day or
two
The terms of the competition have
the full Endorsement of the Washing
tute of Architects. They were drawn
up by the building committee after
a most exhaustive study Of the en-
tire situation. Members Of the build
ing committee, which had charge of
the work, are James Sharp. Oscar A.
Thorup, D. B. Casley, Thomas Bones.
William p. Emo and E. C. Graham.
The clubhouse. which will be To-
Gated on the site at 1910 to 1920 G
street northwest, will be nine or ten
modern in every respect, and will be
limited in building cost to 100000.
which is exclusive of the cost of the
site and the furnishings. This will
bring the total cost of the clubhouse
considerably beyond the $1.000,000
the determining factors in the award
ing of the architectural contract.
The clubhouse will have an audi
forum that will seat at least 1000
persons. This will be adaptable for
lectures. addresses. concerts, enter
I4lHIucVlS, fudSS meetings, udnCIuE
and moving pictures. There will be
. large dining room for ladies and
gentlemen and another one exclusive
II for gentlemen. There will be
Numerous conference rooms with ca
pacities ranging mp to sixty persons,
tfous restaurant service in each room
ypssible.
Various Facilities Offered.
The club will have a large gym
nssium and a spacious swimming
pool. both Of which will be available
on certain specified days for the
families OF members. There will also
b hand bali courts, bowling alleys.
aud approximately LIS sleeping rooms
tor resident and nonresident menu
bsrA Provision will be made for
Heof garden. which probably will be
8ft1ixed for dancing and moving pic.
E room On and and q iibrsry rol 1nin viii ). az n att
1ractiye feature. A cafeteria viii
4ufntsh quick service to those club
Aembers who have not time to visit
ne regular dining rooms A barber
and other similar features win af-
ford club members every modern
oonvenfence. Yalets rooms and rooms
Dor the various officials Of the club
N1n be provided A ladies' lounge
and resting room 70 planned.
unique feature Of the club will be
6hAlxe rooms, where members who
EAve evening engagements may shift
rom their business to evening
efotheg without tho Inconvenience of
Eoing home. An the clubhouse will
be located in the heart of the business
aection. this win be a real conven-
ience to many business men, particu-
krly those who live in the suburbs.
These change rooms will be supplied
With dressers. mirrors, brushes,
combs and other necessaries. A busi-
ness man will be able to leave his
evening clothes at the club in the
morning, have them pressed during
the day, drop into the clubhouse just
before the time. for his engagement,
and. with the aid Of q valet. effect a
change Of costume.