Evening star., 1919-08-18
CITY CLUB TOPUSH
ITS BUILDING PLANS"
Preparations for ST. ,000, 900
Home to Start Late
This Week.
1910 G ST. IDEAL SITE

Work on the preparation OF plans
for the 100000 home of the recent
ly organized City Club. to be built on
the lots 1S1o-r320 G street northwest.
probably will be started late this
week, following the announcement of
the selection Of a site for the pro-
posed tsn-stoYy structure.
J. A. Whitfield, president Of the club.
announced today that he will appoint
q building committee. probably con-
sisting Of ave members. this week,
and that the committee will get busy
at once on its task of preparing plans.
selecting an architect and letting
contracts.
Members of the club are expressing
delight today over tho ideal location
OF the site. in the very heart of the
downtown business and financial Sec
tion. The club regarded 18th and G
as the ideal location for its home. and
the site committee was instructed to
purchase site within two blocks of
that corner. The committee was so
successful that it got within four
doors of the coveted location.
Site Is 112 by 115 Feet.
The site has a frontage of 112 feet
on G street. with a depth Of about 115
feet. and runs back to 30-foot
alley at the rear. The property is on
one of the principal streets of the
downtown section, across the street
from Epiphany Protestant Episcopal
Church. and less than q block from
18th street, one Of the main business
arteries Of the downtown section.
The site is occupied at present by
row Of three-story brick buildings.
the first floors being used as stores
and the upper floors as dwellings.
One of the stores is used by shoe
repair company, two are vacant. one
Is occupied by q fruit company, one
is used by q tailor and the sixth is
the home OF an engraving firm. The
buildings will be RACED at the earliest
possible moment to make way for the
clubhouse.
The deal was made by the site COM
mittee. through the F. H. Smith Com
pany. The consideration was not
made public. but 1t is understood
that the price was somewhat higher
than had been planned to spend. al
though the figures are said to repre-
sent real bargain, in view of the
demanded for property in this chocie
section.
The site committee took just two
months in reaching a decision. In
that period every purchasable prop
g streets was given thorough con-
sideration. The site committee was
headed by d. ]. Callahan. Other
members were Charles /. Corby. Will
liam g. Carter. John L. Weaver ami
Edgar D. Shaw.
VIII Be Ten-story Structure.
The clubhouse will be a magnificent
tsn-story structure. modern in every
large gymnasium, q swimming pool,
q roof garden, q billiard room. Ii
brary, conference rooms. an audito-
rum, parlors for men and women, din
ing rooms for men and women and
guest rooms for nonresident mem
bers.
The central and conven&ent location
will enable business and professi onal
men to enjoy the clubs recreational
facilities with the minimum loss OF
Eume from their work. business men
win be able to take 2 plunge IN the
will be able to slip away from their
of{lces for an hour. or even less time,
and in that short period enjoy the
benefits Of modernly eauipped gym
nasium. Wives Of members will be
lUuCu III IH0 AOOAuS 0OWh-
town shopping.
The clubs membership limit of 1900
still il being rigidly adhered to. Scores
Of prominent persons are clamori1g
for admission. and their names ara be-
ing placed on the waiting list, which
steadily IL growing. Some vacancies
ON the active membership roll proba-
bly, will occur within a month or two.
a. some Of the present active members
are planning to take out life member
ships, which action will automatical-
ly transfer their names to new roll.