The Washington herald., 1920-01-16
LUBRETAINS
0LD0FFICERS
ia. Whitfield Again Heads
City Organization
Activities.
FINANCES ARE SOUND
Reports Of the Committee
Chairmen Show Strides
In Past Year.
FINANCES ARE SOUND

All officers of the City Club were
reelected at the annual meeting
last night in the Salon des Nations
at the Hotel Washington. They viii
serve until the first election under
the new constitution Of the club,
probably, in April or May.
The reelected officers are ]. A.
Whitfield. president: Dr.. E. p. Mertz,
first vice president; Charles w.
Semmes. second vice president: /:
cuno H. Rudolph. treasurer; w. J..
Eynon. Secretary. and the following
governors. e. c. Graham, Thomas
Bones, Z. L. Stock, n. d. Rosenberg.
w. c. johnson and Milton E. Allies
DR.. J. ,Rozier Biggs moved that the
secretary be ordered to cast an
unanimous ballot for the officers
and the motion was carried.
Pays Tribute to whItheId.
High tribute was paid to Mr..
Whitfield by Henry Z. Stringer.
chairman of the house committee.
At Mr.. StrinGers suggestion the
club members gave Mr.. Whitfield a
rising vote of thanks.
Charles W. Semmes. chairman of
the committee on new membership.
told how the membership had been
increased from 2sS to 1.50o in a Pc
ri0d OF six weeks.
George w. Harris, chairman of the
life membership committee. said a
life membership roll of 100 persons had
been completed in two weeks, raising
$4,000 for the club. In the absence
of Cuno H. Rudolph, treasurer. his re-
port was read by Z. c. Graham The
report showed the income for 1919 was
SIS, ,305 and total expenditures. $49. go a
net gain OF SS.s75. Adding a surplus
from 1918 of s335l, the treasurer re-
ported a total surplus of S12.227. The
club has received in initiation dues
.1G5. and Inns pledges Of s173.9e0 re-
manning to be paid for initiation. This
makes the total available amount for
the new clug s25l.s22.
Finance Committee Report.
Milton f. Allies. chairman of the
finance committee, reported that the
site on G street near Thirteenth. pur-
chased for the krection OF the 81 .ooo. 900
clubhouse. would be entirely cleared
of Indebtedness within a week or two.
He .aid that a limit Of 10000 has been
put on the cost of the club building
itself
James Sharp. chairman OF the
building committee. reported that the
contract for the clubhouse had been
awarded to Samuel J. Prescott on
a cost-plus basis. NJ. D. RoSerhc' =
general council for the club. re
ported for Charles F. Nesbit, chair
man of the committee on constitU-
tion and bylaws. who was unable
to attend. He said that the con-
stitution was practically completed
and soon would be submitted TO the
board of governors for approval. A
special meeting of the club will be
called within a month to discuss the
constitution in detail and vote upon it
Other Reports Made.
f. ]. Ayers. vice chairman of the
activities committee, reviewed the
work conducted through the instru-
mentality of the forum. publicity and
club facilities subcommittee. Other
reports were by Harry s. Evans.
chairman of the forum committee: Ed
gar D. Shaw. chairman OF the publicity
committee: w. J. Eynon. secretary.
and Henry E. stringer. chairman OF
the house committee.
Representative Robert Luce, OF Mas
sachusetts. was the guest of honor.
He spoke on "Prices-Past, Present
and to Come"
Special entertainment was provided.
and special musical program was
furnished by the City Club Ladies'
Orchestra.