Evening star., 1921-03-27

this means escapes from the hand.
I'VE saw" he writes. "one thus es-
cape from the pretty hand of Mrs
Be" He found partridge nest
with nineteen eggs in the garden
of the house.
The Columbia Athletic Club took
over Analostan Island in July, 1889.
the lessor being Reginald Fendall
trustee: under a deed of trust from
Powell NJ. Bradley. Frederick w.
Bradley and Maria G. Bradley. The
date of that trust was January =. 1879
The lease to the Athletic Club was for
one year. with the privilege OF re-
! newal for two years. The monthly
rental was $3.50. The lease on the
part of the club was signed by James
F. Hood. vice president, and Howard
Perry, secretary.
BY the Rambler are several docu-
| ments relating to the Columbia Attn
letic Club. One is plan for Reor-
ganiZation of the Columbia Athletic
! Club. Adopted March 16. 1897. Which
recites that on and after April b.
1887. at $50 pm. this club snail pe
known as the Columbia Athletic Clup
of the District of Columbia That the
Columbia Athletic Club shall be com
posed of active. life, honorary and
nonresident members; that the prop
erty of the Columbia Boat Club De
transferred to the Columbia Athietic
Club, which shall assume all the oo-
legations of the Columbia Boat Ciun
from the date of transfer" The atm
letic club was then at work Win
plans for the clubhouse. Whicn was
built on G street, and Whlcn IS ho"
owned by the Young Mems Christian
Association and used as the boys de-
partment.
II III. n1,n for reorganiZation is
this. ..The second mortgage bonds or
the Columbia Athletic Club. not TO
exceed $4,000 are to be redeemaoie
on or before April 1. 1897. That an
persons admitted to the CoIumoia
Athletic Club after April 6. 1897. shall
he renuired to sign the constitution
of that club. to purchase one second
mortgage bond of the value of S23-
and to pay one months dues in ad-
vance. That from April. 1887. to the
first of the month in which the atm
letic clubhouse is turned over to the
club. the dues of an active member
shall he two dollars month and
after the latter date $3.50 per month
and they shall be paid monthly in
advance"
Another document under the RAM
bler's eye at this writing is the GER
tificate of the reincorporation of the
Columbia Boat Club of the District
of Columbia under the corporate
name of the Columbia Athletic Club
of the District of Columbia. the date
of that reincorporation being April
II. 1887. 1t is set forth that I'VE.
Charles H. Bradbury, Howard Perry.
John c. Pedrick. H. Baynton Zevely,
William .. Rudy. Alexander Grant
and Norman Bestor. trustees of said
the Columbia Boat Club pursuant to
said resolution, and by virtue of acts
of Congress in such cases made and
provided. we being citizens of the /
United States. and a majority OF us
citizens of the District of Columbia !
being deSirouS to change the name OF !
said body corporate the Columbia |
Boat Club of the District of Colum- !
bia' to that of the Columbia Athletic !
Club of the District of Columbia and |
to form ourselves and those who may |
become associated with us, as body i
corporate under the last mentioned |
name of the Columbia Athletic Club |
of the District of Columbia and to |
amend the certificate of incorporation |
heretofore filed and recorded on Oc- |
tober 20. 1886. do hereby certify as
follows" etc. Farther along in the |
certificate of reincorporation is this: ,
THE number of directors of this club /
amended charter is fifteen. and the !
directors are: Charles H. Bradbury. |
Dorsey Brown. Howard Perry. H.
Raynton Zevely. j. Carter Marbury. |
Edward ]. Stellwagen. Walter S. Har-
ban William II. Rudy. Charles G.
Sloan. Samuel w. Stinemetz. William
A. Leetch. George L. Scarborough. !
William T. Harlan. Robert S Chiffon
and James p Hood. who shall hold
office until their successors are elect
ed" 1t is announced that The OBJ
ject for which this club is organized
is for mutual improvement. for the
of the art of amateur row.
ing, for the encouragement of manly |
sports and for the promotion of physical
culture"
Another bit of matter bearing on
the history of the club is the follow
ing clipping from Washington
newspaper of January .. 1890:
The growth of tho Columbia Athletic CInbi
duripe the last year hIs been phenomenal. The