Evening star., 1921-04-21
Interior PLANNED
FOR RACQUET CLUB
Furnishings and Other Final
Arrangements Authorized
! at Board Meeting.

Authorization for furnishing and
completely finishing the sl.Oo0.000
clubhouse of the Racquet Club was
given at a meeting of the board of
managers yesterday. when ninety new
members were admitted TO the rolls.
ARRANGEMENTS TO provide the furni-
ture for the building at 1l21 to 1123
18th street are 70 b. made immedi-
ately. since the seven-Story structure
is already under roof.
Reports showed that the club, Whlcn
was organized with twenty charter
members January -. 1870. had al
ready grown to membership OF
1.025 members, of which 100 are me
members. $50 resident members, 80"
service and nonresident members.
honorary members and = absent MEM
berS.
col Henry May presided over the
meeting of the board. Plans for the
opt ration of the club. which IS eH-
pected 10 be opened before autumn.
were discussed. Credit for the Phe-
nomenal growth of the membership.
il was said was due To the efforts
of q. Bryan Pitts. chairman OF the
membership committee. who IS also
chairman of the nominating commit
tee.
Outdoor md Indoor sports
committee headed by j. NJ
1t is proposed at present 10 specialize
on both indoor and outdoor sports.
Handball and squash courts. billiards.
bowling alleys and other inside fea-
lures. as well as the outdoor tennis
courts. and additional attractions Will
be under control Of this committee.
The resident membership list. it was
announced. will be closed with the
addition of fifty more names. bringing
the local membership of the club to
soc
John NJ Biddle for many years
manager of the Metropolitan Club.
has been selected as manager for the
new organization.
Active in the work at present how
ever in handling details of the pre-
Iminary organization. is Assistant
Secretary John NJ Kirby.
OF the twenty charter members only
one is now not here-Maj. Guy T.
Scott. the first treasurer of the or
ganization. :yho died December 2.
1920. The other charter members are:
Alexander B. Browne. William p.
Meredith. John NJ. Biddle. ]. II. de
Sibour, Edward e. Eynon. Jr.; Samuel
j. Henry. John p. Story. William $.
Reyburn- Isaac T. Mann Eldridge T..
Fletcher. Harry Wsrdman. Fleming
Newboid. DR.. William 3. Mason. Ed
ward A. Mitchell. William Mitchell.
Col Henry May and J. s. Flannery.
Building Up to Expectations
1t was announced that the build
ing is coming up to all expectations.
The swimming pool % by so feet.
one of the largest of the city. is ex-
pected to prove one of the outstand-
ing features The exterior of the
building. developed in design by use
of limestone. colonial brick and terra
Gotta. will be entirely detached on
the lot. facing to the west on 18th
street Steel drawings for the build
ing were made by Case Broderick
Rafter. the plans were prepared by
7. H. de Sibour. and construction was
by Harry Wardman.
The FIVE upper floors are laid out
in accordance with the most modern
Twenty-three rooms and sixteen
baths are on each floor. making a
total OF 1l5 rooms and eighty baths.
The general interior finish of the
club is of a simple colonial style.
and the furniture is to be selected in
keeping with this arrangement. The
members lobby. on the first floor.
communicates directly with the first
story hall. from which there is a
monumental staircase to the second
foor. On the right of the stair hall
is a lounge with windows to the
south and west. On the left is an
size, completely equipped. The grill
room is patterned after that of the
Yale Club of New York.
List Of Life Members.
The life membership list. which
caosed week ago. includes the fol-
lowing:
Roger w Babson. DR.. W. s. Bene-
diet, John a Betjeman, John NJ Bid
die, r. W. Boiling. George l.. Boyle,
Dr. Fenton Bradford A Britton
Browne. Fred Bugher. Frederick Nc
Lean Bugher. r. f. Burks. Charles
Henry BUfler Dean CaidyxaIl
a 'ariin. G. Keith Cariin. John D. Car
n 'ody. ". r. Castle. jr.. John W. Cliff
"a n. Neyle Colquitt. George Eustis
Ca rceran. Frank l. Crocker. Robert
3. Cummings. DR.. Virginius Dabney,
J, / l. de Sibour. P. A. Drury. Benja-
MAD H. Ellis. f. b. Eynon. jr.: Eric
Pevl IT. julius Garfinkle Francis p.
Gzrvx n. Clyde NJ. Gearhart. Col. Guy
D. GM r, Ezra Gould, DR.. William G
Gwypa l. l. Hammer. Robert "
Hasper. Samuel J. Henry. Dr. Daniel
". Hia .ins. Richard w. Hynson, c.
A Joes risen. Wayne Johnson. G
Noble Jones. Sidney F. Kent,
George p Kimmel! Harry Kite,
charles j. Happier. Clarence r.
Marshall i anghorne: DIR. Thomas F.
Lowe, Nath .niel II. Luttrell, Isaac T.
Mann. HenAy May. Charles Mayer.
William p / feredith. Eugene Meyer.
ir.: Harringh IN Mills. DIR. j. Ernest
Mitchell. Lem ard aala Mitchell Hensy W,
Edward Il M Lean. $. r. Norman.
W \: O'ive- 4 Mitchell Palmer
julius /. Peyser G. Bryan Pitts. Wall
Ter =. IIliing. J.. +. Powell. Hugh
I;eiliF. vi. am :. heyburn' r. ID.
Rheem. DR. Joselh D. Rogers. Henry
II. Rogers. A. r. Ruddock. Nathan