Evening star., 1921-06-01
WORK ON new HOME
|OF o|TYCLUB BEGUN
The Commissioners Break
Ground President Graham
Makes Address.

Ground was broken for the new
home of the. City Club, on G street
near. 18th street. this morning in the
presence of several hundred club MEM
bers and ofdcials.
Two minutes after the ceremonies
ended. big motor truck loaded, with
earth by steam shovel wheeled
out from the site. = Others followed
in rapid succession. At noon today
An sxcavstfon large enopSh for three
ordinary houses Aad been made. The
clubs officials expect their new Hons
kM1ifsA6 aeenpl ted In eight or nine
EaysS :Esqsaham, president Of the
and the Hf.t Iseil was turned by Com
mlssionsFs Rudolph. Oyster and Kuts,
each WITH . spade In hand. The in
vocation was given; by the Rev. Will
liam Taffoe Snyder. pastor Of the
Of the club.
Brief ceremsny.
Beginning promptly at gao an.
the ceremonies were finished In hf-
teen minutes and the steam shovels
set to work. Panorama photographs
Of the scene were taken for deposit
IN the corner stone. which will be
laid somo time in the fan. The stone
will be presented to tho club by tho
made to the City Clubs directors
Tuesday by Claude H. Woodward, and
accepted forthwith.
The three spades with which the
Commissioners turned the hrst soil
also will be preserved in the club
archives.
President Graham y-Yas applauded
enthusia stically at the close of his
address on tho Significance of the
ceremonies. Commissioner Rudolph
responded brieny. asserting that he
felt It. an honor to bo Commissioner
at tho time tho club chose for be-
ginning construction.
Tho Commissioner also praised tho
civic spirit Of tho club. Of which he
Is a lifc mcmber, and predicted an
influential future for It.
President Grahan's Aaaress.
Mr., Graham said:
I'VE remove today tho first earth
foundations hf our buIidInESour club
horne. This In not to bo simply . piio
Of brioks and mortar to house kho or
dinRry activities Of an association of
mon. 1t 10 not a plaoe for tho focrea-
tion Of chosen. few nor playhouse
Tho city Club IL an institution to
sense Of eivio prlds. It's activities
Will sorcate, An inspiration, In tho minds
Of mon which Will be far-reaching In
its effects for good,
follows. It Ia this trait Of assooia-
tion and the intsrohnnEo Of ideas that
areates ideals. It was an ideal which
sts tho city Club as an association
that would ba OF Fealy -service to
No af~fN xfNsr, nd ia thA
re. in eur hsw-heme, ws. should 10
shape cur peilsopa Ms to got only en-
teftafnE6ant aad personal enjoyment.
then VI will have failed in our Dts
fort, On the ctheF hand II tho vision
Of tisase Responsible fcf our auecess
viii be AsHt In the minds of those
WHO wish 10 gather fot mature and
uafted deitbefatien and. influence.
ronf. hnadins. ieeated e lt !a ~
the .ysry hseEt OF the sity's hr.insss
sstsr that sc. eaaaat fail 10 have lts
inainsnee forged on ths' hfe Of the
6ointne a. city Of sstAetie beautise,
with The 4ave!nnent buiidings and
e sss s pss..s e.
sf q eRarss9sf more than ordinarily
sutidirs bslidii viii he welt m Lsepias with
this esthet4o IDEAL, and, u taot, sMaH!a 9I
inH. hath ia external beauty and har-
Hn4y and In internal cohvenience and
arnbsl - Ofvis Pstda,.,
| ..WasAiHstsa IL Ha iaases simeiy aa
aaE,rsatian OF ed9esnaasas a3leaals ana s
shs cesstsy: W1tA The tssis for eiYle
pslde ws have IN eur nemmnnttys
civic uaiiiF and p,sssaaasnes. We .aEs
met eesnsyixsaians, virgiaiaas. YER e.
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snd dis hutldin6 TO be built hers is
| sv1nfia af THAI fact.
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