Evening star., 1921-05-29
CITY CLUB HOME
IS TO Be MODEL
Will Be One of Finest Build
ings of Kind in United
States.

VI StuSSN
States.
With over 10000 square feet of
moor surface to be devoted exclusive
, ~ to club purposes. the new home
OF the City Club. on 6 street between
18th and 18th streets. Is to be one of
the finest of it's type in the country,
detailed plans indicate. Work on the
ing. and club officials oNI&ct 1T will
." resdy for occupancy In eight or
min" months. The exterior of the
nuii'!ing will be ot faced Indiana
Limestone. with Erille1 balcony:
man1.vc columns and n modified
tire structure Il fine appearance OF
unity aad dignity. The building will
have a frontage of III f-.t and a
der.h Of 1l3 feet to a public alley.
While tho plans may be changed
in minor details as the work pro-
cceds. the main features will be un-
| changed. These are as follows:
! On the first floor handsome club
entrance into a spacious lobby. mea
uring 81 by 81 feet, with four ele-
! vators and wide stairway giving
access 10 the upper floors. In the
r'ocesvins department for club sup
rlies.
TIE main feature of the seconJ
, floor is an immense cub dining room.
measuring Ga by &c feet, with a
So ,cially prepared dancing space. -
, +: de Of this dining room will be two
,, smaller dining rooms. about Il by
IS feet each. and behind both an
deliberately equipped kitchen. meas
uring 40 by 63 feet and thus assur-
ing the quickest service of any place
4
to make the club especially at
tractive to business and professional
men who wish to obtain good
lunchcons without long waits.
Mezzanine Floors.
At the west side of this dining room
will be another large lobby, with a
cigar counter. checking facilities
and the business office of the club.
Broad windows in the main and
smaller dining rooms will open on Il
lcng balcony overlooking G street.
Stories sixteen 1ect in height will
permit the installation of mezZanine
liOors at the east and west sides of
each story. The east side mezzanine
of the second floor will contain two
large conference rooms, each with
ahou; 500 square feet of floor surface.
IA stairway from The main dining room
! ,.in permit the use of these rooms
also as meeting places for luncheon
or dinner meetings Of other civic as
sociations, many of which are ex-
pccted to make liberal use of the
clubs facilities because of lack of
meeting places of their own at pres
cnt.
The west side mezZanine of the
second floor will contain ladies' re-
Ception and retiring rooms, as well
as servants rooms.
The main feature of the third floor
will be an elaborate lounge room with
more than 1000 square feet OF floor
space. Opening from this in the
rear will be a billiard and game room
large enough for twelve billiard
d large library. a reading room the
same size, and on the west a lobby
md check rooms. OFF the billiard room
Will be barber shop and wash
rooms. In the east side mezzanine of
this floor will be two comModious
cardrooms and in the west side mez-
canine. a large writing room and the
office 'of the executive secretary.
Auditorium on Top Floor.
The top floor will be practically one
great auditorium, with nearly 5000
square feet of floor space absolutely
clear of pillars or other obstruction.
Looking down on this from the east
side will be a balcony with 700 square
feet of surface, while beneath this
will be the same space for the stor-
age of chairs, gymnasium equipment,
etc. The west side space. both on the
main floor and mezzanine will be
devoted to shower baths. locker and
ences to permit use of the hall as a
gymnasium or as a ballroom on oc-
casiOnS.
The clubs proposed policy Of per-
mitting the use of this auditorium
for various civic activities besides it's
derful advantage to the community.
Here the club will hold its largest
forum meetings, it's general club
meetings and big dances, while other
civic bodies also will have the hall
available for similar purposes.
An idea of the functions the club
expects to fulfill in it's new home is
given in the letter of President f. c.
Graham. inviting the members to the
ground breaking ceremonies Wednes-
day morning at $50. when the three
District Commissioners will turn the
first soil.
Your officers and committees expect
to give you" says this letter, "a club
home which will meet your needs both
social and civic-which will minister
to your leisure and also help YOU to
work under the most congenial sur
roundings for the betterment of COM
munity life and for the reward a
wholehearted public conscience brings.
AS a social club with A civic purpose
the City Club should grow to be one
Of the greatest influences in Wash
ington life
J. A. Whitfield. who retired as presi-
dent of the club month ago. also
touched on other features of the or
dress.
Located in the heart Of the nation"
Mr. Whitfield said. this building ulti-
mately should house the greatest
publ, forum of the country-where
men of all minds may present their
views to the Washington public and
20 the leaders of national opinion, VINO
are more and more making their
homes here. Primarily it will provide
voice in local and national affairs
to ashingtoniars now voiceless; and
it should prove to be center where
the views and desires of our citizens
may be crystallized and made effect:
i've.
Excavation for the new building is
expected to be completed in a brief
time and work on the structure itself
will be rushed to completion. The
general plan for the building was firs,
proposed BY Thomas Bones. a member
Of the clubs board Of governors: the
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