Evening star., 1921-05-04
CITY CLUB ENTERS
ON ITS THIRD YEAR
New Officers About to Take
Charge-Tentative Plans
for Building Approved.

Inauguration of new officers and gov
ernorS tomorrow night at meeting
to be held at the clubhouse on Far
ragut square. with the well founded
hope. according to club officials, that
by next year the new clubhouse on
The q street site will be ready for
occupancy.
J. y Whitfield. the retiring presi-
dent, in his report to the club tomor-
row will outline the progress OF the
organization since its inception. Mr.
Whatfield shows that. with a nucleus
of less than 500 from the old Com
mercial club. the City Club, in two
Years. has expanded to a membership
of loo, which is now practically in
tact.
With the prospect that ground Will
be broken for the new club within
thirty days. the report continues, a
new and substantial increase in mem
hership is looked for. Such conclu-
sion is certain. Mr.. Whitfield says.
from the fact that the City Club Will
be the only civic organization IN
Washington with its own permanent
quarters. large enough for big forum
meetings, addresses, dinners ana
other civic activities. as we'll as 10
accommodate smaller civic bodies,
which now are compelled to seek
Tentative Plans Approved.
Tentative plans for the new building,
which have already been approved by
the clubs board of governors, show
handsome four-story building, with
large entrance and lobby on the ground
floor and three floors above devoted ex-
clusvely to club quarters. The building
viii occupy the entire G street site. Civ
ing frontage Of nearly Ill feet and
depth of about ia feet. This will pro-
vide the club with more than $4,000
square feet Of floor surface for club IA
cilities. in addition to several thousand
feet extra in mezzanine floors Final
announcement of the details of the
building are to be made soon.
Located at the heart of the nation.
Mr.. Whitfield's report says. this pro-
p,sed building ultimately should house
the greatest public forum of the coun-
try. where men of all minds and all
valEs may present their conclusions to
the Washington public. and. in fact. TO
the leaders of opinion all over the coun-
Washington the cultural and intellectual
ccnter of the nation. Primarily. it Will
provide a voice in local and national az
fairs to Washingtonians now VoiceieSs;
and it should prove more and more, as
the years go on, a center where the
Jews and desires of our citizens may be
crystallized and made effective.
Clubs History Reviewed.
In reviewing the two years activity
since the clubs formation, Mr.. Whit
fields report points out what has al
ready been done in this way with the
limited accommodations at the l
street clubhouse. More than 15O
civic and national affairs OF all kinds,
have addressed the clubs forum meet
inss in that time, he says. The list
of these speakers includes numerous
senators. representatives and govern
ors. leaders of labor and farmer or
Sanizations, big business men. repre-
sentatives of employers associations,
railroad executives, noted authors and
publicists, foreign notables and heads
Of local and national governmental
departments.
Following Mr. whitfields report, the
ncw officers and governors win be in
stalled. They are headed by z. Z:
Graham. first president Of the old
Commercial Club. president of the Ma
tional Electrical Supply Company,
member of the board Of education and
prominent for years in local civic ac-
t'vities. Roy I. Neuhauser. chairman
OK the clubs District suffrage group
and we'll known investment broker. Is
the new secretary. The other omcers,
charles w. Semmes and John Dolph,
vice presidents. and T. Lincoln Town
send, treasurer. were reelected.
The ne" KONefHOTS arc >nI. his0
field. Claude H. Woodward. president
of the Kiwanis Club; Frank p. Will
cox, treasurer of the Elite Laundry
Company. and s. NJ. Williams. CHAIR
man of the Federal Highway Council
and former member OF the Pennsyl-
vania state legislature Charles I. I
Clagett. Edward l.. Stock. Henry T.
Stringer and John Brewer were re-
elected to the new board.
Through the accession Of Mr.. WOOD
ward, Kiwanis president. and the re,
cent election Of Mr.. SemmeS as head
erning board will now include the
leaders Of both these live business or
ranizations.
Com missioner ClaIton to Speak.
After the inauguration Philander
J.. Claxton, United States commission
er of education. will speak on The
city Club and Washington" Mr.. Clax-
occasion. Mr.. Stringer and Harry s.
Evans. head Of the entertainment
committee, also have arranged a
smoker, buffet supper, music and
other entertainment to follow the
formal proceedings.
THE public safety group of the club
will meet at the clubhouse Friday at
s pm. to take action on two pubic
matters which have been under con-
sideration for some time.
The frSt Is the proposed ahti-suu
'roting" law, on which the group Is
expected to decide it's attitude. The
second matter is the question OF fire
hazards in the public schools. which
has already been discussed at one
meeting Of the group.
In addition. the group Will elect
officers and committees for the ensu :
ing year, according to the announce
rnent for the meeting made by w.
Pearce Raynor. chairman. All mem :
hers Of the club. whether members OF
the group or not. have been invited
10 participate in the discussion OF the
pis;oI law and school-fire-p -preve ntion