The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-11
University Club Seeks To Enlarge
 Its Membership
Annual Report of Club Council Shows Flourish ing Condition of Organi- zatiOn.

At a recent meeting of the Univer- l sity Club of this city, Robert M. | Flames was chosen president. L. T. | Warner. vice president; Henry N.
 Sanborn, secretary and Egbert
 Marsh, treasurer. The members of years, are John $. Pullman and H. w. Barlow.
 The report of the council showed that a great growth in the activity of the organization was noticed in it's seventeeth year of existence as one of the leading clubs of Bridgeport. With increased facilities and rejuv- enated spirit the club is entering a new era of propserlty- The report of the council is as follows:
 Great credit is due the building committee for the manner in which they have executed their commission: They have given a club house or which we are justly proud. and have brought forth universal praise for it's homelige atmosphere. simplicity, and taste in it's appointments and completeness in the facilities offered to the members
 "As recommended by the finance committee, the council has changed the fiscal year to coincide with the calendar year. The treaSurers books' therefore, were closed on December 31. 1921, making last year a ten months year. The treasurer's report shows that in these ten months the club was operated at net proht of $1,311.O8. A very careful survey has been made of the probable in come and expenses for the coming year, and the finance committee feels confident that the income will be -uff7cient to more than cover the ex- penses. In this survey, the rent or the University Club Go. was figured on a basis which will enable them to pay to two per cent. dividend on the outstanding stock of the company for the year 1922. This rent should, however, be increased for subsequent years to enable them to pay a five per cent. dividend. Increased mem bership Is, therefore. essential. The excellent statements for the first three months of this year, which show a net profit of $674, is very gratify- ing, it being over half of the pro1t for the entire ten months of last year. The finance committee recommends that during the coming year some plan be adopted for establishing a sinking fund to take care of replace ment and refurnishing, and of paying off the loan of approximately S17,000 made to the club by the company for the purchase of furniture and fit tings.
 In looking over ouS membership records, it is interesting to see the 11S in 1905 to 29O in 1918, without single set back. During the next few years our membership dropped off, due to the many changes incident to the readjustment after the war. This loss, however. has now been nearly recovered. During the past year there has been two deaths, 21 resignations, and 65 new members taken in. Our present enrolment of PTS is as follows:
 Tfo honorary members. 19S senior members. 12 junior members, II res ident members, 55 nonresident mem bers.
 The membership committee has placed their goal for the year at $50 members.
 Due credit should be given the house committee for the manner in which they have looked after the many perpleXing problems. Building operations during the past year, and the many changes necessitated by our new addition, have not made the duties of this committee simple. We need no longer be ashamed of the facilities we have to offer. and the increased use of the club by the mem bers indicates an appreciation Of this. Our gross sales have increased year, to $3.325. the average for the first two months of this year. or an increase of 6S per cent. The 33 bedrooms, @Tir of which are held for transients, are practically all occu- pied, while the transient rooms are occupied nearly half the time. The ladies' rooms have been very popu- lar, indicated by the amount they have been used. The main dining room has been in great demand. not only for luncheon and dinner, but for special functions of outside or ganizations. It is sincerely hoped that funds may be provided for re- furnishing and refinishing the small private dining room, and the billiard room, in order that they may be in keeping with the rest of the house: The squash courts have been well patronized during the winter. Three tournaments were arranged by the athletic committee. which have each player, good, bad, or indifferent. chance to win a prize in his own particular class. It will not be long before the two tennis courts will be
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