Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-24
MEMBERS DECIDE
TO SPEND S24O,O0O
ON WESTMORELAND
Will Enlarge and Improve
Club and Increase Nom
resident Membership.
ONLY 41 OF 3O2 VOTE
AGAINST PROPOSITION
Begin improvements Without
Delay as Soon as Work
Is Authorized.
WILL. take YEAR TO COMPLETE
Problem at Raising s:75.o0o by First
mud Second MortEuEr FHccs
FfnnnCc Committee.
ONLY 11 OF 3O2 VOTE
AGAINST PROPOSITION
Will. TAKE YEAR TO COMPLETE
Problem at Raising s:75,UOD by First
mud Second MortEuEr Fnccs
ffnnnCc Committee.

no cstmOrcIdnd Club VIII be
enlarged and improved. and the non
resident membership wiz bc Increased
from $50 70 sou. This was settled
last night, when aO2 Of the iI5 mem
bcrs voted 10 adopt the report Of
the special committee appointed to
o"nsidcr the proposed remodcliuS of
the building aud plans for making
tn. Improvement possible. Only forty
ON" members voted against IA. prop
osit!on. ~ ii two-ih!rda vote was
necessary to put through the M
nIt,cc's report. twenty-five above the
required humber expressed them
selves in favor Of It, Many voted by
pIory
Although tn" membership las,
niGht committed itself TO the RECON-
r"nfatior OF the special committee.
another meeting must be held be.
Tore IN. constitution IN ainrnhcd 20
increase tho nonresident membership
from 200 20 BOO. That meeting has
o"en called for November %. when
'h" amendment VIII hc acted upon.
ana committee VIII submit, rs
plan for nnHEcins the proposition
begin WORK With"ut Delay.
h.n this report has been ap-
proved and III" amendIn.n; adopted.
ihc WORK VIII he authorized and the
improvements VIII begin withou, de-
lag. II Is said "a year viii De re-
GuircG !" complete H.
is outlined by the special commit
tee. the r"ln"hclins aud improve.
m,nt TO the cub VIII cos, approx.
iratc!y :?in.oOJ. To this wiii be add
Cd 'he $4,000 present mortGage upon
'fn property and II vii. y. ucces-
sdry TO raise hy nrs; and second
m"rteage '215.Onp. in order 10 ,aXe
car" oi ihc entire oYtiny II Is this
pf""l'n that the finance committee
WI! nave - work uU; and submit to
th' ciHb for its sanction.
- recommended In tn. rcpo-, Of
~" spc"ihl committee. Alfred c.
Blossom - New York is 10 furnish
tho preliminary drawinrs and is To-
work wi'h the committee toward :,
solution "t the problem. The com
m't'co w!il nave chc right 10 iermi-
nrt" at any time. tho cont-ac, with
Nj. Blossom prior 10 letting the
building contract. upon ~ payment
I" him "f actual expenses Incurred
TINS payment. under no clrcum-
stances. l. /" exceed $1,000.
rro,iSions OF Contract
Mr.. Blossom is to prepare detailed
full's'zcd drawings. is TO provide
specifications. aid ia letting the con-
tract. Supcrvis" construction TO com
ple;ion and Will receive Il comntis
sion OF per cent on the contrac,
price
The plans tina, have been prepared
by Mr blossom and which anpear In
the assembly room oI the club show
that the original main clubhouse Will
remain uraltcrcd In exterior and In
It's interior. except for very minor
details and EXCEPT. further. for tho
...l. r.-s.
building, In the basement Of the
old and new building the room spac-
hg VII! b.. "carraugcd so as TO pro-
vide for "np!. billiard rooms. gym
nasium. squash court. bowling alley
and 'rcasUr-r'S Office.
Tho main floor VIII provide recep.
tion rooms now arranged in the
old building and main d.ning-room.
cloak rooms. etc. as well as ladIcs
entrance on the sixth stree, side and
three suitable rooms including a
ladies dininr-room on the sixth
street side OF tho building. all so ar
ranged that this space Will be sepa-
rated from the main club. but may
however. open into tho main dining
room through connecting doors. Pro-
vision Is also made for the entrance
to IN" auditorium by "A new entrance
~
Grace Street front along "A terrace To
take the place OF the present veranda
on that side OF the club.
Ample elevator and dumb waiter
service is provided for both passen-
gers and freight
The two floors above the main din
ing-room provide an auditorium with
seating capacity of approximately
500 and gallery on one slide.
Rooms AIOdcrnly Equipped.
Above the auditorium are three
floors OF fourteen bedrooms each.
provided with clothes closets bath
rooms the kitchen and servants
quarters. stewards room storage
room, refrigeration and linen room
arc located.
In fixing the resident membership
at 500 the committee states II Is OF
the opinion THAI the STANDARD of the
club will he better maintained: tha,
waiting list Will soon be estab-
lished and that the popularity OF
the club will be enhanced 10 a
greater extent than would be the
case II the resident membership
were rlaEcd at larger ngure.
Should II develop that the waiting
list became too large the limit o.
rcsiden; members could by action OF
the members in meeting called for
that purpose bo ! increased Tho
committee Is of the opinion. il is
said. that an increase OF ESQ nom
resident members can easily .he ac-
complishcd when II can be demon
strated that ample provision Is
made for their accommodation
through bedrooms always available
and Increased club facilities.
Frederick IS. Noting. chairman Of
tho special committee. presided at
the meeting last night, with r. A.