The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-07
TRACT
FOR NEW
CLUB
Organization Has for Its Aim
Advancement of CoIored
People

Purchase Of a handsome tract Of
$50 acres within thirty-five minutes
OF Washington as a nucleus for the
National Capital Country Club was
today announced by DIR. Emmett j.
Scott, secretary-treasurer Of Howard
University and president and chair.
man Of the board Of governors Of
the club.
DR.. Scott explained today, that
while initial payment has been
made on the tract, the property il
in the course Of court liquidation
and request has been made that
Its location be not divulged until
the sale has been legally affirmed.
Race Advancement Sought.
Representative negroes through.
out the United States have already
been enrolled as charter members
of the club which Is designed to
promote race advancement.
It is expected that the club will
be formally opened within a month.
While plans are being laid to erect
a new clubhouse, there are five
suitable buildings already on the
tract which will be utilized pend
ing new construction.
1t is emphasized that the club
will not only be a modern club
hotel and offer exceptional recrea-
tional features but it will also have
an auditorium which will be able
to take care of conventions.
Statuary Hall Planned
Another feature is the instalIa-
ton of a statuary hall where
negroes may place before the world
their tributes to the immortals Of
their race. The idea of preserving
a portion Of the main building as a
statuary hall has been prompted by
a desire to commemorate in fit
ting manner the achievements of
outstanding negroes and where in
dividuals and organizations may
give expression to their sentiments
by placing statutes or tablets to
distinguished members Of the race,
including heroes of the world war.
The roster of members of the
National Capital Country Club, in
corporated under the laws Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, include profession
al and business men living in all Sec
tions of the country. Members are
accepted by invitation and the men,
bership Is limited by the clubs
constitution.
Officers Of Organization.
Officers Of the board of governors
are: Doctor Emmett J. Scott, Sec
retary-treasurer, Howard University,
nh A
M. Curtis, Washington, first vice
president; Doctor Harry s. Nc
Card, Baltimore, second vice presi-
dent: Thomas H. r. Clarke. Wash
ington, third vice president: Victor
r. Daily, Washington, secretary;
Doctor Mi2hael o. Dumas. Wash.
ington, treasurer: James A. Cobb,
Washington. chairman Of the men,
bership committee.
Among those living in the District
Of Columbia idestified with the
movement are: Doctor u. J.
Daniels, Charles H. Flagg. Doctor
M. L. T. Grant, Mortimer Harris,
w. L. Houston, Doctor b. p. Hurst,
Captain Campbell c. johnson, Doc
tor j. Hayden Johnson, Doctor
M. M. Lucas, Captain Arthur c..
Newman, Whitefield McKinlay, Doc.
tor s. s. Thompson. Robert A.
Pelham, Doctor s. D. Savory, Doc
tor A. T. Pride, Doctor r. v.
Bacchus, Doctor M. H. Curtis, III.
Q. Atwood and Doctor Elias q.
Evans. =
Others holding membership are:
Ralph v. Cooke. C. C. Fitzgerald,
w. Ashbie Hawkins. Doctor s. B.
Hughes, w. G. McCard. Doctor A.
0. Reid, Doctor q. M. Rhetta. Doc
tor w. H. Wright, of Baltimore:
Robert L. Vann, Pittsburgh: Rob.
ert G. Barnes. Doctor J. L. Hen
derson, the Reverend r. L. Brady,
Arthur w. Rhodes, BENJAMIN +.
Dunning, Doctor d. j. Grimes. Doc
tor T. N. Malone, Doctor A. M.
Miller, L. N. Metcalfe, william J.
Robinson and L. N. Metcalfe, Of
Detroit: Doctor Oliver A. TAYLOR,
Perry B. jackson, Garrett A. Nor
gan, w. II. Randolph, Doctor John
Il. Finley. Doctor w. F. Richie
and Doctor d. j. Frise, Cleveland:
Doctor j. A. c. baltimore. Louis.
vile; ]. Seth Hills. Jacksonville,
Fla; Doctor G.. A. Banks, Wheel.
ing w. Va; James T. BrewinEton.
Ir:, Chicago; Doctor J.. A. Tinsley,
Weldon. N. c.: Doctor Richard M.
Fowler. Atlantic City, and Doctor
ElWood ID. Downing Roa nolro / We