Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29

The National Press Club moves into
its new building today.
A newspaper man had a dream Of
giorifying the press with $4,000 600
home for the National Press Club OF
Washington. 1t was the rosiest illusion
that ever rainbowed itself upon the
brain of sane mortal. with the price
OF ''shoeStrings" so prohibitiye
Even with the priuceiy incomes OF
Journalists, the fact that the National
Press Club had total active member
ship of less than 500. including both
newspaper men and journalists" and
an associate list Of about $50 near
journalists. such as lawyers and doc
tora and artists. and only about 500
outside of Washington members, lncltI-
sive OF Capitol Hill statesmen this did
not disiilusion the aspiring dreamer.
Wailingford. alias James w. Bryan.
Fellow Journalists conferred as TO
what sanitarium was best suited TO ms
case for 1t vas a cause OF universal
grief that 50 promising young man
should be so afflicted. Then MIR, BRYAN
escaped from his watchers and actually
got An option. in the name OF the Ma
f.onsl Press Club Building Corporation,
on the site OF the old Ebbiit House. on
the corner OF Fourteenth and streets.
and before anybody could stop him he
refused million dollars for that option.
Then hf vent down 10 Wall Strees and
came back With some $4,000 ,ooh or
50 600 mo more from those innocent
and unsophilicated bankers.
I, was pathetic 10 See him carrying
on like that IN undertaking the ''impnS-
sible," and now. this very daN, at about
thu time The Evening Star goes 10
press. the National PRESS Club Is NOV.
in. into the new Sill la9 900 National
rress Club Building the most mag
nficent press building III the world.
barring neither America nor Europe
And the financing Is all figured on
The gross income Of the building VIII
amount 10 81 000, 900 year. giving "A
net income of $3.50 00O. which, IN less
than IS years, will pay off all the BONDS
and leave the future National Pfraa
Club with assris not less than 81 600
900 The income from this fortune
will finance pfizes and medal Tor the
deserving poor of Journalism "ho
produce noteworthy works. beyond and
Outside Of their regular duty Of report
inc. or OF interviewing notsolca. W OF
writing editorials The Nobel Peace
rr,ge nov has twin sister~~the Ma
,,nnsl Press Club prize or prizes
Nor will the awarding Of pfiaea avail
,hr u,artrt century. but they VIII begun
within the next two or three years, Mr..
BRYAN has 80 fully recovered from MS
illusions through the application OF
the Navy slogan. 1t can't be done. nut
here IL Isl" that he IL doing full duty
m manager oi his building, Oh
course. he had 10 hypnntlge other mem"
nerS OF the club into cooperating win
him wen convincing such noyGes as
John Hays Hammond and John Joy
EdEon. 40 that they put their Sho,i-
ders 10 the load M active helpers and
officers of The building corporation
President sfhWcinhari, head ri the
club also hfcame active and enthisl+
aAtic
Mot cent " the huge investment
came out Of The treasury ut the Ma,
,,onal Press Club, but individual mat,"
her were eager To buy lta pfefertea
stock 10 total vi more than mil
iiGn dollars,
Nov today, the club moves intn It's
new ntiartara us palatiai iva stories
with Nv haif.atr roof garden, us mag
n,flreu auditorium and banquet hall
uitb a capacity nj 400 seatg Tor EN-
,sitainmenta or $40 plates Tor ban
enr,s. It, charming main dining room.
IL Asyerai private dining rooms. It's spe"
elai dining room for ladies ana their
esro,lE, lis writing rooms lts library,
ia hht wsr baiha card room, inunglnR
rooma. lth kitchen ana refrigerated
storage, ....,.t...
The furnishings alone evefs'hlhs
nsu everything The last eatd" III NV
naea and elegance cost sihoui, lhH
llootA are lniaid hardwood ~ cork, Some
al ia wallis are paneleA with matrices
ot leading papers and magazines anu
nsried viii hean,s OF rare &m'ds ms
Press Club theit occupies ohe'se'ailth
nj the nreat building The upper TWO
.torlea and the roof garden vs. WIN
dowh command the maat entfHteshs
4inua nj Washington
and nna The lafiles ot the tah'siits
NJ the mambffs vii have a place ~ ~
quarters aud It's lite, II II not sa1a Tor
| mon even journalists ~ lits alone
! Every msmher will be- ailoaad one ticket
which he saap assign Tn Nhiaheeer Ia
male tnsmhsi nj hlh family hh ias 81