Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
REPUBLICAN CLUB
RECEIVES CHARTER
Organization FuIfiIIs Hopes
Long Fostered by Local
Party Leaders.

A National Republican Club, which
has been the dream for years of Local
Republican leaders, came into actual
existence today.
The efforts to form such an organi-
Zation, which have been under way fol
several weeks, were crowned with sue
cess when certificates of incorporation
for a National Capital Republican Club
Inc.," were recorded and a charter al
lowed.
AS set forth in the certificate of in
corporation the objects of this club are
to support the Constitution and laws oil
the United States and to advocate, pro-
mote and maintain the principles oi
Republicanism as enunciated by the
Republican party, and to cooperate
with the Republican national commit
tee, the Republican congressional COM
mitteeS and the various Republican
State committees.
Those who have figured in the move
ment for such a club have moved
slowly and deliberately in the prelimi-
nary work, and as a result, the enter
prise Is now launched upon subStan-
tial foundation and with every promise
of future success. Identified with this
club are some of the best known and
most influential citizens of the Capital
It's membership, however, will not be
confined to men and women living in
Washington but will be open to persons
in the States who are otherwise eligible
Clubhouse to Be Renovated.
The club will make its home in the
clubhouse, at the southwest corner of
Sixteenth street and Scott circle, which
was recently purchased in the name OF
the Republican State committee in and
for the District of Columbia at price
which is now leased to the Japanese
embassy for its chancery, will not be
available before July l. AS soon as
alterations and improvements are made
to the interior the club will take 1t over
This event will be the occasion of big
celebration in the form of q house
warming and Republican rally.
This house was originally built as a
home for the late Col. o. G. Staples.
1t has a frontage on Scott circle of 100
feet and Al feet on Sixteenth street. 1t
is of attractive architecture and espe-
cially handsome and commodiouS inside
The house was designed for extensive
entertaining. therefore the first-floor
rooms are large and the ceilings high
It will be necessary, however, to make
alterations sufficient to afford one large
room to be used as an assembly room
in which large gatherings may be &C
commodated. On the floors above
rooms will be set aside for reading and
committee meetings, as well as quarters
for the State committee and the several
other Republican organizations func-
tioning under the State committee in
the District.
The personnel of the board Of trustees
of the club which will have the active
management of the club is such as to
inspire the greatest confidence in this
enterprise. The members of this board,
each one of whom signed the charter
are:
Samuel ]. Prescott, chairman Of the
Republican State committee. and chair
man of the League of Republican Or
CARNATIONS in the District; Charles G.
Glover, jr, vice chairman of the State
committee; John Joy Edison, banker,
treasurer of the United States Chamber
of Commerce and the National Geo.
graphic Society; Cuno H. Rudolph, re-
tired merchant and banker and former
District Commissioner; Edward F. Col
laday, lawyer, and Republican national
committeeman; Mrs. Virginia White
Speel, Republican national committee
woman; Robert v. Fleming, banker, and
treasurer of the Congressional Club;
William Tyler Page, clerk of the United
States House of Representatives, and
president of the Republican State Vot-
ers' Association; Edgar c. Snyder. U. S.
marshal for the District, and president
OF the League Of Republican State Vot-