The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-10
New HOnneOf
Legion To Be
Ready Friday
Public Invited To Inspect
Clubhouse From $3.50
To IL P. M.
AMBITION OF LONG
STANDING REALIZED

OAHlNAAlNS ANLHAAAAD
Fulfilling an ambition of years,
the Hubert M. Smith post, Ameri-
can Legion, will open it's new
clubhouse Friday evening. accord
ing to an announcement made to-
day by L. B. Prince, commander.
The hours for the opening will
be from $50 p. m. until midnight,
with a dance beginning at 9
o'clock.
The clubhouse, situated on
North Main street next to the
former site of the Terrace hotel,
has been rentodeled, redecorated
and refurnished throughout, Mr..
Prince said, and the public is in
vited to inspect it. A. large at
tendance. is anticipated.
Members of the Legion and
Auxiliary will be on hand to greet
guests and show them over he
clubhouse Friday night.
Commander Prince also stated
this morning that a meeting Of the
Legion would be held at the club
house at 1880 o'clock. This is a
very important meeting, he said,
and he urged all members, of the
Legion to attend. ~.
High officials of the organiza-
ton are expected to attend. Bryce
P. Beard, of Salisbury. state COM
mander; James Caldwell, of Sails
bury. state adjutant. and D. c.
Whitaker, of Cliffside, district
commander, are expected to be
among the visitors.
Congressman Zebulon Weaver
has been invited to attend, but it
was stated this morning that it
was doubtful if he would be able
to attend due to injuries received
in a recent automobile accident.
The ownership Of a clubhouse
has long been the object of the
Legion post here, and several
years ago project for the build
ing of such a clubhouse was dis
cussed. 1t remained, however, for
/. B. Prince, commander, to open
negotiations that eventually led
to the establishment of the Legion
headquarters on this site. Mr..
prince became interested in OBJ
tanning the property and he ralli-
ed the Legion members behind the
project. The result is one of the
finest clubhouses in the country
and probably the finest outside of
the larger cities. -.
The Legion was enabled to take
over the project through an act
passed at the last session of the
general assembly. BY the terms of
the act the Legion post was in
with the members as
Commander Prince
this morning expressed his and
the Legion's appreciation to SEN
ator j. O. Bell, who introduced the
bill in the state senate, and to
Representative Ted R. Ray, who
sponsored it's passage by the
house.
The property is among the most
valuable in Hendersonville from
a standpoint of accessibility and
natural beauty. The clubhouse is
located on a high hill overlooking
the surrounding country. The
tract of land is beautifully wood
ed and the property lends itself
easily for conversion into a COM
munity center.
The establishment of a commu-
nifty center has already been I'M
dertaken. A tract Of the property
has been donated to the city for
a park. and a small house on the
rear of the property fronting on
Locust street has already been
converted into a Boy Scout head
quarters. The Legion will allow
the use of the clubhouse as a COM
munity center and it will be made
available for use of any. organlza-
ton OF group of people for nomi-
nal charge.
The property is known as the
Rhett property, and was formerly
a part of the McAdoo interests,
but reverted to a mortgage COM
pany. 1t includes a house of about
20 rooms and a large tract of
about four acres. The club house
has been completely remodeled in
side and outside. The lower floor
has been thrown into a large room
for meetings of all kinds
or for dancing and entertainment.
Concrete steps have ben construct
ed leading to the street.
Commander Prince this morn
ing also expressed his appreci-
alton for services to Chief Otis
Powers and G. w. Justice: both
of whom have cooperated in the
through the donation
of labor from R. F. G. funds and
otherwise. w. M. Gregg served as
chairman of the building commit
tee, and electrical work was done
by Harold Bangs. Other members
of the Legion gave unsparingly of
their time and labor to make the
project a success, but modestly
asked that their names be, mitted
asked that their names be omitted
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