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Lumhermens Club of Chicago 



At a meeting held at tin- (ircat Xortlierii hotel ou Thursday, 

 February 1, a complete organization of the Lumbermen's Club of 

 Chicago was perfected. E. H. Gillespie presided at the meeting, 

 and E. H. Klann acted as secretary. 



After the minutes of the preceding meeting had been read and 

 accepted, a statement of the present enrollment for club member- 

 ship was made, which showed 199 resident and ' 60 non-resident 

 applicants, making a total of 2.i9 out of the 400 members desired 

 and expected. Since the date of the meeting this number has been 

 materially supplemented. 



Harvey S. Hayden, chairman of the committee on by-laws, 

 presented in brief printed form a constitution and by-laws, and 

 with the exception of a few changes the entire document was 

 accepted as prepared. 



Ou motion of E. A. Thornton, 

 the lumber press was requested 

 to again publish the fact that 

 all charter memberships must be 

 signed up and be in effect prior 

 to February 15, in order to avoid 

 payment of the initiation fee of 

 $50 for resident members and $10 

 for non-resident. 



E. A. Thornton presented the 

 result of investigations of the» 

 committee on quarters for the 

 club. He recited specifically a 

 list of the various buildings the 

 committee had looked at in se- 

 curing a desirable location, giv- 

 ing the cost of each, and various 

 phases favorable or unfavorable 

 to all. He said the club believed 

 the offer of the Cireat Northern 

 hotel seemed by far the best, 

 and, after consideration, a mo- 

 tion was passed that the report 

 of the committee on quarters be 

 adopted, and that the board of 

 directors be instructed to secure 

 them in the Great Northern hotel, 

 and, furthermore, that the com- 

 mittee be extended a vote of 

 thanks for the services rendered. 



Following came the election of 

 officers, which resulted as fol- 

 lows: 



President — E. A. Lang, raepcko- 

 Leicht Company. 



Vice-Presidext — George J. Pope. 



D. S. Pate Lumber Company. 



Secretary — E. H. Klann. 



Treasurer — R. H. Gillespie, Gil- 

 lespie Lumber Company. 



Trustees for Oxe Year — F. R. 

 Gadd, Wisconsin Lumber Company : 

 L. C. Haring. Melrose Mill Company : F. L. Brown. Crandall & Brown. 



Trustees for Two Years — H. B. Darlington. American Lumberman ; 

 A. C. Quixley, Quixley & Bulgrin Lumber Company : E. A. Thornton. 



E. A. Thornton Lumber Company. 



Trustees for Three Years — John Claney, Thornton-Claney Lumber 

 Company ; James G. Miller, E. IL Adams, Leavitt Land & Lumber 

 Company. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



There is no gainsaying the fact that the selection of officers 

 for the new club meets with the approval of nearly every lumber- 

 man in the city of Chicago. President Lang is a strictly live wire, 

 having thoroughly at heart not only the interests of the club, but 

 of the entire lumber fraternity. Vice-President George A. Pope 



GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, CORNETi DEARBORN STREET AND 

 JACKSON BOULEVARD, ON THE TOP FLOOR OF WHICH 

 WILL BE LOCATED THE LUMBERMEN'S CLUB OF CHICAGO 



E, H, Klann, the secretary, who is not well aware that he is a 

 tremendous '.vorker and will do painstaking and intelligent service 

 for the new organization. The same can be said of E. H. Gillespie 

 the treasurer, as well as of the various trustees that have been 

 elected to serve the club. 



Incidentally, it may be stated that the plans for club head- 

 quarters involve the emploj-ment of the Jackson boulevard side 

 and a part of the Dearborn street side of the twelfth or top iioor 

 of the Great Northern hotel. A large and roomy elevator from 

 the ladies ' entrance of this hotel will open directly onto the main 

 corridor of the club rooms, while two elevators from the lobby of 

 the hotel have ready access to the rooms from another direction. 

 That entire portion of the building will be dismantled and 

 refitted with special reference to making it cosy and comfortable 



club headquarters. The largest 

 room, into which the main hall- 

 way can be thrown,' provides a 

 spacious dining room. This room 

 opens onto the court, but is 

 thoroughly lighted. 



Adjoining the dining room is 

 the buflfet kitchen. A large read- 

 ing, lounging and smoking room 

 with an immense circular window 

 at the corner is provided on the 

 Dearborn street front, and ex- 

 tending back of this on the 

 Jackson boulevard side of the 

 building are billiard rooms, lava- 

 tory, check room, etc., etc. Pro- 

 vision is made for securing addi- 

 tional space if the demands of 

 the club require it. It is antici- 

 pated that provision will be 

 made to have the club rooms 

 open for the entertainment of 

 ladies for several hours each 

 afternoon and early evening. 

 Later, it is anticipated that a 

 separate ladies' dining room will 

 be provided, where they may be 

 served at all hours. 



It is expected that the quar- 

 ters will be refitted and tut\- 

 nished and be ready for occu- 

 pancy by the club early in 

 March. 



The long-needed Lumbermen's 

 Club of Chicago has come into 

 being with usual Chicago prompt- 

 ness and with absolute harmony 

 of purpose. The lumbermen of 

 Chicago are to be congratulated 

 upon this important forward step 

 towards a thorough fraternizing of all interests in the trade. 

 This is certainly a movement that will appeal to the non- 

 resident lumber visitor in the Chicago market, as it not only 

 provides them with a meeting place where they can at once dine 

 and see a great many of their customers, but also gives them 

 rooming accommodations in a high-class hotel at very moderate 

 prices. 



Managing Director John C. Eoth of the Great Northern hotel, who 

 is recognized as one of the most competent hotel men and caterers 

 in the United States, is taking a great personal interest in getting 

 the club started, and is sparing no expense in refitting, decora- 

 tions and furnishings. It is believed the rooms will favorably 



will add material strength to the roster of officers. No one knows compare with those of any other club in Chicago. 



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