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Opening Chicago Lumhermens Club |1| 



The Lumbermeu 's Club of Chicago has become a fact. If there 

 ever was a logical excuse for the existence of a social club in an 

 important industry, it finds manifestation in this new organization. 

 In this, the greatest center of the lumber business in the world, 

 previously there has been little commnnity of spirit, a manifest lack 

 of acquaintance among people allied with the industry, and altogether 

 too much spirit of "every man for himself and the devil take the 

 hindmost." 



The opening of the club occurred on Saturday night last, and was 

 by far the pleasantest function ever held by the lumber fraternity 

 of Chicago. The affair brought out about two hundred and fifty 

 members and their friends. 



A buffet luncheon was served and every one made himself thor- 

 oughly at home in the new quarters. A short business session was 

 held early in the evening, during which slight amendments were made 

 in the constitution and by-laws. 



The officers of the Lumbermen 's Club of Chicago are : 



E. A. Lang, president, whose portrait appears in supplement form 

 in this issue, accompanied by a brief biographical sketch; first vice- 

 president, G. J. Pope; treasurer, R. H. Gillespie; secretary, E. H. 

 Klann, whose pictures accompany this article. 



The history of the club can be best told by quoting an abstract 

 from the brief address made by President Lang: 



The club had its incption at a micting hoUi January 2. 1912, o£ a 

 committee called together by E. E. Skecle, who had been appointed chair- 

 man by the Lumbermen's Association of Chicago. At that meeting blank 

 subscription lists were distributed among the members of the committee, 

 it I>eing tlie sense of the meeting that if the names of one hundred and 

 fifty signers as resident members could be secured, the organization of the 

 club was assured. 



A charter dated February 14 has been received from the secretary of 

 state and is now on file with the secretary of the club. 



The standing committees appointed for the ensuing year are : 



House Co.mmittee : E. E. Skeele. S. C. Bennett. F. J. Pike, A. II. Ruth, 

 Jno. McDonnell. 



ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE: E. L. Thorntou. O. O. Agler, F. B. Mc- 

 Mullen, \Vm. Eager. Jas. Trainer, Geo. T. .Mickle, Robt. Sullivan, E. Har- 

 vey Wilce, F. Klapproth, Mark Porter. 



Membership Committee — E. A. Thornton, Geo. B. Osgood, Lewis E. 

 Starr, L. VV. Crow, Chas. Westcott. 



Finance Committee: Jno. Claney, F. R. Gadd, Elmer H. Adams, R. U. 

 Gillespie. 



LiBRAKv Committee: H. S. Hayden. Henry H. Gibson, Lucius E. 

 Fuller, B. F. Masters, J. A. Braiin. 



Of the applicants so far elected to membership 219 resident and 130 

 non-resident, total 349, have qualified by payment of dues, leaving 67 

 resident and 37 non-resident yet to be heard from. 



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.Sl'LL-NDlULi EQUIPPED Bll.I.l.VUb KddM. 



View in one of the card rooms. 



