The main factor in construction expense was shoring up the foundations, as the lot was on the edge of a steep hillside. 
rooms and added interest to the interior 
It gave, however, a diversity of levels to the 
to be cared for, people are seated at two long tables in L shape, 
which fit in with the informal atmosphere of the whole club. 
The large rugs and simple furniture can be very easily eliminated 
when the room is to he made ready for dancing. 
Below this room and built on the river hank are the locker 
rooms and grill room. The latter is a very small but exceedingly 
attractive and cheery place. Its very smallness assures its suc¬ 
cess as a place where informality and good fellowship reign 
supreme. 
From the doors and windows of the grill room you get a fine 
view of the river. Flower pots and curtain borders of red, in 
designs suggestive of boating, add color to the room — not for¬ 
getting the bright tiling of the same shade. 
The second floor includes a card room, ladies' dressing-room 
and servant quarters. The card room has much the same style 
of decoration as the large room on the ground floor. Different 
chintz has been used—this time the background itself is bright. 
To keep the window and door hangings proof against moisture 
from the river, the chintz is coated with a thin varnish or shellac. 
Of course, it had to be folded in stiff plaits, but this treatment 
does not detract from its effectiveness. 
The wicker chairs are painted a bright color and upholstered 
in black. The cushions are black, on which are sewed patterns 
cut out from the chintz. This idea has also been carried out 
with the card tables and desks in this room. The plainest un¬ 
finished furniture was painted black and on it designs cut out 
from the chintz have been pasted. On the table and desk tops 
pieces of glass are laid. 
The French windows open out onto a broad unroofed porcb 
on the river side. In summer it will have an awning and plenty 
of wicker furniture. 
The lighting fixtures used throughout the club house are quite 
novel. They were designed and executed by one of the women 
members. They are nothing but oval-shaped tin plates! The 
bulging side comes out from the wall. The clever woman painted 
them white, then took some design from the chintz in each room 
and stenciled it on to this white background and painted a line 
around it as a border. Floles were punched in the tin through 
which the brackets project. 
Because of its small size and equally small membership the 
club saves money by not needing many servants. A capable 
colored man and his wife, taken from one of the big clubs in 
town, are the only servants, extra waiters being hired on special 
occasions. 
The amazing fact is that the cost of building and furnishing 
this club was only $ 10 , 000 ! 
