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in the evening. All games they 
have to forego for want of a place 
in which to play them. All that 
they can do for amusement is to sit, 
or walk, or go to bed. 
History of the Club 
This wretched plight of the 
friendless employees was perceived 
a few years ago by some of those 
most deeply imterested in Mag- 
nolia’s welfare and through the 
well-directed efforts of the Rev. M. 
W. Stackpole, a club-room was 
started, first for men. This was 
successful and two years ago one 
was established for women. A 
room in the Library building was 
secured and fitted up comfortably 
for reading and recreation. A very 
competent matron was found in the 
person of Miss Mary A. Ballou. En- 
tertainments were provided through 
the co-operation of the _ talented 
among the hotel guests, dances for 
women only were held weekly, 
classes in Indian basketry and em- 
broidery were instituted, and in 
many ways the club room was 
made very useful throughout the 
summer. This was in 1904. 
In 1905 a step forward had to be 
taken owing to the impossibility of 
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securing a room in the Library 
building. The small house of Mrs. 
Elbridge Foster in “Lobster Lane” 
was hired by a fortuitous circum- 
stance for half its usual rental, and 
subscriptions were secured from 
generous supporters to cover this 
extra expense. Miss Ballou was 
unable to return and her friend, 
Miss Ethel H. Bardwell, took up 
the work and carried it on with like 
devotion and efficiency. A sewing 
machine and a piano were added to 
the club’s resources, Club station- 
ery was presented. Although the 
house was tiny for such a work, the 
number of members enrolled for the 
summer was 140, and the daily at- 
tendance, including Sundays, was 
40 during July and 45 during Au- 
gust. 
Need of the New Club Houee 
This arrangement was good, but 
necessarily temporary. ‘The rent of 
this, the most inexpensive house on 
the Point, would be regularly $400, 
or the interest at five per cent. on 
$8000. There would be other ex- 
penses, too, making the sum_ too 
large a one to raise by subscription 
every year. Moreover, the accom- 
modations in a little dwelling house 
are not those required in a large 
club. When an entertainment was 
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held, the house seemed literally to 
burst and its human contents to’ 
flow over. A dance there was im- 
possible. So it seemed wise to se- 
cure a lot while there was one to 
be had and to build a club house 
adapted to the work required. This 
has been done. 
Location of the Club House 
The lot on which the club house 
stands is the best one in Magnolia 
for the purpose. It is on “Lobster 
Lane,’ commanding a_ beautiful 
view of the sea and the beach, and 
across to Coolidge’s Point. It is 
near the hotels, being between them 
and the beach, and therefore most 
convenient for “dropping in,’ and 
at the same time it is far enough 
from the cottages to cause no an- 
noyance 
Finally it was a lot with a valua- 
tion within the bounds of reason, 
and of just the size required for a 
good-sized house, being about 
40x80, and sold to us through the 
generosity of the owner, Mrs. T. F. 
Oakes for $800, the original price 
set upon it being $1000. 
The Club House 
Upon this lot and practically fill- 
ing it, the club-house has been built. 
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