Morning Oregonian., January 01, 1912, SECTION THREE, Page 20, Image 52

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THE MORXING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1912.
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COMMERCIAL, SOCIAL AND ATHLETIC CLUBS
ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS IN LIFE OF CITY
Organizations of Business Men Are Doing Much to Promote Interests of Portland and State
Clubs Have Large Membershi p and Valuable Properties.
-Many
PORTLAND has a score or mora of
octal, commercial and athletle
cluba with largo membership and
excellent equipment, which have Im
portant placea In the city's life. Soma
of these cluba elt for social purposes
solely, others Include social features
but work along; certain definite lines
for the promotion of commercial Inter
ests or the encouraging of amateur
athletics.
The Portland Commercial Club has a
broader field of operation than any
other organlxatlon In the city. Flnt of
all It l commercial organisation,
with a membership of mora than 1500.
loading or aiding In every movement
that I for the upbuilding of the city.
Combined with this It Is a social club
and a. down-town gathering place for
business and prof esslonal men.
The Commercial Club haa a fine
building of Its own. with handsomely
appointed clubrooms. a dining-room
mating several hundred, a convention
hall and one floor of men's lodgings.
When this building was erected a few
ears ago It wna expected to meet ev
ery need of the club for many years.
However. Its facilities are now fully
taken up and there la talk of selling
the present home, which Is nine stories
high, and building a much larger struc
ture. This orraniiatlon Is head of the Ore
gon Development League, a combina
tion of more than 100 commercial
bodies, working together for the ad
vancement tf Oregon. It also co-operates
with the Southwestern Washing
ton twelopment League, a similar or
ganization north of the Columbia Klver.
The Commercial Club spends about
$1000 month advertising Portland and
lis territory In the Kast. and. In re
sponse to these advertisements, re
ceives ss many as 1000 letters of In
quiry week, all of which ara answered
bv personal letters and by Paclfto
Northwest booklets.
The Commercial Club maintains an
excellent press bureau, which sends out
news and Information about Oregon to
newspapers and magazines In all parts
of the country. This press bureau has
been In operation less than three years,
but has proved one of the most valu
able assets of the club. A bureau to at
tract conventions to Portland Is a valu
able department, while another divi
sion of the club that Is doing good
work Is sn Industrial bureau, organ
ized to bring new factories to the city.
The Chamber of Commerce Is con
ducted on somewhat the same lines ss
the Commercial Club, but without the
social features. It maintains a splen
did exhibit of Oregon products In Its
rooms on the ground floor of the Com
mercial Club building. The Chamber
of Commerce also takes a leading part
In representing the business men of
the city In consideration of railroad
rates and all similar problems. Its
membership Is more than 1000.
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club,
with a membership of 2400, holds a
untrue place among the clubs of the
entire country. It is an athletic and
social Institution, with a large field for
football, baseball, tennis and track
athletics.
Among other local organizations de
voted to sports of different kinds ara
the Motorboat Club. Cricket Club. Row
ing Club, Yacht Club and Waverly
Golf Club. The Portland Automobile
Club has done a great deal to promote
automoblling and to forward the cause
of good roads.
ila-ny districts of the city bar social -
clubs which also taks particular pride
In forwarding movements In which
their own localities ara Interested.
Prominent among theae are the Irving
ton Club and Portland Heights Club.
Nearly every district In the city haa a
promotion club.
There are also numerous clubs In
which men who have soma common
profession or mutual interest are affll
liated. One of these, the Press Club. Is
little over a year old and has 120 mem
bers. Other clubs In this clsss are the
Rotary Club, Ad Club and University
Club.
Portland's club organisations have
advanced rapidly In membership In the
psst year. Following Is the list of
some of the principal clubs, showing
the present membership of each, the
gain In membera in the last five years
and the amount of property owned by
each:
. 5
.tntio
.l.V.IS
150
Kama
Arlington
Chamber Commerce.
Commercial Club....
CnncordlK Club
Multnomah Club 24oO
Oron Yacht Club... oo
I'rtl nd Ad Men's Cl'b .100
PTtrnd A'moblle CPb Soo
Portland Hants Cl'b' 140
Portland Hunt Club.. lo
Prtl'nd M'rboat cl'b l-'S
Portland Press Club.. S:o
Gain mera-
Sfem- berahlp
btr- last
ship, five Yrs.
100
4 Ml
Boo
6
6O0
525
2.'
100
Value
property
owned.
$210.7-.'4
11.0O0
500.000
1 oo.ooo
ToO.Ooo
10.000
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7,000
Not founded fire years.
MULTNOMAH CLUB BUILDS BIG
HOME NEAR CENTER OF CITY
Organization Has One of Best Sports Fields in Country, Worth at
Least $500,000 Membership Has Increased.
By U. V. 'Walker, Saperlateadeat Malt
aoasaai ( lis.
IX the Spring of 18S1 about 15 or 20
men assembled In Portland for the
purpose of organizing an athletic
club for the production of amateur
sports and the securing a place to con
gregate and take their dally exercise
and bath. At that time the country
was full of professional athletes and
the Interest in sport had declined until
the public hardly recognized athletics
at all. and a man who was an athlete
was considered good for nothing else.
In this group of men were A- B. Mc
Alpin. George U Blckel, L. J. Goldsmith,
W. IL Chapln. J. W. P. McFall. P. P.
Elfin ger. H. E. Judge, W F Llpman.
Herbert Wilson. B L. Carr and B. L.
Hutchlns. most of whom are still Iden
tllied with the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club, which they promoted, and
which haa weathered many storms and
lias had unprecedented success. Little
did these men think, nor did they dream
that they were founding one of the
grandest Instltuttona that Portland can
boast of. one that has done as much
or more than any other institution In
building up the young men and women
of this city. The club was incorporated
for the purpose of developing the phys.
leal and mental capacities of Its mem
bers, and the management of the club
la vested In a board of trustees who ara
elected every two years.
One of the grandest features of the
club Is that It has- never tolerated the
use of Intoxicants within Its walls, snd
this alone Is responsible for its flourish
ing condition.
After Incorporation the club equipped
a few rooms In the heart of the city, at
that time on Second street, and with
very meager accommodations to offer
worked among the business men and
their friends, seeking co-operation. In
but short time they found that their
quarters were inadequate nnd they per
auadrd one of their members to erect
a building on Tenth snd Yamhill streets,
which at that time was considered out
of town. It. too. was soon found too
small and the club eought a larger
home, one that had grounds In connec
tion for the accommodation of tennis
and other outdoor sports.
At that time thexa. was a aiulcll xl the
head of Yamhill street that was par
tially filled, and with little work could
be converted Into an athletic Acid. The
club had no assets, but took over the
property for 138.000, which at that time
was considered exhorbltant, and issued
bonds to its members for the purpose
of constructing a clubhouse. In the
Storing of 1900 the club moved Into Its
elegant home, and with a well-appointed
building, field and grandstand, the
club was here to stay. Little by little
the members diminished the Indebted
ness until they were on easy street- In
the Fall of 1906 the club purcnased four
additional acres adjoining; on the south
for the purpose of enlarging: the athletic
field, and giving a location for a new
clubhouse, which was a necessity that
was foreseen. For this they paid $60.
000, which also seemed excessive, but
the two parcels, which total about nine
acres near the heart of the city, are now
conservatively valued at $500,000.
On July 14. 1910, the club building:
was burned, from a fire originating In
the old Exposition building. The fine
grandstand that was completed a year
before at a cost of $30,000 was also
burned. The club members thus ren
dered homeless, temporary quarters
were arranged for In the old Macleay
residence on Yamhill and Lownsdale
streets, where shower baths and a hand
ball court were constructed. The new
building, which was started Immediate
ly after the fire. Is almost completed
and will meet the needs of the mem
bers for several years to come. It Is a
five-story reinforced concrete building,
which will be one of the features of the
city. It is of Italian architecture and
its interior will be elegant. It com
mands a beautiful view of the city and
grounds, and the spacious verandas will
harbor many members on the hot sultry
afternoons.
The membership of the club has In
creased almost 60 per cent since' the
construction of the new building, and
from all prospects there will be a wait
ing list inside of a year.
The financing of the new building was
met by an Issue of bonds to the amount
of 1150.000. bearing ( per cent Interest,
and they were all subscribed for in a
few weeks.
Baker Ships Heavy Cattle.
William A. Gover, of Pine Valley,
l.olds championship honors for the
shipment of the heaviest weight steers
that have gone out of Baker for a
long time.
He shipped last night to the Union
Stockyards. Portland, four carloads of
cattle, six steers In the lot averaging
o-er 2000 pounds each, while one
weighed 2500 pounds. Exchange.
ALL LEADING FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
ARE WELL REPRESENTED IN PORTLAND
Lodges of Many Orders Have Experienced Great Growth During Last Five Years--Masonic Bodies
Strongest, With 7094 Members and Property Worth $1,000,000.
LL of the leading fraternal organ
izations of this country are repre
sented In Portland with all the
way from one to 10 societies to each or.
der. Strangers coming to Portland may , ,. chrf
A
continue their membership in their fa
vorite orders and they always receive
a hearty welcome from their lodge
brothers. Many of the orders have
buildings of their own, some of which
vbave been erected at great expense.
For the Information of persons who
are thinking of making this city their
home, as well as a matter of interest
to local citizens. The Oregonian has
prepared a list of leading fraternal so
cieties that are represented here, show
ing the number of lodges of each, the
gain in members in the last five years
and the amount of property owned.
This Information was collected by
writing to officers of the different
orders. The fact that some orders are
omitted is due to the failure of. their
officers to send In the information de
sired. The Masonic bodies of Portland,
taken as a whole, are stronger than
any other order. Exclusive of the
Eastern Star, the women's organiza
tion, they have a total membership of
7094. The 19 separate lodges have
shown a gain in members of 2717 In
the last five years, and they own prop
erty valued at about $1,000,000.
There are 11 blue lodges In Portland
and one In St. Johns, with a member
ship of 2706. There are two Royal
Arch chapters in the city., having 694
members, and one council of R. and S.
Masters, with 293 members. There are
also two commanderles of Knights
Templar, with 57 members. The one
temple of the Ancient and Accepted
Order of Scottish Rite has 1138 mem
bers, and the Ancient and Accepted
ne has 1574
members.
The Masons have two beautiful build
- ings In Portland, the Masonic Temple,
atyWest Park and Yamhill streets, and
the Scottish Rite Cathedral, at Mor
rison and Lownsdale streets. They also
own a prominent business property,
the northwest corner of Third and
Alder streets, and a temple at East
Burnslde and East Eighth streets.
The Woodmen of the World are next
In numerical strength among Portland
with 1900: the Benevolent and Protec
tive Order of Elks, with 1400; the Sons
of Hermann, with 1109; the Knights of
Pythias, with 1000, and the Ancient Or.
der of United Workmen, with 950.
Considering the heavy loss by death
In the Grand Army of the Republic
during recent years, it Is surprising to
note that the order In Portland has
made a gain from 230 to r,50 members
In the last half decade. The Woman's
Relief Corps and Ladles of the G. A. R.
are also active in Portland. Oregon Is
the home of the National president of
the Woman's Relief Corps, Mrs. Cora
M. Davis, of Union.
A list of leading fraternal orders in
Portland, the number of lodges in each
19O0 1905 yrfS&K
9 IO 6. 9M . 02 74& 92Z0.4OZ.71Z 6 0 b!7 7 867.97
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orders. There are ten camps of Wood
men In the city. These with the mem
bership of each follow: Multnomah
Camp. No. 77, membership 2117; Web
foot Camp, No. 65, , membership 1382;
Portland Camp, No. 107, membership
650; Rose City Camp, No. 191, member
ship 549; Prospect Camp. No. 140, mem
bership S90; George Washington Camp,
No. 261, membership 214; Sunnyside
Camp, No. 819. membership 149; Pros
perity Camp, No. 396, membership 134;
'Mount Tabor Camp, No. 316, member
ship 38; Woodlawn Camp, No. 775, mem
bership 21. Multnomah Camp has a
building of Its own, valued at $50,000.
The United Artisans, an order that
was Initiated in Oregon, has 20 lodges
and 4000 members in Portland. In the
Women of Woodcraft there are 13
camps and 2400 members, and the or
der owns property valued at $50,000.
The Independent Order of Oddfellows
is one of the strongest organizations
in Portland. There are 12 lodges of
this order, with il54 members. The
property owned by this order is valued
at $203,342. There are also 10 lodges of
the Rebekahs. the women's auxiliary
of the Oddfellows, and they have 1487
members.
Other orders having large member
ships are the Knights of the Maccabees,
with 2000; the Foresters of America,
order, the gain in members in five
years and the value of property owned
Mem- Gain
Five
Yrs.
3'S $
follows:
No. ber
Lodges LodKes. ship.
Ancient Order of
Hibernians .... 1 450
Ancient Order of
United Workmen 7 9S0
Benevolent & Pro
tective Order of
Elkr 1 1400
B'nai B'rlth 2 4X0
Catholic Order of
Foresters 4 500
Degree of Honor. . 5 4"0
Eastern Star 6 15bS
Foresters of Amer
ica 8 1000
Frat'l Brotherhood 5 ttOO
Fraternal Order of
Eagles 1 800
Grand Array of the
Republic 0 S30
Improved Order of
Red Men 3 350
Independent Order
of Oddfellows. .M2 21S4
KniKhts of Col'bus 1 601)
Knights of rytnias a iwv
Knights of the Mac
cabees 8 20 'nn
Masonic bodies ...19 70!4 2717
&ebekahs 10 14S7 8:i
Sons of Hermann. .10 1TI9 78
United Artisans. . ."JO 4000 liOO
Woodmen of tjie
World 10 5554 395
Women of Wood
craft 13 2400 1000
Woman's Relief
Corps 7 505 200
Prop
erty
Owned.
6S6
700
oUO
500
230
79
400
350.000
30.000
33.540
18,000
8,000
11,085
203,342
70.000
105.5S6
25,000
1,000.000
2,440
15,000
50,000
125,000
1911
11910
1905
T&OO
5Z 895
OVER 785,000
177; 076.
552,722.
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