File:The Westmoreland Club in the The Wilkes-Barre Record of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 17 June 1920.jpg

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Shoemaker Residence Which Westmorland Club May Buy. Westmoreland Club And Its Prospects Of Moving
Menthe?. of the vestry and build-ing committee of St. Stephen's EVA-copal Church have authorized Clark Wright Eva architect, to prepare new plans using the Westmoreland Club.building as part of the new scheme for the parish house, thu id tvk in view being that the desired re-suifir" itlaf 'Se lybtai nve a - me sat d" iitios that ,by erecting an entire new Mind-ins as originally, planned. Plans are not advanced far enough to ascertain the practicability of the latest scheme of utilizing Wealmoru• lad Club building u part of the new parlieh-1/2 boas The spacious ilhoicasker residence Just below St. Stephen's rectory on Routh Franklin (West was built for the late Dr. LeviShoemaker a►ut twenty Ova years a 1p g) I gr T;oritte •toto.• • E ?. locnt The trohitoct was a 06 NV. Dc: rich, of N 3 V York City, and the prodritst of his woo* 14 considered the finest example of Georgian colon-ial style architecture in this section of the, State. The Sh4emaker residence is be-lofted to be more desirable for club looms than% the 'present htillding y some members of the Weetmoree nd Club. It is a larger building and me of the space could be utilized living qttarters by club members. t la believed that the first floor of 'the ShOetnaker house would give pimple space for Chia, purposes and that the second and third floors could be used as living quarters by ot least fifteen members. In the teent that the option on the residence leaterolsed. It has been learned that . stmoreland Club would construct nis courts on the grounds and an annex for the use of the women erns of the members. It is Mid that the general archi-re of Westmoreland Club build-g is well adapted to the entt of a, parish house and that It saes much of the necessary amine-equipment -stient- poir an billiard rooms, reading and reception rooms, general game rooms. meeting rooms. Part of the building could easily be converted into a gymnasium and a regulation size swimming pool could be installed in the basement. It is pointed out that the CO TIMM _PISIOnl;-„4f the double property. craareferkinibuld 'be idvtuilageous both the church and the Westmore-land Club in that the latter would obtain an excellent property with a large frontag;, a property that may become a greater real estate value in the years to come. while St. Stephen's Church would also increase its front-age on South Franklin street The acquisition of the Shoemaker residence would mean the further es-pansion of Westmoreland Club, which possesses an interesting and varied history. For some years prior to Felbruan 9, 1889, when Westmoreland Club was incorporated, about a dozen men were in the habit of meeting weekly in Peter Schappert's hotel on South Main street which was located about where the Hotel Poland now elands. 11. site of the present club house on South 'Franklin street The frame structure served the pumas° of a club house until it Was destroyed by fire Christmas night, Decemlber 2'5, 1.896, when St. Stephen's Church was also burned. During the time required for the erection of the present building, the club was temporarily in a building on West Northampton strapet on the site of Hampton Hall`" and later in the Emly property oh North River street. A unique feature of Westmoreland Club is that the sentiment against • Gina t inceighwiscipstp.", ve01Wrel,n 161 tiC 0 PP dt ttlivr During the last two or three years the members have teen entertained by a large number of noted men such as explorers, scientists and Others of international repute. Wevtmotreband Club , has entertained practically every flattop] figure during his vizi% to Wyominrilley. The officers and committee members for 1920 are: President, Theo-dore S. Barber; vice president, ,Wil- liam C. Price; secretary and &enure• er, 'Francis Douglas; governors, H. B. Schooley, John A. Turner. William It. Ricketts, S. C. Chase, J. D, Farnham and W. C. Lewis; house committee. a C. Chyle. H. R. Schooley and Francis Doubles; committee on admission, John A. Turner and William R. Ricketts. These dozen or more prominent citizens of the city constituted what wea knotvvn then as the Malt Club, from the membership of which the Westmoreland Club wads incorporated. The incorporators, Irving As Stearns, Olin F. Harvey, Henry W. Palmer, Allen H. Dickson, and Thomas Darling. made application for a charter to Hon. Charles E. Rice, who was then President Judge of the court of common pleas of Luzerne County. Seven directors were chosen as follows: President, Irving A. Stearns, vice president, R. Bruce Ricketts, secretary, 'Thomas Darling; Andrew H McClintock, J. Ridway Wright, Olin F. Harvey and John Reichard. The members of Westmoreland Club of that time then moved into what was known as the Hunt, prop-et; an old frame building on the ...

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