Formal Opening: Comfort and Luxury in Every Way The new American Club building, Foochow Road—completed three months under contract time—was formally opened on Monday. its position opposite the Municipal Building, the structure is the first of a series -of developments which must, as a matter of course, fallow withthe expansion of Shanghai, Property values jumped immediately with the announcement of the proposed, building.
The club is modelled along the ines of the newer American clubs, the United States, Not deteact:
in the slightest from the building of the Pacific Coast, the President of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce on the recent visit of the Commission from. the Northwest sajd: "Seattle and Portland along' with Tacoma, could poot their best chub buildings and trade even for the Shanghai home." This is per~ haps as good a: tribute as could be made to the local club.
The building, plans of which were drawn by Me. R, A. Curry, combines the elements of home comfort with those of Shanghai social life, for the rooms—three modern rooms, cory furnishings and up-to-date lavatory fittings—are all that a bachelor could ask for in three-year stay. The traveller from outport of overseas is nat for gotten and a number of rooms have been net aside for his use, And a for meals, the caterers uch & name for themselves, that they are now serving, in addition both the Union Club and the Columbia Club.
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