Lansdowne past and present, 1888 1908 . nted for its quarters a large parlor in theLansdowne Villa. The lease for the roomhaving expired prior to the summer of 1900,the meetings of the Club were suspended untilOctober of that year when a reorganizationwas effected, and the present commodiousquarters on the West side of South LansdowneAvenue were rented for a term of years, andfully fitted up and furnished. The officerselected to serve for the first year after incor-poration were: President, John M. Ridings,First Vice-President, J. Herbert Ogden; Se-cond Vice-President, Henry C. Statzell; Se-cr
Lansdowne past and present, 1888 1908 . nted for its quarters a large parlor in theLansdowne Villa. The lease for the roomhaving expired prior to the summer of 1900,the meetings of the Club were suspended untilOctober of that year when a reorganizationwas effected, and the present commodiousquarters on the West side of South LansdowneAvenue were rented for a term of years, andfully fitted up and furnished. The officerselected to serve for the first year after incor-poration were: President, John M. Ridings,First Vice-President, J. Herbert Ogden; Se-cond Vice-President, Henry C. Statzell; Se-cretary, W^illiam C. Smith; Treasurer, CharlesM. Wagner; Directors, Joseph L. Lowden, John H. Tighe, Tammany P. Street, William S. Dunlap, James T. Stewart. Theofficers in 1908-1909 are: President, Fred Taylor Pusey; First Herbert Ogden; Second Vice-President, Richardson Shoemaker; Secre-tary, Edwin B. Lewis; Treasurer, Jno. W. Davis; Financial Secretary,James T. Stewart; Assistant Financial Secretary, Roger T. Hon. Fred Taylor Pusey. Solicitor, Boro. of Lansdowne. Ex-Member Pennsylva,nia State Legislature. President, Lansdowne Republican Club Neighbors Club. The oldest club in Lansdowne is the Neighbors Club, organized Febru-ary 4, 1896, which has been active during the last thirteen years. The ob-jects of the Club are social intercourse between its members and thediscussion of topics of general interest. The Clubs first officers were:President, Charles M. Corbin; Vice-President, E. E. Rankin; Secretary andTreasurer, Harley B. Nichols. Meetings are held monthly throughout theyear, July and August excepted, at the homes of its members, each mem-ber being the host in his turn. The Club has many active standingcommittees elected annually. A Club banquet is given each year to themembers, and to their families several entertainments are given. Mem-bershin is limited and is now compelte. The Club has a mailing list. Whilethe Neighbors Club is unassuming, it
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