It was an impressive place with a restrictive membership. The Tribune pronounced it the city’s richest social club. There were 38 bedrooms for permanent residents and visitors. If a guest lacked the suit jacket de rigueur in the dinning room, a cloakroom attendant would say: “Here is a 42 long, sir. Your size, I’d judge.”
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