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The Cosmos Club is a 501 (c) (7) private social club in Washington, D.C., that was founded by John Wesley Powell in 1878 as a gentlemen's club for those interested in science. [ 1][ 2] Among its stated goals is, "The advancement of its members in science, literature, and art and also their mutual improvement by social intercourse." [ 3]
November 8, 1964. The Sulgrave Club is a private women's club located at 1801 Massachusetts Avenue NW on the east side of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The clubhouse is the former Beaux-Arts mansion on Embassy Row built for Herbert and Martha Blow Wadsworth and designed by noted architect George Cary. During World War I the Wadsworth House ...
The Krazy Kat Klub —also known as The Kat and later rebranded as Throck's Studio —was a Bohemian cafe, speakeasy, and nightclub in Washington, D.C. during the historical era known as the Jazz Age. [2] Founded in 1919 by 21-year-old portraitist and scenic designer Cleon "Throck" Throckmorton, [3] the back-alley establishment functioned as a ...
The Knickerbocker Club was founded in 1871 by members of the Union Club of the City of New York who were concerned that the club's admission standards had fallen. [6] By the 1950s, urban social club membership was dwindling, in large part because of the movement of wealthy families to the suburbs. In 1959, the Knickerbocker Club considered ...
A sea of almost 1200 singles buzzed with energy as they gathered at Washington Square Park on Wednesday evening to run with Lunge Run Club — a running club in NYC created to meet a significant ...
Coordinates: 40°44′53″N 73°58′42″W. The SSMAC Club. The Soldiers', Sailors', Marines', Coast Guard and Airmen's Club was a private social club founded in 1919 and located at 283 Lexington Avenue between East 36th and 37th Streets in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was the only private organization ...
The Century Association. / 40.754583°N 73.980972°W / 40.754583; -73.980972. The Century Association is a private social, arts, and dining club in New York City, founded in 1847. Its clubhouse is located at 7 West 43rd Street near Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. It is primarily a club for men and women with distinction in literature ...
Army and Navy Club Building. / 38.9015°N 77.0382°W / 38.9015; -77.0382. The Army and Navy Club is a private club located at 901 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C. The Army and Navy Club Building is one of the tallest buildings in the city of Washington.