2. Where is the Clubhouse
located? In the Dupont Circle area, at 1607 22nd Street,
just two houses north of Massachusetts Avenue in the heart
of elegant Embassy Row. The rear entrance of the clubhouse
is on Florida Avenue, adjacent to the Cosmos Club parking lot.
3. What kinds of seating
is available at the Club? The Club has approximately fifty
banquet stackin chairs.
4. Does the clubhouse
have a piano? Yes, a beautiful Steinway Grand.
5. There a coatroom or
reception room? Yes. The large downstairs entry has a coat-check
window and large closet. A comfortable lounge will accommodate
ten seated.
7. What is the seating
capacity in the dining room? At two banquet tables the
maximum number is thirty six people. At the oval dining room
table sixteen to eighteen people. If the Club round top tables
are used, twenty-one people, seven people at each round. This
arrangement also allows for a buffet table.
8. What is the seating
capacity of the drawing room? For a presentation, fifty
people lecture style. For dinner, five rounds with ten people
each table.
9. Does the Clubhouse
require a deposit? Yes. A $500 non-refundable deposit.
10. What audio visual
equipment is available? A microphone with a small PA system,
a podium and platform, projection screen & stand, a portable
Tape Cassette player/CD, TV and VCR. Speakers for the PA system
are located in all the public rooms of the clubhouse.
11. How can I arrange
for an appointment to see the club? Call the Club Manager
at (202) 332-6770. Messages may be left on the answering machine
for a prompt return call.
One
of the nation's oldest press clubs, The American News Women's Club is
a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) offering educational and professional development
programs in support of women in the journalism and communications professions.
The annual ANWC "Helen Thomas Award" benefit gala awards annual scholarships
to journalism schools. In 2003, the organization was named an historic
site in journalism by the National Society of Professional Journalists
(SPJ).