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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."
Cosmos Mindeleff: 1887 journalist [1] Charles Sedgwick Minot: 1902 anatomist and a founding member of the American Society for Psychical Research [1] Betty C. Monkman: 2004 curator of the White House [10] Charles Moore: 1891 Journalist, historian, city planner, and clerk to the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia [1] George Thomas ...
The Des Moines Club (1909–2002), merged with the Embassy Club to become the Des Moines Embassy Club [171] The Des Moines Embassy Club (1909), formed in 2002 from the merger of the Embassy Club and Des Moines Club [171] [172] The Embassy Club (1946–2002), merged with the Des Moines Club to become the Des Moines Embassy Club [171] Iowa City
In 1909, the Cosmos Club formed as a club for governesses, leasing space in the Gibson Building on East 33rd Street. [2] The following year, the club became the Women's Cosmopolitan Club, "organized," according to The New York Times, "for the benefit of New York women interested in the arts, sciences, education, literature, and philanthropy or in sympathy with those interested."
BJ’s Wholesale Club is hiking the price of its annual membership fee for the first time since 2018. The warehouse store chain, a smaller rival to Costco and Sam’s Club, announced Thursday that ...
When the Cosmos Club moved in 1887 to the Dolley Madison House (shown here in 1883), the Society began holding its regular meetings there. In 1878, the Cosmos Club was founded and all local members of the Philosophical Society were invited to join.
Costco is increasing membership fees in September. Depending on the membership, the fee will rise between $5 and $10 per year for shoppers in the United States and Canada.
Costco's business model is different from other major retailers in that it relies heavily on membership fees to make money. Most stores, like Target and Walmart, don't charge you a yearly fee just ...