Anubis The Cat
One of the most interesting elements of the Newsroom Pub is Anubis, the club’s mascot encased in an elaborate frame above the bar. Anubis, named after an Egyptian god, is a petrified cat that came into the Press Club’s hands through means that remain murky. One story has it that two reporters in the 1890s came across the cat at the State Historical Society in Madison, where it was taken after being found between the walls of a building being demolished in Darlington, Wis. The two stole the cat – an act that apparently did not upset the Historical Society.
The Newsroom Pub hosts club Newsmaker Luncheons, evening socials and events, and serves as a gathering place for the media and the general public. A secret passageway connects the Newsroom Pub to the Safe House bar and restaurant.
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Famous quotes containing the word cat:
“For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry.
For he is the servant of the Living God, duly and daily serving him.
For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East he worships
in his way.
For is this done by wreathing his body seven times round with
elegant quickness.”
—Christopher Smart (1722–1771)