The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-31
COUNTRY CLUB
IS A SURE THING
Will Meet for Organizat ion at II O'clock
Tomorrow Morning.
CLUB HOUSE PLANS ARE READY

| Ana the pennsylvania CO0I tom
pany's Terms for Land lnfOrmall,
Acccpted..Ail That Is Now Re.
quired Is a Formal Approval oI
What Has Been Done and Per.
manent Organization.
| 1t is now assured that the Country
club, its building and all else that goes
with such an organization will be a
reality. Society has for lopS time
been talking about it-and by society
is meant the old and young in all the
well-to-do and best known families on
the hill and in Green Ridge.
The scheme has progressed so far that
an organization vii be effected to-ror-
row morning; plans for the building
have been unoiiiclally approved and II
will be erected before November |, and
the property on the land of the Penn
sylvania Coal Company, Il short dis
tance beyond the termination of Wash
ineton avenue, will be rapidly leveled
and arranged so that the annual tennis
tourney of the Scranton Lawn Club
will he held under the Country Clubs
flag in September. All this not only
evidences, but is in fact an assured
start of the club that has caused 80
much planning in the last few months.
y wcel; or so ago an informal meet
inC of The prime movers was held and
uuOilicially accepted the Pennsylvania
Company's terms for the sale Of the
land and in the same manner accepted
plans for a quaint and roomy summer
and winter club house prepared by Ar
chitect Holden. In order to make COM
plete these business deals an estah-
lished organization would be necessary.
Circular letters were mailed to prospec-
tive membership families by the follow
ing committees: c. S. Weston. w. w.
Scranton, J. B. Dimmick, a. q. Hunt.
n. G. Robertson, G. Il. Smith, Major
J. w. Oakford. f. B. Sturges and 7. II.
Watkins. The letter outlined the plan.
named the dues and announced tO-mor-
row morning at II o'clock in the board
of trade rooms for the meeting. Postal
cards acceptances were enclosed with
the letters and over one hundred of the
cards had been signeS and returned up
to a late hour yesterday afternoon.
SITE OF THE CLUB HOUSE.
The prospective club house site is
but short walk from the termination
of North Washington avenue and is two
and one half miles from Court House
Square. Concerning the cost of MAIN
tanning the club, the following appears
in the circular mentioned in the fore
going:
The initiation fees and dues will be kept
as low as the necessities of the club will
permit, the following figures being ap-
proximate (as estimated by the commit
tee).
Initiation.
Fee. Dues.
Man and Wife together... .S25 % s25 10
Single Man lover Is years. -. 10 % ID 10
Single Woman lover IS years. 10 90 ~ 10
Others tunder Is years. ...... % D ~
Nonresident ..................... 10 W ~ w
1t Is also proposed. where desired. to is
sue family tickets at 5000 initiation fee,
and annual dues the same, which vii! in
clude man and wife, daughters, and sons
under q years.
The architects plans show a club
house whose quaint, CHEEKY and home
like lines suggest the title Of the club.
It will be a low two-story structure
with a broad piazza on every side but
the rear. A bowling alley will be built
in the basement. The plan includes
large assembly hall suitable for suppers
and hops, a grill room, reception rooms
and in fact everything suitable for
permanent club home that will be ma'"
use of in winter as well as summer.
a number Of tennis courts will be built
and a toboggan slide will be one CT the
winter features. The topography Of the
land offers a fine opportunity for golf
ing, and links will be located as soon
as the property is acquired, as the
Pennsylvania Company will give per-
mission for the use of the broad extent
of land necessary for the fashionable
sport.
TALKED OF FOR YEARS.
The Country Club idea dates back
several years and almost came to a
definite conclusion two years ago when
the Elmhurst boulevard was being
graded. The club proposed at that
time was more on the stag order.
although privileges We're to be arranged
for women. Inaccessibilty killed the
boulevard scheme and the leading
spirits turned their attention to hunt
ing a site nearer home and to evolving
a plan whereby the club might be more
of a family institution. The result is
the Country Club that will be a fact
and not an idea by noon tomorrow.
bylaws and constitution have been
prepared and are ready for adoption.
They provide that the club shall be
governed by a board of nine directors.
Undoubtedly the directors will be the
nine gentlemen hose names ara men
toned above and were signed to the
circular letter The constitution pro-
yides that the board of directors shall
perfect its own organization. While
the identity of the prospective officers
is a matter Of speculation, a well-known
social spirit, interested in the club, but
not one Of its proposed directors, is the
Tribune's authority that n. q. Robert
son will be chosen president. Major
Oakford secretary. and A. G. Hunt
treasurer.