Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-20
WAUBANAKEE GOLF CLUB
OPENED THEIR NEW CLUB HOUSE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
Club Limit of 100 Members Has Been
Filled Have First Glass links and
One of the Best Houses in the
Country,

The Waubanakec Golf club threw open
the doors OF its new club house Tuesday
for the first time and between the hours
Of and I a stream of Fashionable people
passed through the house and over the
grounds admiring the beautiful surround
ings and complimenting the members upCn
the results of their efforts.
The guests were received by l.. f. Wood
house, the president, and Mrs. a. +. Rich
ardson. the vice president The hous o
committee consisting Of Mrs. George w.
Wales, Miss Charlotte Graves Miss
Matey Buell. Miss Kate Buell., Miss
Caroline ID. Smalley, Ms. l.. F..
Woodhouse, was also present and
through their influence each guest was
made to feel as though the house were his
own for the time being. The Howard
Opera House orchestra furnished music
and several delightful selections were
rendered by Mrs. Maior Charles Shaler
and Mr. Frank Riker. Weferling catered
for the occasion and the refreshments
were not the least enjoyable part of the
programme. The membors of the club
who have arranged for this formal OPEN
ing may well be congratulated for the af-
fair was one of the most delightful social
events Of the season.
The club house is situated on the links
on the Shelburne road nearly opposite the
Home for Destitute Children and is a
squaro, with 10 foot veranda running
completely around the building. The mali
pavilion occupies the larger part of the
house and is unique in design. The cell
ing is finished in natural wood while the
walls are covered with decorated burlap.
On the east side of the room is a large
old fashioned Canadian fire place built ex-
actly like the ones used by our forefath-
ers and which will be used in the future
to serve delightful lunches. The fire place
is constructed of natural stones collected
in the nearby fields and patches OF moss
are shown in various places. Above the
fire place is the motto of welcome which
is as follows
"Wolcome grave stranger to our green re-
Where health with exercise and freedom
meets"
The room is luXuriously furnished with
chairs, divans, tables numerous sofa pill
lows and an upright piano. The club SER
vice Is also displayed here and is of a
handsome design having been imported
from England.
At the rear of the fre place is the kitch-
en- fitted up with everything needful for
the buffet that is TO be run in connection
with the club. On either side at the right
and left of the rear are the gentlemen :
and ladies' dressing rooms both furnished
with lockers for each membeC and with a
ClC SET ana WASH DOWl. l ne nOlSe Is lie
ed throughout with electric lights. The
three Thanksgiving cups were proudly ex-
hiDited to the guests as they rested on the
mantel bearing the names Of the winners
at the last contest. Three new solid silver
cups are soon to be added to be known as
the annual challenge cups,
The Waubanakee Golf club was organ
lied in 1895 and since it's inception has en-
joyed steady growth until the limited
membership of $50 has been reached
There are nine holes and the course is
very sporty with beautiful views from
each, tee. The name of the club is almost
as interesting as the course. 1t is that of
a tribe of Indians who frequented the
links at the time of the discovery of Lake
iChamplan. The club now employs five
persons in the care of its property and as
II now stands is one of the most tastcfully
aud best arranged of its size in the coun-
try.
one of the new features of the club Is
the caddie register which provides an alb
soltuely accurate method for keeping the
scores Of zach member. The great enthu-
siasm which has been shown since the or
ganization of the club bespeaks a long
and highly enjoyable life for this newest
and most attractive departure of Burling-
tens outdoor social life.