The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-26

HHE Age-Herald produces exclusive (9 ly today a reproduction of thu, the
 accepted plans, from the well known firm of architects, Miller & Mar tin, for the new home of the Golf and Country clubs.
 It will be built at Lakeview, some two hundred and fifty yards south of the lake, on beautiful knoll of four acres and within short distance of the car line. Owing to the very handsome and liberal spirit with which the Birmingham Real ty company met the projectors of this movement, the committee having the matter in charge, take pleasure in an- nouneing that this four acres is now the property of the new Country club, as a gift from the realty company. The value placed on the property is $l5.000
 It is the purpose of the club to spend s250O0 on it's club house, golf links, ten his courts and bowling alleys, and when finished, it will be the most complete in- sttution of it's kind in the south. One hundred acres have been leased for the links
 Of the $25,OOO needed, one-half has al- ready been arranged for on a first mort gage on the property and the balance will be raised by issuing stock on sec ond mortgage bonds, bearing per cent interest, payable semi-annually. The final payment of these bonds will be pro vided for by a sinking fund.
 It Is the intention of the club, to have it's house open at all times to the lady friends of its members, although the small sum of $5 per year will be charged them for the golf privileges, and it is sincerely hoped that they will take ad- vantage of the many attractions offered and make the club their own.
 The plans of the club house provide that the lower floor shan be built of rough stone, and the upper of stucco and with wide Verandas around the en- tire lower floor, which will afford a cool and shady outlook over the links, tennis courts and surrounding country.
 On entering the house from the front, one will walk in to a spacious and hand somG reception hall, which will also be usX or dancing; on one side of which
 be public and private dining room, A the other reading room and bil- Hard room, all so arranged that they may be thrown in to one large suite of apartments; behind this hall will be the caterers quarters, consisting of kitchen, pantry, storerooms and buffet
 In the rear of the hall, and behind a
 
 wind to the second-story, reaching this on a pretty gallery which surrounds the upper part of the reception hall, and from which one may look on the dancing below. On one side of this gallery will be the ladies locker and dressing room, on the other the gentlemen's dressing room. The locker room for the men will be detached entirely from the club house proper, being built to one side and behind, some twenty yards to the rear of the No. 1 driving off tee. The links will start off immediately to the west front of the house and after running some 5000 yards, finish just to the east front, making 1t possible for one to sit on the front veranda and see players, both starting out and coming in. These links will be among the longest and most sporty in the south.
 The tennis courts and bowling alleys will be so located, that q full view of them may be had from the verandas. and all together, every detail for the comfort and pleasure of members and guests, has been most carefully looked into and provided for. It Is the present intention to limit the membership to 3O0 and as the two clubs now have a combined membership of 255, only few vacancies are available.
 The 100 acres leased, include all of the