The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-03
Recep ptiOn to be Held Thursday
 and Friday Night AN ELEGANT CLUB HOUSE
Building Situated on Hill Overlooknu Lakeview Commands Fine Pros. pect of the city-Grounds
 Beautifully Appointed.
BY FRANK H. BELL.

When the Country Club is formally op- ened next Thursday afternoon and even- ing, Birmingham will have one of the most complete, most picturesque and most elegantly furnished club houses in the south.
 The new building Is situated on the Dill overlooking Lakeview, and from its porch can be seen a large portion of Jones valley, in the center of which is situated Birmingham with its busy busl- nes blocks and its vast industries. But the club Is removed from the noise and smoke of the city, and is surrounded by woods and lawns with grass and flowers.
 The building Is just being completed and when all the work Is done on the terrace, the golf links, the lake and other Improvements 1t will represent an expenditure of about $s5,O00 No part of this amount goes to the expense of pur- chasing land, as the four acres im- mediately around the club house were donated by the Birmingham Realty Com- pany, and the 92 acres of the park and golf links have been leased for the next ten years.
 The opening reception of the club, a formal affair, will be Thursday from o'clock In the afternoon to : o'clock and from o'clock to Il o'clock. There Nill be dancing from Il o'clock to 1 O. clock, at which time there will be street cars waiting near the club to take the guests to every part of the city.
 The entire club building will be beau tifully decorated with flowers and palms for the reception, and it will be the crowning event of the social season. Any member of the club can invite any lady he wishes, and the club house will be thronged from early in the afternoon until late at night. This will probably bc the only formal affair at the club this season, as the dances and other enter tainments later will be informal
 Committee for Reception.
 The committees fer the opening recep- ton are:
 Entertainment-Mr Hamilton c. Stiles, chairman; Mir E. II. Cabaniss Mr. John l.. Raul MT. T. w Bowron MT. Robert Jemison, Jr., Mir E. B. Crawford, MT William M. Walker MT John T. Yeat- man.
 Reception-Mr. and Mrs r. Y Ander son, MT. and Mrs. r. D. Dmmick, MT and Mrs. Robert Jemison. Sr.. MT. and Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes. MT. and Mrs Walker Percy, MT. and Mrs. H. l.. Bad ham, MT and Mrs. F. T. Wilcox, MT and Mrs. Harry Jones. MT. and Mrs. R. r. Johnston, MT. and Mrs, s. E. Thomp- son, MT. and Mrs. P. G. Shook, MT. and Mrs. R. & Munger. MT and Mrs. c. 0. Locke, Mir. and Mrs. R. IL Thach, MT. and Mrs Thomas Ward. MT. and Mrs. John l.. Raul. MT. and Mrs J. D. Kirk patrick MT. and Mrs. J. M. Caldwell. MT and Mrs w. F. Greayes. MT. and Mrs H. F. Mathews, MT and Mrs. J. B. Cobbs, Mir and Mrs E. w. Barrett, MT. and Mrs. T. G. Bush, Mir. and Mrs. David Roberts. MT. and Mrs Ross c. Smith, MT. and Mrs. R. Preston Means. MT. and Mrs. Solon Jacobs. MT. and Mrs w. w. Crawford Mir. and Mrs. & l.. Earle, MT. and Mrs. H. K. Milner, MT. and Mrs. A. T. London. MT. and Mrs. A. w. Nell son, MT. and Mrs. E. L. Brown MT. and Mrs. A. l.. Fulenwider. MT. and Mrs. E. II. Cabaniss. MT. and Mrs. c. A. Still man, Mir. and Mrs. John A. Miller MT. and Mrs. R II. Baugh, Miss Emma Leedy. Miss Lillian Roden. Miss Grace 1Iardie, Miss Molly Cullom, Miss Millle Nabb, Miss Kate Smith, Miss Alice Moore, Miss Annie Jemison, Miss Louise Walker. Miss Kate Earl.
 Reception Committee from Southern Club-Mr. c. w. Ferguson, MT w. P. Ward. MT A. c. de Valcourt, MT. Will liam M. Martin. MT. w. c. Phillips, MT William Wisner. MT. H. s. Going, MT R. D. Curry, Mr. J. Motion Smith, MT. r. A. Lupton.
 Admirably Located.
 The new club house Is situated on the top of the hill, just few feet higher than the place where the school. which burn ed several years ago. was located. It is on the Lakeview car line, and only about mile and a half from the center of the city, with smooth streets leading to it. The club Is just near enough to the center of the city to be convenient, at