The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-03
BIRMINGHAM CLUBS
 ARE METROPOLITAN
THEY ARE ELEGANTLY APPOINT
 ED AND FURNlSHED-SOUTH- ERN, THE COUNTRY, THE PHoE- NIX AND ATHLETIC PROMINENT.

In the matter of clubs Birmingham s claim to a metropolitan city cannot be disputed. The elegance of it's club houses' the hospitality dispensed, the growth or the clubs tell their own story. The per- sonnel of the clubs includes the million aire young bachelor, men with moderate means but to whom a club Is necessity, men welded to club life, the banker the lawyer, the business man, the profess slonal man, a most cosmopolitan member ship.
 The handsomest town club Is the South ern club, located at the corner of Twen- tieth street and Fifth avenue. It is an imposing structure, 1uxuriously furnished and a fine example of the well equipped town club. Additions now being made will add even more to it's spaciousness and general beauty. The club gives an annual reception and smaller events dur tng the season. The president of the club is James Weatherly, the vice president is William B. Leedy, and J. J. Asbury is secretary. There is also a governing board.
 The Birmingham Country club owns one of the finest properties in the district. Some years ago it acquired what was known as the Lakeview park in the early days of Birmingham, one of the most spacious and attractive parks on the South Highlands. In the early days a summer hotel was erected there and so- ciety from all parts of the state passed the season at the old Lakeview hotel. The building was burned some years af- terward.
 The Country club has expended thou sands of dollars upon improvements. magnificent club house, perfect architec- turally and considered one of the finest country club houses in the country was built few years ago. Additional lm- provements and additions made within the past year include ball room rath- skeller and billiard rooms. while the park is constantly showing improvements. The golf links are pronounced the best in the south. There is a bowling alley and every convenience in the way of lockers, shower baths. and all the mod ern luxuries.
 cafe feature has added to the popu- larity and social importance of the club. .4e Saturday evening dinners have be- come famous for the cuisine, and all the enter tainments are noted for their ele- gance of detail as well as for their sump- tuousness. Banquets are given In the ball room, more informal events being given in the big living room, while during the summer al fresco dinners served on the spacious verandas are no less bril- liant than the winter dinners in the cafe and the Dutch dining room.
 The officers of the club are president, James Douglass Kirkpatrick; vice presi dent, Erskine Ramsay, and secretary, Thomas Ward There is also board of governors.
 The Birmingham Athletic club Is a strong organization. It has Its social as well as athletic side. It owns the largest and best equipped building of the kind in the south. Preston Means Is president and c. IT. Miles is secretary of the club.
 The Phoenix club is composed of we'll known men in Jewish circles. For sev- eral years the club has not entertained because 1t has not owned adequate quar- ters The present plans are to purchase a fine lot on the South Highlands and to erect one of the most spacious club houses in the south. When this club had it's home in the magnificent building now owned and occupied by the Elks 1t enter tained on lavish scale.