The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16
FIXING The COUNTRY CLUB.
IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF FUR
NISHING COMMITTEE.

Plans MUS he Made Before the Roof 10 On
Purchases Range From Wirework
Lockers to Glassware and Russ-Com-
fort the Guiding Star 70 Lead Them On.
No golf or country club committee has
to work on such Independent hnes now to
please 90 many a. that appointed TO furnish
the new house. Its work is to mako the
bare rooms attractive to the members; to
transform the empty shell into q coeey and
inviting interior. Plans must be laid and
the orders placed while the building IL
still in the hands Of the carpenters and
plumbers, for as soon as the roof is finished
and the mortar on the walls the members
will be clamoring to take Possession. The
lockers, unless they have been included in
the architects specifications, will have
to be put in first Of all. The closets CT
wood with a circle Of uge holes In the
doors are the sort to be avoided. Also,
to aid in drying the clothing kept in them
the lockers should not be built against the
walls OF the dressing room, especially II it
IL on the ground floor.
The best plan is to run the lockers In
racks, back to back, across the floor space
30 that they will subdivide it into CON-
partments. The width OF each locker de-
ponds on the size Of the room and the num-
Der needed, but they should not be over
six feet in height, leaving ample room
above them TO provide light and air. A
bench or chairs must be put in each oom-
partment, all Of which will open on the
passageway to the baths and washroom.
The lockers should be made Of galvanized
wire, and the only wood about them need be
the shelf to hold boxes Of golf balls or odds
and ends. There should be space enough
In each locker for a members golf or ennis
toys. shoes, rackets or bag Of clubs. II Of
open wire work the perfect ventilation will
keep all the garments wholesome and dry
in the lockers. 1t Is not advisable to run
steam pipes back OF the lockers II arranged
in the compartment racks, for the constant
heat will warp the rackets or club shafts.
The pipes should be around the walls, and
on rainy days, II there is no drying room,
wet clothing may be placed on stands close
TO the radiators in charge OF the club valet,
who will replace the garments in the lockers
when well aired and dry.
The cooking ranges, hot dish holders,
dish and table cutlery washers and re-
frigerators may have also to be ordered
in whole or part, TO supply n omissions
In the architects plans. Kitchen utensils
have also to be bought. II the membership
Is 800, the average number in a club able 10
open a fine new house, the kitchen must
be able to furnish meals on an
for the full number at least, a consideration
10 govern the buying. A good idea Is TO
leave the purchasing OF the kitchen utensils
until the steward has been hired, who will
furnish a list Of what he wants.
Incidentally, the committee must zee
that the storeroom is accessible to trucks
and wagons, 90 that the food supplies may
be received in bulk and with little extra
labor.
By a neglect Of this p~recaution the $40 900
building Of a country club completed near
New York two or three years aSo vas nc.
worth 30 cents in the opinion of the man
engaged as steward. The club had TO cut
q new doorway for him.
Kitchen utensils may wait for the esti-
mate OF the steward or cook, but the china
for the dining room must be ordered long
in advance. The quality need not be very
costly, but care nus be given to the choioe
Of patterns. and the club coat Of arms. or
seal, must be on each piece. There shouId
be separate breakfast, tea and dinner acts
and while only 10 per cent. Of the MON.
bers may regularly use the club, the CHM
closet must be equipped for tournament
crowds and all emergencies. The tahls
cutlery, individual coffee and tea seryiceS
and the glassware must also be Of specisI
make.
Advance orders must also be placed n,
the table linen, which, with the toveIa
sheets, quilts, blankets n pillow oaa~.
] must all have the club name stitched in