The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-09
SUMMER ENTERTAINING BEGNS HOTE DANCES
 COUNTRY CLUB FAVORED RENDEZVOUS OF SOCIETY AT THIS SEASONf
eY ANNIE kENpRlck wALkeR.

O OCIETY IS quite dependent these
 days upon the Country club There > is little entertaining at any of the
 town houses, and the club, even when tie winter season Is at Its height. is like an ever hospitable host opening it's doors for continued entertaining. With the coming of the good old summer time society appreciates more than ever the many charms of an ideal Country club, and assemblies there for alfresco con certs, for dining on the picturesque club perandas or in the main cafe, goes there to have tea makes the club the objective point for the afternoon drive and enjoys ali the luxuries that the typical Country club provides.
 The clubhouse Is one Of the handsonest in the south. It's architecture delights sthe 5 aesthetic club member and it's spacious sness fulills the ideal of those to whom comfort Is never sacrificed for aesthetic ism It appeals to all the senses, the lover of the artistic In design the wor- shiper of simplicity. the opponents of spaciousness, the slaves to luxury. Com blning all these essentials as far as out ward things go the club appeals in a thousand other ways to the individual club man who depends upon the club for his diversion.
 Represented in it's membership are pro- fessional and business men, financiers men who are national figures in the in dustral world, the heads of corpo1a- tions, judges. lawyers. men in public life well known in legislative bodies, gover- nors and ex-governors, bankers and scores Of other representative men, list cosmo- poltan and interesting as showing the | tendency" to club life, particularly coun- try club, among a large class of men.
 Birmingham is the most cosmopolitan | city i'll the south, and its clubs are nat urally cosmopolitan. Few clubs have en- tertained more distinguished guests or l more interesting in point of what might be considered r'cosmopolitan."
 The long list of nonresident members shows that the northern and eastern club | man who is interested financially In Bir- mingham has not been indifferent to it's club and social life. Indeed, the men who are rated in the multi-millionaire | class and whose operations in Wall street are noted in all the journals of the day, are put up" at the Birmingham clubs whenever they visit the city, and sev-
 
 Particularly has the Country club kept pace with this metropolitan coterie.
 It is a wealthy club. and at the same time does not permit the idea" of wealth to control it. Nothing of the millionaire" exclusiveness has entered 1t.
 It's many charming social features be- ginning with it's table d'hote dinners and Saturday evening dancing parties and in- cluding its musicals. card parties, ban quets receptions make 1t a continued cen ter of informal gaiety as well as of sump- tuous hospitality.
 The a la carte service in the main cafe is one of the most attractive features of the club. One of the most noted chefs in the south was employed some years ago. and the service has made the club dinners famous. Luncheons, tea and din- uers are served from a. m. to 10 D. m. Orders for private dinners, receptions and banquets are always satisfactorily filed the club being equipped to enter