The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-06
Country Club Formally Opens.

mally opened under clear blue skies
Yesterday afternoon and has now Of
ficially taken rank among those fac
tors OF the city which make Norfolk |
still more desirable community to
live in than 1t was before.
The beauty of the club grounds with
the newly built and charming little
club house in the foreground and with
rich green carpet extending out in
every direction, shaded here and there
with big attractive trees and dotted
with tennis court and croquet grounds
and golf links the lawn about the club
house attractive with big swings and
little ones and with tables for picnic
suppers; and the entire landscape
feather-stitched around circular edge
with the Northfork's cool waters, made
more alive with the chug-chug of mo-
tor boats and the soft splashing dip
of an occasional paddle-the beauty
of the new club grounds was never
more striking than upon the opening
day and the couple of hundred people
who gathered for the event were both
surprised and delighted with the pic
ture presented,
began hauling heavily loaded carriages
to the club grounds and by 4 o'clock
nearly 200 people were on the green.
Early in the afternoon an amateur
baseball game was played through five
innings, Captain w. F. Halls crowd
trouncing Captain E. F. Huse's outfit,
s to 3.
After the ball game many forms of
varied entertainment were found at.
tractive. Some played croquet, some
tried clock golf, others went up In the
air in big swings, still others took
hand at wiley golf and some sat con-
tent on the broad. inviting verandas of
the new club house, enjoying the cool
breezes of the evening or hand at
bridge.
Supper time found the green about
the club house filled with picnic lunch.
erS.
A Pretty Picture at Night.
With the setting of the sun a new
and attractive picture was painted
the picture of darkened grounds
touched up with the brilliant coloring
of Japanese lanterns and at the edge
of the grounds rising moon poured
flood of silver into the bordering river
Then on with the dance. The new
hard wood floor of the club house was
highly polished, and afforded pleasure
to the walters throughout the even
ing hours. Ray Estabrook's orchestra
added to the pleasure.
And when midnight came a new In
stitution in Norfolk had been officially
and formally christened.
Directors and members feel justly
proud of the Country club and believe
it will fill demand long felt in Nor
folk, for desirable place to go at any
and all times, where refreshing amuse
ment will be always on tap.
Fridays viii Be Big Days.
1t is planned to make Fridays par
ticularly big days at the club. Fridays
will be picnic lunch days in particula
and on Friday afternoons and evenings
it is expected that pretty nearly all thu
members of the club will gather 70
out-of-door suppers.
The club grounds may be reached
either by driving or by boat on tn
Northfork, motor boats making tn
round trip for 10 cents.
A number of monster touring car
swept through the grounds on tn
opening day and these will prove poi
ular modes of transportation.
S. NJ. Braden, president of the clut
was unable to be present, but sent tn
following telegram:
"Tilford, S. D., Aug. Sc. d. Blu
terrified, Vice President Country Clul
60, a n
prosperity of Country club Sorry al
unable to be present on this importar
occasion. S. NJ. Braden.'
The Ball Game.
Features of the ball game were tn
pitching of Charles Durland, jr., VIII
did not allow man to walk, a tw'
base hit by Burton, Pasewalk's curve
"Pa" Burnham's left-handed smashe
Charlie Reynolds slide to third bas
Burt Mapes' base running and slidin
Donald Mapes' shortstop work. II
catching of Milliken and Koenigste
and the al.round fast playing of Nj
OLA South, Brush, Williams, Odiorn
Erskine, Hall, Mathewson and Dave
port. Storrs Mathewson was put c
the field for protesting against Il
shortstop's shoes.
The score:
Colts "....u ABB R. H. p. A.
Koenigstein, c.. ..... 3 l l
Pasewalk, p......... l
Burnham, 1b........ 0 l
Burton, 3b..........
Erskine, Ss......,... U L
Hall, cf............ 0 0 0 0
Mapes, 2b. ........,,