Evening star., 1909-03-11
PLANS ADOPTED
COUNTRY CLUBS BUNGALOW TO
COST $4,000.
Will Be Located on the Golf Grounds
Near Jewell Station, Va, Across
the Potomac.

The Washington Country Club has Sc
lected plans for clubhouse OF a spa
cious bungalow type to be erected at a
near date upon the clubs tract of ground
near Jewell station, Va, along the Great
Falls and Old Dominion railroad. The
selection was made at a meeting of
the club members held yesterday after
noon at the Willard Hotel, at which time
also plans were discussed for raising the
necessary funds to forward the building.
The clubhouse and the expense of fur
nishing 1t will cost about $4,000 OF this
amount $1,000 will be borrowed in the
form Of a mortgage. and the balance is
TO be raised by additional stock sub
scrtptions among the membership.
The plans of the clubhouse were first
approved earlier in the day. out of three
different sets submitted by competing
architects, by the board of governors.
which is also known as the building
committee. They are artistic in design,
the outside measurements being Snx57
feet, with two stories in the front and
three In the rear. The building is to he
shingle-sheathed to the second floor. and
above that point 1t will be succeed. The
plans call for extensive rustic porches
and large reception room in the center
of the building which can be thrown
open at will into two other smaller rooms
on each side Of 1t. The plans also call
1oi oSFCi "a ioShoT IOOlIlSs lOuISlHS TOOInS,
grillroom, dining rooms. servans' quar-
ters and kitchen. It is proposed to build
the clubhouse upon a knoll in the center
OF the clubs grounds.
The Present Golf Course.
The meeting at the Willard was called
together by Dr. J. Taber Johnson presi-
dent of the club The chairman of the
greens committee reported that golf
course of eighteen holes had already been
constructed. and that an option on thirty
acres of land adjoining the clubs tract
mad been obtained. upon which several of
the original eighteen holes could be
heightened and the course made one of
the most perfect ones in the south. The
work of bringing the course into it's pres
ent excellent condition, according to the
report OF the chairman. was accomplished
at cost of $1,000. The course, it was
stated. Is $500 yards in length.
After the adoption of the building plans
and the method of financing the building
of the house. tellers were appointed by
among the members present This was
done. and a substantial part of the nee
essary $1,000 in cash was pledged. 1t was
stated that the entire amount would be
raised within the course of several weeks
A committee subscriptions was then
appointed to take charge of this phase of
the matter. c. T. Grayson being selected
as chairman.
May Admit Woman Members.
During the meeting the question of
whether women would be permitted to
hold membership was discussed at length
1t was originally decided to bar them, but
owing to an expressed desire on the part
of a number Of the members that they be
admitted to the full privileges of member
ship committee was appointed to look
into the question and report in May
The present tract of fhp clIIh aims
100 acres of land. which is said to be the
most ideal site for a clubhouse and golf
course in the immediate vicinity of Wash
ington.