The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
Burden on Young Members

Burden on Young Members
BY this means the older members of
the club, who have borne the burden
Tor so many years, will be taxed verY
little additional while the newer mem
ners, or the younger genera ton, will
assume the greater burden.
AT our earnest solicitation, Mr.
Carse, the president of the realty com
pany reduced the amount they had
first proposed, very considerable
amount As it is, the realty company
hardly realizes as much as per cent
on the present valuation of the prop
erty it leases us,
Our present dues of $50 per year
are not likely to be increased and our
revenues will be sufficient not only
to meet our current expenses, but to
make all necessary improvements. The
dues now paid are not large consider
ing the diversity of the amusements
and recreation it affords all classes of
the membership of our club and COM
gaze favorably with the dues of other
clubs that have not the same advan
tases as ours. AT Memphis the dues
are $50; Chevy Chase, Washington, $50
Monciair, n. j., $50, etc.
The improvements made by my pre-
decessor were all necessary and have
adGed very much to the popularity and
comfort of the club. We had. however.
to go into debt for them, so that for
the past year we have been very fru-
sal with our expenditures. We have
made some improvements in the in
terror of the clubhouse. as well as on
the golf links and tennis courts We
iraugurated a New Years eve ball,
costing $73766, which seemed to give
much pleasure to our members and
recommend that it be continued. We
have just had an invitation golf tour
nament, at no expense to the club, but
vi. fala 4
enjoyment, besides increasing our ac-
quaintance and good fellowship With
the members of neighboring clubs.
Initiation Fee Raised
Your board of governors realizing
] that the capacity of your clubhouse and
grounds cannot accommodate with COM
Tort a larger membership, has limited
| tGc number of resident members to
625 and has started a waiting list
| Also has increased the initiation fee
from 800 to 5000.
] our club owes its success to the
| fact that its policy has been to pro
| mote the pleasure and comfort of all
its members. whether male or female,
/ golfer, tennis player or lover of mu-
sic. 1t takes all of these to make a
successful club and if anyone is elm
| mated its success Is impaired.
Your board of governors has author
! lied the paving of the roadway from
1 the entrance of the club grounds to
| the clubhouse and as the realty COM
| pany has let the contract for the paw
| ing of Halls avenue to the entrance,
| we expect to have a nice paved road :
way from Highland avenue to the club =
house in the next two weeks. 1t is also
proposed to enlarge the tennis courts
and otherwise improve them. so that
Trey Will be much more satisfactory to
opT tennis players than heretofore
+ wish to bear testimony to the
faithful and efficient services of our
secretary, Mr.. Dilemma; our steward,
Mr. Houston, and estimable wife; our
golf instructor, Mr.. Hall, and the chair
man and members of our house, golf
ard tennis committees. OF course | in
clude in this Mrs. Jacobs and the ladies
Of her house committee, who by their
good taste and assiduous work have
made the interior of our clubhouse so
attractive with comparatively little
money"