The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-22
PALMETTO BEACH IS
NEW CLUB FORMED
BY LOCAL CITIZENS
Hotel Property Acquired
and 200 Acres of Land
Will Give Members a
Fine Outing Place

A coterie of congenial spirits among
well known young business and profess
sionaI men of Birmingham have closed
deal with the Palmetto Land company of
Mobile. for the Henrietta hotel and ad-
Joining lands, including nearly zoe acres
Immediately surrounding the hotel, the
property to be for the exclusive use OF
the Palmetto Beach club. a new social
organization of this city.
Prominent among those who have ac-
lively participated in the organization of
the Palmetto Beach club, the charter
membership of which is now in the hands
of a committee appointed for That pur-
pose, are some of the most successful
men of Birmingham.
Among them are: John d. Dabney, Jr.,
George II. Lowe, w. J. Adams, George w.
Yarcey, Frank Fowlkes, c. c. Nesmith,
John H. Lowe, Henry f. Beaumont, L. B.
Everett, A. l.. Stabler, II. S. Fullwood,
Dr. j. D. Dabney. Sr.. sgd Cowan, Lon
Baker, A. S. McGregor, and others.
The Palmetto Beach club, the home for
which will be the Henrietta hotel, VIII
be an all-the-y -year-round social, hunting,
fishing, boating and bathing club.
The property of the club faces Mobile
bay on the north side and the Gulf of
Mexico on the south side, a fresh water
lagoon, affording unusually good fresh
water fishing" lying about three-quar-
ters of mile from the former hotel club
house.
The clubhouse, as it will hereafter be
known, has % rooms, with every modern
convenience, including hot and cold run
ming water, electric lights, hardwood
floors, modern furnishings and equip
ment, capacious and convenient offices,
writing rooms, dining room, eXtraordl-
narily well equipped kitchen, refrigerau-
ing plant, and every other accessory to
club life.
Closely adjacent to the clubhouse are
several cottages which will be used for
the families of the members and other
members have sites allotted to them upon
which they may erect either cottages or
bungalows suitable for either summer or
winter enjoyment and occupation.
Golf links are now being planned for
the club grounds and target range,
tennis courts and other details, including
a shell road from Bon Secour to Fort Nor
gan, via the Palmetto Beach club VIII
De constructed.
The attention of those who have formed
the club. since its membership has been
practically secured. was called to the
property quite recently by the remarkably
fine fishing to be enjoyed there.
Negotiations for the property just pur-
chased, which includes as mentioned
above, the Henrietta hotel, several sub
stantial cottages, about 200 acres of land,
wharves and all other Improvements, in
cluoing one store building, were begun
at once.
A party of those interested, which in
cluded John d. Oabney, Jr., John d. Dab
ney, Sr., George II. Lowe, George w.
Yancey. sgd Cowan, A. s. McGregor, NJ
II. Wilson, Lon Baker, John Lowe and
Henry +. Beaumont visited the place Il
few days ago, returning to Birmingham
yesterday. While en- route nome the pur-
chase of the property was concluded in
Mobile by this party
At Palmetto Beach several of the crowd
which included some locally famous fish
trmen, enjoyed fine sport there, speckled
and white trout, sheepshead and other
salt water fish. ~ith alligator gar in pro-
fusion, being met with.
Committees have been appointed from
the membership, which includes several
prominent citizens of Montgomery and
Mobile, to arrange all details with a view
to formally opening the new clubhouse
tc the membership on July / and large
party Will leave Birmingham at that time
for several weeks visit, a regular twice
a day schedule by boat Nom Mobile to
Palmetto Beach having already been eff
fected.