Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-06-13
New Club In This County.
From the Washington Post of Sunday.

From the Washington Post of Sunday.
Fashionable Washington is soon to hav'
another exclusive rendezvous where i
may indulge in social activities anC
sports. Articles of incorporation have beer
filed for the Montgomery Country Club. anC
at meeting at the Metropolitan Club yes.
terday, officers for the new organization
were selected.
Those elected are Joseph Letter, presi-
dent; Col. Frank L. Denny, U. S. M. c.
retired, vice president; R. S. Reynolds Hit
secretary, and George Howard, treasurer.
The incorporators of the club are John F.
wilkins, Paul F. Pearsall. Fredk E. Chaplin,
William B. Hit, Joseph Letter. Hugh E.
Legare, j. Henri de Sibour, Col. Frank L.
Denny, Edward A. Mitchell, George Howard,
and R. S. Reynolds Hitt
Though the club was incorporated I'M
der the laws of the District of Columbia,
the site lies in Maryland, and is located in
Bradley Hills, new suburb of this city,
situated midway between Chevy Chase and
Great Falls. The grounds for half mile
front on the electric line now being COM
pleted, which runs from Union Station by
way of Connecticut avenue through Brad
ley Hills to Great Falls.
This. however. will not be the only means
of access to the new institution. A boule-
ward, 100 feet wide. which is now in course
of construction, will also pass the club,
and this was feature which induced the
incorporates to select the particular site,
as they believed the automobile drive
which is afforded through the rolling coun-
try would appeal strongly to the members
Washington already has several exclu-
sive clubs but it is said that the Mont
gomery Club will be one of the most diff
cult in which to gain membership; only
the ultra fashionable will be permitted to
join. The family connections of those who
are interested in the organization of the
new club are so widely scattered through
out the country that the incorporators feel
that they will not have to depend alone
upon Washington for membership, but may
extend the ranks of members into many
other cities. thus making the organization
more national than local in character.
Besides having its inception among per-
sonages who possess social prominence.
the club has as its organizers some of the
most wealthy and best-knOwn business
men of Washington. The objects Of the
club will be besides the intermineling in
social intercourse. the promotion of all
sports. such as polo. hunting. golf, tennis,
and the other features of country-club life
Particular attention will be paid to hunt
ing, and the new club is expected to de-
velOp this sport. already so popular in this
city. to degree where Washington will
be one of the most widely known of the
hunting centers.
The property was purchased through the
Real Estate Trust Company. and is now
improved by fine old farmhouse. barns.
sheds and other outbuildines suitable for
the clubs uses. 1t is not proposed to de-
velop the club along expensive lines, but
rather to keep it within bounds. Conse-
quently, the incOrpOrators and officers say
that. with few notifications, the farm
house can be made suitable for all present
purposes. The building is substantial and
rOomy and can easily be adapted to afford
the members and their guests the comfort
and conveniences sought in country club
The soil in the community is very fer
tile. feature to be sought for the devel-
opment of golf course. Several Of the
clubs in the vicinity of the National Capt.
tai have experienced difficulty. even after
devoting attention to the care and fertili-
cation of their links. to bring them to a
state of perfection. This experience is not
expected at the new club.
1.-THE property above referred to as the
home of the Montgomery Country Club is
the farm that belonged to the late Sylves-
ter C. Jones.-Ed. Sentinel