Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
LAKE CLUB
HOUSE To Be
REBUILT
Golf Activities at the East Lake
Course Not To Be Inter
rupted by Fire,

Fla. nom being Frustrated by tne
loss OF its handsome s75 900 country
clubhouse al East Lake, destroyed by
fire late Sunday night, the Atlanta
Athletic Club is planning to rebuild OF
once ana deorge Adair, of the golf
committee, said Monday tnat the en-
tire schedule OF gnlf tournaments for
the season will he carried out
"rhis is a severe loss" Mr.. Adair
said, nut it is long way from even
beginning to put us out of business as
country club with the best golf
course in this territory.
At a meeting Of the directors OF tda
club Monday afternoon q committee
was appointed 10 prepare for the I'M
mediate construction Of a new eup-
house. The committee consists Of
George AdaiT, Tom Paine and l.. y.
Scott. Ar Adam, talking of the work
ahead, said
New Building to Start at Once.
II can say that there is no doubt
work on new building will he start
ed at once, and the new structure VIII
be in every way al least the equal Of
the one we have lost. A building 81
that type takes from six 40 eight
months to contruCt. We should re
duiE 10 tHJtA IfAdAhHkiAlilE Aiilllti ~
it, If nothing goes wrong.
The regular schedule OF tourna-
ments will be played without a hitch.
While the new clubhouse is building,
the golnng and tennis members will
use the boathouse 10 store their clubs
and apparel | know the spirit Of
our members they are as fine q bunch
Of sportsmen as you can find any
where on earth, and this little set
back and temporary Inconvenience
will not cause them to miss a step in
their progress
Within the present week most ~
them VIII have reiitted themselves
with the equipment needed in their
sport, the work on the revised got
course win go forward without
pause, and East Lake golf win arise
Ike the traditional Phoenix from the
ashes. believe that is the correct
expression for this SOFT of disa ster'
The conhagratiou started from de-
fective wiring in the kitchen. At
1880 o'clock H. II. Matthews, man
ager of the Country Clubhouse, dis
covered the blaze The night watch
man. Walter Richards. and Richard
Hopfy, club members: George Black,
qf the golf shop. and DERRY Davis, a
AaAAtAs NIAt II Atit AANifAABhEEs
The Waterman fired his revolver TO
arouse any members who might have
been spending the night there and
tha whole PARTY began to fight the
swiftly spreading blaze.
Loss About $4,000.
II had a good start, however, and
the chemical apparatus was next 70
useless. In an hour the whole build
ing was In flames
The building cost $4,000. and the
furnishings raised the total loss to
about $4,000 including about $4,000
worth OF golf equipment Insurance
10 the amount of $4600e was car
ried 4 few tables and chairs on the
ground floor wero carried out, aud
George Black, at considerable risk,
made his way into the clubmaber's
shop and carried out the clubs Of
George Adair, leading golfer of the
club, and Of Stewart Maiden, the pro-
fessional
Walter Rogers. seeing the blaze
from his home at East Lake, tele-
phoned to No. II fire engine house,
and hook and ladder outfit made
the long trip 70 the clubhouse but
arrived toe late TO stop the fire,
Manager Discovers Blaze.
ACCORDING ~ t. IL MaAtlttNTt Ail~ II
ager of the club. he discovered the
fire at 1890 o'clock
while closing up the clubhouse Tor
the night" said AIR Matthews Il
passed near the kitchen and noticed
smoke coming out ot one OF the kitcn-
en- walls near the ice box. The Gre
evidently had 6ten burning for some
time | az once ran upstairs and
called ~ H. Henry, Walter Richards
and George Black who had left me a
half hour previous to retire for the
night They lust had time to dress
aud get DOWNSTAIRS before the whole
Of the rear part Of the clubhouse was
in flames
"The fire by that time had gained
such headway we We're only able 10
save eighteen chairs three tables and
about loo golf sets and a few OF my
personal belongings which happened
10 be downstairs. We also LOST about
COO tennis racquets.