Evening star., 1915-06-08
How Problems Are Met.

All of these conditions are met by the
club organization. Each member Sc
lects his own home. which he retains
as long as he remains member of the
club He may improve II and do with
il a S he pleases. and may sell it when
he desires. provided only that his pur-
chaser shall prove eligible for club
mem bership and that the opportunity
be first offered 10 the club to ACQUIRE
this interest by a refund of the amount
of money invested, plus 25 per cent
increase: this refund to be diminished
by actual depreciation of the building
In amount to be determined upon
by the trustees OF the property. This
guarantees to each member his own
home. a permanently protected neigh
borhood and the use OF the general
recreational facilities.
The initiation fee for club member
ship is $500. This gives without fur
ther payment, except annual dues here
matter mentioned. the permanent occu-
pancy of a house of three rooms which
could not, separately. he built for that
sum 1t is possible TO ma ke this initIa
tion fee this low only because the men
who are promoting the plan are asking
no return upon their investment in the
shape OF profits. They expect u1t
mately 10 receive simply the legal rate
of interest upon their money and to
have the satisfaction of seeing their
dream of summer cooperative COM
munity realized. The initiation fee Sc
cures not only the use of a home but
all the privileges of the club and of
the preserve. now Incorporating over
$50 acres
The annual dues are intended to cover
merely the expense of ma intaining and
safeguarding the property They cover
the water supply. the upkeep of the
wharves, roads and paths. fire insur-
ance. state and county taxes. remov-
al OF garbage and other refuse, and
such incidental expenses as may be
realized. For the first few years they
viii not exceed $40 a year member
ship, /. e. family, and under the CON
stltution of the club cannot exceed
$50 A year, except as hereinafter ex-
planned In other words, one can Sc
cure privately owned bungalow Of
three or four rooms for an initial in
vestment of 5000 and an additional ex-
pense of SO to SIS month during
the four months of the season.
Fee of $500 Is Minimum.
Tho Initiation fee of $500 lie the mini
mum For this the club will be able
to provide three-room cottage in
close proximity to a central lavatory
By payment of house bonus the club
member can secure a house as large
as he desires; for example, a bonus of
$500 will secure a larger cottage with
living room, three sleeping rooms and
bathroom, obtaining toilet and
shower bath
The club will have free and unre-
stricted use Of q large tract now over
sou acres. Of ground the most beau
ufEl point on the Severn river with a
sweep Of four miles OF Round bay to
the nor;hward and the view down the
Severn 10 Annapolis and across the
Ihesapeake bay TO Kent Island on the
southward. The property has water on
three sides. with a good bathing beach
good sailing ground and plenty of fish
Ing and Grabbing. The forest is situ-
ated from rs to $50 feet above the wa
ter, so that ii has plenty of breeze.
Most of the ground ia covered with
dense timber. with occasional open
grassy spaces, and Is diversified by
beautiful rsvines and high cliffs. A
most attractive layout for a nine hole
golf course has already been staked
OF, for use a year from now. Tennis
courts are contemplated for the near
future and also modestly equipped
chiidrer,'s playground.
The club @tli maintain community
dining halls At convenient locations
q Die rates. For the coming seasou only
one such hall VIII be needed The rate
mas been fixed at 50 week. Those v no
desire 10 do so, however, can, by DAY :
ing the additional house bonus, acquire
. house equipped with kitchen
Expected to Be self-supporting.
The directors believe that a club run
on these lines can be seIf-supporting
when IL has secured from $50 to 200
members. This means that il VIII
probably incur a deficit for the frs,
vn brA. hut ~.