The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-10

The lounge room with its enormous
open fires IS used for dancing There
is sand bathing beach. with coz
ltages and pirate bath ..ouses me
outdoor sports, including goh. zen
mis- and ball, are supplementec py
billiards and bowling and other M
door amusemenrs for nad wea1oer-l
The food OF the club is famous ana
leach season Piping Rock CLUB novet-
ties figure upon the menus OF e1ctn-
Esive New York cafes
. The Atlanta Athletic Club. anu
the Audubon Country Club of New
Orleans are among the famous coun-
TRY clubs Of the southern cities the
! Atlanta Athletic Club IS an out
growth OF the Young Mems Christian
Association gymnasfnm. organized
by nenwho wanted athletic advant-
ages with broader privileges AZ
first the club erected city OS111o1ns
for athletic purposes Then came
the Cub owns over 200 acres OF
land, fronting a Lake Just outside tne
city. which provides ample fac1hneS
for goh, tennis and bali, and also ZOE
boating. a luxurious club house,
land a thousand members paying S5V
each for annual dues, give tbs c1u Ili
Exceptional advantages
The splendid climate Of the SOUTH
west has ben especially conducive 70
the Development of the county cup.
and few cities exceeding 5000 popn-
iIation in that region are without Sucn
an organizat.on Golf is the Shief at
traction at most OF these, and two or
! three western clubs are. laying claim
to the largest golf links IN the worid.
Their membership includes many
eastern mil1ionaues who have eStap-1
Hshed winter residences N. this tano
tofs sunshine In. addition to the large
and paIatial clubs there are a great
number Of small country clubs. Tor
those of modest means At least thirty
OF these small clubs are TO be found
within a radius of fifty miles from
Los Angeles
Most OF these small establishments,
| do not represent more than S1osOoO OF
original outlay, and some OF them not
half OF that. The funds are usually
secured either by the formation OF a
stock company. in which each mem
Der takes a share, or by arranging
for mortgage upon the grounds ana
buildings to be paid from the club
dues. The stock company IS most pop
uIar, because 1t makes each member
a part owner. Since outdoor sport
lis the chief object, the club house Is
simple and inexpensive. 1t IS usual
!ly a cottage or bungalow, plainly fur
nished, provided with good shower
baths and small grill The gol1
course is most Important In small
club recently organized mucn ming
in was required to complete the
eish1een hole course. The young
members put on old clothes and DID,
large part of this manual work them
selves
A club organized three years ago
in southern California is regarded as
q model by its members, and others
familiar with 1t. Two hundred shares
7 of stock were sold for $4,000. Hah
Of this sum was put into the club
house and furniture The balance
went into the grounds. The house
has a movable restaurant. the tables
t,being set upon the porch on fine days
or in the lounging room If the wealth
er is bad a woman COOK and two
mattresses take care OF the food and
service under the direction OF stew
ard, who changes the bill OF fare daily
| A young Scotchman, well verSed IN
golf. has charge OF the links Two
, laborers under his direction keep the
grass in perfect order. while he IS
ready to give instruction when de-
! sired
CONTRARY to general opinion, the
country club is not a luxury within
reach OF none but the wealthy Many
of the largest clubs have dues low
enough to make them available to the
average citizen. The Atlantic City
Country Club, originally organized by
Philadelphia m11ltonaires. reduced its
| dues to $40. several years ago The
annual dues OF at least two-thirds OF
the county clubs in the United States
do not exceed $50. In Admission, Ala,
they are s6; in Coronado, Calf, 50,
and In Burlington, Iowa. $12 Even
the Oakland Clob, fashionable or
ganization OF Long Island, which re-
quires members to buy stock, still
carries out the democratic principle
by arranging goH-playlng privileges
for onmembers for SEQ annually
! Summer residents at resort hotels
! frequently establish country clubs at
desirable loactons. The famous Elk
wanoh, at Manchester, Yer, was es-
tablished by summer residents, who
! subscribed enough to build the house
and lay out the golf course. which IS
one OF the finest in this country.
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