The Washington herald., 1922-04-09
Horse Show and Polo Club
Dance Due Next Month
Army Circles See Gay Times Starting With
White House Reception and Con-
tinuing Until Summer.

cial veterinary In London, who
wirelessed back the proper treat,
ment for a seasick Pekinese.
Here ends the sequel. ~
about the New Congressional
tuition" as II is frequently called.
which is about ito be erected In
Montgomery County, Maryland. but
I've never yet read or heard exact
ly where II is going to be. The
club has just gotten out pros
pectus. / think you would call it.
Anyway 1t is fine looking book
let, quite large and altogether
beautifully gotten up, with the
best of glossy paper and pictures,
etc. / studied and studied a map
in that and now know exactly
where II Is and Pll try to tell you.
II you drive out the Conduit
road, which will be the shortest
road to it, evidently. you drive on
past Cabin John Just a short way
and then on the rising ground to
your right going out is the prop
erty, but the clubhouse will be Sc.
quite a ways back from the Con-
duit road on the highest point,
which will give a sweeping view
Of tkat part Of Marvland-and that
part Is lovely beyond oppression
and the Potomas River and Virginia
hits beyond. Then il you drive
OUT Wisconsin avenue you will
leave that at Tennallytown and
take the River road. which, with
Wisconsin avenue, forms a point
on the left of the avenue going
out. at the top of the hill-called
that because II is the only road
running that way that does not
terminate in the Potomac. The
River road runs along the north
ern boundary of the club property.
hitting the club acres--there are
4o6 acres-not long after you cross
wilson's Lane and shortly after Won
cross Cabin John Creek. In case
you aren't familiar with that coun-
try, Wilson's Lane is a road that
runs from Bethesda past the Be-
thesda school house across to the
Conduit road, hitting the latter
close to the Cabin John Bridge. 1t
forms the west boundary line for
the Bannockburn Golf Club-whieh
brings to my mind that there are
now at least hve large country
clubs in Montgomery County, all
with Washington membership:
the Chevy Chase, the Columbia, the
Montgomery. the Bannockburn and
now the Congressional.
II you go through Bradley Hills
~ doc
road which leads to the Montgom-
cry Country Club you can get to
the Congressional Club property
by taking the dirt road at the
clubhouse, which leads south and
a little west-toward the river in
other words-from the Montgom-
cry Club. If you approach from
Rockville or Great Falls you take
the Great Falls-Rockville road to
the small town-village fits II bet
ter perhaps-of Potomac, sand then
turn east into the River road
which goes through the property,
as / have said, but the River road
at that end Is a dirt road soon af
ter you leave Potomac. Going
there from Chevy Chase or be
thesds, take Wilson's lane and turn
west into the River road, The
club acres are almost directly
south Of the Montgomery Country
club and northwest Of the Ban
nockburn; are situated in beautiful
roIIlng country; none prettier to
be found near Washington. I
think now you and I both have a
better idea Of just exactly where
1t Is. 1t is said to be exactly ten
miles from the White House and
TO take thirty minutes to motor
there.
The trolley line that goes from
Wisconsin avenue and Bradley
Lane to Great Falls skirts the
property on several sides but /
don't think the cars have been
running on that track for some
time now. Those with ne automo:
pie can take the Cabin John car
10 the end Of its route. which is
only a few minutes walk from the
club site. and arrangements are
being made now to have auto
buses make regular trips between
the car line and the club. A bus
line direct from the Capitol to the
club is also under consideration.
gentleman's country home OF
fourteen rooms provides now a tenn
porary clubhouse and is later to be
turned over for the use of the mem
bers who ride and hunt as the
stables already erected adjacent to
he house are adequate for a large
number Of mounts. Buildings are
also available nearby for the ''pack Z"
Private mounts can be kept at the
club and horses for those who do
not keep mounts will be furnished
at minimum cost There are to
be two eighteen-hole golf courses,
and at no place on either course
does a roadway cross.
1t Is expected that one course
will be ready for this season.
The outdoor swimming pool, an
artificial lake, will be ready this
summer and there will be a minia-
ture waterway for conoeing. Bath
house facilities are to be built on the
lake shore. OF course there will be
tennis courts. The clubhouse will
De built not only with the idea OF
entertainments in mind but arranged
so that club members desiring can
live there And occording to this
booklet. 1t is going to be a verS
good looking clubhouse indeed. All
OF the members are not members of
Congress. many Of the leading busi-
ness men at the Capital having al
ready Joined.
The club was orpanized ryitb the