The Washington herald., 1922-07-09

and the Columbia Country club.
There are other clubs, Of course. In
this scenic county-ths Montromery.
Bannockburn. Kirkside. Lock Tavern.
and the new Congressional Country
Club now being built-but un-
doubtedly the Chevy. Chase and "a
Columbia have the most exclusive
social representation.
The Montgomery Country Cub. e.
the story goes. was formed a. q
protest against the democracy o.
the Chevy Chase Club" which club
90 the story continues. had-enc
perhaps still has-ln its constftutior
a clause foroidding any OF It's men,
oers TO be in trade" However. with
the onrush OF trade into social circles
the Chevy Chase Club found n a
little difficult to hold TO its original
standards OF exclusiveness ana 40 L.
down the barriers low enough q
admit shopkeepers, e ceters-ef
course. the shop-keepers admitt><
were not just the ordinary variety.
But even with that discrimination
there were some genuine aristocrassI
20 the story still goes on. who PR
ferred to associate with those Who're
lineage bore no faint Of trade an.
90 withdrew to a spot farther out
into the wilds where they solaceA
themselves by the formation Of th,
Montgomery Country Club
Another Version Heard
Still another story. which may DO
the more credible, Ia that q group
Of fnanciers. seeking TO promote for
business interests Of that section Of
the county called Bradley Hins.
hr0fNChf int 1w4a
gomery Club. The Lock Tavern Club
IL said TO have originated IN the sans
way and is also in the Bradley Hinlls
district
Man convinced against his will 70
Of the same opinion still" 90 you
will believe whichever story you
wish to believe, or neither, n you
so will e.
At any rate. the Chevy Chase Cub
lie always a great center Of social ac-
tivity and Is very popular with .'high
society" The eossips DO whisper.
though. that the Colupbis Club 10
coming right Up" socially and viii
perhaps soon be giving the Chow
Chase Club q close run for choice
patronage. The golf links Of the for
mer are generally considered 10 be
the best anywhere around Which
brings 70 mind another story. name
ly, that -'once upon a time" a dentist
here applied for membership n tho
then non-eXclusive Chevy Chase
Club. but dentistry was considered,
10 come under the classification 81
in trade" SO his application was
tUrsed down. Feeling a very human
resentment he went 70 the Columbia
Club determined to make the Chevy
Chasers realize that a social no.
body" might produce something OF
social importance-and so gave lib
orally 10 making the golf course Of
Columbia a thing Of intense admira-
tion for all golfers alike whether
their sticks were tipped with goid
q nd q family crest or were gotten
from Justh's Old Stand.
Pro1d Of Br1tons
Be that story al Il msy-Columois
lie very proud to have the British
Embassy crowd among its member
ship-that is-if rumor has reported
correctly. For this same rumor sayL
that even Sir Auckland Geddes plays
tennis and golf at Columbia and only
goes to Chevy Chase as a guest One
reason for the attachment OF the
British Boys" to Columbia IL that
they cannot AFFORD the high cost %
membership in the Chevy Chase. 10
costs to sneeze out at Chevy Chase.
The members OF the italian EN-
bassy staf seem TO be very fond OF
the Washington Country Club nest
ling In the gently slopinE hills OF
virginia And why. particularly:
Well, one explanation is that tas
italians are a very aesthetic peop.S
ana get additional enjoyment from
the scenery theresbouts and the
going to and fro.