Evening star., 1922-03-05
C[0B CONTRACTS
FOR GOLF COURSE
Work on One Of the Congress
-s!onaI Links to Be
Started at Once.

Cert acts we-e LIT ycst>r'iay for
constr ction of the 1st eighteen hole
golf s:ourse of the Congressional
Country Club on the 4o6-acre Mary
land tract.
Work on the course is to begin i'm
mediataly by Lewis & Valentine of
Ardmore, Pa, nationally known link
builders, with a view to making play
possib,a this summer Construction
will be under the general supervision
of Col. Clarence o. Sheriff.. chairman
of the Grounds committee. and Dever-
eux Eamet, the golf architect, who
Designed the three courses.
Arrangements are being made by
the building committee. headed by u.
Logan Payne. for the award of con-
clubhouse. Plans for the structure,
as designed by Philip NJ. Julien,
Washington architect. were approved
by the board of governors at a re-
cent meeting.
According to a description of the
club. il passing through the cOmmo-
dious lobby YOU come to a promenade
12X13t feet, which opens To the club
room proper. which is 40NSO feet
! long, with a 20-foot ceiling. At one
dining room and banquet room, and
at the other end of the promenade is
the living room. billiard room, mems
lounge and ladies' retiring room. I'm
mediatelS in front of the clubroom is
a psrtico 25xS0 feet, and in turn the
entire front of the building is sur
rounded by a terrace % feet wide and
230 feet long.
Balcony Effect Planned.
A mezzanine floor is provided in the
building. SO as to give a balcony ef-
feet to the clubr oom. where members
may look On during large entertain
ments. This mezzanine floor also
contains presidential suite of four
rooms. with private passage to the
directors room. making it possible
to use the latter for conferences.
Several small card rooms and large
card room are provided in one sec
tion of this mezzarine floor. rO~nt her
with a reading and writing room.
The second floor is devo.eu ,iItire-
ly to bedrooms for the accommoda-
tion of club members who wish to
live at the club. and contains fifty
bedrooms with baths.
The ground floor, which is inn
mediately below the main entrance
floor. contains the mems locker room.
with one thousand lockers, a large
grill room, overlooking the grounds.
where members may dine after play
without dressing for dinner; a bowl
/ ing alley, with four alleys; a swim
ming pool. thirty feet by eighty-five
feet; full-sized gymnasium, forty
five feet by ninety-five feet. and
! ladies' locker room. with $50 lockers.
LAS the building is to be erected
on a side hill the ground floor over
looking the links will be entirely
above ground. whereas the entrance
on the other side of the building will
be on ground level with the main
floor.
Homes Near Club.
sketches for country homes and
bungalows ranging from five to
nj
it is expected that number of these
will be built during the spring to ac-
commodate members who wish to
take up their residence adjacent 70
the golf links, where they may have
the benefit of the social activities as
well as the golffng to be enjoyed by
the club members. A number of deep
wells are to be drilled and a COM
plete water system installed. which
will supply water for the entire prop
sewerage system will be installed and
an electric light plant of sufficient
capacity to supply light and power
for the residences as well as the
club proper. In this way the entire
property will be assured of every
modern convenience.
a garage for the accommodation
of not less than fifty cars is planned
for the use of the members, and
parking space for not less than one
thousand cars is contemplated IN the
grounds layout. Ample provision has
been made for tennis courts and they
are TO be constructed at once SO as
to be in use for this fall.
The residence located at the north
west corner of the property, together
with the stables and barns. is to be
put in shape at once for the use of
the members who enjoy fox hunting
as this it to be made a special feature
of the organization. A fine pack of
hounds has been secured and great in
terest is being taken in this feature
by numerous members of the organ