The Washington times., 1922-09-06
CONGRESSIONAL
COUNTRY CLUB.
To BUILD HOME
New Structure, to Cost
$500, 900 viii Be Compile
ted by Memorial Day.

the 406-acre Maryland tract OF the
Congressional Country Club by Me.
mortal Day is assured by action taken
by the board Of governors at q meet.
ing at the Capitol yesterday afternoon
when the building committee was au.
thorized to have the architect to ask
for bids from subcontractors.
Plans for the magnificent structure
were made by Philip M. Julien, q
Washington architect, but actual
construction was deferred until the
financial condition of the club would
insure rapid completion Of the build.
ing. After a thorough survey of the
clubs finances, the board decided TO
push the project Immediately.
Already the first 1S-hole golf
course has been completed, but II
will not be opened for. play for
about a month. because the Mary.
land State Highway Commission
still has about a mile and a half
of the $1S6. 900 loop Of rnacadam.
lied roa daround the club property
to complete. and II Is desired to
have easy access to the club. Con.
struction Of the new roadbeds has
been under way for about two
months. '-.
Three Golf Courses.
Devereux Emmet, the noted golf
architect. designed the three golf
courses. two of eighteen holes and
one OF nine holes. The contract
for the construction Of the first
course was given to Lewis & Valen.
tine, Of Philadelphia. nationally
known links builders, and since
early in the year a large force Of
men has been engaged in making
what 10 expected to be one of the
finest courses in the country.
Both acIive and life memberships
have increased in number until the
roster now shows the names Of men
high II official. public, and business
life in Washington, and of America.
More than 200 names have been
added to the list Of life members
during the past two months. Hon.
orary life memberships were &C.
cepted by President Harding. Chief
Justice Taft, and former President
Wilson. RearsAdmiral Cary T. Gray.
son is chairman Of the membership
Icommittee.
Secretary OF Commerce Herbert
Hoover In president Of the club, the
other officers being: Senator Under.
wood Of Alabama, first vice presi.
dent; Congressman Oscar e. Bland
Of Indiana, second vice president;
Lieut.. Col. Clarence o. Sheriff., third
vice president, and George o. Waloon.
president Of the Liberty National
Bank, secretary and treasurer.
Board Of Governors.
Congressman o. r. Luhring of in.
diana is chairman Of the board OF
governors, which includes the Off.
GERS, and Senator Coleman du Pont
Of Delaware; Senator Davis Elkins,
Of West Virginia; Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson, Senator Pat Harrison,
Of Mississippi: Senator George II.
Moses, of New Hampshire: Senator
Morris Sheppard, or Texas; Senator
F. M. Simmons, or North Carolina;
Senator James E. Watson, Of Indi.
ana; Congressman Guy Campbell, OF
Pennsylvania; Congressman r. Clint
Cole, of Ohio: Congressman Harry b.
Halves, Of Missouri; Congressman Jo.
seph II. Hines, of Ohio: Congress.
man Harold Knutson, OF Minnesota;
Congressman John W. Langley, OF
Kentucky; Col. Lester Jones, direc.
tor Of the Coast and Geodetic Survey;
Albert d. Lasker, chairman OF the
Shipping Board; George T. Bishop,
president of the Washington. Balti.
more and Annapolis railway; z.
Brooke Lee, comptroller Of Maryland;
George Livingston, capitalist; q. Lo.
gan Payne. publisher Of The Wash.
ington Timesl Charles c. Glover,
chairman Of the board of the Riggs
National Bank; Wilton J. Lambert,
attorney: Thomas p. Littlepage, at.
torney; Robert H. Mcneil, attorney,
and Walter r. Tuckerman, presi.
dent of the Bank Of Bethesda.