Evening star., 1923-05-27

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Beaver Dam Clubs property is To-
Gated in a picturesque spot and the
course when finished promises to be
one of the most attractive of those
adjacent to the Capital city. While
not hilly to a marked degree, the
ground has enough inclines, ravines
and other natural hazards to make
1T a good test for all the clubs usual
ly carried in the golf bag.
Is Nice to Walk Upon.
There will be smoothness under
foot that is not usually enjoyed on
new links. After combing the prop
erty carefully for stones less than a
tushel were found and, as the prop
erty has been a dairy farm for years,
the grass is luxuriant IN fact, there
are forty head of cattle on the farm
at present and they will be kept there
until work is begun on the second
nine holes next spring.
There is plenty room for course
of championship caliber. as the
eighteen holes will span more than
zoo acres and will he in excess of
$500 yards IN length. Holes now
being built traverse more than $3.50
yards. Only two are short, and one,
dog-leg affair, is in excess of 450
yards.
Francis l. James. the course sup
ervisor at Chevy Chase Club, is the
architect of the new links, and he is
conhdent that the layout eventually
section. James has worked in con-
! sultation with Devereux Emmett.
Part of the present home on the
farm vii be used for club house
TINS year but In the spring a COM
modlous and pretentious barn will
be remodeled into handsome quarters
that viii be featured by porches of
unusual length and width.
Golfers Also May Fish.
Golfers who also are disciples Of
lzaak Walton should find the new
CLUB to their liking, as sizable fish
creek, from which the course takes
/ Its name. E. S. Brashears, presid emit
OF the club, is proudly exhibiting
picture of an eighteen-inch pike
catch it He bought it from a youth
| ful angler for two-bits and paid So
to have 1t photographed.
! Other officers Of the club are
Trott. secretary, and Spencer B.
Curry. treasurer
Committees have been appointed
as follows: House and green's, Brash-
0Brien; roadways. J. Enos Ray,
Robert Marshall and Max vollberg;
| opening day, DR.. d. G. Davis. Rich
ard e. Tftlow and Curry; tennis, Jose,
| Edward A. Jones and Thomas w.
Smith.
Elaborate ceremonies will mark the
| laying of the corner stone and the off,
| cial opening of the first eighteen hoIe e
| course or the Congressional Country
| club June 8. Herbert Hoover, Secre-
| tary of Commerce and president
| OF the club. will deliver the address
! The new building. to cost in the
neighborhood Of $500, 900, is scheduled
to be ready for occupancy September
l. 1t is now about half completed.
! The course will be officially opened
with a medal play handicap tourna-
ment for men the morning of June g.
J In the afternoon there will be a SINH
:1ar tournament for women. Mem
+. bers of the club and invited guests
(; who wish to participate in the tourna-
1 ments are urged to send their names
1 at once to the chairman of the green's
/, committee, room 1856 Navy building
Handicaps should be submitted with
the entries A cup will be awarded
! for the lowest gross score In each
! tournament and prizes will be award
4 ed for the six lowest net scores in
| each event.
| The clubhouse Is a concrete and
steel structure. strictly fireproof. and
1 containing all the facilities necessary
| for combined city and country club.
II lis probably the only club in the
| United States that will have COM
! plete indoor athletic facilities, such
as gymnasium, swimming pool, bowl
ing alleys, billiard rooms and lockers.
/ The locker rooms of the main club
building are expected to be finished
\ about August /. The course will be
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