Evening star., 1924-05-23
COOLIDGE TO ATTEND OPENING
OF NEW COUNTRY CLUB HOME
Brilliant Affair Planned Tonight at Congressional.
Exams and Sarazen to Play Ouer
Course Tomorrow.

With appropriate ceremonies and
attended by the President of the
United States and Mrs. Coolidge.
the formal opening OF the Congress-
ionai Country Club will take place
tonight. The clubhouse and artistic
ally laid-out grounds are now COM
plete and the opening is expected to
take the form OF a reception to the
President and Mrs. Coolidge. Assist
ing the board OF governors in the
reception will be the entire member
ship Of the club and distinguished
guests from all parts Of the United
States.
The ceremonies will be simple and
will be inspired by a desire to make
the occasion not only notable, but
ENJOYABLE. After the arrival Of the
President and the members of the
club and the guests have had an op-
portunity to express a general well
come to him, President and Mrs.
Coolidge will be shown around the
clubhouse, and particularly will be
given an opportunity to inspect the
comfortable Presidential suite which
has been provided. A buffet supper
Will be served and there will be
dancing to music furnished by the
Marine Band and the Meyer Davis
Orchestra. The decorations OF the
clubhouse will be supplemented by
plants and flowers. A detachment Of
soldiers, sailors and marines will be
on hand. and their uniforms will
lend color 10 what Is expected to be
brilliant scene.
Champions to Play.
While the ceremonies tonight will
mark the clubs formal opening a
place tomorrow when the new links
are dedicated with a golf match be-
tween Gene Sarazen. professional
champion; Chick Evans. western
open and national amateur cham
pion; Fred Mcleod. professional at
Columbia. and George Cradle. pro-
fessional at Congressional. McCloud
and Sarazen will play against Evans
to start at o'clock.
The members OF the club and their
guests will see tonight what Is pro-
nounced by artists and architects as
one of the most beautiful clubhouses
are by Phillip N. Julien and follow
the early italian style with adapta-
tions to obtain the most modern con-
veniences and comfort. The broad
terrace is supported by stone which
is blue-gray in color.
An exterior Of white marble ag-
gregate rises above the terrace and
the roof is made of red italian tile.
The assembly room. which is very
spacious. extends across the front Of
the clubhouse and it's long glass win
dows open upon the terrace. A mez-
canine runs lengthwise above the
assembly room, and underneath this
artistic addition there Is long
promenade leading to the conservA-
tory. and to the main dining salon.
In the basement there is cafe. gym
nasium, supplied with up-to-date
equipment; a swimming tank and
locker rooms, and directly under the
main dining salon Is a kitchen pro-
nounced the most thorough OF any
thing Of the kind. There are ample
bedrooms and suites which will be
available for members.
Besides the clubhouse there IL a
house which will be used as a riding
and hunt headquarters. AS the club
has more than 400 acres, paths will
be provided for the riders and hunts
men, and arrangements have been
made for crossing nearby farms.
1t is expected that In the fall there