The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-04
IS ON
At BEAVER
DAM CLUB
By ROSS coNKLIN


Original boosters Of the Beaver
Dam Golf Club, augmented by sew
eral hundred incidental boosting
members, have put across q diff
cult and meritorious feat. Spe-
officially they have taken an old
battle ground out in Maryland and
have made of it q first-class golf
course with q modern club house
and progressive ideas.
Taking advantage of the cessa.
ton of golfing expeditions over
the winter, officers of the club
have fairly burned up the neigh
borhood with their building oper-
ations. Come April and the club
will have a breezy country club
house with lockers, showers, q
dining room, porches, lounge and
even 4 nineteenth hole.
They are very proud of that club
house. One club booster went so
far as to say only Congressional.
Columbia and Chevy Chase would
have more fitting quarters than the
Beaverites when the building is
finished
That City Club proposition put
the stiffening process in Beaver
Dams back. With the several hum
dred members Of the City Club to
draw from, Beaver Dam has gone
ahead and spent about SIS, 900 on
$4,000 on the course.
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They have gone farther than
that. They have had 3 set Of
plans for an additional nine holes
drawn mp, and the layout has
been actually marked out on the
ground. Further, Henry Miller,
the club professional and adviser
ON course matters, has set M 3
couple Of cages aE the City Club
and Is industriOusly engaged IN
teaching the intTsieacies OF golf 20
them as want Il. !"
There can be no denying that
Beaver Dam has really brilliant
prospects. The club has grown by
leaps and bounds since its organiza-
ton just a short time ago. The
members are loyal and the natural
assets of the property have been
utilized.
The completed course and club
house viii stand the club just about
500, 900. which isn't so much as
golf expenditures go. Out at Lam
ham they are completing q concrete
road TO the door of the club house
and when that is through the or
Eanization win have everything that
any other club has except history.
Membership in the Beaver Dam
IS. A.. 1. =
into the City Club for SIS, so that
for practically one initiation fee one
can have both a City Club and
country club privileges. 1t Is very
likely that within the next few
years the City Club and Beaver
Dam viii be controlled by the same
organization with the added benefit
Of larger buying and mutual facih-
ties.
A start was made In the right
direction last year when golf
team was chosen from the better
players at the club and interciub
matches are played with Manor
and Argyle. Very interesting en-
gagementS came out Of the meet
ing between the three clubs, and
there's talk of forming the league
for another year.
The course at Beaver Dam re.
5 uuires an exceptional player for par
scores. The natural hazards are
great. though not actually hazard
Gus, and with running streams ard
hills and valleys in the grounds. the
boys have to be pretty steady on
the trigger to get around without
losing any self-respect.
Several annual features have
been placed on the calendar and are
played for at stated times. There
is a Presidents Cup competitioh
every holiday, and many Saturdays
are given over to competitions be-
tween club members. Beaver Dam
Is q Iusty and growing infant with
promising future.