Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28
NEW GOLF COURSE
a. BANNED BY CLUB
Chevy Chase Members Table
Plan for Purchase of.
County Tract.

The Chevy Chase Club does not at
present intend to take steps toward
moving its golf facilities from the
present historic location Immediately
north of Chevy Chase Circle. further
out into Montgomery County. More
than 400 members of the club. gath
cred late yesterday at the New VII
lard Hotel, tabled the report of spe'
cial committee appointed to investi'
gate property near the Congressional
Country Club. with view To purchase
for added golf facilities. disposinS FOR
the present of the proposed plan for
future abandonment of the :reseht
golf course between Connecticut and
Wisconsin avenues. Immediately south
of Bradley lane.
The vote on the motion 10 table the
report was decisive. opponents ot the
report adoption winning by margin
of nearly two To one. An option held
Nv the club on approximately 800 acres
ION the LYMAN &. Kendall estate on
Bradley boulevard, lying between the
AfontSomery Country Club and Con-
yrsssional Country Club. will expire
Tuesday The option called for a
reported purchase payment OF $500
IAN acre on land sufficient for two
golf courses.
New Area Ssasht.
y The committee report, prepared by
NJ. o. Leighton. chairman; Moaset
Thompson. p. S. Ridsdals and w. IL.
White. jr.. referred to the present
gcff course as happy survival Of
day that is past. and urged that the
club now acquire property which will
he available at some future date for
golf course development. At the out
set il was made plain TO the club that
even IL the old course were aban-
'doned, ii IS not the intention of the
Chevy Chase Club completely TO
abandon its present property. Some
ee acres wouid be retained. including
the present clubhouse. the swimming
pool and tennis courts.
Opposition to the proposed purchase
OF the land centered around the finan-
eial arrangements, which members
declared would be necessary if the
proposal to purchase was Endorsed.
Three methods of increasing the club
revenue were discussed-an increase
in dues. an increase in the initiation
fee or an increase in membership. To
all OF these proposals. the club gave
q negative answer, holding that the
present course IS adequate to take
care Of the approximately 900 golf
ing members from q total member ship
in excess of e.80e and that no increase
In the golf facilities is needed.
Site Held Inaccessible.
A proposal to extend the life Of the
investigating committee for 80 days to
inquire further into the land purchase
proposal also was defeated. Part Of
the opposition came from the declared
inaccessibility of the site, to which ac-
cess can only be had by automobile,
since there is now no street car or
train line available. Ii Is about seven
miles northwest Of the present club
house and about Is miles from the
White House Much Of the property.
the committee report said, in made up
Of terrain similar TO that or the pres
ent golf course. while other parts Of
the hand are rugged and broken.
President W. ID. Hoover Of the club.
who presided over the meeting. an
aounced an cf1eF from X. B. Porter Of
a tract OF more than 500 acres fog ia.
fure club expansion In the vicinity Of
Wheaton. Nd.