Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-17
WOMAN'S COUNTRY |
CLUB IS OPENED
$500 Guests Pass Along Re-
ceiving Line, Headed by
Lady Isabella Howard.

The National Woman's Country Clut
organized, owned and directed exclu-
| sively by its feminine members-yester-
day formally opened the pretentious
house 1t plans to make a mecca fol
prominent women.
About $500 guests, including hus-
bands and friends of the membership
passed along the receiving line that
was headed by Lady Isabella Howard
wife Of the British Ambassador. She
Is chairman of the board of governors
The club grew out of a desire of a
group OF women to find a place tc
play golf on Saturday and Sunday
when they were not allowed the privi-
leges OF clubs to which their husbands
belonged. They began to work on an
all-woman's social and sports center
last May.
Now there are 500 members, all OF
whose names are well known in their
own States and many of whom are
nationally known.
The club is situated about 10 miles
from the center of Washington on
Bradley boulevard.
Lady Howard Receives.
Lady Isabella Howard, wife of the
Ambassador of Great Britain, received
the guests who were representative of
ofiicial, diplomatic and residential So
ciety in washington. She was assisted
by other members of the governing
board, including Mrs. William E. Borah,
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. Edith
Mae Cummings of Detroit, Mrs. Henry
Price Wright, Mrs. Frank w. Mondell
and Mrs. Virginia White Speel. The
room is furnished with comfortable
chairs, covered with gay chintz in
many colors, and in the center has an
interesting old table of mahogany, &C.
tagonal In shape and with many COM
partments. Hanging on the south wall
is rare old Thomas Dayton clock.
keeping perfect time, and made Of light
wood, with quaint old-fashioned face.
The ladies' dressing room connects
with the lounge at the northwest cor
ner and Is furnished in quaint cid
chairs and dressing tables of the early
French period, with hangings of rose
taffeta. On the southwest corner of
the lounge is card room, furnished
In early American Colonial furniture
and has a rare old desk CT mahogany
similar to a secretary. Two long tables
were laid in the dining room from
which tea. coffee, ices, sandwiches and
cakes were served during the tea hours.
bar" In Place, But Empty.
The famous old grille is situated at
the southeast corner of the building
and has 16-foot fireplace, the walls
and ceiling of heavy oak and the broad
rail in front of the fireplace of the
same wood with wrought-iron supports.
The bar" used by the MONTGOMERY
Country Club, the former occupants, is
still in place, but the lockers behind
are empty and bare. A deep and COM
Portable divan, upholstered in bright
red leather, is one of the many inviting
spots about the club and on the mantel
shelf are several rare old pieces of
pewter. The eighteenth century room,
which may be used for luncheons or
cards, has large map of the world as
1t was in 1885. The hangings are deli
cate pink and from the center of the
ceiling hangs a pewter candlestick
with glass globe.
Another card room on the second
floor Is strictly modernistic, the tables
and chairs having been made to order
of maple wood and onyx. The small
fireplace Is white with a wide band
OF onyx. The windows are curtained
with dainty point d'esprit. Yellow roses
in a tall vase added color to the gen.
eral effect
In addition to the golf course 1t is
planned 10 nave tennis courts, SWIM
ming pools and other such sports for
the use of the members and those of
their families and guests who are not
limited to their own sex. There will
be maintained an excellent stable for
members and there will be hunts from
the club with hunt breakfasts in the
club house following. The swimming
pools will be for older members and
for the childrtn of members. In addi-
ton there will be croquet court and
facilities for archery.