American Country Clubs 
V. THE BALTIMORE COUNTRY CLUB 
By DAY ALLEN WILLEY 
S UBLTRBAN life about Baltimore is made very 
attractive by tbe beautiful country which 
borders the city on nearly every side. In fact, 
so many sites for the villa on the outskirts or the coun¬ 
try seat further removed are available that one finds 
it difficult to choose among such a variety of charm¬ 
ing landscape which needs little artificial adornment 
to enhance its picturesqueness. Whether the home 
seeker goes north, east or west, stretching away for 
miles he will find a region admirably adapted for his 
purpose. There are sites on commanding hills, in 
quiet wooded valleys, or on the sides of gently sloping 
eminences. If he is content with the modest home 
with its acre or so of ground, or if he wishes to con¬ 
struct his mansion in a park and to have his fields and 
gardens, he has an abundance of spots from which to 
choose. This is because Baltimore, unlike most of 
our larger cities, is not hemmed in with a row of 
small towns just beyond its borders. Even an hour’s 
ride from the heart of the community brings the 
visitor into the country itself. Thus it is that such a 
large number of people have made permanent or 
summer homes for themselves outside its borders and 
the love of suburban life has been developed to a 
marked degree. 
Perhaps this fondness for the country which is such 
a trait of Baltimore people is most strikingly shown 
by their interest in clubs of this character, for there 
are no less than six of these organizations whose 
membership is composed of persons who reside in 
the city or near it. Considering that Baltimore has 
a total population of less than 700,000, the number of 
such clubs is remarkable, but the largest of these, 
The Baltimore Country Club, has the reputation of 
having a more numerous membership than any other 
similar association in the United States. The correct 
definition of a country club is one that is devoted not 
merely to certain sports but to the enjoyment of 
country life and has the facilities for such enjoyment 
by reason of its location. The Baltimore Country 
Club truly answers to this definition. Located 
outside of the city, but only an hour’s ride by trolley 
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