The Baltimore Country Club 
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE TEA LAWN AND PERGOLA LOOKING TOWARDS THE CLUB HOUSE 
very capacious bay window which has a delightful 
outlook over the valley below. 
The main doorway leads directly into what might 
be called a general lounging-room or main hall which 
is fifty feet in length and twenty-five feet in width, 
finished in hardwood and in rich dark colors. At the 
left of the lounging-room is the office for the transac¬ 
tion of club business, while directly in the rear is the 
bay to which we have referred. This is utilized for 
a dining-room and is large enough to accommodate 
over ioo people seated at small tables. At the right 
of the lounging-room is a parlor for ladies, while at 
the left is the club library—a most attractive spot on 
rainy days, with its easy chairs, files of newspapers 
and periodicals. This apartment extends nearly 
the entire width or depth of the club house and is 
one of the most popular rooms. An angle staircase 
just back of the office connects with the second floor, 
a large portion of which is devoted to an assembly 
hall utilized for informal dances, banquets and other 
functions at which a large number of the club may 
assemble. Connected with this is what is termed the 
Turkish room, appropriately decorated in dark red 
and used as another lounging-room where members 
dean enjoy light refreshments, and the men who care 
to do so can smoke between dances and at other 
times. Another section of this floor is reserved for the 
ladies exclusively, including a parlor, also a locker- 
room for those who desire to indulge in athletics. 
The roof of the bay referred to is on a level with 
this floor and from it another very fine view of the 
surrounding country can be obtained, so it lias 
become a sort of roof garden, which is very popular 
on warm summer evenings. The third floor is 
divided into sleeping apartments for members of the 
club who desire to remain here during the summer 
season or at other times. 
Really the building contains four stories devoted 
entirely to club purposes, since the hill upon which it 
stands slopes to the rear at such an angle that the base¬ 
ment is practically another story. This is divided 
into a large cafe and lounging-room for men, and 
a swimming pool which is eighteen by thirty-five feet. 
With the exception of the billiard and pool tables and 
swimming pool, all of the indoor pastimes of the club 
are located in other buildings. It has been found 
necessary to erect a large annex, which has just been 
completed. This is devoted entirely to athletics, the 
lower floor being occupied by bowling alleys and 
squash courts and the upper floor being fitted out as 
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