Vol. XXVI11 —No. 3 
September, 1915 
A Good Country Club for the Small Town 
O NE of the most interesting 
phases of modern Ameri¬ 
can life is the country club. It 
has formed the substance for 
many articles and I shall not 
dwell on its familiar features 
here, but I do want to call atten¬ 
tion to a type of house which is 
ideal for small communities to 
follow when planning a country 
club which must be built on 
modest lines. 
Many an American town of 
five thousand inhabitants boasts 
of its country club and many 
more would do so if they were 
not afraid of the expense in¬ 
volved. To be sure, it costs 
money to keep up good golf 
links, but if one is not particular 
plenty of fun and exercise— 
which is the main thing, after 
With the exception of the kitchen, pantries, etc., the first floor is one big room. In this white paint and chintz are the main decorative factors. The floor is finished 
for dancing and covered with a light woven rug of neutral tones 
THE RIVER VALLEY CLUB NEAR LOUISVILLE, KY. 
—A TYPE THAT SATISFIED ALL THE REQUIRE¬ 
MENTS OF A SMALL COMMUNITY—DECORATION 
BY COOPERATION—A PAYING $10,000 INVESTMENT 
William B. Powell 
all — may be found on only fair 
links. On the other hand, there 
are plenty of other outdoor 
sports for a country club which 
do not require much money for 
their upkeep—tennis, archery, 
boating, and, in winter, skating 
and tobogganing. 
As the center of the com¬ 
munity’s social life, the modern 
country club must have facilities 
for dances, dinner parties, etc. 
So the club house itself is often 
an obstacle in the way of a new 
country club. Many persons 
have an idea that a country club 
must necessarily be a huge build¬ 
ing like the Chevy Chase Club 
of Washington, the Piping Rock 
Club on Long Island or one of 
the many elaborate clubs which 
are found around every large 
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