The Germantown Cricket Club 
THE LADIES’ CLUB HOUSE 
the Young America Club was 
amalgamated and absorbed 
by the Germantown Cricket 
Club, so it will be seen we 
have to thank the enthusiasm 
of these original members for 
the present beautiful Club. 
New buildings have been 
gradually added with the in¬ 
creased membership. One of 
the original buildings of the 
property was used as the 
Men’s Club House, consist¬ 
ing principally of dressing- 
rooms. This building has 
since been used for the ser¬ 
vants’ quarters. 
The Ladies’ Club House 
was originally the principal 
house of the estate, and has 
been moved to its present lo¬ 
cation. It is extremely pictur¬ 
esque with its wide veranda 
entirely surrounding it, and is Colonial in character 
with its yellow painted walls and white trims. 
The colors of the Club are dark blue and white, 
and the Ladies’ Club House is furnished throughout 
in this color scheme. Wide arches take the place 
of doorways, and on each floor vistas from one end 
of the house to the other can be obtained. Low 
ceilings, French windows, and old mahogany furni¬ 
ture serve to give a quaint and attractive appearance 
to the house. At one end is a large tea-room, which is 
used for informal receptions which are held there in 
ENTRANCE TO THE ENGLISH GARDEN 
summer every Tuesday afternoon. The Ladies’ 
Committee receive in turn, aided by their daughters 
and friends. 
On the second floor are the dressing-rooms, and 
a well-appointed dining-room which can be used 
when any of the ladies wish to give a luncheon. The 
piazza is a favorite meeting place, and great interest 
is taken in cricket, especially on Saturday after¬ 
noons, when cup matches are played. On Sat¬ 
urday evenings a good band plays in the grounds. 
A little to the left of this building is the Junior 
Club House, which was orig¬ 
inally the stable. The outside 
has been greatly improved by 
the addition of a wide balcony 
on the second floor. The well- 
designed settles placed against 
the wall of the club house 
improve its appearance from 
below. A weather-vane re¬ 
sembling a young goat has 
caused the building to be fa¬ 
miliarly known as the “ Kid’s 
Club House.” As Manheim 
is essentially a cricket club 
everything is done to encour¬ 
age the juniors to become 
good cricketers. A nominal 
fee of $ 2.00 is charged for 
their annual dues. Their 
railway fares are paid when 
cricket matches are played at 
other clubs. The best pro¬ 
fessional coach obtainable is 
on the grounds to train the 
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