House and Garden 
an Association football team which plays every 
Saturday afternoon during the season. 
1 he Men’s Club House was built some sixteen 
years ago, and was designed by the New York archi¬ 
tect, Mr. McKim, of the firm of McKim, Mead and 
White, and is a perfect example of 
Colonial architecture. The first 
floor is devoted entirely to the use 
of the men, and contains card, 
smoking and reading-rooms, and 
also has a large billiard-room. 
On the second floor is a beautiful 
ballroom, where dinner dances, 
club concerts, smokers, private 
dances, banquets and dancing 
classes are held. The dance on 
New Year’s day is always well 
attended and affords a favorite op¬ 
portunity for meeting other club 
members. The ballroom contains 
a good stage, and amateur actors 
make use of it for presenting their 
attractive plays. Special dinners 
are served in the ballroom, and 
the adjoining loggia. In the win¬ 
ter this is glassed in and heated. 
In the summer months meals are 
served in the loggia almost en¬ 
tirely, and the beautiful views 
obtained from the piazza add 
no little to the pleasure of dining 
there. 
A new wing has been added to 
the main club house. It contains 
dressing-rooms on three floors, 
and is said to be one of the best 
equipped dressing houses in any 
of the Philadelphia clubs. The 
dressing-rooms on each floor have 
expanded metal lockers and up-to-date shower baths. 
Behind the new wing is another addition to the 
Club, which contains a good sized swimming pool, 
which is much used throughout the summer. In win¬ 
ter the pool is emptied and boarded over and used for 
cricket practice. In this building are some squash 
tennis courts, much in demand during the winter 
months. Good bowling alleys are also provided in 
the basement, and many bowling parties are given 
by members, who have to engage the alleys weeks 
ahead, in order to obtain them for a certain date. 
The reception hall is very attractive with its Colo¬ 
nial staircase and well-designed 
mantelpiece. The ladies make 
use of this hall for bridge parties 
in the winter. 
On the right of this new build¬ 
ing is an English garden, ex¬ 
tremely picturesque with its 
quaint, high-backed chairs, per¬ 
golas and sun-dial, and it is one 
of the most charming spots at 
Manheim. On either side of the 
grounds is a beautiful avenue of 
trees planted to hide the houses 
on Hansbury Street. It is known 
as “Lovers’ Walk’’ and is raised 
above a terrace, flanked on either 
side by poplars and oaks. Poplars 
were planted, as they grow very 
quickly. 
Every fourth tree is an oak, 
and when these have reached 
maturity the poplars will gradu¬ 
ally be removed. 
More land has been bought 
behind the grand stand for new 
tennis courts, as the grounds were 
found inadequate for the number 
of courts required by the ever in¬ 
creasing membership. 
The bowling lawn is situated 
behind the Ladies’ Club House, 
and it is a most picturesque sight 
to see the older members playing 
on the well-kept lawn. 
Keen interest is taken by every member in all that 
appertains to club life. This is due to the thorough¬ 
ness of the work done by the officers and their com¬ 
mittees. They make the Club cater to every class of 
its membership. The result is that old and young, 
men and women, all feel they have an ownership in 
the Club, and each becomes a factor in its success. 
THE LOVERS’ WALK 
A Cricket Field, Ladies’ Club House, Junior Club House and the Grand Stand 
94 
