Important Purchase of New Site of Nearly 50 Mow The Board of Governors of the Columbia Country Club announced on Friday last the purchase of nearly 50 mow of land at the corner of French Siccawei Road and Route Pere Robert as a site for new Club buildings. The purchase, which was made through the China Realty Company, involved the sum of Tls. 110,000. Building operations will be started almost immediately and it is hoped that they will be completed by June, 1923, when the lease on the present Club building on Route Doumer expires. The building plans have been drawn up by Mr. F. Berndt, a local architect. They include an exceptionally large ball-room, and all the usual club rooms, besides swimming pools and tennis courts. The entrance to the Club grounds will probably be in Route Pere Robert, which is a continuation of Route des Sours. The French Siccawei Road and creek frontage will be walled and planted with trees and shrubbery.
The Columbia Country Club, which is in a most prosperous condition at the present time, has a membership of over 300, including Americans and a few British. The officers are Mr. B. C. Haile, president, Mr. A. T. Harr, vice-president, Mr. W. A. Chapman, secretary, and Mr. Carl Crow, treasurer. The purchase of the property was financed by selling debentures to the members.
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