indoor and outdoor, occur at various times during the year, colleges and clubs being the participants. There is no regular schedule.

Baseball. The Washington American League Baseball Team plays at American League Park (p. 430), 7th St. and Florida Ave. (when not on the road), from April 15 to Oct. I. There are about a dozen amateur leagues in the District, which play in various fields, their schedules of games extending from May 1 to Sept. 1. Four of the Diamonds used by these teams are on the Ellipse behind the White House; four others are on the Washington Monument grounds; and still another is on the grounds of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. adjoining Union Station on the E. Any one can attend these games free of charge; there are, however, no seats. There are also semi-professional teams which play at Union Park, 15th and H Sts. N.E. every Sunday, from May 1 to Oct. 1. From late March to June there are college games, played on Georgetown University Field, 36th and O Sts.; Catholic University Field, 7th St. and Michigan Ave., N. E. and at Gallaudet College Field, 7th St. and Florida Ave., N.E.

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Bowling. A prominent sport in Washington. leagues play matches from Oct. to June. There are many public alleys where nominal fees are charged.

Boxing. This sport is forbidden within the District, and so strictly is the law enforced that it is not even permitted to demonstrate blows on the stage. The only boxing to be seen nearer than Baltimore is at the Service bouts at Fort Myer, across the river in Virginia. An admission fee is charged, the proceeds going to the Army Athletic Association.

Canoeing. One of the leading sports in Washington during the summer. All the canoe clubs are located along the Potomac River, W. of Rock Creek. The principal clubs are the Washington Canoe Club, the Colonial Canoe Club, the Raccar Canoe Club and the Sycamore Island Canoe Club. And there are numerous smaller ones. The Washington Canoe Club is a member of the Chesapeake-Delaware Division of the American Canoe Association and has a famous four.

Fencing. The Washington Fencing Club holds public matches with teams from other cities.

Football. A leading sport in Washington. College games are played here during the season by Georgetown University (at American League Park, 7th St. and Florida Ave., N.E.). by George Washington University, Gallaudet College, the Cath

olic University and the University of Maryland (the last named being considered a District of Columbia institution since most of its students are graduates of Washington High Schools). The Washington Professional Foot Ball Club, member of the American Professional Foot Ball Association, plays every Sunday during the season at American League Park. There are also various semi-professional teams.

Soccer Football is represented by the teams of the National Capital Soccer Association-namely, the Washington Soccer Club, the Rangers, the Hibernians and the Harlems. These clubs plays double-headers on Sunday afternoons on the Monument Lot Field, near Washington Monument. There is no admission fee because this is a Government reservation. Soccer is a new game in the District, and is coming into prominence. The men who play it are a cosmopolitan set, including men from the Legations.

Golf. There are golf courses at the Columbia Country Club, Chevy Chase, Md.; the Chevy Chase Club; the Bannockburn Golf Club, Conduit Road, near Glen Echo, Md.; Kirkside Golf Club, Chevy Chase, Md.; the Town and Country Club, Georgia Ave. and Crittenden St.; the Washington Golf and Country Club, Jewell Station, Va. (on Washington-Great Falls Electric Ry.); the Congressional Golf Club; the Indian Spring Golf Club, near Silver Spring, Md.; and the Potomac Golf Club (playing on the Municipal course in East Potomac Park). Except Chevy Chase Club, these clubs extend usual club Courtesies. All Caddies are negroes.

There are two nine-hole Municipal courses, one in Easi Potomac Park, the other in West Potomac Park, open practically eleven months in the year. Fee 25 cents. Clubs can be rented at these Municipal courses, and lessons can be obtained from the professionals in charge. Reached by electric line, and public autos, also by packet boat from foot of 7th St., S. W.

Polo. This game is fostered by the War Department, and Army tournaments are held spring and fall.

Swimming. There is a Tidal Basin Bathing Beach, a public beach in the Basin in Potomac Park, W. of Washington Monument; a small fee is charged. The bathing houses (open 8 A. M. to sunset, June to Oct.) are well equipped, and suits and lockers can be rented. The influence of the tide is felt six miles above Washington, but the water is not salt. There are also Municipal pools (June to Oct., 6 A. M. to sunset) at 17th and B Sts., N. W.; no charge. At all of these bathing places there are special hours for women, and separate days for negroes.

Indoor Swimming. The Central Y. M. C. A., 1736 G St., has a public pool; fee, 25 cents. There are bathing pools at the Catholic University and the Central High School (p. 431) where contests are held during winter. The pool at the Central High School is open to the public during July and Aug. under the Community Centre Organization, an institution of long standing in the District, under which the public has the use of the High Schools for entertainments.

Tennis. The Washington City Tennis Association includes the Dumbarton, Chevy Chase and Columbia Clubs. Matches are played on the courts of the Dumbarton Club (Wisconsin Ave. and R St.) every Saturday from May through Sept. The Suburban Tennis League is organized annually, comprising from eight to ten teams. Matches take place every Saturday all over the District, and are open to the public. The Departmental Tennis League, composed of from eight to ten teams recruited in the Government Bureaus, play weekly matches. For dates and location see daily papers.

There are some 40 Municipal Courts in Potomac Park, for the use of which permits must be obtained from the Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds (a Federal officer). Courts open 6 A. M. to sunset; no charge.

Trap Shooting. The Washington Gun Club, affiliated with the American Trap Shooting Association, has its range on Benning Road, adjoining the Potomac Electric Power Station. Shoots are held every Saturday throughout the year, and also on holidays. The club promotes many inter-city matches. Many prominent men of Washington are members, and the club's slogan is "Visitors Welcome."

Yachting. The two chief clubs are the Capital Yacht Club (exclusive), at foot of 9th St., S. W., and the Corinthian Yacht Club, on the W. bank of the Potomac, S. of Highway Bridge. Races are held 20 mi. below Washington, where the Potomac, which is only a mile wide at Washington, broadens out to nearly five miles.

VIII. Clubs

Clubs play a prominent part in the social life of Washington; yet while the number of important clubs is unusually large, in proportion to population, organizations of a distinctly political nature are conspicuously absent. The chief clubs, to which, of course, strangers may obtain access only through introduction by a member, are given in the following list.

Metropolitan Club (Pl. III—E3), N. W'. cor. 17th and H Sts. (557 res. members; 784 non-res.; 22 diplomatic; 38 hon.); is, and always has been, the most prominent social club in Washington. Racquet Club (Pi. III-D3), 16th St., betw. L and M Sts. (600 res. members; 700 non-res.); a modern athletic club on the lines of the New York and Boston Racquet Clubs, composed of the younger men of Washington, and socially quite important. A special feature is a large number of rooms where members may put up their friends. Cosmos Club (Pl. II-D4), S. E. cor. H St. and Madison Place, a club of world-wide renown with membership consisting largely of men of professional distinction in science, art or letters. (See p. 188.) University Club (Pl. II—D3), N. W. cor. of 15th and I Sts. Membership limited to college graduates; has a women's Annex with dining room for wives of members. A very active club, giving frequent dinners, dances and weekly lectures. The local Harvard, Princeton, Yale, etc., Alumni Associations, having no club rooms, hold their reunions here (p. 220). City Club (Pl. III-E3), N. W. cor. Connecticut Ave. and I St.: Membership includes a majority of the prominent Washington business men. National Press Club (Pl. III—E3), 15th and G Sts.: Membership limited to men; but there are women's evenings, and there is a roof garden where women may dine on these evenings. Gridiron Club. This club has no club house, but gives at the New Willard (Pl. I-A2), the most famous club dinners given in the United States. (see p. 110). Two distinguishing rules which affect the character of these dinners are: 1. "Reporters are never present"; 2. "Ladies are always constructively present"-thus insuring freedom of speech and refinement. The membership is limited exclusively to newspaper correspondents. Arts Club of Washington (Pl. III-E2), 2017 I St.: A small club of men affiliated with one or another of the arts. Army and Navy Club (Pl. III-E3), N. E. cor. Connecticut Ave. and I St.: An old established club for officers of the two services; strong social prestige. Riding and Hunt Club, 22d and P Sts.; has a large tanbark ring where members ride in winter. Congressional Club (Pl. III—D3—No. 29), New Hampshire Ave. and U St.: The leading women's club of Washington; membership limited to wives of Senators, Congressmen and Judges of the Supreme Court (see p. 207). Women's City Club (Pl. III-E3), 22 Jackson Place: Has same general interests as the Men's City Club. American Association of University Women, No. 1634 I St.; Social center for the college and university

women of America (see p. 233). The Alibi Club, at 1806 I St. A small club (40 members), formed by a limited group of socially prominent Washingtonians, chiefly college men, because "poker was not permitted at the University Club." It is mainly a dining club, and has an interesting collection of poems and other contributions written by visitors. Three organizations which have rapidly come to the front in civic matters are: The Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club and the Lions Club, all three of which are composed of men who get together for the purpose of improving the community in which they live. The numerous country clubs of Washington and vicinity include:

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Chevy Chase Club situated at Chevy Chase, Md. (1916 members, both sexes): One of the oldest and most exclusive country clubs. Golf course over-crowded for comfort. Columbia Country Club, also at Chevy Chase, Md., (both sexes): Reputed to have a better golf course than the Chevy Chase Club. Congressional Country Club: recently organized club of which Herbert Hoover is a prominent officer, has just acquired [1922] a 406-acre tract in Maryland, and three golf courses, with a total of 45 holes, are in course of construction. The membership while including many Congressmen is not confined to them. Pierce-Mill Club, Great Falls, Md.: Small membership. Montgomery County Club, furthest out of any of the clubs; dinners, dances, trap shooting and tennis; but no golf. Dumbarton Tennis Club, Wisconsin Ave. and R Sts.: Exclusively for tennis.

See also under "Sports, Games, etc." (p. 26).

IX. Shops and Stores

Art Dealers. *Veerhoff's Galleries, 1320 F St.; *S. J. Venable, 1225 G St.; *Moore Galleries, 729 17th St.; Fred C. Hayes Art Co., 1231 G St.; Charles B. Jarvis, 1309 G St.; The Antique Shop, 815 17th St.; Niepold & Sons, 913 F St.; J. O. Akers, 1142 7th St.; Miss Jane Bartlett, 1337 Connecticut Ave.

Book Stores. *Brentano's, S. W. cor. F and 12th Sts.; Pearlman's Book Shop, 931 G St.; Lowdermilk & Co., 1424 F St. (rare books, prints, etc.); Rare Book Shop, 813 14th St.; *William Ballantyne & Sons, 1409 F St.; C. C. Pursell, 807 G St.

Boots and Shoes. Arthur Burt Co., 1343 F St.; Edmonston & Co., 1334 F St.; Berberich, 813 Pennsylvania Ave.; Rich, N. W. cor. 10th and F Sts.; Family Shoe Store, 310-12 7th St.; N. Hess Sons, Inc., 931 Pennsylvania Ave.; Wm. Hahn & Co., City Club, G St.

Many other well-known makes of shoes, such as the Cantilever, Emerson, Hanover, Regal and Douglas have local branches on Pennsylvania Ave., chiefly between 9th and 10th Sts.