The Baguio Country Club, Baguio, Philippine Islands (Classic Reprint)

Discover how a small, underfunded club grew into a social hub in early Baguio. This nonfiction narrative traces the Baguio Country Club from its 1906 beginnings to its emergence as a lasting social center in the Philippine highlands. It details the challenges, the community effort, and the milestones that shaped its early facilities and activities.This edition covers how the club built its grounds, acquired land, and expanded to include a clubhouse, cottages, and new sports. It highlights the evolution of membership, the involvement of government and military figures, and the development of golfing, tennis, croquet, trap shooting, and social gatherings that defined daily life at the club. The initial small grounds, limited amenities, and early efforts to offer tennis, croquet, and a nascent golf course. The drive to secure land, form a corporation, and fund a permanent club presence with a grand clubhouse and cottages. The 1908 completion of a substantial clubhouse and its onsite facilities, plus improved courses and new sports venues. The club’s role as a social center, attracting members from government, military, and local communities and hosting ongoing Country Club Day celebrations.Ideal for readers of club history, colonial-era development, and the growth of recreational life in the Philippines. Read more