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Mich. residents add 4% sales tax. swee U I 135 E. Maple, Corner of Woodward 433-3800 GET REMITS • Call The Jewish News 354-6060 HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT STROLLERS TO CHOOSE Easy to fold stroller built for two babies, folds up pencil-thin for easy storage. Seats adjust to three positions, front swivel wheels that lock, adjustable footrest. TANDEM STROLLER Baby'n Kids Bedrooms Mon-Sat 9:30 PM - 9 PM Sunday 12 - 5 PM 349-2515 TWELVE OAKS MALL, 27780 NOVI RD. , NOVI, MI FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1988 per 10 $2 $17.50 $2.50 $20 $27 $3 summit SALE! 26 $9 $27 $17.50 $35 $17.50 P.O. BOX 154 LATHRUP VILLAGE, MI 48076-0154 DETROIT • BIRMINGHAM 1247 Broadway 963-2171 each per 10 BOBBY BONILLA JOSE CANSECO WALLY JOYNER MARK McGWIRE GREG SWINDELL The Clubs Nevertheless, members report, the Jewish clubs have changed somewhat over the years. The changes are not universally welcomed, says one Franklin Hills member, but reflect those in society at large. There is a "greater infor- mality," particularly in dress. Dress codes still exist, but are less rigid. "People are realiz- ing," says one long-time member of Knollwood, "that you are not your clothes and that, when you've finished work, you want to relax, not compete." Another obvious develop- ment over the years is that the clubs have become more family-oriented. Although primary membership re- mains a male prerogative, men's clubs have become family clubs. Expanded social activities range from formal parties and theme nights to bingo, and they cater to fami- ly members of all ages. Pools, tennis courts and saunas sup- plement the golf courses. Aquatic and aerobic classes are provided in response to current interest in spa-style work-outs. At a time when more Americans are eating out than ever before, the clubs' dining facilities, always highly rated, are even more popular. "In fact," says a Knollwood member, "there's much more utilization of all the facilities, including the golf course, than there was years ago. I don't think I've ever seen them in so much use as they were last year." Passion for golf remains a major motive for membership, says Leonard Simons, who combined his own loves of golf and history in producing a history of Franklin Hills to mark the club's 60th anniver- sary last year. Golf, not other activities, he points out, was the raison d'etre of Redford, which was "a club within a club" as the golfing facility of the Phoenix Club, the Jewish social club founded in 1872 in Detroit. The two clubs had a common membership and ad- ministration until they separated in 1920. When the clubhouse became too small for extend- ed social activities and a rapidly-expanding Detroit threatened to encroach on the Redford course, the club mov- ed to Franklin and changed its name to Franklin Hills. The new and highly- acclaimed course, designed by Donald Ross, and Albert Kahn clubhouse were opened in 1927. Many of Franklin Hills' original members lived in Palmer Woods, attended Tern- ple Beth El and belonged to the German-Jewish families often regarded at the time as the "elite' of Detroit's Jewish community. Has access to pretigious ci- ty clubs, with broader-based memberships, affected the de- mand for country club membership? Club officials decline to comment on club affairs. In- dividual members, however, say "No!' "When you comapre city and country clubs, you're talking apples and oranges," says one. "They have distinct- ly different purposes." Although primary membership remains a male prerogative, men's clubs have become family culbs. If there is an element of competition, then country clubs are likely to do better, he believes, because of their location near the new subur- ban business centers. While city clubs are seeking members, country club memberships are reportedly running at or near maximum. Most club members join both. Fees for business/city clubs ($1,500 initiation and $115 per month at the Deteroit Athletic Club last year) are often paid by employers and are generally much lower than country clubs. As reported in 1987, in- itiation fees were $25,000 at Tam O'Shanter; $30,000 at Knollwood and $31,250 at Franklin Hills (the most ex- pensive in the state). Basic annual dues were $3,600; $4,200 and $3,900 respectively. These clubs also require, as a condition of membership, regular charitable contribu- tions, usually to the Allied Jewish Campaign, though in some instances non-Jewish charities are acceptable alternatives. Says one member, "If you can afford to belong to a coun- try club, you can afford to put something back into society." The basic outlay, added to such expenses as greens fees and minimum monthly din- ing room charges, make membership an expensive business and rising costs of maintenance and services constitute a perennial ad- ministrative headache. Full- capacity membership alone does not keep clubs solvent, particularly those with a low turnover in membership and a large proportion of older members, who often pay