2 0 th ▁Century , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁their ▁guests ▁used ▁to ▁gather ▁for ▁fo x ▁hunting ▁activities . ▁The ▁hun ts ▁were ▁not ▁held ▁on ▁club ▁property , ▁but ▁rather ▁on ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁surrounding ▁far ml and ▁that ▁the ▁members ▁arranged ▁to ▁use ▁with ▁the ▁bless ing ▁of ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁far mers . ▁With ▁this ▁event , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁" rap id ly ▁becoming ▁the ▁On w ents ia ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Side ". ▁ ▁The ▁Village ▁of ▁Mid l oth ian ▁Anne xes ▁the ▁Mid l oth ian ▁Country ▁Club ▁ ▁This ▁property ▁would ▁remain ▁under ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁Bre men ▁Township ▁and ▁subsequently ▁Cook ▁County ▁until ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁process ▁of ▁Bre men ▁He ights ▁into ▁the ▁Village ▁of ▁Mid l oth ian ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁to ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Information ▁▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁M embers ▁ ▁John ▁G . ▁Sh ed d ▁George ▁R . ▁Thor ne ▁R . H . ▁D onn elly ▁Albert ▁Sp ald ing ▁Marshall ▁Field ▁ ▁Club ▁Events ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Western ▁Open ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁- ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁- ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁ ▁Western ▁Am ateur ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁- ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁