The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-25
NEW HAVEN COUNTRY CLUB
CORPORATION FORMED AT 4 MEET
 ING LAST NIGHT.

Constitution and By-laws in Accordance With Preliminary Circular Adopted Lease of Grounds to be Made Immedi- ateIy-Governing Board of Nine Mem bers Elected.
 The New Haven County club, which has been on the tapis for several weeks, is now assured. A large meeting or those who have signified their intention of becoming members by signing the preliminary circulars sent out by the promoters was held at the lawn club last night. Quite a few ladies were among those in attendance. Prof. T. c. Woolsey was chosen chairman or meeting and John K. Beach secretary. After stating the object of the club as has previously been given in this paper a constitution and bylaws, which had been previously prepared was with some few amendments adopted. The organization is in the nature of vol untary corporation. The secretary re- ported that thus far 127 men and l2 women had subscribed as active mem bers and S1 women and boys as asso- ciate members.
 This is about three quarters of the proposed membership. MT. Beach stated that it was very necessary that the lease of the farm should be settled with MT. Davis immediately. On motion he was appointed committee to arrange all the details and take the necessary steps toward signing the lease.
 A committee consisting of Irving Fisher, Thomas Hooker and w. l.. Ben nett was appointed to nominate nine men to compose the governing board of the club. The committee reported the following who were unani- rnously chosen: John K. Beach, E. E. Bradley and Eli Whitney, for three years; Prof. Vim. Beebe, c. K. Billings and H. M. English, for two years; J. E. Heaton, Philip Montgomery and Prof. T. s. Woo1sey until the annual meeting of the club, which will be on the third Tuesday in October. These men will meet at the office of John K. Beach to- morrow afternoon at o'clock for the purpose of electing their officers
 The meeting was then adjourned un- til Saturday, April 16, at 8 o'clock, when the matter of the lease of the grounds and plans for the buildings will be discussed and report as to the organization of the governing beard and the appointment of commit tee will be heard. Several sets of plans for the building and grounds, showing the topography and the location of the golf links and lawn tennis courts were informally exhibited. Of those who have already signed the roll of mem bership are the following:
 John w. filling, Amos F. Barnes, Rober "A. Brown, Dwight D. Bowers, pr. I1mo thy H: Bishop, Edward C. h Bqekland ps dan ] Frederick F, Brewster, Theodore A. Blake Louis H. Bristol, F. c. P. Barnes, Johr K. Beach, Thomas c. Bennett, Mrs
 homas RfeF G He0rg e0rH Barnes ls'9 Charles M K. Billings, ,Rodman V. Beach, Roger s Baldwin, Francis G. Beach, William s Bennett, Frank l.; Bigelow, Henry .df H W. ! Comstock, Fayette s. Curtis. Dr S. Hartwell Chapman, Miss Isabella Crom well, Miss M. T. Dana, George 5. DickeIr man, Mrs Dickerman, Godfrey Dunscomb Downs Harry G. Day. Rev pr. George " Douglass, Charles S. DeForest, Miss B. De Forest Downer, Wilbur F Day k Benjami1l ami D, Cady Eaton. James E. English, " T Fields, Prof. Henry W. Farnam,- Bruc Fenn, Samuel F. Fisher, Ellsworth l. Foote John Brewster Fitch, Walter R. Gilbert Harry c. Holcomb, Justus S. Hotchkiss John Edward Heaton; Thornton Hunt Lynde Harrison, Richard r. Holbrook, Prof Arthur T. Hadley, Frank H. Hooker, Thom as Hooker, Henry l.. Hotchkiss, Mrs. Hen ry l.. Hotchklss, Edwin F.. Hall, John M Hall, C. w. L. Johnson, John Day Jack son, Mrs. Charles Kimberly Seymour ( X Jloonlis. Isaac Lyon, Henry R. Long, Henr A. Lyman, Burton Mansfield, Elliott Morse Charles S. Mersick, Mrs: John Mans A.1 McC. Matthewson. John T. Manson, M. Matthews, William H. Moseley J. Nichols, Branford, Walter R.. Nichols, Al \ thur S. Osborne, Arthur D. Osborne, Joh Ji Osborn, Prof William Lyon Phelps, Mrs $. Pardee, c. Berry Peets, Charles + Pickett, Henry s. Parmelee, John K. Puf derford. Henry c. Rowe, Prof. H. M. Key Ring, pr. B. V. Reynolds. Miss Mary ouir cy, George ?. Seymour, pr L. C. Sanfort Miss Laura Stoughton, Nehemiah D. Sperry pr. Henry l.. Swain. Henry B, Sargep Wendell M str9ng g Rsg Dr NeW snit E Hayes Trowbridge, Frank B. Trov bridge Miss F. M. Trowbridge, Judge Wi liam K Townsend Miss Carolyn Ca prov Trowbridge. Eli Whitney, Joseph T. Whi tlesey, Prof IT. S. Woolsey James I Webb, F. Wells Williams, Pierce N. Welcl Mrs. Pierce N. Weelch, Stephen WhitneeiI Watrous, Dr. F. H. Whlttemore, S. 4 York, $. A. York jr., Charles H. Zimme man.