The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-07
POPULARITY
OF GOLF
will the Morris County Soon
Become q Country Club?

J
Plans are Said to be in Contem-
plation for a New Club House
Project. Freely Talked of Mode
Necessary by Increased Demands
on Club House for Entertain
ments The Clubs Growth.
1t is within the bounds of possibil-
ity that the Morris County Golf Club
will shortly develop into a full
fiedged country club, with its accom-
panying conveniences and comforts.
The increasing demand on the club
house as place for dinners and en-
tertainments has made the necessity
for more room apparent and the mem
bers are discussing various plans,
either for the enlargement of the pre-
sent club house or the erection of a
new building.
All plars are yet in embryo but the
sentiments of the stock holders are
said to be generally in favor of a
large club house to be erected on the
north side of the railroad tracks 1t
is also said that the Lackawanna con-
templates the sinking of the roadbed
through the club property. One of the
more prominent directors of the club
was seen by a Chronicle reporter on
Wednesday evening, and said that
while no plans were yet formulated
extensive improvements would un-
ooubtedly be made in the near future.
Just what they were, he said he
was not yet in position to state.
Already the recently purchased mus
room property is being ploughed and
graded. In the spring it will be
seeded and will be ready for golfing
purposes in the fall.
An important meeting of the stock
holders of the club was held last week
and the board of directors was re-
duced from a membership of twenty
two to nine. This plan was adopted
in order to assure fuller attendance
at board meetings. AL of the nine
directors are residents Of this city
the new board being composed Of
George G. Frehnghuysen, president !:
Robert F. Ballautine, William B.
Skidmore, Albert H. Vernam, George
G. kip, r. H. Thomas, Thomas G..
Bushnell, W. Allston Flagg and
Alexander Fl. Tiers. The ladies'
committee elected is as follows: Mrs
Marmaduke Tilden, Mrs Charles Brad
ley, Mrs. Rudolph H. Kisseil, Mrs
W. Allston Flagg Mrs Alexander H.
Tiers and Mrs. Robert f. Ballantine.
The growth and popularity of the
Morris County Golf Club is due to
its excellent location, the splendid
ma agement it has enjoyed, and to
the love Of Morristown people for out
door sports. Founded in 1895, by
women, the club soon obtained a
congenial membership and a seven
hole course was laid out. During
the first year its management rested
entirely in the hands of the ladies'
headed by Miss Nina Howland, as
president, ard Mrs. H. Mex. Twombly
as vice president. Though golf was
then in its infancy in this country the
success of the club was assured. In
creased membership called for a
longer cour.e and more land was pur-
chased, In December, 1926, the wait
ing list was larger than the original
membership and the club became a
corporation. with capital stock of
$40, 600, the par value of each share
being $l00 The first share holders
were Marmaduke Tilden Charles
Bradley, Alexander II. Tiers, Richard
H. Williams, Paul Revere, r. H..
Thomas and George G. Frelinghuy-
sen. Shortly after its incorporation,
the women passed the active manage
ment over to the men, though retain
ing a Womens Committee. Since
then the clubs popularity has steadily
increased with corresponding growth
from a seven to the present eighteen
hole course of more than 6, 600 yards.
Today the club is the social centre Of
this section of the State.
In an article descriptive of the 49,
hole course of the Morris County
Golf Club an article in last Sunday Is
Tribune concludes
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