The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-26
CLUB RULES MADE TO ORDER
A MEMBER WHO WAS ALLOWED
TO PAY CASH DAILY.

Another who Got q Country Club 70 Lot Him
Out Of signing C~hecbu-TIle Young
Governor VINO ToOk Care Of a Delin-
quent-MakIng Money by Hiring Cahs.
Even the rules Of New York clubs are not
iniexible. 1t was not long g that one OF
them went 60 far out Of it's usual routine
as 10 allow an older member to pay cash
for everything he had. His case was out
Of the ordinary. He was not young. he
wa ell but alone In the world, as his only
relative, q sister, lived In the South, and his
day was spent In the clubhouse. One day
he went to one Of the governors and asked
for a few minutes,
SYou see," he said, Il am an old man.
There are not many years before me In this
world. have all my affairs ready to leave
I have not a debt In the world.
"There 10 one thing, however, t~hattroubles
me. / nave to wait every month before l
pay my bills here. Couldn't the house
committee make some arrangement by
which / could pay every night when l 60
away? That would be a great relief TO me
and ! could sleep much better with the
knowledge that l had settled up everything
for the day"
DuCH u I0QucuJ udh hCNOA OOCh
fore. 1t was necessary to have the house
committee take action on 1t. The governor
told him, however, that he would bring IL
up before the members. They granted
the permission and the cashier daily made
out the statement for this member.
Another clubman had somewhat the
same sort OF request TO make ofthe govern
ing committee Of a country club in the
neighborhood Of New York. He one day
approached the cashier with the request
that he might make soma arrangement
by which It would not be pay, pay. pay
from the time he got to the club until he
went bach to New York.
1T is the rule that all charges in the club
house and for the game" said the cashier.
must be signed for before the member
leaves the club
THAT is all very WELL" the member re-
piled, "but it is a great nuisance to me TO
have to sign a check for my caddie. FOR q
new golf ball IL l need one, for a glass OF
shandygaH, for q newspaper and a stage
to carry me to the station. l counted up
the other day and I had signed ten checks
before l left here.
Now I come hereffor recreation. don't
want to think Of business even to the extent
Of writing my name on paper for what
have had
The cashier said that he could do nothing
about it and suggested that the matter
be put before the board OF governors, VINO
had the say In such matters as there was
no separate house committee. The men,
bsr did this and now signs no checks
He doesn't even have to see them, as every
expense he has Is reported at the of1oe
and the cashier enters them In an account
dept in his name. Now for the first time
he enjoys the complete freedom from
responsibility that he sought.
Often rules are not strictly enforced
AGAINST members Of long standing. and one
story Of that kind is told Of a club which
Ia supposed to be the most difficult to get in
| OF ali in New York. There q member was
ohronically In arrears for his dues as well
"a for his house charges. 1t was impossible
with the best will in the world for his friends
| to overlook the matter any longer. All the
members had known him for years and
| the governors who, whether they liked him
or not, had been acquainted with him from
the time they came into the club as young
sters, finally realized that he would nave
to be suspended, that official action would
| have TO be taken. 1t might stir him to some
new method OF finding the means to pay
his charges. He was present on the night
| the fateful meeting was to be held. de was
seated, moreover, where he commanded q
view OF the staircase. He saw all the gov
arm ors wander up to their room. Only one
was stn downs tairs.
r. was he. however, that the delinquent
was waiting for. He wa the youngest
governor In the club and in him alone lay
hone, Finally this man, who had known
the delinquent ever since he hrst became
a member Of the club as one OF me oloeS1
members, started upstairs to the room.
The msn slipped quickly into the hall.
Il would not be surprised, ne said after
apoloeizing briefly, III my name should
be mentioned at the goVernofs meeting
tonight. In fact, ] am a little behind IN
OF membership in the club. Now, thought
mat as a governor you might look out Tor
me-see that no summary action s,t2ken:
In a few days 1t will be all right and l will
be in a position 10 attend to the account
myself." IL. j.,
~nortance. To be addressed In this way
by one Of the oldest members on the way
to attend his first board meeting made him
realize how much OF a man he must be.
had beer importuned for this same favor
until he was weary and the board was now
1 ready to take final action.
Il will keep your request In mind, Mr..
A." he said. you may rely on my
interest in your behalf
With the utmost dignity the member In
arrears thanked him and went home. For
various reasons he did not want TO Gee
the governors when they came down.
well have 10 take some action tonight
In the case Of old man A., the chairman
was saving an hour later at the board meet
ing. you know he's way behind again
more thar ever. He'll never pay up unless
we do something that will scare him. ]
suppose IL will have to be suspension this
time
This was tbs cue for the new governor,
who had not opened his head until that
time, but had only shaken 1t 70 show that
he assented. He cleared his throat so as
to make sure that his voice would not 60
back on him.
Il would like to nave my houe charges
that there may be against Mr. A. he said,
as the others stared at him In astonish-
ment, transferred TO my account. / will
be responsible for any such until he may
be ready TO meet them.'
Then he took HE seat satisfied that he
had, by looking after the welfare Of an old
member, made his first appearance as a
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