New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-01-18

work out Improvements before settling down to
quiet old age.
The annual report of the executive committee. as
read by w. FelIowes Morgan. the secretary. was in
part follows:
On December /. 1906. the membership of the AS
ISOLATION was 10 associate and 331 allied clu a
there were 2S7 clubs. the result being due to the
election OF eleven allied and the RESIGNATION OF tour
follows:
Lancaster Country Club Morristown Field Club.
Shore Field Club Waveland Park Golf Club; Kenil-
o@nrv cSgn b n6 SC Psno nede Golf O Cub b0
destinations were received from the heniiG worm
try Club and the Washington Golf Club.
That the association is N goo 6 tho rnpor
OF the treasurer, from which we see that the total
b0r ene ysar haSe See showing net gam
for the year of 1896 o.
the executive committee in cutting down the APP
preparation the clubs holding the amateur anc
the wonens championships, the former having beeh
reduced from $500 to $40 and the latter from
81 me 70 e Sge 81 ay ee of Sso $500
was for prizes and for expenses OF the champion
ship tournaments leaving about sl''oo TO the cir
Outside OF the championships the matter of great
est interest has been the discussion as 10 inc
changes in the rules of golf, the correspondents
S wnde me f Cub OF ST. Adrews and the work OF
committee new code. 1t had been claiIned
new code of rules, or else an entire Encouragement
Of the old code.
The report then gives the correspondence lldl
passed between the st. Andrews club and the OK
ecutive committee, and ends follows:
The committee had both letters printed and sent
out to every club in the association and 10 NUM-
Der prominent golfers asking for Suggestions DIS
to changes wanted Only few answers ana sus-
eestions received Your executive committee
Nessrs Chauncey. Calkins and Morgan, the task
codifying the rules. ernbodyfng such changes as
they might approve =,
This special committee has given great zeal OF
time TO this subject. and draft OF the propoSeu
changes to and Encouragement of the present rules
has already been prepared This draft is to De
carefully revised. and soon as 1t can be put III
final order il will be forwarded to the rules OF So
committee of St Andrews as the matur ana care
fully considered suggestion of our national assocld
tin on a revision of the rules OF the game
AS usual. the ticket presented by the nominating
committee consisting of James L. Taylor CHAIR
man: Hugo r. tombstone and A r. Gates was
elected without opposition and the secretary Was
requested 10 cast one ballot, as follows:
President. Daniel Chauncey, Garden City Coll
Club: vice-presidents. Stlas H. Strawn Midlothian
Country Club and Alexander Britton, Chevy chase
Club: secretary w FelIowes, Morgan BaltusFol
Golf chlb: treasurer, Samuel Y. Heedner, Phlla-
delphia Cricket Club.
The executive committee consists OF the foregoing
officers and Leighton Calkins. Plainfeld Country
Cluh: J. D. Cady, Rock Island Arsenal Golf Cluo'
Herbert Jaaues. Country Club of Brookhne, ana -
r Thompson. HomewOod Country Ciuo
The treasurer's report showed balance on mana
of s11 4a6 IS i motion made and carried to
invest $4,000 of the amount in first class bonds.