New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
WOMEN GOLFERS MEET.
PLANS FOR THE SEASON.
CHAM pionship Tourney at the Esser
County Country Club.

The next championship tournament of the
Women's Metropolitan Golf Association VIII be
held the links of the Essex County country
Club This was settled at the annual meeting
of the association. held yesterday at the home OF
Mrs Charles L. Tiffany, No. l2s East 3sth street
this city Although the exact dates were not
fixed it practically settled that the tournament
will be held either the last week in May or the
first week in June.
Yesterdays meeting was probably the best at
tended IN the history of the organization. In
addition TO the thirty-fve voting delegates many
other well known women golfers were present
Quite a discussion arose to the advisabiiity OF
changing the date of the championship from she
spring TO the fall. The only objection 10 the
spring that of the women had TOO
short time for practice On the other hand,
good many away in the early autumn; conse-
quently it was deemed advisable to let well
enough alone.
1t is by no means certain that the district team
matches viii be repeated during the coming SEES
This is a question which has been left TO
the discretion of the executive committee. and
the latter will be guided entirely in its move
ments by the amount of general interest dis
played later. The officials want It thoroughly
understood that they through trying to do
impossibilities. has been the case the last two
three years Whatever is to be done by the
members Esust be spontaneous. There will be no
missionary work by few.
That the officials were in earnest in this dec
lsration shown by the fact that the adVisa-
held in Boston next summer. was put to vote
This unusual procedure was prompted by recol-
lection Of the showing made by the metropolitan
team last spring, when it went TO Atlantic City
shorthahded. There were those who argued that
II would be better to stay at home than TO
send team than would not be representative
The mere suggestion however. of allowing their
end Of the Griscom Cup competition to go by de-
fault seemed to rouse the delegates from their
lethargy, SO that when the question was put to
T-DTn rrA --nC q rn G IN n anH
a team The women then did mere, by pledging
themselves then and there 10 stand by the snip
just how strong the team will be Is largely a
matter Of conjecture at this time, but the hopes
of the women were not raised when they learned
that Miss Georgiana Bishop, the metropolitan
champion, and Miss Elsa Hurlbut will not be
available. Miss Bishop intends to spend most of
the year in the West while the Morris County
girl will sail for Europe in April.
Word was received that the Baltusroi Golf Club
would hold three-day tournament for women
in the fall while several other clubs sent assur-
ances Of their willingness to have the women
make Use of their links fer one-day affairs. The
officials urged the delegates to their efforts
toward promoting competitions at home. and all
the clubs in the association will be asked to send
their handicap lists to Miss Frances c. Griscom
who has charge OF the Eastern rating. The fol-
lowing ticket presented by the nominating COM
mjttee elected
President. Mrs Charles L Tiffany; viee-presi-
Harrison; treasurer. Miss NJ. e Irving fifth mem
Der of executive committee, Mrs. W FelloWes Nor
gan
Mrs. Tiffany succeeds Mrs. y. Pendleton Rogers
while Mrs. Sanford, a former president, takes the
place vacated by Mrs. Tiffany Miss Harrison
succeeds Miss Hurlbut and Miss Irving takes the
place Of Mrs S F. Leterts. Among those at the
meeting
Miss Marie Harrison, Mrs II. D. Patterson, Mrs
W FelloWes Morgan. Miss Page SchwaFzwalder
and Mrs. z. N. Bacon, BaltuSrol Golf Club; Miss
Georgiana Bishop. Brooklyn Country Club; Mrs
a d Aldrdge. Dyker Meadow Golf Club; Mrs. 5.
B. Ayres, Dunwoodie Country Club; Mrs s. r
Lefferts and Mrs. Frank Enos Englewood Golf
Club; Mrs James Barclay and Mrs. L Eubacker,
Hackensack Golf Club; Mrs. C. l. Tiffany and
Mrs. H. F. Whitney. Nassau Country Club; Miss
Maud Van Boskerk, Plaipfeld Country Club; Mrs.
H r Woods and Miss II. E. Irving, Richmond
County Country Club; Mrs. Belknap PoVeiton
Golf Club; Miss Elsa Hurbut and Mrs. W. d
Vanderpool, Morris County Golf Club: Mrs E. F.
Sanford and Mrs. Percy Ingalls,, Essex County
Country Club; Mrs. A Il. Harris, ApawaTnis club,
and Mrs Edward Burgess, Wee Burn Golf Club