The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-16
WILL ORGANIZE
COUNTRY CLUB
SUBJECT DISCUSSED FAvoRABLY
AT MERCHANTS LUNCHEON
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
MEMBERS $50 EACH
To Finance Project First Year.
Lease Thirty Acres in Cairo
Drainage District -- Success
Seems Assured.

Upwards of thirty business men at
tended the Merchants Luncheon yes
terday at Alexander Club grill room
The committe In charge were Chas
Feuchter, Jr., (chairmanl, F. II.
Smyth and Roy =. Gholson Mr..
Feuchter stated that the subject for
discussion on this occasion would he
the Country Club proposition. which
had been broached at the previous
Injecting and he called upon H. s. Can.
dee OF the committee appointed to
consider and report upon the subject,
TO tell about the work of the commit.
tee. Mr. Candee said he and Messrs
Feuehter and Halliday (the other
| members Of the committee) had
made several trips through the Cairo
| Drainage District with a view to find
ing a site, and they had found several
| that could be secured and would be
in every way desirable for the pur-
pose. 1t was proposed to secure Is
or so acres. or more. The ground
could be leased, and 1t was estimated
that the cost of establishing the club
and maintaining 1t for one year would
be $4,000 In the estimates thus made
the cost of the necessary buildings,
preparing the grounds for golf, ten
mis-, croquet, rife range, and fishing
preserve had been included. Mr..
Candee believed that a membership
OF 40 al $40 each should be, insisted
ulsn 10 begin with this to be lncreas.
ed to al least one hundred TO make
| the organization permanent, He be
| lievcd the cost of malntainance after
| the first year would not exceed $1,000
per anum.
l.. e. Dennlson declared himself
heartily In favor of the proposition.
believing II would be good for The
business men of Cairo and good fol
Cairo. The success of the club would
depend upon large membership brl'
he would favor starting 1t on any
basis.
c. L. Keaton favored the project
and declared his intention to go in
TO II.
Phil c. Barclay said the only OBJ
be too long walk He had no doubt
the amusements that would be afford.
ed would be health promoting and he
would like to see the business men of
Cairo live long.
John $. Aisthorpe spoke of the
healthful influence of such an organi-
zation upon It's members. An after.
noon of spent at golf or some other
sport would give business man new
zest for business and he would be
able to accomplish more. Mr.. Ais
thorpe spoke of the game of golf as
one In which the older men could In
dulge as 1t was not a running or
jumping game, but a walking game. In
which the players walked for miles hi
chasing a ball rubber. not "high'') J
and didn't realize 1t because Of the
sport involved Mr.. Aisthorpe be.
lieved the present street railway
company would extend its line to the
grounds, which would meet the objee-
ton raised by MIR. Barclay that 1t
would be too far to walk. The com
pany had already placed material on
the ground for an extension. He
would have the club start on safe
financial basis.
Congressman Thistiewood was called
upon for few remarks and expressed
himself favorable to the proposition
but warned those present that his ex-
perience in keeping up country
club" was that it would not do to fg.
ure on getting II and keeping 1t up
too cheaply. He said a country club
would be nice but expensive.
Chairman Feuchter read form of
pledge to be signed by those who are
willing to go into the organization
At the suggestion of Mr.. Aisthorpe
the committee appointed the previous
meeting Messrs. II. L. Halliday, Chas.
Feuchter and II. s. Candee. were d.
reeted to pursue the matter further
and report progress at the next meet
ing.
Mr.. Feuchter appointed W. p. HH-
cite to preside at the next luncheon
~. tn rhousa his assistants