Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-10
GOLFERS Pave
WAY FOR SEASON.
MEMBERS OF oTTUMWA coUN-
TRY CLUB CHANGE BYLAWS
AND ELECT DIRECTORS.
TO IN r r O We LINKS
Several Changes Were Discussed q
Annual Meeting Last Night-MeH-
bership Limit is Extended
Dues Increased.

It was pure business, devoid OF dis
cussion of the midiron. niblick, clecK
and brassie, but calculated to pave the
way for greater season of their use
than ever before. that attracted some
fifty members Of the Ottumwa Country
club to the annual meeting IN the
rooms of the Commercial ASSOCIATION
last night. Nine directors were eject
ed, three amendments to the bylaws
made and the foundation lald lot
season of rare sport by the dellbera-
tions of the golfers last night some
of the improvements discussed was "
connect the club house with the dane
ing pavilion with covered waltz
adding a porch to the east side OF tne
pavilion and installing a motor 70
force the water to the huge tank for
use during the months when the We
locity Of the wind is not SUFFICIENT 70
operate. the wind mill. The question
of laying some 1900 feet OF thing on
the links and charging the locker
room were also discussed. These I'M.
provements will be further considered
by the. new board Of directors. me
thing. additional locker room ana tue
purchase of motor will probably pc
done at once
The amendments to the bylaws IN
crease the limit of membership from
200 to 225, increase the annual cues
and change the terms OF the dlrectols.
There are already ten prospectlss
members on the waiting list, ana NC
remaining fifteen will doubtless 20
easily secured The new dlrectoiS
elected are as follows
II. w. Merrill, j. H. Morrell ana a.
Odenwalder for three years; Wai.el
McNett, M. C. Gilmore and w n
Ferguson for tive years; Or. :. =,
spiiman. N. w. Cowles and +. =.
Clark for one year.
The annual reports of the treas
nrer. entertainment committee, greens
and grounds committee, and mouse
committee were read and received.
The Changes 70 Bylaws.
The changes to the bylaws as pre-
sented nv the committee on amend
ments were adopted. The amenu-
1--WE recommend the following
.mandment to article 2, section OIL
the bylaws: ~
.aBe it resolved. that the bylaws con
corning dues Of associate memberships pa'
and associate memberships for 1anf
Ties where there Is no regular mem I'M
her be amended as follows: me an
ana, tlnea Of an associate membership
shall be $3.50 and the annual dues q
an associate family membership snAl
no 40 both payable 1T the same time
ne the regular dues and under tns
same conditions and regulations. only
Ter,,lar members shall have any
financial interest or share IN ehe
club. .s,a.r,np
amendment to article Of the artlcles
of Incorporation:
" ".At the election Of directors on
March s, 1910, one-third Of the entlrg 1
bnard shall be elected to serve unul
Ms next annual election. one-thlrd 70
serve until the second annual electloil
thereafter, and one-third to serve uii-
al the third annual election there
sfter. At each annual election sue
cessors shall be elected to the direc.'
tors whose terms expire at that time
and the directors so elected shall serve I,
FOR the term Of three years and VI, untu !.
+beir successors are duly elected.
Changing the limit OF membership
from 200 to 225.''