Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-08
YACHT CLUB AT
kEYP0RT PLANS
First Annual Banquet to
be Held April 20.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

"PeCtut 70 FHe hF bNtNS NE VS.
Keyport, April S.-The first an.
nual banquet Of the Keyport Yacht
Club, will be held in the Pavilion
Hotel, Thursday, April 20, and a
large attendance is anticipated.
Present Officers.
The officers of the club are
Charles Rossi. commodore; Karl
Mathiason, vice commodore; Harvey
S. Bedle, real commodore; Thos
Burrowes, treasurer; Richard Bur-
rowes, secretary; Norman B. Lock
wood, Asst. secretary; William A.
Gill, official measurer; Rev. H. W.
Bruninghausen, chaplain; DR.. G. C.
Hoagland, fleet surgeon.
The trustees are: One year-P. A.
Sondergaard, Winfield Maurer, VIM.
c. Low; two years-Wm. E. Wool
ley, ST., Geo. w. Brown, VIM. A.
Gill; three years R. R. Brown,
Vadin Curtis, D. P. Van Deventer.
The initiation fee is IS and the
annual dues $12.
Original Officers.
The Keyport Yacht Club was in
corporated under the name of the
Keyport Boat Club March 8, 1908,
and its incorporators were, Thomas
%Burrowes, Richard Burrowes, Hen
ry lofts, Harry Coons, and William
A. Gill. The first meeting was held
in the rooms of the Hook and Lad
der Company and fifteen members
were enrolled. The officers elected
at that time we're: P. A. Sender
gard, commodore; w. A. Gill, vice
commodore; Thos. Burrowes, treas
urer; Alfred G. Metsger, secretary;
Henry lofts, Cor. secretary; j. A.
Hawkins, official measurer; H. A.
Young, fleet captain; DR.. G. C.
Hoagland, fleet surgeon; trustees,
Thos. Burrowes, Richard Burrowes,
Henry Tofts, William A. Gill, Harry
Coons.
A holding company was organized
composed of members of the club to
take over the property selected by
them, and as this venture proved 8
success they began their occupancy
on July 8, 1908. The membership
during this time increased rapidly
A fair was held ON the club grounds
July list, I'd and Sd, 1909, and g
large amount of money was raised
enabling them to build a dock 14O
feet long, making access by water
very convenient.
Is Well Represented.
The club is represented in the
Raritan Dory Association and the
meet that was held at Keyport on
Labor Day last is an occasion of rec
ord, pictures of which are here
shown.
Many successful entertainments
have been held for the benefit of the
members and their families.
The Keyport Boat Club changed
it's name to the Keyport Yacht Club
Inc, January IA, 1910, and at this
time they felt that they were in 6
position to take owe the property
from the holding company, which
they did on January IS, 1911. After
this was consummated the event was
celebrated by an enjoyable luncheon
at one OF the leading hotels In town
The Keyport Yacht Club holds
membership In the New Jersey Wa,
terway League, American Power
Boat Association and Raritan Dory
Association.
Has Ideal Location.
The location of the property Ii
ideal for boating purposes and Is &C
knowledged to be one Of the finest
sites on Rarltan Bay. The club Is
justly proud of it's fine feet Of motor
and sail boats, also of Its facilitie:
for bathers and boat owners. Great
strides In the improvement Of the
club property; also the increasing
accommodations for its members are
looked forward to this year.