The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-30
WHEELERS ID BE GUESTS OF
 THEIR GOLFERS "krch" and "WiII' Recognized For Faithful Instruction to FTOOkIaWn Beginners Proteges of Original Players Will Give Testimonial Ban quet to Brothers Who Taught Them the
 Game

Seventeen years ago|ong before
 they put the lawn in the Brook1awn
 Club and long before most people
 knew whether golf was medicine or
 a patent breakfast food-"Arch'' and
 golfers of Bridgeport. At the Brook
 lawn Club they established records
 that are still the talk of the members
 gathered at the nineteenth hole.
 Since that time the Wheeler boys
 have taught nearly every golf player
 at the club the exact difference be-
 tween a, stymie and foozle, and nave shown just where the line of dernar-
 cation comes between bunker and 8 caddy. In fact, they've taught prac- d1eally "a all It the p,ayeFs @ all 1, thay-ehe s r,d l Heres where you find out what next happens: In return for the services members of the Brool1awn Club are going to give the Wheelers a compli-,
 mentary banquet at the clubhouse op
 December T. The banquet is to show
 s-in some slight manner our apprecia- l ton, gratitude and good will for the i many valuable suggestions voluntarily ! given us''-us being the golfers.
 l Prepara tions for the affair are elab-
 crate. The Wheelers weren't invited
 in the ordinary way. Instead, beau
 tifully engraved testimonial and invi-
 tation was sent them The testin1on-
 ial is handsome speci1nent Of the
 engraver's art.
 During the past seventeen years.
 Country Club have tried to learn the game of golf. thus getting a little
 nearer nearer ~ to nature S rsnewlng re"1I1 -s Inslr i as we'll as falling in love with the many difficulties presented in playing
 often tried their tempers to the ut-
 most, and have brought out the best
 sportings instincts Of their natures
 During thsze n,sr ssventeen aed WiIIsn XsnTs pe5s
 Wheeler, who are acknowledged as
 true and experienced opponents of the
 game of golf. have often in the most
 friendly and courteous manner, help ed to correct the many faults that most beginners are prone to have. These beginners, after being repea ted their way rejoicing at the wonderful improvement that they have made in playing this grand game
 show our appreciation, gratitude and good will for the many valuable sug- gestions voluntarily given us, we. the presence of MT. Archer C. Wheeler and MT William B. Wheeler to com l BrookIawn Country Club on Saturday. evening. December 7th, 1912 at 7:so'I o'clock
 The signers are: Robert Abbott, Chas. H. Armstrong. James M AuguF. Bernard I. Ashmun. I
 Henry A. Bishop, Frank D. Bell. Tol1n' W Banks, W. C. Bryant, A. H. Bu1lard, Spotswood D. Bowers. F. c. Blanchard, Nathaniel W. Bishop, Fred ] erick C. Bassick, E. W. Bassfck. Wm- E. Bail.ie. F. N Benhan, IT,. Nelson M Beach. S. CanfieId, Murray H. Chapin, R. W. Coggswell, Fayette C. Clark H. IF, De Loss. Chas.. H. Delaney, M Moody Downer. T.. Rn0aFf Hobart E. French, Dr. A. c. Tones, John E. Foster. Jr-, John J. Fisher. Dr. V. P Gibney. Geo. H. Graves. wrn. J. Grippin. Stiles E. Go0odsel1. Frank C. Gernert, zalnon Goodsen. E. A.
 H. H. Hamilton. E. S. Hotchkiss. Philip L. I4olzer. E. H. Ravens, Wn1. T. Hincks, Wm. T. Haviland, Frank Henry P. Henshaw. Percy s. Hill, Geo. s. Hawley. Henry A. Jennings. G. H. N. John Geo. E. Kristen, J. G. Kingsbury 1 \ Calhoun Latham. Walter B. Lashar. L. M. Lawson. Jr.
 Eugene B. Peck. Frank Presby. John s. Pullman, B. D. Pierce, Jr, Allan W. Paige, H. s. Pearsons. L. B.
 John MacIAaren Richardson, David F. Read, Frederick Rhodes, wFn. N. Richardson. John A. Rusling, John A. EtuSl1ng, Jr-
 Hamilton s. shelton. Horace W. Smith. Chas F. Stead, F. A. Strong, Samuel fC. Shaw, Joel F. Selleck, Jr., Robert ] c. Seeley, F. W. Smith, Jr., Radcliffe ! E. Sprott, w. E.. Seeley, Frank s. SIosson Henry H. Taylor, w. S. Feel, Jr. i J. M. Tonlinson. s. R. TOmlinsOn, Fred w. Tracy, Victor G. Thorne Noble E.. Vincent Geo. W. Wheeler. De Yer H. War ner, C. G. Waldo, Arthur K. L. Wat son, D. Fairchild Wheeler, Chas. E. Weeks. w. R. Webster. Jr.. Horace NJ. 1 Whitney Harry A Wheeler, Arthur Wren, John W. Wheeler, Maturin | Waldo. The committees in charge of ar engagements are:
 GuestsrwiIitam J. Nichols. H. E. French
 Music-charIes B. Delaney. F. A. Strong. Decora ations-Eugene B. Peck l Menu-Calhoun Latham. F'inance-Frank T. Staples Reception-H H. Hamilton, chair 1 man, Jonathan Godfrey, Henry E. At water, F. s. Hotchkiss, N w. Bishop, c. Barnun Seeley, Frank D. Bell. H. H. De Loss, David F. Read. Frederick Rhodes, C. G. Waldo, A. E.. MacDon- a1d Murray H. Chapin, Robert Abbott. B. D. Pierce Jr., F. c. Garnert. /i