Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-12
GOLF CLUB GAINED
 11s MEMBERS IN YEAR
Grosvenor Ely Reelected President at
 Annual Meeting.

Monday night the annual meetings of the Norwich Land company and the clubhouse at Trading Cove with many of the members in attendance. Willis Austin presided at the meeting of the land company in the absence of the president, General Edward HarIand. The meeting was called to order at S.15 o'clock and the reports of tk c sec retary and treasurer. J. Ralph Howe, were accepted. The board of directors was reelected as follows: General Ed ward Harland, 0. l.. Johnson, GrosVen- or Ely, Willis Austin and J. Ralph Howe. At a later meeting of the board the officers of the company will be elected.
 The meeting of the golf club were venor Ely, in the chair and the re- ports of Treasur Martin E. Guensen were submitted. The membership of the club is as follows: Active 116 men, 143 women and one youth, a total of 260. which is an increase of 11S dur ing the year. Eight resignations have been received since the first of the year, change of residence being the the club during it's two years of ex- istence at it's new site has been very gratifying to the officers The mem bershfp numbered only 30 menb CTS when the change was made from Mo began park and indications point to another big increase in membership during the coming year.
 Spent Over $5,ooo.
 The treasurers report showed that a little over s5.000 had been expended throughout the year, leaving a bal ance in the treasury $2100 was taken in the constitution drafts of which had been prepared, were announced by President Ely. They included the fol- lowing:
 The paoascitx5 of O eaora+ar,, o,,d ,-, assistant treasurer on account of the work having become too arduous for one man to perform; an additional tennis committee and a winter sports committee changing of active members to men over IS years of age having a winter or summer residence within 25 miles of Norwich and adding to the associate membership men over Is years having both winter and summer residences more than 25 miles from Norwich, this for the purpose of open ing the nonresident membership to men initiation fees of S25 for men and s10 for women and raising the dues of the active members from $20 to $25. The changes were approved and ordered incorporated.
 Subsequently part of section 1 of article " was altered to read as fol- lows: The green committee shall ar range all tournaments and competi- tions and elect a captain who shall have in his charge the arrangement and direction of the club team, on motion of Willis A. Austin who sug- gested the importance of providing for a club captain.
 Money for Pipe Line.
 Chairman A. H. Case then made the report of the special committee that was appointed to raise the sum of s1 800 among the members for the pur- pose of equipping the course with pipe line to water the green. The re- port which was accepted showed that the sum of $91o had been pledged, and c. D. Foster and J. D. Moulton was scriptions from women members. Pres ident Ely was authorized to name a committee of ladies to assist. and Mrs. Willis Austin and Miss Ada l.. Rich ards of Norwich were appointed to the committee. A member from New London will be appointed later.
 The report of the house committee was given by Chairman Lueius Briggs and showed among other things new lockers provided and other additions made to the equipment at the club house.
 Election of Officers.
 The election of officers for the com ing year then took place with the fol- lowing result: President, Grosvenor Ely; secretary. Edmund w. Perkins; treasurer Charles D. Foster; assistant treasurer Raymond B. Sherman; chairman of the greens committee, J. Ralph Howe: chairman of the house committed. R. o. Jones; chairman of