The Washington times., 1914-06-17
SYCAMORE CLUB MAY
ADMIT FA|RER SEX
Women Likely to Have Hand in
Conducting Affairs of Canoe
Club.
By KIRK C. MILLER.

Dy Min -. IulLLbb-
Washington may have a canoe club
Partly owned and controlled by wom-
en-. when the present plans for the re-
j1vination of the Sycamore Island
Canoe Club property are brought to a
conclusion. AdheTing TO the idea that
the presence and helping hand of the
| fairer sex will lend a tendency to re.
fine and improve the benefits to be
gained by belonging TO such a club
| as the new Montgomery Sycamore Is
land Club will be, the officers and
| stockholders have come to seriously
| consider the proposition of admitting
| women to membership. and the question
| will be definitely disposed of at a meet
ing Of stockholders to be held on July Z.
The tide seems to run strongly to-
| ward their admission, and II is hoped
divided when 1t comes to vote.
Holding up, to an extent, the example
set by the Bannockburn Golf Club,
which is at present being conducted
| by the aid of a certain proportion of
women members, the Sycamore Island
authorities have come to believe that
the presence of women. in authority.
at their club will be one Of the great
est benefits which could possibly be
adopted in the new scheme to rebuild
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land and the membership. The pro-
posal will be thoroughly threshed out
on July z. and the subject in general
will occupy much OF the time OF the
present owners in the formulation of
improvements. which will be sweeping.
Beginning by formulating a new A.
nancial backing. the Sycamore folks
hope to install a system for operating
their club. which viii end only In the
areCfinn nf q clrrh hn1sa and tho
maintenance Of an institution which
will be second to none in the roll
call OF Washington boating and canoe
ing circles.
President Herman Gasch. together
with Secretary-Treasurer T. c. O'Con-
nell. have in view a plan for the dis
tribution of stock whereby the present
holders of the twenty shares OF stock
valued at 500 each will turn in their
holdings 50 that a new basis for the
Of $40 each may be adopted. Each of
the present holders win receive one OF
the new so shares and the treasurer
win have for sale at $40 four shares for
each of the present twenty holders. or
a total OF eighty shares.
II these can be disposed Of Il viii be
possible to go Immediately ahead with
the erection Of an adequate club house,
to replace the present one, and II is
thought that the club will once again
AAo bSoe AAbol4lion oh kaC
upper Potomac.
Besides President Gasch and 3. c.l
OConnell, those interested and working /
to rehabilitate the beautiful Sycamore
island properties are Avon Nevtus.
George Steiger. Louis A Fischer.
Joshua Evans, 1r.. Augustus q. Coppes.
William c. Sullivan. J. b. Ermantraut, |
Charles Jacobsen, ]. E Lawton, Charles
Merwtn, August Daetz. and George r. |
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sycamore island and upper Sycamore, |
both Of which are owned by the club, |
are the most picturesque in this vicin- |
ity. and few points on the river offer |
the privacy which obtains there.
Broadwater. that smooth nkelfke ex-
panse OF water, has practically no cur
rent, as II is backed up by the Chesa- |
peake and Ohio dam making II prob |
ably the safest canoeing and boating |
and privileges which the Sycamore
people want to take advantage Of and |
preserve, and they are now in a fair
way to make good plans and improve !
ments which have been needed for half |
dozen years.
Entered In the first annual swimming |
meet of the Washington Swimming
Club next Saturday are the best water
men of Washington and Baltimore !
hold on the athletes of this vicinity,
and because of the interest which |
the Washington Canoe Club has taken |
In the sport, II bids fair to enjoy a !
popular place among sporting events
here this summer.
Among those who will attract par
ticular Interest Ia Saturdays events /
are Everett B. AnsleS, Reginald |
Rutherford, F. c. Bamman. r. J. Brun-
ner. J. i. karrick. and H T knight,
all Of whom are well known here for
their swimming prowess.
Several Instances were cited where re-
gatta committees have overruled .l.-
cisfons Of referees, ct a meeting of
those interested in the argument which
resulted in the running off of the canoe
fours in the Memorial Day canoe re-
gstta. and In view of this. there Is
little likelihood of the matter being
carried any further.
Neither the Washington Canoe CIbu
nor the Potomac Boat Club, the two
crews Interested in this particular oues-
ton, are desirous Of creating any fur
ther discussion over the unfortunate
of May 30, but each fs
equally anxious TO have the rights of
the referee and regatta committee cs-
tablished, In such cases