The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11
SALE OF ITS COUNTRY
HOUSE NOT AN ISSUE
Crescent Governors in Official
Statement Show They Fa-
'vor Bay Ridge Property.
BOARD RECORDS SHOWN
Committees Looked in staten
Island and Glen Head, but
Board Was Opposed.

The board Of governors Of the Cres-
cent Athletic Club have taken hand IN
the election affairs of that club. The
so-called regulars have tried to dodge
the real issue by giving out n statement
advocating an amendment to the bylaws
giving members control Of all property
owned by the club. II has been charged
that the present board Is in favor Of
selling the Bay Ridge property.
The members Of the governing com
mittee have been criticized for their
actions. so that the board in its
own defence felt bound to contradict these
statements and In order to put things
straight to the members quoted from the
official records Of the board.
The nominating committee this year
selected six candidates, only one of whom
was a member of the board. Four other
members whose terms were expiring were
turned down by this committee because
OF their voting against member who
was under charges. Those four members
have been placed in nomination by MEM
bers of the club who think that they had
done good work for the club during their
terms of office and because Of their ac-
lions in this particular case.
The regulars" declare that these mem
bers will dispose of the Bay Ridge prop
erty and purchase ground Mt Glenwood
and that they have SO voted while on
the board. While two of the members
have been on the board the Glenwood
matter has never been discussed by that
body.
The governing committee In its state
ment says that a circular letter signed
by several members of the club has
| created "A very widespread misapprehen-
sion as to the plans and purposes Of the
governing committee. and AS this msap
prehension is detrimental to the best in
terests of the club 1t should be promptly
allayed by an authoritative announce
nent of the committees position.
| IT then points out that for several years
| the question of obtaining a suitable golf
course has been agitated. In February.
| 1909. the governing committee decided
| 10 try to obtain permanent links and to
i that end appointed a committee of I'VE
To confer with committees of other or
ganizations and report to the board. This
| committee was ~. Eschor Jr.. ". A.
Kelley. T.. J. Williams, g. I. de Bcvoise
| and \. u. Byrne.
This committee made various suggcs-
tons but no substantial progress In
! october. 1910. another committee was
+ appointed and looked INTO a plan to secure
/ land ON Staten Island. After this scheme
mad been looked into thoroughly tho lCa. .
adopted "A resolution that property on
! staten Island or el<owher. should bc
| acquired by n holding company for the
benefit Of the club committee was
] appointed 10 sOIlth SUBSCRIPTIONS 10 put-
! chase such property.
Z After IA thorough investigation the gov
1 erning committee .disapprov.d the acaui-
/ stion OF the Staten Island tract and soon
after this the governing committee was
/ requested by several members to consider
! the property Of Justice Townsend Scuddcr
! NJ Glen Head.
The board then passed this resolution
'Rssolu.d, That II proposal of such i'm
portauCe as the contemplated abandon
mcnt Of the clubs Bay Ridge property
. in favor of a more extensive and perma-
neut country property should receive
serious and full consideration 10y Ia. boa Ri
of governors before Presentation to the
club membership and when presented 20
the members should TAX" tn, form OF a
definite recommendation "mbodying the
Judgment of she governors upon N, entire
subject
\ committee OF i've was appointed to
Investigate and report and the report was
adverse 10 the scheme. The committee
reported in favor OF "A holding company
acquiring the property with AN optiou OF
purchase to the club. The board approved