Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-14
COUNTRY CLUB
GREAT SUCCESS
Has Put Bismarck on Map in
the Field Of Sport

The Bismarck Country Club, since
its organization in 1912, has put Bis
marck on the map in the field of sport
and enjoys being the only club in
America Of its size with as many
golf playing members, and nearly
every mail brings letters from eastern
clubs with inquiries about the system
of arranging tournaments and the
question of handicapping maintains
the interest, which in itself proves
what a successful institution this is.
The club house, located as it Is on a
hill overlooking the Missouri river,
the cities of Bismarck and Mandan, in
the center of q natural golf course, is
a building 50x60, with a large room
which has a good dancing floor, two
good locker rooms with showers, and
an electric kitchen we'll equipped. The
supply of china and silver and linen
is adequate SO that the members can
have luncheon and dinners or picnic
suppers served throughout the sum.
mer.
The golf course comprises 1870
acres, 100 Of which is kept up with o
good nine-hole course. Two asphalt
tennis courts, enclosed with pipe
fencing, which we're put in this year,
have increased, the athletic interest,
also a Clock Golf where putting con.
tests are often held.
\ The general club celebrations with
mixed tournaments and picnics, music
and fireworks are held on Decoration
Days, Fourth of Julys and Labor Days.
Fortnightly teas are given, which al.
ternate with club dances for all club
members and their visiting friends.
New Years Esesa ball is always CIV
en-.
There are 17SN< members. which
means that there are three or four
hundred people identified with the
club. The membership Zee includes
the parent or parents and, their I'm.
married children who are residents Of
Burleigh county. The holder Of e
family membership is required to
own one or more shares. of the capital
stock and pay annual dues Of SIS. The
male holder of a single membership
is required to own one or more shares
of the capital stock and pay annual
dues of SO. The female holder of a
single membership rs required to pay
annual dues Of SO only. The annual
dues of associate members are $500.
The Bismarck Country club is also
a member of the United States Golf
association, and the State Colt, asso.
citation will meet at Bismarck next
August, when all the clubs Of the
state will send teams for their an.
nual play. Each year the Dickinson
team has played-oyer the course and
the Bismarck 4 slli players haye4played re-
turn matches oi-6heSDickihson links.
The Missouri Slope Tennis events
were held this year at Bismarck and
twenty outside players contested for
honors and prizes.
The club prizes this year were un-
usually handsome. separate trophies
being presented by Governor Hanna,
C. B. Little, P. c. Remington. A. N.
Lenhart, Mrs. Corwin, Alexander Nc.
Kenzie, r. D. Hpskins, Burt Finney,
Jim Jam Jems, Mfs..fE.. A. Hughes and
H. M. Temple, of st, Paul.
A Junior Contest at golf this year
was inaugurated, open to members
children between the ages Of II and
Is. Caddies are numerous and the
system of caddy grading brought out
good results.
The officers Of the Country club are
as follows: F. L. Conklin, president;
o. N. Durham, vice.president; Burt
Finney, treasurer; Geo. H. Russ, Jr.,
treasurer. Directors: F. L. Conklin,
H.. P. Goddard, o. N. Durham. Burt
Finney, G. H. Russ, G. F. Dullam, C..
B. Little, DR.. W.. H. Bodenstab. Chair.
man Grounds committee, w. H. Bod.
enstab; Chairman House committee,
C. B. Little; Chairman Tournament
committee, Mrs. E. A. Hughes; Chair
man Tennis committee, Geo. H. Russ,
Jr. Grounds Keeper. Thos. OLeary.
Prize winners for 1915 were as fol.
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. Wattem, Mrs.
Frank Lahr and Judge Burke, DR.. l..
A. Schipfer, Miss Remington, Mrs.
Crewe. Mems Ringer: F. r. Turner,
first, and w. H. Bodenstab, second.
Women's Ringer: Mrs. Vesperman,
first. and Mrs. Madden, second. Mems
Open Championship: L. L. Folsom,
first, and G. B. Little, second. Wo.
mems Open Championship: Mrs.
Cook, first, and Mrs. Vesperman, sec.
ond. Women's Handicap: Mrs. Cook,
first, and Mrs. Madden, second.
Mems Tennis Championship, Rev.
Bruce Jackson.
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