Putnam patriot., 1916-04-07

COUNTRY CLUB
Holds First Annual Meeting and Elects
Officers
Plans for a Big Season--New Applications
Being Received

The first annual meeting of the Put
nam Country Club WAS held in the
little room in odd Fellows hall, Fri.
day evening with good attendance.
q. Harold Gilpatrie, president, presid-
, ed. Officers and committees were
elected as follows, all being re-elec.
tons:
President, q. Harold Gilpatric.
Vice President, John q. Johnson.
Secretary, John b. Byrne.
Treasurer, +. J. Daniels.
Two members of board of governors
for three years, IN. Wheelock, f. G..
Morse.
Morse.
Finance committees. NJ. Wheelock,
K. l.. Kelly, A. l.. Mansfield.
House committee, w. f. Rafferty,, F..
+. Kenneen, w. ID. Wilson.
Golf committee, e. &. Morse, Cahill
Meehan, +. II. johnson.
Tennis committee, He. Meinkin, A.
s. Martin, G. j. Hartman.
1t was voted to incorporate the club
as non stock corporation, the incor-
porators to be the board of governors
There was general discussion of
matters pertinent to the year about to
open. 1t is planned to hold number
of golf tournaments this season Includ.
ing matches with out.of.town clubs.
Some proposed changes in the course
were discussed that the golf commit
tee might get an idea of the feelings
and inclinations of the members. This
discussion was general and much en-.
thusiasm was shown.
1t was evident from the expressed
thoughts that the palms of all present
were just itching TO get hold of the
drivers, brassies, mid irons, putters,
etc. In his minds eye each one was
probably picturing himself taking his
stance at the first tee and seeing the
ball go sailing we'll over the first wall,
and, in some instances, perhaps, over
the second. Poor drives are soon for
gotten, 1t is the good drive that fingers
in memory.
When the matter of removing the
walls WAS taken up some present,
whose recollections of these obstruc.
tions are nightmare, would not only
like to see them removed but would
like to see them ground to powder and
that powder scattered to the four
Winds that no memory thereof should
remain. Many nice new ball has
been cut, many good shot has been
spoiled, and many time the OK eyed
daisies have winked their brown orbs
at one another at the flow of language
as a ball hit the neatly piled stones and
bounded back many yards from It's
original location on the fair green.
Something will doubtless be done In
this quarter as the old walls already
have enough to answer for.
Then the change of the third tee,
"The Terror was brought up. Eve
nv one present remember the splash OF
the new ball and its disappearance
forever. Another try and another dis
heartening 4 splash. Then walk
around TO the other shore TO begin,
"playing four" OF course the blood
hasn't ceased TO Jingle at the memory
of the grand exceptions, the minority
mum Der of times when the drive went
safely over and the hole was made in
four or five. But for most 1t is also
coupled with memory OF many dol.
lars worth of bulls contributed for the
desired result. The majority were IN
favor of making this hazard bit east
er.
The matter of moving the fifth green
over near the sixth tee WAS also con-
sidered and favored. Here are more
memories best forgotten. One rememr
bers the too ambitious try to cross the
little brush. filled swamp where the
red dot or blue circle lies buried and
smiling at a clean getaway. And the
little narrow ditch that doomed up lik
the broad Mississippi when one was
approaching by the roundabout route.
The echoes OF the explanations and VI
tuperations are still proving about
through the wooded hills OF Lovers
Lane. Ii this change is made this
hole will not be as expensive and there
will be a slump in the market on golf
balls If both proposed changes are put
into effect.
1t was shown that the financial con-
dition OF the club is excellent, consid-
ering the large amount OF work done.
A farm has been transformed into a
fine country club within the year and
OF course the expense has been large.
But all bills have been paid and the
club enters upon the second year OF It's
existence very auspiciousiy.