The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-17
GOLF CLUB CROWS
Shawnee Adds Twelve Members
to the Lists.
"Most Promising Season.
WhitcOmb and Dillon.

The future happiness of twelve more
families is assured as a result of last
nights meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Shawnee Golf club when
these candidates were elected to mem
bership: C. R. Fuller, o. A. Fleming,
r.. f. Hollingsworth, o. Wolfe, H. H.
Raymond, j. R. Stewart, DR.. Charles
I.yfgar. DR.. C. S. Wolfe. Oran Layton,
recently elected register of deeds; w.
G. cIugston of the state Journal; Paul
w. Terry and J, E. Triton.
Now" said Judge Whitcomb, presi-
dent of the club, "if the weather will
kindly run on the spring schedule for
a few days the golf season will open
officially. l am delighted to see the
interest taken in the membership cam
paign. Since March 10 just twenty
seven members have been added. and
Without any particular effort. Every
membership, if used on the course as
it should be, means another healthy
man, and a healthy man means a con-
tented mind. This in it's turn means
the absence of Irritation which seems
Inevitable in the lives of men who
labor at desks and in other indoor
work. One irritable person in fam
ify can ruin the entire day for every
other member of it. No man can
tramp over the hills of the Shawnee
course for two or three hours with
an agreeable companion and not come
in hungry and tired. But this is a
different tiredness than the feeling
that comes to office men at the end
az a trying day. The bracing air and
the sunshine. the invigoraing exercise
which is part of the game-these
send a man home ready to eat every
thing in sight, and then to sleep eight
hours as every normal person should
do. It's a wonderful thing to be young,
but il is much more marvellous to stay
young. A man can do it, within rea-
souable limits. by avoiding thes lazy,
fiidolent life to which SO many brain
workers seem to be sentenced"
Get Into Trim, Says Dillon.
"In the orderly procession of the
seasons" said Charles Dillon, chair
man of the membership committee,
I'VE must soon have honest-to- good
ness golf weather. L am trying to inn
press on candidates for membership
the importance of getting into trim
for the summers play.s Only a few
men and women have the blessed
privilege of playing golf. To most of
the population life consists in just one
thing after another. with or without
the adjective as you may. feel about
Il Lucky is he whose work makes il
possible to get out of the office and
the grind at desk or counter, the irri-
tation incident to signing checks or
clipping interest coupons all day, the
tresome duty of raking in coin all
thru the best hours of the day, out
and away for a walk over the Shaw
nee hills. 1 know no pastime so pleas
ant or so profitable. The man who
lives only to stack away dollars will
never be a real golfer because the
two natures would clash. 1t takes q
peculiar sort of person to be a golfer
There are times when you hasten back
to town and advertise your golf sticks
and bag for sale. and go home VOW
ing that never again will the world
behold your like in the ancient game
but the next day you're out there Cnce
more as eager in search for the elusive
ball as ever you sought for money
We're going to add so memberships
TO this clubs rolls within the next two
weeks"
E Build Shower Bath.
The directors gave final instructions
last night for the building of a shower
bath with every comfort for the play
ers This will mean a new structure
adjoining the present locker house
Under the present plan the showers
should be ready for use by the time
the really warm DAYS have come. The