The Topeka state journal., 1919-02-19
Topeka COUNTRY CLUB
Organization in Fine Condition-Best
in History.


in History.
The annual meeting of the Topeka
Country club was held at the club
house, south of the city, last evening,
preceded by a dinner The attendance
was very large. President w. n. West
presided. Secretary E. A. Thrill read
the annual report, saying that he be-
lieved there was no Country club in
America in better condition financially
or otherwise than this one.
There was a spirited, but friendly,
contest over the election of three new
directors, six holding over, resulting in
the choice of Frank Griggs, A. M. Cat
lin, S. Sleeper.
Old directors held over: A. Fassler,
J. NJ. Connell, Charles Woodward, E.
A. Thrill, Doctor West. E. A. Camp
bell.
The directors will meet the latter
part of this week or the first of next
week to elect a president
Most likely candidate for place as
professional golfer is a Mr.. Ford, now
in Scotland. Ford has a brother at
Kansas City who is a professional and
negotiations are going on thru him.
The issue was made for the younger
members, who wanted a change on
the board and also wanted a profess
sional engaged this year to give golf
instruction. The board was directed,
by motion, to employ professional.
> The issue was also made and won to
make nominations, for the three di-
rectors, from the floor, separately and
do away with the old method of max
ing the nomination virtually elections,
thru a committee of three, appointed
by the president. This custom was,
last night, thrown into the discard
The club is buying the grounds
southeast of the city now, used by the
Shawnee Golf Club, to be taken over
by the Country Club. when its present
ground lease expires in eight or nine
years. So ---
List of winners:
Frank Griggs won championship
and presidents cup.
w. H. Lyman won Glass B champ
NJ. H. Maigr, runner up in Glass A
championship
F. S. Crane. runner up in Glass B
championship.
Doctor West, runner up in presi-
dents cup.
The presidents cup was given by the
first president, is kept in the club
house as the property of the club.
Each year the winners name is
added. The championship cup is
given to the man able to win it three
times; which has never been done.
Inc FINANCIAL statement.
The finance committee, Chester
Woodward,\S. c. Nichols and w. w.
Strickland, made this interesting re-
port.
Your finance committee submits the fol-
lowing statement as representing our best
judgment based upon past operations as
to what the income, the fixed obligations
and expenses of the club will be for the
ensuing year:
Cash on Hand Close 1918 and Estimated
Cash on hand February IS. 1GO so
Dues 225 members at $50 each. II ,300.0 90
Lockers 125 at So each. ........... 10000
Fees for transfer of stock, and
visitors using golf course...... 10000
Total Observation-Disclosures. $12, AGO. so
Fixed ObIieations 1913.
Coupons payable ...........s 6GO0O
Prudential trust fund -.......... 1,5O0 90
Interest on 81 800 loan ........... 10S.00
Total fixed obligations. ....S e,26S. 90
Expenses CEstimated)
GOLF course ............-..........S 5 $500. .0c
Grounds ......-.......... 100000
Expenses Observation-Disclosures. 2,350o0
Dining room tloss) )............. 800 90
Grounds, rent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1872 90
Taxes Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Light NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1900
Water ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2IJ0O
Coal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
insurance -----:..- 50O0
Entertainment NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
Total estimated expenses .S 9,O51 90
Total fixed obligations and esti-
mated expenses .............. 81, ,325oo
Available q II eet 81 500 note and
such expenses as are not
enumerated above ...........S ], ,13J. 80
Golf Course-We have estimated the ex-
penses of the golf course at $500. The ex-
penSeS for 1918 were So 4S1 80 There was