New-York tribune., 1920-01-10

alton. George H. walker. Of St. Louis,
was elected president to succeed
Frederick S. Wheeler, Of Apawamis,
who had his allotted two terms. The
new chief executive is we'll known in
he West as player, while in the East
he is connected with the Links Club
n this city.
Promotion for Whitney
Howard F. Whitney, for several
years the secretary, has been advanced
o vice-president, with J. F. Byers, Of
". D. Vanderpoel. formerly affiliated
with the Metropolitan Golf Association,
was elected to succeed Whitney, while
Mortimer N. Buckner remained as
treasurer. The latter, by the way, was
not at the meeting because Of illness.
The five officials and the following
will constitute the executive committee
for 1920: Albert D. Locke, Brookline;
Nelson NJ. Whitney, Audubon; Edward
: Moore, Onwentsia; Hugh Wilson,
Merton Cricket Club.
Not only is the financial condition
Of the association in q satisfactory
state but the membership as we'll
On December 1, 1918, the total was
1856 clubs, of which 144 were active
and 312 allied, while on November
%, 1919, the total was 463, 153 active
and 80 allied.
During the year, four clubs dis
banded. two active organizations and
six allied clubs were dropped for non
payment of dues, and three were trans
serred from allied to active member
ship. The Hudson River Country Club
he Wannomoisett Country Club and
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DIN the voting GLASS; ea s79re
Eight clubs were elected to active
membership as follows:
Lockmoor Club, Detroit; Scioto
Country Club. Ohio; Oakland Hills
Country Club, Detroit; Woodway
Country Club, Springfield; Engineers
Country Club, Roslyn; Garden City
Country Club, Garden City; Belleclaire
Golf and Country Club. Bayside; l. l.;
Somerset Country Club, Bernardsville,
N. j.
Eleven organizations were elected to
allied membership as follows:
Eleven Organizations Members
Portchester Country Club, Port
chester; St. Georges Golf and Coun-
/ try Club, Stony Brook, L. L.; Mount
Kisco Golf Club. Mount Kisco; Forest
Park Golf Club, St. Louis; Sioux City
! Country Club, Sioux City; Kishwaukee
Country Club, Ohio; Champaign Coun-
I try Club. Illinois; Steubenville Coun-
try Club, Ohio; Scituate Country Club
Mas sachusetts; Runaway Brook Colt
Club, Massachusetts,; Siasconset Coli
Club, Massachusetts. The Speedway
County Club. the Sewickley Valley
Golf Club, Mount Lebanon Country
Club and the Morristown Field Club
were those to disband, while the Hunt
ngton Golf and Marine, Du Bois Coun-
-ry Club, Toledo Golf Club, Northamp-
ton Country Club, Arlington Golf Club
Pepperell Country Club, Jackson Park
Golf Club and the Woodhaven Colt
Club were all dropped for non-payment
of dues.
To return to the treasurer's report
on November 80. 1913, $8,231.72 rep
resented the cash in the bank Total
receipts during the year were $780,
1888 and disbursements, $9,283 .55;
leaving a balance for the year Of
81 ,429 .33, or a total balance of $9,e61.0
r s, added TO he assets, gives a grand
total of S20,81309.
The report summarizes the three
championships of 1919, the amateur
open and women's; the international
match between this country and Can
ada, won by the United States golfers
12 to 3, and items concerning the
eligibility fist, meetings and the year
book. Following the business session
a collation. was served.