New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
New York Club
Issuing Bonds
For New Home
Project Launched at Annual
Meeting and $4,000 Is
Pledged in Short Time
By Fred Hawthorne


Tennis Club at the Republican Club,
Sd West Fortieth Street, on Tuesday
night, was an occasion crammed full
of incidents all of which augur we'll
for the future welfare of the club.
One of the projects taken up by the
sixty or seventy members present was
the acquiring by the club of new
grounds and a new clubhouse, it hav-
ing become necessary to move from
the present grounds at 238th Street
and Broadway. While no definite site
has yet been selected it is likely that
the present courts will be rented for
long term of years.
Asks for Pledges
Christopher B. Winnie, who was re-
elected president of the c1pb at Tues
day nights meeting, after explaining
to the members a plan for disposing
of certain number Of $10O bonds,
through which the rental Of the new
grounds, the building of thirty new
clay courts and the erection of a new
club house will be carried through,
asked for pledges as to the amount of
bonds those present would purchase:
Although those present numbered
less than one-third Of the total mem
bership, more than $4,000 worth Of
bonds were signed for within less than
fifteen minutes, most encouraging
showing and one which guarantees the
future prosperity Of the organization.
AS an evidence of the manner in
which the New York Tennis Club is
growing and extending its influence, it
was announced by President Winnie
that the membership limit will be
raised to 400 this year. a total that
represents an increase of about 40 per
cent. This is taken as meaning that
the bonds will be disposed of without
the least difficulty.
Stephen w. Merrihew, chairman of
the rules committee Of the U. S. N. L.
T. A., was an invited guest, the club
having asked him to address the men,
bers on the subject of the proposed
changes in the present rules. Merri-
hew spoke in detail about the work of
his committee, and at the end. the
division Of sentiment for and against
the proposed changes seemed to be
about equal.
The delegates who will represent the
New York Club at the annual meeting
of the national association at the
! Waldorf Astoria Hotel a week from to-
morrow, were instructed to be guided
by their own judgment in voting for
or against the proposition.
Frank Oliver Crates
Frank Oliver, one of the veteran
members Of the club, made two stir
ring speeches, in the course of which
he proved himself the Democratic
opinion, the New York Tennis Club is
on the threshold of its greatest period
of usefulness and activity and is des-
tined to take a position second to none
among the lawn tennis clubs Of the
metropolitan district.
Oliver declared the club did not de-
sire any CANCELS" among its members,
who might come forward with offers
of financial aid, but that the New York
club was essentially democratic or
ganization," with the members all on
an equal basis.
The election Of officers for the year
1920 went off without a ripple of dis
turbance, the nominating committees
slate being ushered into office by the
unanioum vote of those present. Fol
lowing are the names of those chosen
to guide the affairs Of the club for an
other year:
vice president, DR.. Wallace Krugler;
treasurer, l.. S. Bailey; secretary, S.
L. Butler; governors for two years,
Frank Oliver and r. S. Conklin; team
captain, Albert J. Ostendorf
Delegates from the different clubs
in the Metropolitan Association will
hold a meeting this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in the Offices of Charles Cham
bers, Room 1913, at 103 Park Avenue,
at which important matters pertaining
to tennis will come up for discussion.
Application will be made by the met
ropolitan body at this meeting to join
the U. S. N. T. A, SO that the local
organization may have q vote
Members Of the rules committee of
the national association have been in
vited to attend to-days meeting and
explain to those present the suggested
changes in the rules, methods Of scor-
ing and handicapping, so that the dele
gates may form their opinion in ad-
vance of the national meeting. Plans
for the playing of the annual inter
club team matches will also be per-
fected.
What holds every promise of being
one of the really brilliant indoor tour
: naments of the present season will be-
gin on the canvas covered courts of the
Heights Casino, on Montague Street,
Brooklyn. next Monday, when the an
nual women's invitation tourney gets
under way Mrs. Franklin l. Mallory,
Miss Eleanor Goss, Mrs. Rawson L.
|; Wood and Mrs. De Forest Candee will
be among the strongest of the New
Workers to compete, while the chances
are that Mrs. George w. Wightman,
national indoor and turf court cham
pion in the singles, and Miss Marion
part.
Four Meets for Wesleyan