Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-04
VIRGINIA COUNTRY CLUB
HAS PROSPEROUS YEAR
Annual Report Shows Organization
III Excellent Financial Condition.
Plan Increase in Membership.

President Robert y. Pollard. OF the
Country club of Virginia. in his an
rnscato statement OF the condition Of
the club. according 20 the report.
the club enjoyed a mos; prosperous
YEA. with large number OF people
on the waiting lists OF both the active
and associate membership. The active
membership is Limited under the by
cia;c membership Is zoe. The Ques-
ton at raising this membership to
1000 is now bvin@, considered by the
board OF L.rector.
The total expenses for the year
were S1:"Ii.2i are The profit for the
year Sh3H?."h. Ecccpits from dues
wcre iih,5a3.?5 ANA from the cafe.
s!o.i22.5'. COT fees amounted TO ST.
SIG. The club has current assets of
s23.S9'.iN: real estate. sTs.ii5.G2: club
house and buildings. S43,5S9; furni-
ilaccd At slS0,l5i.SS. rho liabilities
include >i6,iii.1S of open accounts
l1Eahie. mortgages amounting to Sia.-
t!o,. and CAPITAL stock amoun;inE. to
S5i.Soo. leaving Il balance OF sla.iIi.GJ.
In June. 1920. the board OF governors
purchased Ton the club at the price Of
$4,000 tract OF thirty acres OF and
ndjoirinS its property, on the north
wcS'. This Is the only acreage MT
separated from The property of che
club hy public road.
Enlargement Necessary
President Pollard states that the in
creased use OF the club renders II i'm
peratiVe tina; the clubhouse be cnlnrg-
cd by an addition In keeping with the
architecture OF the present clubhouse
While realizing the urgent need for
enlarscmcnts. the board has deemed it
unwiSc 10 borrow or cHpend money in
building during the last twelve months.
the hope is expressed that changed
conditions may make II possible to
proceed with The Improvement during
given 90 the work of Colonel Thomas
H. Mc.Ndans rs chairman of the
finance committee; to Mcssrs. GcorG"
W. Warren. John G. Armistcad and
house committee: MessrS. Mack-Iy. Me-
adams AMI Peck. on the golf )ipmi;-
lee: The tennis committee. headed by
F!tzhugh { Laffcr;y, and to Die o;hrr
officers and committees OF the club. In
co.clusior President Pollard savs
me increased use OF the cluo by its
growing membership has mide j..
fS6 SS'r'!:|*: lcEe cStended TO Ios:i! 'itTS:T
receptions. teas and banQuets The
board feels tha' the indiscriu.c Ga g use
Of t!:c o!ub for such purposes has lrcn
one ~ The corscS of the abI,c ,: Tie
IlriviieSc Ky Persons not .rcmhere Of
y" GLIB There seems TO be general
IMPRESSION ~ this community tha, the
siu2 Is public inStiiutio2. maintained
at the expense OF the public. as a social
ana recreation center. and that any
citizen ia as free to enter the ciub
grounds and use its facilities aa he or
sho would be in entering the CAPITOL
squire. city hall, Broad Street station.
I" I.uh!ic playground or dance hal.
This impression prevails not raly.
among certain class OF people, but
among nc-sons who otherwise observe
social ErOprictics. The fact that one
IS on tho waiting list or that his or
me- iaihcr is member. does not en-
t,tic hat person TO come To or use
the cub. Persons not members should
not 'nteT the club premises unless as
guest OF the club or OF one OF It's
. Si Il -, L.,
iroLuce 4 guest without first comply
ing with all the rules Of the cluh.'