Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-06
PROMINENT ORGANIZATION
E2ECTS NEW CLUBHOUSE
Modern building, with Additional
Equipment, incentive for Those
Belonging 10 Organization.
LIMIT MEMBERSHIP TO 100
This Number Nearly Reached and
Waiting list Probable - Expect
To Select Rowing Coach in Few
WcckS-lirown May Return.

with Il new clubhouse. modern
equipment. ana an Increased member
snip the virginia Bpdi tEIb. one OF
me oldest social organisations IN
year. ana tn" members OF the club
nrr expecting u banner season ia :ii.
branches 81. sport the new club
ClOsc Of the season last year and
dedicated last Labor Day. IS at the
disposal OF the members this year
ana with the purchase OF much new
clnipincHt the organization is ready
TO begin the year.
For the last several years tn" club
has found II impossible 20 go for
ward with the limited space OF Tin.
former clubhouse ana While tGc ncN
sructHr" Is much larger than the
OLD one once more tn. cluD il facing;
INC possibility Of haE Ing, 10 establish
waiting list for members. The
board OF directors recently decided
TO limit tho actlyo membership to
500 Through EFFORTS Of the old mem
bers the membership is approaching
Members Are Enthusiastic.
The FIRST warm day naa come and
gone and w.th X The upcuiu. Of tho
cub sur the 1921 season That the
iinrmhers are Manning 20 make this
'Nt b'st !"hr IN the history Of an
organization. headed by the mos;
prominent c!t!Hrns rt Richmond. wa.
,ndisAisd hy The large number OF
members out last week Only one or
TWO "aSG %; good weather have been
had sinee the gpason opened. bvS the
enthusiasm indicates that when the
OF :i"d!la bic equipment viii oc IL! use.
sine" IA" virginia Boat club was
"ISiiiiHc1 pep has neen the slogan
OF rs members a1d many cuIupaigns
10 raise FUNDS huye hunn conducted
~ those IA the organization Tho
pres NJ clnbhouSe declared 10 u" on"
OF IN" most modern OF us Kind IN. tho
'"HHtFs IS the !:uIJ 81 q camUa IGN
conducted last winter hy members oi
III" virginia Boat tlub. 4 bond is
sue Was Heated and members Of Tic
organization subscribed tie amour,
necessary To make The erection %!
III clubhouse possible.
VIM" ih- t"mTitlc" in charge %
the several crews TO O' PIT, into tho
hcld for cpmprf!tion in several re-
Eattas has not selected its coactl .ot
negotiation ar. telug carried on With
c-uchc. OF tho couniry czech i.rown,
Il iprih"r Harvard rowing cUucn al
l"ctct Inc crews last year, ana tn.
year heior" but - yet has not
signed his contract Tor this season.
Tho committee" is cor-cep ouGing with
brown and hopes 70 secure his s"rv-
h"i. anu as The local onrSrncn have
lc"n taught "a certain style OF row
ing by MIN II IL believed that tho
best results viii be secured by tho
return OF Brown. who Mas liked by
ali ncIubcr' Of tho club
Crawford Issue. tppcal
w. - crawford, VINO Was elected
president OF 'hc rlub at the full
meeting. has ISSUED q spccia! appeal
!" members ~ ia. organization So
l'..tins their a!d In making this =
manner year for tb" Cluu. In ni.
statement Mr.. Crawford nppcal, "s-
pcE.hliH to nos" Interested in rOwiu.
20 begin practic!ug at once In order
I" be In condition when the coach
arrives
a Il, Kcrshaw has been eIecte- cap
fF ,
i."c. who has boon forced 70 resign on
account Of business reasons. Lee
was elected captain AT the meeting,
Following !s list OF IN. omcors
OF the organization and several com
mi,t"cs appointed FOR 1921:
Officers.
william r. Crawford. president.
Hob.rt Forrest, Weep dent
William l.. Gillian, vice. president.
Thomas y Neal. secretary and
treasurer
\; Il. c'cascy') Kershaw. captain.
Committees.
Financc-W William =. Crawford. Il.
J. Forrest. William l. Gillian. !: NJ.
Thomas T. II. Neal. - Il Kcrshaw.
T Roy Grubhs. X g Wood. r. II.
Lee. I. Coleman Andrews
Hand Eall-J. W Sinton. chairman:
y. u. Forrest {. 3 Montgomery
M-mbership-W. J.. Gillian. chair
man; K :: Exoek, J-,, Taylor l.. la
icon, +. -. Meade. r Z. Hottie. Jr..
House Charles +. Ford. chairman:
Thylorsi.- Lafoon. w. Robert Richard
son
Grounds--R y Forrest. chairman:
Ca MONTGOMERY. George II. Beers.