Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-12
Country Club
Interest In Golf

Just now when there Is pretty
fair chahce of spring weather
coming on and the opening Of the
CALF season, it may be Of interest
to those who really Like to get out
doors to know that tine golf course
of the Salem Country club is one
of the finest natural courses in the
northwest.
Along in 1914 movement was
started to organize a country club
for the capital city, with Asahel
Bush. William Burghardt, Jr.. and
Ralph Moores as the prime-mov-
ers. A meeting was called at which
William Walton presided as tenn
porary chairman and the follow
ing officers were elected: Asahel
Bush, president; Paul Wallace.
vice-president; Ralph Moores. sec
retary, and William Walton, treas
urer.
Among those present at this first
meeting were U. G. Shipley, James
Linn, George Rodgers, DR.. d. M.
Fields, John H. Farrar, Paul Wal
lace. Fred Steusloff. w. H. Steus-
loft, Asahel Bush, william Walton
and Homer Smith.
1t was decided at this meeting
that a golf course should be Sc
cured. After viewing several loca-
tions, the present course was cho-
sen on account of its wonderful
view and natural lay of ground
for playing. Sixty-six acres were
leased for five years, and two
years later purchased.
Shortly after the purchase of the
Sc acres in 1916. the building of a
about this time there was not suf-
ficient funds to carry out any def
mite plans of building.
During these early times of the
club, through the help of A. n.
Bush and other members who gave
literally. the club prospered and
gradually began to grow in mem
bership. BY the spring of 1917
the building of a club house took
definite shape. T. A. Livesley had
done much in having logs for the
club house hauled to the grounds,
and he also had roads leading to
the course graveled an dotherwjse
Improved.
Plans for the club house were
drawn by George Post. architect.
and building operations began
early in the spring of 1917, with a
formal opening in the fall of that
year.
In the early history of the Coun-
try club. following the first meet
ings in 1914, the following COM
mtttees wire appointed: Member
ship-George Rodgers, Fred Thiel-
sen and Carl Gabrielson. Grounds
- Fred Steusloff. Ralph Moores
and James Linn. Board of Direc-
tors-F'red w. Steusloff, George
Rodgers, U. G. Shipley, E. P. Nc
Cornack. Building Committee.
I. A. Livesley, Homer Smith,
Asahel Bush and Chauncey Bishop.
At present there is a member
ship in the Country club of 189.
Among the women who have quail
AAOo AHi luuth thdHltill are Ine IOl-
lowing: Mrs. Ercel Kay, Mrs. Ed
Baker, Mrs. Oliver Locke, Mrs. H.
H. Olinger. Mrs Ed Gilnngham,
Mrs. Chester Cox and Mrs. z. J..
Mangis.
Among the men who have quail
fled for tournaments are Governor
Ben OlcOtt, Sam H. Kozer, secre-
tary of state; d. W. Eyre, presi-
dent of the United States National
bank; T. B. Kay, former state
treasurer; Ercel Kay, whose play
ing now ranks with professionals;
John II. Farrar, assistant postmas-
ter; DR.. II. II. Olinger, Chester Cox,
Oliver Locke, Fred Thielsen, Ar
thur Hutcheons, T. A. Livesley, w
II. Burghardt, Jr., Arthur H. Hahn,
Ed Gillingham. Arthur Keene,
John HARRISON, W. C. Dyer, U. C.
Shipley, Curtis Cross, Frank Spears,
James Young, Carl Gabrielson,
Fred Mangis, Elmer Mangis, John
j. Roberts, w. NJ. Plimpton, DR..
p. w. Byrd, DR.. C. H. Robertson.
DR.. L. F. Griffith, Keith Powell.
Tex Edwards, Joseph Baumgart-
ner and Harry Hawkins.