Evening journal., 1921-10-12
lS-HOLE GOLF
FOR DUPONTERS
Club Decides on Extension
After Chairman Makes
Recommendation
ELECT OFFICERS
AT EARLY DATE

At the annual meeting OF the du-
Pont Country Club held in the club
room Of the Hotel DUPONT last night.
i was decided to add nine holes to
the present 9-hole golf course after
y +. W. Harris. chairman Of the
grounds committee in his report
showed that 27O active members had
taken up golf During the meeting
Ave new members were elected 10
. the Board Of Governors. The new
members are: r. W. Harris Jr. G.
r. Millard. r. + Chapman. william
b. Foster. Walter Simpson and A F.
Koffenberger. Mr.. Koffenberger
iils the unexpired term OF G. X.
stout. who has left the Wilmington
offices Of the company.
The election Of officers viii be held
within the next two weeks
The club approved OF two amend
ments TO its constitution and by
avs. BY the first amendment the
children OF active members between
the ages Of Il and IS years are ad-
mitted to associate membership in
the club with the privileges OF the
10 be fixed by the board OF COVER
iors. The second amendment changes
The dates on which dues are payable
from October 1 and April to Feb
ruary ] and August /.
An announcement OF general in
terest was that the governors hsf
made a decision that permits en-
ployes OF the company who have
been discharged because OF lack OF
work TO continue their membership
sor> period Of one year. provided
MAT they comply with all the re-
luirements Of the club.
l.. p. Mahony, president, in
Grief address, pointed out the prog
rcss made during the past year and
toid Of the great benefit the en-
ployes OF the company had gained
from the opportunities to play
Afforded by the club. He expressed
The hope that the same stimulating
iegree OF interest would be main
aimed during the coming year. In
spite Of the fact that the number OF
employees was now not so large as a.
had been at the time Of the last
annual meeting. He expressed the
hope that the members would civ,
their whole-hearted support to the
organization.
Mr.. Harris In his report. showed
that the activities Of the club during
ihe year had been conducted upon a
much larger scale than had been an.
ticipated.
NO less than sos members have
participated in sports during tho
past year. This record is regarded
as remarkable when Il is considered
that before the foundation OF the
club there were many OF these mer
and women who had no opportuni.
ties for play and certainly no chance
+ to take up such games as golf and
tennis under the favorable circum
stances afforded by this countr,
4 club" Mr.. Harris said.
Mr. Harris report, in part. fol
lows:
Golf has become the favorit'
A game. The figures show that there
are 20 active golf players, both mel
and women. and the nine-hol'
course OF the club is therefore
crowded on all favorable playinl
occasions such as Saturday after
moons and holidays. The ground
committee. in its report presente,
last night stated that golf is tn
H leading sport Of the club and. sine
the number OF regular active player
4 already congests the facilities, tina
more land be leased and nine NOR
\ holes be laid out. Since the estab
1 lishment OF the DUPONT Countr,
Club many Of the company's EN-
ployes who previously had no oppor
tunity TO play have become enthusi
asts Especial efforts are made b
: the club management to encourag
beginners. In this connection gol
q professional has been hired and
shop has been opened for supplyin
4 clubs and balls.
4 Facilities have also been pro
. vided for obtaining tennis supple
+ land other sporting goods. Beside
a the day-to-day playing. and individ
uai and nterdepartmental matche'
4 there we're twelve golf events hel
\ under the auspices OF the club.
N Tennis maintained its populsrit
with club members. a large numbe
OF matches being scheduled unde
club auspices. a feature OF IN
tennis activities was the provisio
made for instructing beginners dui
n ing the Spring under the auspic'
I OF the erouni Is committees differei
members Of the mems committs
4 giving their time TO the instructio
OF new players II has been recon
,rnended that further tennis cour
be laid out in order to accommoda
the demands. Although baseball
the great national sport and mail
iains the keen interest Of million
the experience OF the dupont Coui
try club, like that OF other club
Nas been that comparatively few
u he enthusiasts play IT,
During the past season the acti'
,ties in baseball for men consist'
Of department league teams ar
also in the formation Of an all-sti
team. but the total number OF a
iual baseball players from the clt
membership was as as opposed TO
regular active playing list OF 210 4
solf and $40 for tennis. The nun
Der OF women interested in bas
ball and who played on the woman
teams was a."
fs HOURS IN WRECK.
LYONS. France-Pierre Laver