Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-05
GREENS CHA|RMEN
PLAN GOLF BODY
svsrv Local Club at Elkins Din
ner Tonight to Form Per-
manent Organization
SMITHS 70 At PINE VALLEY
n, SANDY McSIBLlCk

roorcr W. Elkins. Jr., chairman OF
,so toir As>ociution OF Philad'Irh'a
,,,,r,c, rrorn> committee. VIII enter.
.,in thc greens committee chnlihIen VI
,,,",,,,.-cscntntivrr ,",. nf all inc local goh
.,,bs Of Huntingdon Valley toh'ght'
c;tuo rt.,, IN br u dinner at O'Clock,
nC'n ,ct .irgcihcr affair to make tho
ri',,,'in,pnrr nf fellow committeeman
fnr informal discussion. Forty or
''u J,Ircnlc~ arc expected at Noble.
i'" T,lIou,imr IN" dinner tho idea Is TO
.,jyc olI these representatives. 50
XIV, interested in tho progress OF
W. ;r.n M association 10 hc known
E"i I,c I;rrcus Committee Association
n p,;r,j,,rhio Forty members would
Ola 49,, unvfcldy committee. and as "
ildI. ;-cd that rvcr% ln"il club i" rep
s.,tcJ wJ il hae been Judged best to
o,Usnizs tho gathering into q perma
rpnt club. -, 10 ,,o fr,t ne
us rind in the country. and l'm'lndnl-
min will hav" til" honor OF 'ea"'"s '"'
way. .,.o,. IN the idea.
:, - ,ikolv that BOSton and Nashing
u " iii follow suit immediately ana
T., wv. tbc idr will spread all over the
country.
Beneficial Aims -,
T.o nrircival motive Of the club VIII
-, rvoninc ways and means or r"-
,i"cinr golf course upkerp. ot better
NV Curses. Of buying more cheariy tor
Ill ,bsn for the individual cub ana 'or
,bo common sharing OF al! mnnher W
,cbcncs 10 lower tho cost or eo'i' Whr,n
bos been rising slowly but s"re'! " II"
almost prohibitiT" rate. ....,,
The t'ntcd States Eoit AsSorIn,io"
forssov tho need oi natl"nhI c"i.'nIIJ .it
- cyam;uc into this phase Of RoIi
and appointed ono nt the 'hSI ah'u"'
" eetlng in New York.
phiiodolpha was the first district 70
o.onmsc q district committee to act ~
ncct,v with and for the interests Of thc
ratinaal committee.
Wr ElkiuS was elected chairman OF
,Ais committee but has even broader
sd moro progressive ideas than me
Gr,t thought on tho subject. Ills de-
"I,o is therefore to form comprehen-
stre organization here which will In
ci,de thc chairman Of every greens
committee IN III" district.
This body will likely meet Mt least
orrc n month. II will go from one golf
oSureo 70 another when exhibitions OF
yarious machines for moving and links
work generally will he given. Demon.
,rstons in seed testing. In the usage OF
nronpr soils. in drainage. and talks on
1Il phascg of course upkccp will be in
order OF these gatherings.
Perhaps at ono club plan has been
evolved which has eur down costs con
.iderohl Il is expected that that
,iam viii No .hnrcd for common knowl-
400 Tho embryonic association
niSr, n hnv in quantity for all. thus
,oyinr for tho individual. Scores of
,;n,iIor ulnn, win be- discussed tonight.
Thc noycmrut +, one Of the best ever
,,artod in Ior9l 20 circles. II should
-. J;s,iro, L,,,,.'t ,n small clubs and
'orre II los p ..nyr only limited by
:. activities and deserves the hearticst
hnckjug of eyer. rlayor in town.
,,-,
Us 10 fioa'''
II has been stated elsewhere that the
"|lN De- tI'' status OIL H' N"a''lE
S"NeF' 'Ho h"h'hr,nocr VI 'iuD WI"
N'alS on tranquil sea "S "cr''
rom one course 10 anH'ier a. 80, *Io
ava WIN OILY ON; tn' i"rula..H ". NV NV
Errnn .o w., ,.' sum irPo.' SUI Wv
n"aur circuit 'or ue"' VI Tue ru''"s
WoSt club, huvo uIroodv handled thi,
ro6Dlem ny limiting th' number o, tlmes
sven person can play At 'tS c!Uo' OF
.; UarrnS those nor m'NDers "t "'hcti
"'nGs nnd =" forth. That th" "hoatcr'
o ',%, .Lom ',,'.'"'[ "nS th u,,.,man v!
oirbt nc no, ,;r" ord az !, t wo, gtotcI
here was no Intention of "wastinl
time" on the subject tonight.
Alan b. Wilson will represent the
l.. 3. G.. 4. at IIuutingdon Valley TO.
night. briefly outlining what the Nn.
ion9l Green's Committee is doing 50 that