The New York herald., 1921-12-04

10 ne mHue up Dy an asceSSmeHt on
the membership. In the accompany
ing article the house committee
chairman of a prominent metropoll-
tan club tells how by the application
of modern business methods he con-
frives SO to cut down "0verhead"
that his organization not only pays
its way but comes out with some.
thing In the treasury.
TIME.-The present
PLACE.--In any Metroportan district
during the tceek OF q prominent golf
tournament.
mo, madame, no tables can be re-
SerDed for luncheon after IL 80.
eyes, knolc yoW are member IN
: good standing and pay your bills
promptly.
"Yes, madame, made-tllis rude.
~ haveRt aay time rs argue the point
rith you. I'm SORRY. Write your COM
plant and haze IL taken up by the board
Ct its iLeDt meeting.
eyes, knoiU luncheon tciH be over be.
fore the point in question sotA be decided
6u the board. I aoouId suggest that you
get your party together before the rush
and take your chances.
l.,"YeS, you mast buy coupon books this
rcek. We cannot charge any accounts.
Eyes, knoto its q Nuisance, but it's q
rule and cannot be broken.
eyes, made that rule also.
"No, you cannot get your luncheon
1otthout coupons, as PUe gtuen orders
that no one WiH be Serucd toithout
coespons."
"Pledse! Pleasc! PleGsew
IT HIS is only one of my many
conversations during this
strenuous week, and now it all
seems like a dream. / don't know
whether I'm glad or sorry that it's
over.
A well planned tournament, having
Its many committees, such as execu-
tive. green, police, transportation.
entertainment, hotel, press and gall
lcry, all ultimately depend more or
less CASUALLY more) on the house COM
mittee. In all well regulated clubs
this centres in one man, its house
chairman, all of the various commit
tees having employees, all of whom
must be fed or housed.
This particular tournament was de-
cided upon early In the spring. but the
real work, outside of that on the greens,
was not energetically taken up until
about four weeks before the event.
The executive chairman, being ap-
pointed by the president (and he was an
awfully good chairman) got promptly to
work and chose his various chairmen for
each committee; that is, except for the
house committee, which is a permanent
one of the. club. Each chairman chose
the very best timber of the club to serve
on his committee, so that when it got
down TO the poor "house" there weren't
any more left.
During the week of the tournament 7
virtually opened the clubhouse at s
o'clock In the morning and closed 1t.
again in the wee small hours of the
morning.
To change a club, situated in a sum-
mer colony, where the social features
consist of a few luncheons during the
week and dinner dance of zoo TO $50 on
a Saturday night. into hotel was quite
an undertaking. Serving 75 TO 175 break
fasts. 500 to LOO lupshESons and 20 -
$50 dinners at night was only part Of the
daily job. Feeding ones own help, serv-
ing afternoon tea. tea dances and bridge
parties were extra considerations.
Unless one is prepared, not only with
food, but help-and capable help--as
well as the proper steward. such an
affair could easily become fiat failure
instead of a success. l feel that If one
40 piOBGlAJ Atd Will BOOu IOOu,
served. a big percentage toward the
success Of the issue in question is
assured.
All Night to Wash the Dishes.
A well served 1--WE course dinner OF
soup, entree, roast, salad and dessert,
takes fourteen dishes four spoons, two
knives and three forks. Multiply this
by $50 and see what it means merely TO
wash up. Several years ago it took
four people all night TO wash the dishes
and silver of a Saturday night affair.
To-day, by modern dishwashing machin-
cry. dishes are washed and automati-
cally dried at the rate of 1000 per hour !:
this with only two people in help. They
are sanitarily washed, not as before
with lick and promise" The cost
OF the installation Of such machinery has
paid for itself many times over. by the
saving in labor and brealSage.
The help secured for serving at such a
tournament must be chosen with care. as
the long hours which are necessary un-
der the conditions force one to use the
help in shifts.
The menu must also be chosen with
care. so that not only the matter OF
quick service is considered but also that
of miscalculating the number of meals
must use such food that II will carry
over in some way or other toward an
other meal or feed some part or the help.
That takes one back to n much mooted
question. which 7. as chairman. have al
ways argued with my committee and
also with the board OF directors, T. e..
Shall the house show loss or a. gain %
fortunately | have n clever steward
good luck. and. ! hope. good manage
inent--and for the last several years the
house" OF this particular club has
shown a small but substantial profit, and
its charges have been no higher than any
other golf club in the metropolitan dis
trict; think slightly lower.
The profits have been made In savings
such as these We own and operate an
extensive truck garden which Is planted
early In the season. so that We have
fresh vegetables long before the cot
tagers, who come TO their houses about
May -. We supply them, ourselves.
and sell the balance to our local grocery
stores. We also grow enough rough
fodder TO feed all of our live stock.
Instead Of having our swill carted
away daily at cost to the club we buy
young pigs in April and sell them in No
venber. Last year the net profit on the
pigs was Si95.
Buy Coal by Carload.
We buy our coal by the carload az the
mines. pay the freight and have same
csrted TO the clubhouse by our own