Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-22
GEORGE BRYAN IS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
. OF MERGED CLUBS
Other Officers Elected at
July Meeting Also
Named.
BLANKET ELECTION is
MADE BY MEMBERSHIP
Chief Executive Renders Ac-
counting of His Stewardship
Recounting Merger.

Al! temporary officers Of the newly
merged Wcstmurcland club. with
George Bryan ~ it's head. chosen Al
ihe July meeting OF the consolidat ted
clubs. wcr" reelected al the first an
uual meeting of the club in the old
Commonwealth Clubhouse last night.
officers reelected at tins time were:
George Ery:sn. president; T.. y. Sen
nolds. vice-pros.dent: l.. il Ayict,.
secretary. ana Robert ~ Lancaster
Jr.. treasurer and assistant secre-
iary. Members of the board o. man.
ayers. are: Archer O. Jones. John y.
Cu:chns. ". T. Reed. r. W. Williams.
George Bryan. Il. y. Lancaster. Jr..
l.. y. Rcnmoids. w. u. JnrGnan. +. s.
Campbell. l.. -. Aylett, ". Meade &d-
olson. 7. Il. McAdamS. L. II. Filing
ton. T.. l.. Bemss. r Garnctt Tahh
a. Mura: Willis. r. T.. Noting. Waller
Eioi!aday. +. r.. Hall. W. Brydon Ten
nart. T.. II. Randolph. Lexh r. Page.
Coleman Wortham Frank y Will
I!ams.
Judge Il. Carter Scot; made the mo-
tion that these officers and members
of the boar! of managers continue
their abl" leadership" which motion
vas seconded by General 10 Lane
stern. Acknowledgement OF Virginia.
While the merged club has sus-
tained financial loss since the con-
solida;iou. yet the loss would have
been the same. each ciub having
found deficit il they had no; joined
forces. This loss will bc practically
overcome hy The recent Increase ia
Il
gers. ne stated. The total member
ship of the Westmorclan,l Club is now
$50. his report showed.
High tribute was paid those mem
oers of the now merged club who
died since January !, 1920. They are: /:
Thomas +. Bryan. Charles T.. Has
brook. l.. l.. Lewis. w. r. Massie.
Winfield Scott. George w stevens. a.
+. Robertson. James q. Tinslcy. H.
". F.. Glover. ". q. Knight. W. Cor
don McCabc, & +. Morgan. William
II. White. +. II. c. Cabell. NJ u Hogc
The amnaul report Of President
Bryan was rendered a; this meeting.
which follows in full:
In the spring Of 1920, definite
overtures looking to merger of
N'' ~'o'iiinoR" .aith tluD of Rich
mond and the Wcstmoreland Club,
We're made BY certain members OF
fhe respective organizations. one IA
the other. These ova.tures were
prodicated upon what seemed the phv-
s.cal and financial difficulties incident
tn the maintenance in proper style
OF two clubs of a membership of ap-
proNimatcly 400 each without modern
tide OF expense. The members OF
both clubs favorinS the merger be-
licved that from n union Of the as
sets OF the clubs plus the result
OF union of club spirit and en-
thueiam OF a thousand men substanti-
ally homogeneous in ideas and ideals
for club achievement might readily
develop. under precisely the same
auspices which have insured the sue
cess OF innuncrablc commercial in
dustr!cs and financial enterprises in
Richmond. a thoroughly modern club.
cuipped To the max num both with
the necessary athletic paraphcrnalia.
so attractive to young America just
emerging from college and high
school. and also with the comforts
and convcnicnceS of a clubhouse for
those less strcnuousiy inclined.
y committee of seven was appoint
ed by the board OF each club. together
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