The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-16
COUNTRY CLUB
WILL SOON BE READY

President Zach Wright Of the
Country club has been asked so OF
ten, How is the work on the Country
club getting on?" and when will we
{ be able to play golf out there?' that
his patience has about exhausted so
he called meeting of the different
committees who are responsible for
the progress of the club and he told
them that something definite must be
done, and right now, too. The meet
ing Mr.. Wright called was well at
tended, attesting to he interest which
the members feel in the project and
:ull reports were made by all the
committees and work was mapped out
| which will mean that the club house
and golf course will be pushed to the
almost and the motto of all is Full
steam ahead"
One of the topics most discussed
vas the golf course. Hal Kohn made
4 report on the committees recent
rip to courses at Greenwood and An
| ierson and after he was heard the
committee was authorized to go
| ahead with the work and to expend
| as much as one thousand dollars on
| he links. They were given full au-
;hority as to the entire golfing pro-
gram and something definite is ex-
oected from this committee. They
olan to visit the Ridgewood links dur
ng the coming week and after sur
7ey is made by a competent engi-
1eer they will have a golf profession
al come here and assist in locating
he tees and greens.
Secretary and Treasurer W. B.
Wallace reported that already thirty
i've hundred dollars had been spent
On the pool and other work and that
| ne treasury still has small amount
# cash on hand with payment enough
| lue from the members to assure the
| erection of the club house and golf
course. He stated that the pool was
eady and was already being used for
bathing and that the foundation for
| he CLUB house would soon be ready
or the building proper to be started.
lumber and rocks are being moved
% the site and everything is in rea-
illness to start the building and to
inish it promptly, perhaps in sixty
lays time, after the foundation is
completed.
/ The committees decided to erect
I several tents to be used temporarily
IS dressing rooms for the, bathers,
md they elected a ground Keeper, to
ook. after the property well as
keep out non members: M. 9. Chap
pell was given this place als1'will be
asked to assume his duties at once,
to prevent trespassing. He will live
On the grounds, giving his entire time.
20 his duties.
The different committees who are
directing the progress of the coun--
try club are: Golf, Roy Summer
chairman, Lad Eskridge, John B.
Settler and Hal Kohn; building, c..
T. Summer chairman, H.: w. Schum-
I,oert, r. G. Mayes, George P. Boul-
/ ware, H. B. Wells, J. NJ. Davis; lake,
1 Welch Wilbur chairman j. H. Wick
ar, Lad Eskridge, P. D. Johnson, j.
E. Summer; finance, Roy Summer
chairman, r. K. Johnstone, W. B.
| Wallace, 0. H. Johnson, J. P. Moon
and C. w. Fant; membership, C. W..
Fant chairman, O. McR. Holmes, W.
5. Matthews, j. B. Settler, J. P.
| Moon, E. A. Carpenter and Hal Kohn.
| These committees are working
hand in hand with the officers and
directors to make the club become a
reality. These officers and directors
are serving: Zach Wright, president;
Lad Eskridge, vice president; W. B.
Wallace, secretary and treasurer; di-
rectors: Welch Wilbur, Roy Summer,
George Y. Hunter Of Prosperity, Lad
Eskridge, Zach Wright, W. NJ. Sher-
tard Of Whitmire, Tx, Johnstone, c.
Want and w. B. Wallace. Z.
Every indication is that the. New
| berry Country club will be one OF
the prettiest of any small towns of
i the South and when completed will be
| popular rendezvous for the hundred
or more members and their families,
| adding quite bit to the social life of
the community and affording rest,
recreation, as well as exercise for
those desiring golf, tennis or swim
ming.
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