Evening star., 1923-03-06

Morven Thompson of the Chevy
Chase Club was elected president Of
the association, succeeding Ii RI.
Chasinar of Columbia A. -. V. Burr
of the Indian Spring club was elected
first vice president. Herbert T. Shan
non of Columbia was elected second
ice president and Dr. J. II. MctIena-
han Of the Washington Golf and
country club was chosen treasurer.
Dr. w. G. Barr OF the Washington Golf
and Country Club was elected secre
tary.
Drastic action was taken by the
association in eNpellinG from its
membership in the Potomac Park Coli
Club and the War Department Golf
Club. Delegates to the meeting point
ed out that there is no responsible
organization representing the public
course golfers, and that until such
is formed. the Potomac Park Golf
Club should be dropped from the rolls.
This action, delegates explained.
does not mean that public course
golfers are barred from playing in
the District championship or in club
events sanctioned by the association.
Invitations will be extended to indi
Nidual players on the public course to
play in club tournaments. and their
entries for the championship may
be submitted through the association
secretary.
: The War Department Golf Club, it
was explained. has practically ceased to
function.
w. H. Lines, president of the Poto-
mac Park Golf Club. protested the
action of the association.
At the request of Albert +. Steinem
of the Town and Country Club. vice
chairman of the Shrine entertain
ment committee, the association voted
, TO recommend to its member clubs
extension of the courtesy OF the golf
privileges during the week of the
Shrine convention 1t was pointed
out that the association could not
consistently recommend use of the
golf privileges without charge. that
being a matter for the clubs to settle.
Adopts Hnndicapping System.
1t was voted to use the Western
Golf Association system of handi-
petition for The Evening Star trophy.
Mrs. c. L. Frailey of Chevy Chase
said there should be uniform sys-
tenn of handicapping entrants for
this event, and suggested the
Western Golf Association plan, which
by Morven Thompson to put the sys-
tenn into use was adopted. The
motion also provided that unattached
woman players should submit five
cards and if this was not done they
should play from scratch. Four
fifths of the difference between the
par of the course and the average
of the five best scores is to serve
as the handicap for the competitors
1t was voted to leave to the execu-
tive committee the date and place
for playing of the Junior champion
ship, which is limited to boys under
tWenty-one years of age.
Present as delegates at the meet
ing were Bannockburn Golf Club, T.
J. w Brown and X. F. Kellerman;
Columbia Country Club, G. H. Chas-
mar. H. r. Shannon and Hugh Mac
kenzte: Chevy Chase Club, John H.
Clapp and Morven Thompson; Wash
tngton Golf and Country Club. DR..
J. T. McClenahan and G. E. Truett:
Argyle Country Club. P. w. LIE Due
and H. H. Shinnick; Indian Spring
Golf Club, Tom Moore and A. d. V.
Burr: Town and Country Club. A
q. Steinem and Stanley Fischer:
Kirkside Golf Club, A. Coulter Wells.
Also present were Mrs. Tom Moore.
Mrs. c. L. Frailey, Mrs. C. b. McVay,
1r.. Mrs. W. E. Ballard, Mrs G. Il.
Miller, Mrs. l. L. Steele, Mrs. A. d. V.
Burr and Mrs. ]. r. De Farges.