Smyrna times., 1925-05-13
REHOBOTH BEACH COUNTRY
CLUB IS AN ASSURED FACT
DIRECTORS ELECTED, ARRANGE
FOR CLUB HOUSE, GOLF COURSE
Membership Includes Residents From
All Towns in State-PrOmises to
Be Leading Sport Organization

A meeting of the 100 members Of
he Rehoboth Beach Country Club
was held at the Belhaven Hotel, Re
loboth recently, when the Rehoboth
Beach Chamber of Commerce enter
tanned at a shore dinner. The meet
ing was opened by an invocation by
Rev. Dr. Little. After the meal was
served, C. c. Thompson, who acted as
chairman, was unanimous
ly chosen as permanent chairman.
Daniel G. Anderson was made tenn
porary secretary. William A. Young,
registered architect, of Philadelphia,
told of his survey of the old mansion
house which is to be remodeled into
a modern club house. Mr.. Young
stated that the house was especially
adapted for remodeling along the
lines of a southern colonial type. With
the expenditure of approximately $5,-
600 for remodeling the club will have
a $4,000 home.
A letter from Maurice J. Mccarthy |
golf course architect and director, was !
read in which he detailed his survey |
of the land and was positive in his
approval of the location, stating that
the tract selected was ideal for a nine
hole course.
Expressions Of sympathy were voic-
ed for J. William Simmons, one of the
members who has taken a very active
part in the clubs organization. Mr..
Simmons has been critically i'll for the
last two weeks with pneumonia.
The Rehoboth Beach Chamber of
Commerce was cOmplimented and
thanked for their dinner.
The business of the meeting got
under way by the appointment by the
chairman of the following committee
on the nomination of a board of di-
rectors: Chairman, former Senator
Asa Bennett, Joseph H. Cox Edgar P.
Nicholson, r. Arthur Derrickson, P.
Holland Cannon. The following u
men were speedily placed in nomina-
| tion and were unanimously chosen as
a temporary board of directors of the
club: DR.. Frank L. Grier, of Milford;
| William V. Sipple, of Milford; eX-
Governor John G. Townsend, Selby-
Vile; Harry L. Cannon, Bridgeville;
James NJ. Tunnel, Georgetown; J.
Paul Cranston, Wilmington; DR..
James Beebe, Lewes; William J. P.
White, Nillsboro; J. William Simmons
Rehoboth Beach; Captain John R.
Eskndge, Ira Wright and c. c..
Thompson, Seaford.
The board of directors organized
by electing the following officers:
President, Harry L. Cannon; vice
president, DR.. Frank L. Grier; secre-
tary, C. C. Thompson; treasurer, Viii
liam J. P. White.
As the club can only take in 100
more members under its charter it
! was decided that the list of 200 names
which were given the secretary for
admission to the club be turned over
the a membership committee which
was appointed, but not announced.
After the names have been approved
by the committee the sponsors will be
notified and the proposed members
will be given an invitation to join the
club. The first 100 men who accept
the invitation and make a deposit on
the stock subscriptions will be accept
ed.
The list of members as of April 2s
; follows:
Wilmington-Wilbur L. Adams
Daniel G. Anderson, J. Paul Cranston
t William F. Foster, Major Edmund
Mitchell, l. B. Sinclair.
t Smyna-Willard D. Boyce Warner
5 w. Price
} Felton-H. A. Kent.
4 rringtOn-Charles D. Murphy.
Mlford-Dr. Frank L. Grier, DR.
: G. Layton Grier, Harold A. Grier, DR.
Oliver " James, John B. Smith, Viii
liam V. Sipple, Jr., George H. Drap
er, Jr., Harry j. Pettyjohn, Arthur A
DerricksOn, DR.. Lester o. Adkins.
Lewes-Dr. James Beebe, DR.. Rich
ard Beebe, DR.. John A. Avarack, DR.
William Messick, Thomas R. Ingram
Eugene C. Kelley, G. Clifton Maull
f. L. Wescoat, Virden Marshall.
GeorgetOwn-Dr. Joseph B. Wap
les, Jr., Frank NJ. Jones, Joseph L
Cahall James NJ. Tunnel, Andrev
Marvil, j. E. Townsend, Howard {
Stewart.
RehobOth Beach,. William Sim
mons, w. Taylor Barnett, Rev. VIII
liam C. Little, Charles S. Horn, job
A. Lingo, Robert Hickey, Henry "
Conant.
Seaford-J. C. Jones, C. w. No
Nelly, Captain John R. Eskridge, Jos
eph H. Cox, Harland w. Houston, {
c. Thompson, Linwood S. Lloy,
George H. Hearn, Ira Wright, Harr
A. Phillips, Howard F. Galloway, "
Fred Burton, William F. Allen, v
Herbert Hall, Lacy l.. Hardesty, Wi
liam X. Morgan, Harry w. AlexanC
or l. HOhhS