Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
REHOBOTH BEACH
COUNTRY CLUB IS
AN ASSURED FACT
Directors Elected And Arrange For
Club House And Golf Course.
Membership Is Open.

the RehODOJn Bedcn country N4uL
was held at the Belhaven Hotel
Rehoboth last Thursday night, when
the RehobOth Beach Chamber OF
Commerce entertained at a shore
dinner.
The meeting was opened by an in
vocation by Rev. DR.. Little. After
the meal was served, c. c. ThOmp-
son. who acted as temporary chair
man, was unanimously chosen as
Dermanent chairman. Daniel G.
Anderson was made temporary sec
retary. William A. Young, register
ed 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 approx
mately $4,000 for remodeling the
club will have a S25.000 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, stat
ing that the tract selected was ideal
for a nine-hole course.
Expressions of sympathy were
voiced for J. William Simmons, one
of the members who has taken a
verv active part in the clubs or
ganization. Mr.. Simmons has been
critically i'll Cor the last two weeks
,,,itI nnpumOnia
The Rehoboth Beach Chamber OF
Commerce was complimented ana
thanked for their dinner.
The business of the meeting got
under way by the appointment by
tbe chairman of the following COM
mittee on the nomination of board
of directors: Chairman, former
Senator Asa Bennett, Joseph H. Cox
EDGAR P. Nicholson, R. Arthur Der
rickson. P. Holland Cannon. The
following p men were speedily pIac-
ed in nomination and were unanlm-
ously chosen as temporary DOara
of directors of the club: DR.. FRANK
L. Grier of Milford; William V. SIP
pIe. of Milford Ex-Governor John
q Townsend. Selbyville; Harry l..
Cannon. Bridgeville; James NJ. Tun-
nell. Georgetown; J. Paul Cranston,
Wilmington: DR.. James Beebe'
Jewes: William J. P. White, Mills
boro: ]. William Simmons, Rehoboth
Beach: Captain John R. Eskrldge'
Ira Wright and c. c. Thompson, Sea-
ford.
The board of directors organized
bv electing the following omcers'
President, Harry L. Cannon; VICE
president. DR.. Frank L. Grier; sec
retary, c. c. Thompson; treasurer
William J. P. White.
AS the club can only take in 100
more members under its charter II
was decided that the list OF 2OO
names which were given the secre-
tarv for admission to the club be
turned over to a membership COM
mittee which was appointed, but not
announced. After the names have
been approved by the committee the
sponsors will be notified ana the
proposed members will be given an
invitation to join the club. The trst
100 men who accept the invitation
and make a deposit on the stock
subscriptions will be accepted.
The list of members as Of April
28 follows:
Wilmington-Wil L. Adams,
Daniel G. Anderson, J. Paul Grams
ton. William F. Foster, Major Ed
mund Mitchell, 1. B. Sinclair.
Smyrna-Willard D. BOyce, Lewis
NJ. Price.
Felton-H. A. Kent.
rrington-Charles D. Murphy.
Milford-Dr. Frank L. Grier, DR..
G. Layton Grier, Harold A. Grier,
DR.. Oliver V. James, John B. Smith,
William V. Sipple, Jr., George H
Draper, Jr., Harry J. Pettyjohn, Ar
thur A. Derrickson, DR.. Lester o.
Lewes-Dr. James Beebe, Dr.
Richard Beebe, DR.. John A. Avarack
DR.. William Messick, Thomas R. In
cram. Eugene C. Kelley, G. Clifton
Naull. E. L. Wescoat Virden Mar
shall.
Georgetown-Dr. Joseph B. Wap-
les. Jr., Frank M. Jones, Joseph l.
Cahall. James NJ. Tunnel, Andrew
Marvil, J. E. Townsend, Howard {
Stewart.
Rehoboth Beach,. William Sim
mons, w. Taylor Barnett, Rev. Will
liam C. Little, Charles S. Horn, JONI
A. Lingo, Robert Hickey, Henry W
Seaford-J. C. Jones, C. W. Nc
Nelly, Captain John R. Eskridge
Joseph H. Cox, Harland w. Huston
C. C. Thompson, Linwood S. Lloyd
George H. Hearn, Ira Wright, Harr!
A. Phillips, Howard F. Galloway, W
Fred Burton, William F. Allen, w
Herbert Hall, Lacy L. Hardesty
William X. Morgan, Harry w. Alex
ander, L. A. Hobbs.
Bridgeville-Harry L. Cannon
Philip Holland Cannon, Ira Lewis
R. Reese Layton.
Laurel-Joe. Marvil, Fred L. Mar
vii.
Delmar-Harry T. Hickey, Die
Ellegood.
Milisboro-W. J. P. White, J
Reese White, William H. Ayres.
Selbyville-Hon. John G. Town
send, Jr., Edward V. Bayer.
NIilton-Edgar P. Nicholson, W
G. NAPLES, Ernest COnwell.
iladelphia-Frank W. Roberts
John J. Egan, H. L. Stokes.
Greenwood-R. Emory Wiley
Harry w. Pearson.
Washington-Clar F. Burtol
E. R. Grant.
Salem, N. IT. S. Wood.
Frankford-Asa Bennett.
DagsborO-R. D. Lingo.
Stockley-J. Edward Goslee.
Berlin, Md-A. w. Spindler
Chester, Pa.-Dr. Gross.
Columbus, Ohio-Glen C.. B. Bake
Pittsburgh, Pa.-William G. ClyG