Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1929-06-27
CIVITAN CLUB HAS
LIVELY MEETING
sfUsical Program, Report of Recent
international Convention, Discus
sion of Golf Course and Naming
of Standing Committees Feature

guests being present.
Miss Edith Knight and Miss Lu-
c'ie Hopkins gave a short musical
D1ogram, which was greatly enjoyed
by the club members and visitors.
Civitan John B. Steel gave an in
.teFesting account of the internation-
Il convention recently held in At
anita. He reported the best year in
f''Titan history.
President George P. Hagaman
announced the following standing
committees for the year:
Entertainment-J. Frank Moore,
chairman; G. X. Moose, |. G. Greer.
Membership-W. H. Gragg, chair
nan, J. C. Mcconnell, G. H. Wink
Ter.
Fellowship-C. H. Moser, chair
man, J. A. Yount, A. P. Hicks, w.
0. Gordon, R. F. McDade, w. C.
Greer, D. L. Wilcox.
Finance. L. Qualls, chairman;
Tracy Council, w. P. Winkler, S. C.
Eagers.
Public Affairs-M. w. Beach,
N-AssIl iileIl blIiS hliSSSll "
Hodges.
Miscellaneous-T. f. Bingham,
chairman; A. Y Howell J. B. Haga-
man.
Constitution and By-laws-E. N
Hahn, chairman; w. E. Conner, John
3. Steele.
Mr.. George Blagg, manager of the
Green Park golf club, and Mr.. Lu-
.her Bingham, who managed the
golf club at Vero Beach, Florida,
last winter were introduced 70 the
cub and each pointed out the adj
TaDtages of a golf club to a town
n attracting tourists.
Mr.. Blagg expressed his pleasure
al being invited to talk about the
great national game of golf. Coli"
he said, sis game we all can play,
70 matter how Id we are, or how
We wish to play, either with car
friends or by ourselves. | am pre-
s,ln1ing that Boone wishes to have a
} golf course, and if so this would be
doing it's part in taking care of your
tourists. The tourists are here and
coming more every year as you are
aware. Most every tourist plays golf
and the tourist town that intends to
cater to the tourist gets busy and
puts in golf course and reaps the
benefit. believe the present time
is none too soon for Boone to have
a golf course and cater to a class
Of neople who would bring money
into your town.
II personally have been at Blow
ing Rock for six years, excepting
one year when | was away building
a golf course for w. j. Hill, son of
the famous Jim Hill, at the entrance
to Yellowstone Park. During this
time | have been able to observe the
growth at Blowing Rock, such as
the building of Mayview Manor, en-
lareing of Green Park hotel, more
business at Blowing Rock and our
then nine-hole course changed and
made into an 1S-hole golf course,
and even now in the height of the
season, our golf course can hardly
take care of the crowd
Select your ground carefully"
continued Mr.. Blagg, with view to
being convenient for everyone. Plen-
ty of room so you can get the spirit
Of the game, liberty-liberty of
mind and liberty of action.
Last but not least, real estate
values. Homes will always spring
up around well-planned golf
course. Where do they come from
to Blowing Rock to play golf and at
the same time enjoy these beautiful
mountains? From all over our
southern states, as far west as
Chicago and as far north as Con-
mecticut Once they come they come
again, for the majority declare such
scenery as ours cannot be beaten.
$50 | would advise you people OF
Boone to get busy and build you a
golf course, one that you would be
proud of. Doing this would, in my
opinion, help build up your part OF
this wonderful mountain country
and mark another forward step for
yosr community. The prestige that
a golf course gives town, especially
a tourist town, would then be
yours"
The golf course proposition was
referred to the public affairs COM
n,jttee, with the addition of Civil
tans Leo Vaughn and Clyde Eggers,
and it is hoped that before long
soroe plan can be devised whereby
a course can be developed near
Boone. Several suitable locations
are already under consideration.
The new president, Mr.. Hagaman
is exceedingly anxious for the club
to be of the utmost service to the
town and county in promoting a
spirit of cooperation among all the
people. Along this line, he has
asked Civilians Frank Moore, |. Il
Eyeer and G.. X. Moose to speak to