The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-22
Five Year Dream of Nine
Men Comes True: Plan
Fete Week.
GOLF COURSE is IN USE
Dinner, Bridge Party and
Dance on Program of
Festivities.

Indianapolis men, including a golf
architect, a promoter, and seven
business men, sat in a downtown
club and dreamed aloud of golf
and country club built according to
their own ideas. They decided to
call their project the Avalon Golf
and Country Club.
During the week Of April 8-13, the
beautiful new Avalon clubhouse, To-
Gated five miles out on Millersville
road, will be thrown open for pub
lie inspection. The building, cost
ing $4,000, and the eighteen-hole
golf course, completed and placed
in use last summer, represents a
total expenditure of $250,000.
The membership at this time
numbers $50 and includes only two
of the original nine. The architect,
Will Diddel, has worked tirelessly
and declares the course is one OF
the city's best.
The little group of nine incor-
porated. The membership drive
started.
| Clark Named Secretary
George L. Clark was named Sec
netary. Since then he has served
actively with Fred Tucker, another
of the original investors. In 1925
the site on Millersville road was
acquired. The old homestead there
serving as the clubhouse. Diddel
designed nine-hole course in such
a way that it could be easily in
creased to eighteen holes and con-
struction began.
There were many gloomy days
attached to the construction period
Charlton Carter, James Hammer, M.
j. Abbott and others say, however,
that the majority of the new mem
bers were not of the moral sup
port" type, but real workers.
Herman Seilken, well known
among local golfers, joined and
spurred on the campaign. The first
nine holes were completed and a
professional was sought. Roy Smith,
then at Shelbyville, was hired, the
old homestead barn being converted
into shop for him.
He set about his work of making
golfers out of investors. His sue
cess told most when the member
ship clamored that the course be
enlarged to eighteen holes. They
said it with dollars.
Start Clubhouse Drive
Next goal was an up-to-date club
| house and planse were drawn up
The directors faced several serious
financial crises, but M. j. Abbott,
president during 1927 and 1928, led
the campaign to a successful end.
The new clubhouse, located back
from Millersville road, is APP
preached by winding road that
gives visitors different views of the
landscape. -Four stories of the
stone and concrete building face the
approach side. AS it is built into
the side of hill, only two stories
are seen from the course. There is
a large porch. The first fee and
the eighteenth green are near the
clubhouse, with large practice
green between. There is also a large
children's playground nearby. A
| creek on the course is to be damned
into lake and water hazard on
hole twelve. 1t also will supply the
course with water.
Equipment of Best
The clubhouse, with its large
lounging room, has two mems locker
rooms and one for women, besides
the professionals shop. Stairs from
the course level lead down to the
! locker rooms. The dining room will
accommodate $50 and will be served
by modern kitchen, electric grille
and refrigeration system
The first four days Of opening
week will be without special events.
On Friday, April II, the member
| ship will have a dinner and bridge
party. The Saturday night program
calls for a. dinner dance.
George L. Clark, first club secre-
tary, recently elected 1929 president,
will be in charge, assisted by a
group Of committees. The 1929 off,
GERS are:
George l. Clark, president; pr. c. ".
Rotary; Charlton ~ Carter, treasurer
Dire6etoTs- 6 L; &c, Clark ark Or. "
gay z Me- A III AS Sart9n T. T TisIoT.
Fred G. tucker and jack c. Carr. '''0e'
Greens and Grounds cemmittee--Hsr.
t kins. J. L. Thibodesu. G. H. Wilson.
George Weaver and jack G. Carr.
man; Harry Dawson, DR.: r. J. Kemper,
George Hargitt, o. A. TisloT. Fred c.
House committee-Alvin R. Jones. chair
man; Roland N. Cotton L. A. Turnock.
Publicity committee-5JOel 7. TAYLOR,
naITm aam1 T. r Mar'i' g5e25gs Weeks.
I Building committee-O. a. Tislov. chair
man: o. A. Miller Or. c. W. Day. Rus
sell King. 4. H. Bushong. Frank q. West.
/ man: Chester Robinson, Harry Gompf.
| Kie5sr w. Eadley. Robt.&W. Fleiseher. c.
Ladies Golf comnittee-Mrs. Glen Howe.
chairman; Mrs. Herman sieiken. Mrs. E
/ William Lee, Mrs. Phil Edwards.
Social Conmittee-Mr. and Mrs Birney
/ D. Spradling. chairman; Mr.. and Mrs. II.
4 H Bushong. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Weaver.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fortney. Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell King. Dr.. and Mrs. c. A. Stayton.
Or. and Mrs. w. z; Tinney. Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Scott Johnson. Mr., and Mrs. Frank Y.
I and Mrs W. l. HoYer
/ Grievance Committee Brandt c.
Dogney. chairman; Jack G. Carr.
1 Membership Committee-Harr L. Yslch,
I chairman: Charles II Crippin: Fred Fox
4 DR.. Kenneth l. Craft. otto Feucht.
Court Orders Nice Talk
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