Evening star., 1933-03-31
TOURNEY PLAYERS
TO Be COSTUMED
Boosters Club" Will Take
Large Part in Program.
100 New Members. .

TIME Columbia Country Club,
one Of Washington's pioneer
i golf. organizations, and .
club around which most of
the bigger golf events center in
this section, announces today its
annual Spring golf jamboree and
formal course opening, to be held
April 10, under the joint auspices
Of the clubs Golf Committee and
the famed Boosters Club" made
up Of members OF Columbia.
That day, the members of Columbia,
whether they are members Of the
Boosters" or not, viii gather at the
club to participate In the customary
fun and frolic which have marked
formal openings Of the Columbia course
for several years past.
This year the course opening takes
on added significance. for there Will be
q large class Of new candidates for the
Boosters" drawn from the 100 or 80
new members Of Columbia. "Your Coli
Committee desires to extend an express
sion Of especial welcome to the many
new members who have joined the club
since the first Of the year and to as
sure them Of its sincere desire to do
all In its power to make them feel that
they have rightful place in the golf
activities Of the club" says the notice
Of the formal opening. ITO the older
members We renew our assurance Of
the desire to continue to provide Tor
their entertainment and pleasure.
"EoLLowING the custom Of many
i years, q date has been set for
the ofhciAl opening OF the golf
course for the coming season. This
date, Tuesday. April 1s, win signify to
al golfers, emergence from the depths
of dependency to the heights OF &C.
static delight, for upon that date Win
ter rules will be abolished and Summer
rules win prevail. Your Green Com
mittee will have then completed its
arduous task OF bringing the course to
q proper condition and have given as
surance that 1t will be all that can
reasonably b desired.
$50, on Tuesday. April 10, your COM
mittee have placed IN the hands Of the
'Boasters.' the responsibihty Of staging
IN appropriate demonstration IN recog-
milton Of opening day and you ere ad-
vl0co uot 70 ILL., III yuu 0AAJOy oUO0
companioushp and fun
The program than follows, with re-
porting time at 1880, assembly ct 1880
and 4 Hoaster's proeram startinr at, ii
o'clock, with Chief Hoaster Charles r.
White ofaciAting. The golf tourney,
with al contestants In costume, viii
start ct 1880 o'clock. Prizes Will Be
awarded 10 the most picturesque ana
the most ridiculous costumes.
THE period from April 10 to May 2s
i has been ut aside by the Columbia
Golf Committee for the submission |
Of scores on which handicaps for the |
year win be based. Members have been |
notified that II they want handicap |
they must turn In 1t least three scores
have handicaR to play In the annual |
club championship held IN the FAN.
All handicaps previously assigned are
Immediately aholished pending COM
plete revision q the handicap list based |
on the scores turned In between April
l8 and May 23. Wives Of new members,
or women Of their families, who play
golf and vould like 70 take part IN the
activities staged by the Women's Golf
Committee, are. requested TO get In
touch with Mr.. James w. Beller. chair
01aQ 4uc 4NOU4ku0x8 NxO1I
I Is composed Of George p. James. chair
man; Donald woodward, Albert r. Mac
Kenne, Hugh II. Saum, II. King Corn.
well, Frank 3. Appleman, Frank Govern,
Charles ,. Hatch and Charles B. Lyd-
dane.
Dick Barnsaey. . Bethesda lad who
has caddied st Woodmont for some
time. II the new assistant pro and cad
n a. s~k AavI
Tom Hudgins, the new club profess
donal.
"ExTRA. paper. Jack McCarron
II misses e-foot putt" Bin Jones.
Sandy Armour and Luther Stew
ard, IT,, almost dropped In astonish-
ment yesterday when they witnessed
that almost unheard-of incident at
Congressional, where "All-Weather
Jack" as McCarron Il known to his
tntimates, finally missed holeable putt.
McCarron has q reputation around
Congressional As An uncanny putter,
and when he blew one on the ninth
green yesterday there were plenty Of
surprised looks. particularly when Lu-
ther Steward, his partner, came out Of
. trap within feet Of the cup and
then missed the putt for . half with
Jones and Armour.
Any one who thinks Harry @. Pitt,
former District champion, isn't ready to 4
play winning golf this year, has another
guess coming. We played with Harry
at Washington q day or two ago and
saw the big hitter from Manor carve
out IS on the first nine, after three
putting the ninth green, and finish the
round in ~, despite brace Of skies, at
the fifteenth and eighteenth holes, at
both Of which he hooked tee shots into
the bitches which lie awaiting just such
shots. Harry-says he has played Just
seven rounds since last Fall, but from
the way he Is mauling the ball 20 early
In the season he has his back up. all
ready to take his place at the forefront
Of local amateurs. Always fine putter,
Harry is hitting the ball q mile from