Evening star., 1940-10-23
Mrs. LaceyWon' 'tSeek
To Remain as Head
OF Association
Vice Presidents Retire;
Mrs. MeckIey Winner
At Indian Spring
By WALTER McCALLUM.

Women golfers OF the village,
their District association links
schedule completed, now are turning
to politics in advance of the annual
meeting of the Women's District
Golf Association. scheduled for De-
cember S at Columbia.
Mrs. Robert A. Lacey, president OF
the association for the past two
years, will not run for that Office
again. Nor will the two vice presi-
dents-Mrs. Gale E. Pugh of Manor.
and Mrs. Oscar Coolican of Chevy
Chase. So the women golfers, nearly
ready to open their winter bowling
season, are turning toward politics
and the 1941 links season.
Running ahead of the other candi-
dates. for the presidency of the
association, according to reports, are
Mrs Walter l.. Weible of Kenwood,
and Mrs. H. L. Simcoe of Manor.
But Mrs. Charles L. Vaile of Ken
wood, who is not actively candi-
date, has strong support. The nomi-
mating committee will bring In a
report around the middle of Novem-
ber, on the list of officers to be
chosen at the annual meeting. Mrs.
Pugh and Mrs. Coolican have de-
clared their unwillingness to accept
presidency of the association.
OF course one more big tourney
remains to be settled before the
women wind up their season. This
is the initial affair for the Mrs.
Ralph w. Payne trophy at Congress
sional, which started today. But it
is being run by the Maryland State
Golf Association, and has drawn a
limited field. This affair will wind
up Friday.
Should Establish Succession.
There's a tendency among many
of the feminine executives now
adays to organize their slate of Off
GERS in future years along what the
Navy calls a chain of command"
This would mean that future presi-
dents of the Women's District Golf
Association would work up through
the ranks to the top office. The fu-
ture president would start in such
responsible job as tournament chair
man, or handicap chairman, would
work from that post into a vice
presidency and ultimately into the
presidency.
Thus the chain of succession
would be unbroken and would be
understood several years in advance
1t has not worked that way in past
years, although Mrs. Lacey. present
head. served a year as tournament
chairman and the next year became
president. The women's association
is we'll organized in every way but
in succession of officers.
Soon after the election in Decem-
ber, which will be a cut and dried
affair, the new officers will hold
their first meeting to look over the
194l season and arrange a tentative
tournament list. The Nominating
Committee report always has been
accepted and undoubtedly will be
this year, leaving installation of
officers the big business of the an
nual meeting.
But from now until the Nominat-
ing Committee makes its report pol
itics among the feminine golfers will
be hot They're at it right now,
with telephone wires burning up on
behalf of favored candidates. and
a lot of personal conversation. No
matter who thev choose as presi-
dent the association will move along
in good fashion. Women's golf hap
pens to be a big competitive item
around Washington. and with a
sound and clearly defined set of reg
ulations they cannot 60 wrong.
The feminine golfers have set No.
vember for the start of their bowl
ing matches But before they get
the pin season under way at Hugh
Arbaugh's Silver Spring alleys,
they'll play in still another affair.
This is the Kenwood field day
scheduled for next Tuesday. Manor
women will play in a club tourney
next Tuesday and Wednesday for
the Presidents punch bowl.
Wind Up Association Season
Final event of the women's Dis
trict association schedule yesterday
at Indian Spring found steady Betty
Mecklev rolling along like OF Man
River to win the top award. 1t was
tourney for team members and
Betty scored an 83 at Indian Spring
to grab the top prize. Mrs. L. T.
Haugen of Army Navy won the gross
prize for second and third team
members at Argyle with card
of 96.
The results FIRST teams at Indian
sorins): Mrs: Betty MsckIey, ! Renwood' n,Spod
Navy' ssio' oc"aEsa: So, Mrs. M H J. Cooper Ken
wood ?2-s-s4' Mrs. J. c. Dale, Ken
wood, a6-10-s6 Mrs. A. A. McEntee'
coiumbia. 1oo-la-s? Mrs F j, God
frey; Gon,sressional, a4-1ns1; ~ . Mrs Mrs M
sfsSns asaaen amy svy ATsys GEoSE Ms
burg, KenNood, 1Ha-s3- o %. Mrs Mrs " N
Farrar, Washinrton -2a-s2: MIS-.
KsefsE T.r chsyy Myyoe chase esisosf; ney MRS
D. s. platt. Manor, io4-91-s3: Mrs
j. W. cramcr, Manor. 9s-l4-s4 Mrs,
). H bullock. Kenwood, 9a-l5-ss4: Mrs.
L. F. Hurley, Columbia, 109-24-,s5 MS.
H j. Klossner, Congressional, 103-1s-s5.
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