Evening star., 1941-11-30
Greatest Year Ever
Has Been Enjoyed
By linkswomen
Many Big Tournaments
Have Marked Season
Of Feminine Game
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

With their biggest year behind
them, feminine golfers of the Capt.
tai will gather Thursday at 1890
pm. at the Officers Club of the
Army War College to install 1912
officers of the Womens District Golf
Association, already chosen bv a
nominating committee. Nomination
Is equivalent to election among the
fair golfers.
Officers to take over the 1912
direction of the Womens links
organization will be:
President, Mrs. Walter L. Weible:
first vice president Mrs. Frank H.
Kramer. second vice president, Mrs.
F. Dickinson Let's. secretary, Mrs.
Gorham Freer, and treasurer, Mrs.
E. A. Swingle.
The first three named will be re-
elected in a gesture of assurance
by the women that the l941 admin
istration has been successful.
Feminine golf, far outstripping
the competitive game as played by
the men, happens to be the biggest
item in the game around Wash
ington any year. The Women's Dis
trict Golf Association. now entering
its 18th year, has grown until today
it sponsors dozen major Journeys.
spends a considerable amount of
money, is the top women's organi-
zation in this sector of the land
and runs feminine golf here with an
iron hand If you don't think so,
try to play in one of the tourna-
ments without a recognized handi-
cap.
Successful Year Enjoyed.
The competitive year, starting in
April. has been the most successful
in point of receipts of any in the
history of the association. Final
figures on association finances
will be available Thursday, but of
a total income of about 81 200 almost
exactly that amount has been spent.
Mrs. Weible explained her policy
year ago. 1t is, she said, to turn
back into prizes all money taken in.
Methods of raising money are sale
of budget books, entry fees for
women who 90 not buy budget
books and a 50-cent charge for es-
tabhShment and maintenance Of
handicaps. Expenses for the year,
including engraving of trophies,
printing and maintenance of handi-
caps. will run around Sl00, the presi-
dent said.
"One of the important changes we
made this year said Mrs. Weible,
was to establish the system Of
matching cards in case of ties for
prizes. This saved the bother of
playoffs, getting course again and
other delays. I'm sure it has been
satisfactory to every one concerned.
The professionals at all the clubs
have been very cooperative. They
have helped us in every way with
advice and in the actual operation
of our tournaments. I cannot praise
their cooperation too highly"
New Team Match Plan Due.
Soon after their annual meeting
the women will start planning for
1912. Although their 1941 team
matches worked out satisfactorily
under a system of handicapping de-
vised by a committee headed by
Mrs. c.. E. Stratemeyer. there has
been a disposition to revise the
team match method of play This
would involve some relaxing of the
rigid rules surrounding eligibility.
This will be one of the matters to be
discussed at an early meeting Of
the Executive Committee following
the annual meeting.
Helen Hicks Harb, former ma
tional women's champion, now a
Washington resident, will be one
of the speakers at the annual
meeting next Thursday. Reserva-
tions for the luncheon gathering
are being taken by Mrs. P. w. Rut-
ledge, tournament chairman.