Greenkeepers Club of New England

NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY, 1 9 4 5

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is
really no such thing as bad weather, only different kind of good weather.—Ruskin.

The Annual Meeting was held at the American Legion Home in Waltham on January
20, 1945. The attendance was below normal probably due to the combination of lack of gasoline
and zero temperature. President Wanberg expressed his appreciation for the support of the
officers and members during the past year and asked for the same cooperation and assistance
for 1945. The reports of the officers were accepted as read. The entire list of officers as submitted by the Nominating Committee was elected unanimously. It was voted to send George
Rommell, who is hospitalized in Georgia, a telegram conveying the best wishes of the Greenskeepers Club for a speedy recovery.
Following the business meeting the members and their partners, together with our distinguished guests, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Clapper of Toro and Mr. Chester Baldwin of Breck's, sat
down to the festive board. There was turkey galore and diets were discarded for the evening.
I thought t h a t I was devoted to the pleasure of the table but compared to H. F., I was like
Murphy's dowager at an afternoon tea. The only thing t h a t prevented the reappearance of the
turkey he consumed was the fact that he had exceptionally tight eardrums. It was a pleasure
and a privilege to be seated at the same table.
Following the feast the floor was cleared for action. With the exception of the orchestra,
the entertainment was spontaneous, extemporaneous and self-inflicted. Prexy Wanberg demonstrated his versatility by his exhibition of singing and dancing and his excellent portrayal of
Adolf. Ted Murphy, playing under wraps, was tops in the "Can You Top This" contest. Ralph
Thomas gave a tear-jerking rendition of "School Daze". There were several combinations of
vocal quartettes and barber shop discords. The ladies entered into the activities with gusto and
practically everyone remained until the final salvo.
Signs of the times—Five hundred workers in Dublin golf clubs may join the Workers
Union of Ireland, which will seek standard pay and uniform hours.
JACK COUNSELL.

The February Meeting will be held at t h e Hotel Statler, February 5th at 7 p. m. Plan to
attend.