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Greenkeepers Club of New England

NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 1947

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The annual greenkeepers meeting was held January 6, 1947 at Steuben's Vienna Room,
Boston, Mass. A fine dinner was served, followed with a very good floor show that was enjoyed by all those present.
Vice President, Phillip I. Cassidy, presided in the absence of President Homer C. Darling.
The following wire was received from President Darling:
"Greetings and a belated Happy New Year to you all,
I am sorry I am unable to be present to give my report of the progress of the club in
1946, in person.
Increasing membership indicates rejuvenated interest in the Greenkeepers Club of
New England.
This is our cue for planning an aggressive program for this year:
Let's all pull together."
John J. Carey, Colonial Club, Lynfield, Mass., was voted in as an associate member. The
application of Alfred Edmondson, Myopia Hunt Club, as a regular member was read, and is
to be voted upon at the next regular meeting.
Tellers were appointed by Vice President Phillip I. Cassidy and the election of officers
took place.
The result of the election were as follows:
President
Homer C. Darling
1st. Vice President
Phillip I. Cassidy
2nd. Vice President
Arthur C. Cody
Secretary
N. J. Sperandio
Treasurer
John L. Counsell
Trustee 3 yrs.
Arthur E. Anderson
Entertainment Comm. Chairman
Maurice E. Ryan
Golf Comm. Chairman
Michael Q'Grady
Auditing Comm.
Howard D. Farrant—Edward Murphy
Guilford Johnson formerly greenkeeper at the Reservation Golf Club in Mattapoisett is
now located at the Waunamotonomy Country Club, in Newport, R. I.
The February Meeting is to be held at the Hotel Statler, Monday February 3rd, 1947,
at three P.M.
Mr. Orrin Smith of New Britain, Conn., Golf Architect and Builder will be the speaker
of the day. Mr. Smith has done a lot of work on rehabilitation and redesigning and reconstruction of golf courses since the end of the war. He is a former associate of Donald Ross.
A few of the members of the Greenkeepers Club are planning to attend the Turf Conference
and Show at the Hotel New Yorker, February 10 - 14. Present plans are to leave the South Station
on the New Haven, February 10th, at 11 A.M. Anyone wishing to travel with the group may contact Jack Counsell.
A. J. Sperandio—Editor