The annual Greenkeeper meeting was held January 3rd at the Hotel Statler, Boston, Mass.
Vice President Arthur Cody presided in the
absence of President Phil Cassidy. Officers and
, committee chairmen read their reports, which
were approved.
It was voted that the by-laws be amended to
read as follows:
A. The annual membership dues shall be ten
($10.00) dollars, payable in advance. New members shall pay an initiation fee of ten ($10.00)
dollars.
Section B to be eliminated from the by-laws.
A committee consisting of A. J. Sperandio,
chairman, Sam Mitchell and Arthur Anderson was
appointed, to report on a suitable award to be
given to the men who have been members of
the Greenkeepers Club for 25 years and are
no win good standing.
Following are the names of club officers, who
were elected to serve for the year:
Officers for 1949
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
3rd Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Trustee for 3 years
Entertainment Comm. Ch
Auditing Comm
Golf Comm. Ch

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Philip I. Cassidy
Harold G. Mosher
Arthur C. Cody
George J. Rommel
N. J. Sperandio
John L. Counsel!
Frank H. Wilson
Manuel Francis
Alfred Edmondson
Joseph Dinardi
Michael O'Grady

Reserve the evening of April six, for at this
time Greenkeepers and their wives will attend
the club's 25th silver anniversary celebration.
The program will consist of dinner, dancing and
entertainment.
The committee in charge is putting all their
effort into making this party a huge success, so
let's all plan to be there.
For Sale—A real buy: 5000 sq. ft. of Kernwood
Velvet Bent Turf, to be delivered in the Spring.
This turf was donated through the courtesy of the
Mitchell Bros., of which the proceeds will be put
into our 25th anniversary celebration fund. If
you are interested, contact chairman Harold Farrant, Pine Brook C. C., Weston, Mass.
The National Greenkeeping Superintendents
Association will hold its 20th turf conference and
show February 7th through 11th inclusive, at
Los Angeies, California.
A fine program is planned for all attending
with speakers of recognition and authority, from
many parts of the country.
We regret the passing of Christian Hansen,
retired greenkeeper of the Concord C. C., and also
a charter member of the Greenkeeper club of
New England.
The next regular meeting of the Greenkeepers
Club of New England is to be held at the Hotel
Statler, Boston, Mass., Monday, Feb. 7, 1949,
at 12:45 P.M. sharp.
Mr. Walter Meeken of the Consolidated Rendering Co., who is in charge of the Fertilizer Department covering 11 branches in New England and
New York State, will be the principal speaker.
His subject will be "Fertilizer", particularly
the 8-6-4 brand.
The dealers are welcome to attend our winter
meetings as usual.
A. J. SPERANDIO, Editor.