The Annual meeting was held at the Waltham Field Station with Mr. Clark Hodder, President of the Massachusetts Golfers Association,
guest speaker. A most informal and interesting
talk was enjoyed by all present.
Homer Darling, "NEWSLETTER", editor,
is in Florida taking* a well earned rest, Sime
Briaio, and Guy Tedeseo, wrote and said
they are playing golf everyday in Florida. John
Dombek golf handicapper take note.
Arthur Anderson, was awarded a 25 year
pin for continuous membership in good standing.
Arthur has done a tremendous amount of unselfish work for the Club. In view of the fact that
he was a hard working official delegate to the
National Turf Conference and Show, the previous
several years, in 1951 the club voted to pay his
expenses, however, he expressed sincere appreciation and refused. Arthur Anderson is again the
official delegate to the National Turf Conference
and Show which is to be at Atlantic City, N.J.
from February 8 to 13. Please be sure you have
mailed your signed proxy vote -to Arthur at 358
Fuller St., West Newton, Mass.
It was good to see Gill and Buecher, from
way up N.H. Dombek, from western Mass. Paul
O'Leary Tomeo, Fuller, and Brigham, from way
down R.I. Mike O'Grady, and M. Brown, both
of New Bedford. These are some of the boys that
drive a long distance in the winter time, to attend
meetings.
Once again, Joe Looney, of the Boston
Herald, has given the Greenkeepers and Golf
an excellent bit of publicity. Be good to Joe, he
is good to golf. The Clapper Co. again spends
to publicize the Greenkeeper and his National
Turf Conference and Show by sending out a
special mailing of 1500 National Convention
stickers.
Club member Albert Allen, Greenkeeper at
Kernwood, Welfare Committee Chairman, and
Vice President, is assisting as an instructor at
the University of Massachusetts Winter School

of Greenkeeping, the pioneer of Greenkeeping
Schools, Professor Lawrence S. Dickinson.
The applications for membership of C. W.
Parker, Agawam Hunt Club, "who is back in
this area again", and Ralph Roberts, of the
Hatherly Country Club, were read and will be
voted on at the next regular meeting.
The following slate of officers for 1953 were
voted: President Arthur C. Cody, First Vice Pres.
Michael O'Grady, 2nd Vice Pres. Manuel Francis, 3rd Vice Pres. Albert Allen, Secretary N. J.
Sperandio, Treasurer John L. Counsell, Trustee
for 3 years William Ash, Educational Committee
Chairman A. J. Sperandio, Golf Committee Chairman John Dombek, Auditing Committee Alfred
Edmonson and Bert Clark.
A Directors meeting was held wiith most of
the time being spent on interpretation of the bylaws under various circumstances. A committee
consisting of Chairman Philip Cassidy, Harold
Masher, Sam Mitchell, and N. J. Sperandio, was
appointed to study the interpretations.
The next Directors meeting will be held on
Monday, February 2, 1953 at the Waltham Field
Station, Waltham, Mass., at 11:00 a.m. which
is prior to the next regular meeting.
A committee to study the possibility of setting up a scholarship fund was appointed, Chairman A. J. Sperandio, Sam Mitchell and William
Ash.
The next regular meeting of the Greenkeepers Club of New England will take place at the
Waltham Field Station, Waltham, Mass, on Monday, February 2, 1953, at 12:30 noon sharp.
Luncheon; Guest speakers will be Mr. David L
Zakon of the Michigan Peat Co. who will
give_ a short talk, and Mr. Pat Pasqual, of the
Agrico Co. will show movies, and judging from
past experience they will be excellent. Following
the Educational program the Business meeting
will be held.
N. J. SPERANDIO
2nd Assistant editor