GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT'S ASSOCIATION
OF NEW ENGLAND

N E W S L E T T E R
JANUARY

T h e Annual Meeting and dinner dance of
die Association was a huge success. A very rainy
evening failed to halt the attendance of 90 congenial members, their wives and guests.
T h e fine food, music, and entertainment promoted a very festive spirit and many unlimbered
long enough to show they could still teach some
of the youngsters how to waltz and fox trot.
T h e ladies' presence in all their finery made
the occasion a memorable one.
Door prizes for the ladies went to the following:
Mrs. John Brock, Mrs. Ned Curran, Mrs.
Pat Tameo, Miss Terry DiToro, and Mrs.
Paul O'Leary.
At the business meeting the following slate
of officers was elected for the 1956 season:
President
Michael J. O'Grady
1st Vice-President
Manuel Francis
2nd Vice-President
Albert Allen
3rd Vice-President
N. J. Sperandio
Secretary
William Ash
Treasurer
Arthur Cody
Educational Committee Chairman Ray Brigham
Golf Committee Chairman
Joseph Butler
Auditors
George Rommell
John Kielty
Trustee — 3 years
Daniel Silva
T h e application for associate membership of
Walter C. Greus was read and tabled until next
meeting.
Our worthy Editor is enjoying a short vacation in Florida and writes that it is so cold down
there that he has been unable to get any inspira-

1956

tion for some suitable "land of sunshine" poetry.
This explains the absence of some appropriate
verse in this issue. No doubt Homer is thinking
of a poem that, if memory serves me correctly,
contains the lines, "Oh, it's home again, home
again for me."
Tony Sperandio, Chairman of the Educational Committee submits the following program
for the February meeting.
Date — Monday, February 13th
Place — Waltham Field Station
Time — Luncheon — 12:00 Noon
Program — By Dupont Chemical Company
Robert Miller will speak on "Turf Disease
and Control."
William Boyd will speak on "Weed Control,"
an illustrated talk on use of Ammote, 2-4-D
and 2-4-5 T .
George Stewart will introduce the new Dupont
product Uramite, and will show slides demonstrating its use and some of the trial results.
Tony says:
DO N O T FAIL T O A T T E N D T H E N E X T
MEETING.
REMEMBER: — This meeting was changed
from February 6th to February 13 th in order not
to conflict with the National Turf Conference
and Show; it's going to be that important that
you be there.
P H I L I P I. CASSIDY,
Business Manager