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XENIA COUNTRY CLUB STAGES FORMAL OPENING THURSDAYVIEW NO 1—la looking down t he courts, just back of the Club House.lane from the Olub House. In the dis-VIEW NO. 3—Is the south end ofi ,»;cc' r;,Kht[ « lt;*« Springfield ^ main club room in tho end ofP)ke, arid to the left, the Columbus which s h brick fl,pike. The arrow jn the skyline of ttie foreground points to the first “tee,”being located conveniently to the Club .*•?**'House porch where spectators canwatch the golfers. The arrow in the ... ' J*-'? -Jthis room you enter the locker and VIEW NO. 4—Shows the north shower rooms, which are not yet fully end of the main club room ,with largo completed, and of which it wals impos- French doors opening out onto a mamsible to otbain a photograph.mofhi porch overlooking the golf course.VIEW NO. 5.—Is taken from the ractice greens, in the rear of the club ogse and tennis courts. The arrow shows, “Green,” number nine, whichGolf, Tennis and Shooting Included In Program.With final preparations rapidly roundtng into shape for the formal opening of the Xentn Gauntry Club Thursday, sndi lions point to an elaborate send-off for Xenia’s long-heralded recreationel center, which Was started on ilts carver last fall by m group of local enthusiasts.The club grounds located just north Df tiie Dodd*; Addition, and about a ftrJe mat of the Springfield pike comprise about 75 acres of land, naturally adapted to the purpose. A nine bole golf course, has been la d cut, and two tennis courts aitnated immediately in the rear of the club house are virtually completed andARE LARGEST CONTRIBUTORSTwo members of toe club have the distinction of having purchased f5vlt;* shares of stock at $100 per share which makes an ndividual contribution of $500. They are R. S. Kingsbury and George Little.| Mr. Kingsbury, who is a golf enthusiast. has resigned hi:- membership in the Dayton and Springfield clubs, with the intention of g ving the local club his full support., distant skyline indicates the Gun Club, near which is located the first ‘ green ’veil] be ready for use Thur'day, according to those in charge.Wh.!e at the present tunc, much of the course is unsodded, a special mixture of grass seed has been planted. which in the course of a few weeks will cover the entire grounds and enhance the natural beauty (f the club. Pipes are now being laid to afford waterhg facilities for the “greens” all of which have been sodded.The dnb h»» .»M VIEW NO 2,-Is looking from thoattractive picture ,n its rat of wlnte ,Me toward the club House. Tho paint with rod roof;jind be** s£ fir3t ,.tee„ in shcWT1. dirMt)}. inrounded with fmMmiy.A small ( frmt rf the The arrow in thefarm building donated b\* and move skv line indiCates the two tennisfrom the premises of J. E. hell pres^ _ -______dent of the club, formed the nucleus j , , . .of tte house. to which has been added grounds. A complete water pump- j having charge of the culinary ar-a large porch, shower and looker plant, together with city gas and rangwnents.rooms, a women’s room, a kitchen ^aetriclty gives it every convenience. J*1 evening cards and dancingj c+rtTvrwtui The building has been _ . . , ... ... .,___, will hold sway. A six paece orches-rermodeled throughout, and the living lS P^e wh*;h wJ1 attra^ tro will provide music for the dancers,room done over in gray and white members Thursday afternoon and jt was emphatically declared Wed-•it ’ vn- br'iclc fireplace in one end. evening when the club wil] be thrown nesdny that all members who intend offers: a releasing contrast to the ex- open for the first time, in all As ac- taking supper at the club Thursday i surroundings. The entire tivjtdes. Beginning at two o’clock. mUst make reservation with one of the . . . hv eloetricitv Locker open house will be ma frtained the re- members of the house committee orw-M Twovide room for more mainder cf the day. Golf, tennis and with the following persons by Wed-fKh rrylyroXnrs shootin^ at the Gun Club will be in nesday evening, David W. Cherry,eouinment could order during the afternoon, which James D Adair. Mrs. Radhel J. Kelly fieS5S ub will be followed by sapper. SerrSag 1 and Mrs. Charles E. Fisher,installed throughout the entire will start at 6 o’clock. Jacob Kany The club now has 111 members. J.' ' 4is immediately north of the club house porch, where spectators may witness the finishing of games.The insert is of J. E. Kelly, first president of The Xenia Country Club, whose untiring effort and generosity went far in making possible the Country Club., E. Keflly is President, R. S. Kingsbury, Vice President, and Steele 1 Poague, Secretary and Treasurer.I Louis Brandenberg of Dayton, has been scoured as professional instruc-I tor and wil} l!ve on the grounds.The membership list follows:R. S. Kingsbury-. Geo. Little, H. L. ;Slete, Austin M. Patterson, J. C., Dodds. J. W- Gibney, Dr. Paul Espey, Chas. Galloway, C. L. Darlington, S. Milton McKay, Geo. R. Kelly. C. E. Fisher, Mrs. R. J. Kelly, J. A. Chew, ! W. R. Harner, S. B. LeSourd, H. S. Le-Sourd, M. W Monroe. C. W. Murphy,Frank W. Dodds, Findlay M. Torrence. Dr. C. G. McPherson, Dr. H. C. Messenger, Dr. A C. Messenger- Dr. W. H. Finley, Dr. R. Kent Finley. J. L. Al-mon, Dr. J. R. McCormick, Mrs. Alice Eavey- Dr. N. T. Pavey, Clarence W. Fisher, Walter F Currie, R. D. AdaiT, Dr. Lawrence Shields. C. S. Frazer, Dr. Eber Reynolds, Roy E. Ary, Dayton Power Light Co., Mrs. Mary M. Meredith, Frank F. Keys, M. A. Ross. Miss Emma Davidson, Omar Tate, R. A Kelly, Adolph Moser, Dr. Reed Madden- J. H- Whitmer, Leigh Nisbet, H. E. Schmidt, Ernest Schmidt. HarrySpahr, E. D. Beatty, H. J. Rhinehardt, J. A. Beatty, M. L. Wolf, Mrs W. T. Poague, A. L. Regan, R. L. John, T. C. Long. C. A. Kelble- Mrs C. L. Darlington ,Sr., F. J. Slackford, Arthur Perrill, F. L. Smith, J. K. Williamson. Mrs. Wm. Eavey, Harry D. Smith Mrs- Mildred Prugh- J. A. Finney. Mrs. Jacob Baldner, C. II. Little, J. T. Hib-bert, Andrew Hanninger, E. S. Davidson. Mrs. Laura Alexander, Mrs. Neile E. Schuster, C. S. McDaniel, Wm II McG'ervey. Lester J. Buell- Paul, Stiles, L. E. John, W. C. Sutton, Roy I Sutton, Miss King, W. M. Huston, J^as.I D. Adair, E. S. Myers, C. A. Weaver. I C- L. Jobe- W. C. Craig, Geo. F. : Dodds, W. B. Wike, C. E. Havers, Jas. I Wilson 3rd., A. H. Finley, H. L. \ Sayre, Steele Poague, Geo. Hudson. P. B- Yockey, W. C. HaUisy. Geo. I. Graham, M. A. Shoup, J. D. Steele, Sr., J. D. Steele, Jr. I). W. Cherry, P. II. Flynn, Fred Flynn, Dilver Bolden, John i Davidson. Miss Bertha Trebein. J. F i Kelly.
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Xenia Evening Gazette
Xenia, Ohio, US
Wed, May 11, 1921
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