Open Championship Aims for Involved U S Golf Association
The United States Golf Association plans a yearly meet in New York with officers elected and links chosen for the Open and amateur championships. London and regional clubs are noted, while officers from Boston Chicago and Philadelphia are cited along with early history of the federation and its election of directors.
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States Colt Association
New York
Ben Neld
Irglewood Ol¢ Club
Aif
Sue
Massachusetts Golf Association
Western Golf Association
Ofcers el Cted
Ransom H Thomas
Morns County Golf
Alfred L Pup Jey
Boston
Theodore Shelton
Chica&o
Preenints
Morgan
Heebne
Colunney
Leivitt
Werbert C. Leois Vyora Hunt
Eben M Byers
Shehkton
Fred James
Glens Iew Gow Club
G Herbert Windeler
Rh Porgin
Devereaux Emmet
Britton
Messie Thomas James
Heebrer Chauncey
Leasitt
Xand
Ripley
Kean
Theodore Havemeyer
Newport Golf Club
Laurence Curtis
Brookline
Bo Macdonald
Chicago Golf Club
HU. Tallmadge
St Andrews
Samuel B. Parrish
Shinnecock Hills
Tallqaridge
Havemeyer
vAnarey
Morris County Golf Club
R Bnee Kerr Golf Club
Lakewood
Tallmadge
Col. May
George D Fowler
Philadelphia
Washington & Thomas
Thomas
Ti. J Whigham
Jolnea R. Hi. Thomas
A M. Coats
Henry May
Early USGA leadership and club figures outlined
A historical overview traces the formation of the United States Golf Association through early leaders and clubs. It notes Newport and Chicago area clubs supplying first and later presidents, rankings of officials by region, committee expansions, and the governance model based on associate and allied clubs with varying dues. The piece highlights Windeler’s presidency, travel for duties, and efforts to standardize amateur championship rules amid mounting entries.
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Or W. Fellowes' Morgan
Baltusrol
Fred 3. James
Glenview Golf Club
Chicago
Alexander Britten
Chevy Chase Club
Washington
Heyward G. Leavitt
Omaha Country Club
Windeler
Oxford and Cambridge Society
United States Golf Association
Pacific Coast Area
Wine and reform clash in Phoebe Couzins interview
Phoebe Couzins promotes re enactment of the temperance reform and argues wine supports civilization. She defends the canteen for the army, critiques church opposition, and cites German drink culture while linking alcohol to social outcomes and moral standards.
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Phoebe Couzins
Couzins
Post
Mahomet
England
China
India
Tam
Germany
Popular Science Monthly
Christ
Moss Cougins
West Point
Annapoli
The Wife of Somebody and the New Congressman's Ambition
The piece portrays Mrs. Congressman pressing her husband Tom about illness and political stature. He feigns health with a thermometer as she critiques his hunger for power. She encourages his public role while he worries over being indispensable, hinting at life in Washington and the House.
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Congressman
Tom
Congress
Everyon
Conersesman
Dri
Gertie
House of Representatives
Imber Vatee
Wwe
Washington
Congressma
Bettie
Are American women's manners improving or deteriorating
From Harper's Bazar a concern is raised that new female independence may roughen manners and inflate vanity. The piece argues true citizenship comes with inclusion of men in the “we” and praises charitable public work while warning against aggressive behavior and self-centeredness. The Philadelphia Press quips about a new typewriter girl, reflecting contemporaneous social humor.
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Munich
Bavaria
Harper's Bazar
Republic
Picturesque Calvert Mansion to be Restored at Riverdale
Restoration of the Calvert mansion in Riverdale Maryland is undertaken by the American Historical Congress. The project will recreate rooms for the thirteen states and honor notable figures with a “Calvert Halls of History” including a statue hall. An upper library room honoring Joseph Jefferson will feature a bronze cast from Rip Van Winkle and portraits from actors. A Jefferson room reopening is slated for next summer with a carnival on the estate.
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Alvert
American Historical Congress
Riverdale
Mount Vernon
Potomac
Calvert
Charles 1
Cecil Calvert
Lord Baltimore
George Washington
Calvert Dames
Webster
Lafayette
Henry Clay
Congress
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Calvert Halls
T Hs
Hall of Fame
Joseph Jefferson
Jefferson
Buzzard's Bay
America
John Drew
Viola Allen
Grover Cleveland
Memorial hall proposal honors actor Groves Clewell
A letter from Groves Clewell requests that the American Historical Congress establish a memorial hall in the Calvert House to honor the life of a famed actor. The writer argues the subject deserves remembrance for his historic fame and his devotion to his country as an ideal citizen. The note closes with a warm sign-off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Historical Congress
Calvert House
Groves
Catholic Church Census Shows U S Catholic Growth
Advance sheets from the Catholic directory report the U S Catholic population at 12 661 444, up 189 151 from last year. Parochial schools enroll 1 086 207, up about 35 000, with 4 281 schools and 1 223 688 under Catholic care.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States
United
Jesuits
Benedictines
Capuchins
Franciscans
Dominicans
Holy Cross Fathers
Paulists
Redemptoriats
Oblates
Lecture on Parliamentary Law at Waslington College
A lecture series on Parliamentary Law will begin next Wednesday evening at Waslington college, free to the public, led by Mrs Nannette B Paul president of the Alumni Association. The 1908 class elected officers for the college banquet with Elizabeth Tyler as president and other officers named.
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Waslington College of An Ona
Nannette B. Paul
Elizabeth Tyler
Dillard
Anna Anderson
Evans
Mary O'Toole
Q Street
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Alex. Britton
Populax Chevy Chase
Englewood
H Chandler Egan
Willie Anderson
Pauline Mackey
G. Barry
James Braid
Bertha Thompson
Scotland
A. Kirkaldy
Dorothy Campbell
Ireland
Henry A Boyd
Canada
George S Lyon
Mabel Thompson
Mexico
Fred Pettitt
Willie Smith
Robert E. Abbott
Yale
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C. H. Seeley
Kansas City
Neil McPherson
Indianapolis
Karry W Atlen
Missouri
Jom Ward
New Jersey
William Diddue
Indiana
Vargusoc
Iowa
Statler
Walter Fairbant
Colorado
Sheppard
Connecticut
Upton
Warnell
Lees
Minnesota
Maryland
Massachusetts
Ip Hoyer
Nebraska
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Hess
New Hampshire
Manson
Forts
Horace Russell
Garden City
Coats
Reid
Newport
Theodore A. Havemeyler
New Yorker
Metropolitan Golf Association
R. H. Robertson
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
James A. Stillman
G. Herbert Windeler
Country
Robertson
Heebner
Stillman
Kerr
Maturin Ballou
Apawamia Club
David BR. Forgan
Onwentsia Club
Herbert Windeler
Alan L. Reid
Edward P. Martin
Adnan Larkin
Yountakah Country Club
Thomas Taylor, Jr
Onwentsia
Daniel Chauncey
Dyker Meadow
Execu
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Iss Phoebde Couzins
Richard Sartholdt
W. Clt. U
Anti Saloon League
Wilbur Crafts
Ceurms
Feags
United States Marshal
Cana
Phoebe Cousins
Philadelphia, Press
Browne
Josh Billings
Peter Grogan
Seventh Street
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Calvert Mansion
Catholic Church Census
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Mr. Browning
Dr. Lyon
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