CHAPTER 9 Long Ashton Golf Club Staff
CLUB SECRETARIES No definitive list of Long Ashton secretaries exists, but, in one form or other,
paid or unpaid, the Club has had at least 25 secretaries in its 100 years history. In the early days the duties of Secretary were carried out on an honorary basis and the records show that the first Honorary Secretary was Dr Fuller who was elected on 20th November 1893. Subsequent chronicles on the appointment are sketchy although it is revealed that in 1915 a former Honorary Secretary, Captain P.G. Irvine, was killed in action in the Great War. G. Garrard, a long serving Honorary Secretary, resigned in 1924 due to ill health and was succeeded by S. Harris. In November 1926 it is recorded that the Honorary Treasurer and two Honorary
Secretaries were unable to perform their duties satisfactorily and it was agreed then to appoint a paid Secretary on a remuneration of £150 per annum. Tis post was filled early in 1927 by Mr N.S. McGowan and, at the same time, the honorary positions of Treasurer, Secretary, Match Secretary and House Manager were abolished. Mr McGowan remained in the appointment for two and a half years when the Club reverted to honorary duties with P.F. Toms taking up the post and receiving an honorarium of fiſty guineas a year, increased to one hundred guineas in 1931. Mr Toms resigned in 1933 and was succeeded by Lieut. Colonel E. Norman Gardner (part time) who was required to be in the clubhouse on Saturdays and Bank Holidays as well as on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday aſternoons. Presumably, he was permitted to play golf on Mondays and Tursdays! (See Chapter 4, Plate 37). Te position reverted to full time in January 1938 when Mr R.E. Witherspoon
(“Withy”) was appointed on an annual salary of £200. (See Chapter 4 Plate 36). At the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 authority was given to effect wartime economies and reductions in staffing levels. Mr Witherspoon suggested that because of ill health he give half time service on half pay but, unfortunately, he died very shortly aſterwards. Mr R. Crosbie, a member, then took over the duties temporarily until C.A. Weston was engaged as Secretary in November 1939. A year later Guy Blain, donor of the Foursomes Trophy and in later years to be made a Life Member, was appointed Honorary Secretary. Guy carried on until 1945 and it is no doubt that without his untiring
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