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pointed all committees. The by-laws provided for 

 the election of an executive committee, but if 

 any was elected, they do not appear to have per- 

 formed active duties. . 



CHAPTER XI. 



ERECTION OF THE CLUB HOUSE IN 1881. 



In 1881 the present club house was erected 

 under an agreement between Benjamin Rogers, 

 the owner of the property, and George W. Hill 

 and William H. Corlies, trustees for the Rose 

 Tree Fox Hunting Club, dated April 23d, 1881, 

 which stipulated that the club should have the 

 privilege, at its own cost, to erect the club house 

 at the place where it is now located, for its enjoy- 

 ment, for the term of fifteen years from that date, 

 at the end of which term the house was to go back 

 into the possession of Mr. Rogers, and the club 

 could then give it up or become tenants; the club 

 reserving the right to remove the house at any 

 time during the term by paying to Mr. Rogers the 

 sum of $100, for each year his ground had been 

 occupied by it. The most friendly relationship 

 has always existed between Mr. Rogers and his 

 family and the club members, and the suppers sup- 



