Mr. Lanham Revisited: Feb. 12, 1926

Ellen plays golf; Mr. Lanham worries about his store

Even though it was cold today, Mr. Lanham’s visiting cousin, Ellen, enjoyed a game of golf with her friend Frances Randle this afternoon “and seemed to have a good time,” Mr. Lanham wrote. I wonder where she played. Rome’s Coosa Country Club was founded in 1909, but did not add a nine-hole golf course until 1932.

The 1920s was a golden age for sporting e…