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After Moses W. Collyer was elected commodore on June 26, 1915, he presented a bill to the club for $100 for services, material, and extra labor not contracted for by the New York Central Railroad in the construction of a 3 foot cement sidewalk. The club paid, and then adopted a resolution "that any work done for the club in the future, without authorization, shall be considered a gift to the club by the person or persons doing the work."
Ivan H. Flood was elected commodore at the July 13, 1916 meeting and again on June 30, 1917. It was in 1917 that electricity was installed in the clubhouse,
On July 1, 1918, Frank F. Collyer became commodore. During the next three years no meetings were held, and the commodore considered the club dead. However, at the request of F.W. Whitehall, the commodore called a meeting on July 18, 1921. At that meeting Moses W. Collyer was elected commodore and F.W. Whitehall, secretary. The secretary then began a campaign for new members which resulted in the election of six members from Chelsea and six from Beacon. Moses W. Collyer and F.W. Whitehall were re-elected annually until 1929 when Commodore Collyer resigned.
During 1922 some members raised a cry that the club was being taken away from the people of Chelsea. At the July 17, 1922 meeting an attempt was made to pass a resolution that non-residents of Chelsea be elected for one year only and that they pay dues but have no vote. These people did not realize that there were too few people in Chelsea to support the club.
In 1925 there was a large influx of members from the Castle Point Veterans Hospital.
Meanwhile, progress had finally been made in paying off the $600 mortgage held by Charles Merritt on club property: a first payment of $100 in 1921, a second $100 in 1922, and then $175 in 1924. The remaining $225 was paid off in 1925 when there were 96 members as compared with 20 in 1921. A supper was held in the Collyer boat house to celebrate the burning of the mortgage.
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