BOWLING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13337, 1 February 1909, Page 8

BOWLING.

OPAWA CLTJB.

At the Opawa bowling greon on Sill |f|| urday a valedictory gathering was lu!m 3a9 in honour of tho president, Selwyn Bruce, and Mrs B who are leaving on a trip to BngHiidi &i|| In addition to being the first praodffiiti ij§|| of tho club, Mr Bruce has been 'VmSsH generous to it, and }io presented thecrafcllii with a handsome pavilion. There, lis| about two hundred ladies ond men present on Saturday, and George Collins, vice-president, on-:ln<i3i§ff| half of the members, |||| Bruce with, a gold medallion hearni&3 lla the clubs-monogram, "0.8.C.," " «nod Hl the words "A. Selwyn Bruce, HI president, and life member," Tfitmi Wm was also on the medallion the engrtjmg till figure of a bowler. Mrs Bruce was ptp§isii| eonted with a gold aifd greenstone brooch with the monogram and tho words "Honorary life. m<saig§H| ber," the club monogram being worJt*fi|S|H in pearls. Tho election of a lady' life member of a bowling club », so unique in the Dominion. Speeches wvmilaa made by Mr George Laurenson, Mr M. S. Brown (president of tbe Caw§|j§|l terbury Bowling Club), Mr W. J. well (St. Albans Club), Mr J. (president of the Bowling and Mr Chas. E. Jones" moter and secretary of the cliOß The speakers bore testimony -to * t£i|gm many good qualities of blt ajjjflwWW Mrs Bruco and wished them a, voyage, plenty of enjoyment, safe return to ■their many Opawa. Mr Bruce suitably on behalf, of himself and Mrs Bruce,"i^£m|§l A match, President v. Vice-PresKjj dent.' was played during the with the following result:— •-;Vira No. 1 Rink—M? S. Brown r. Mercer (skip) 13. '''-.istlM No. 2 Rink— J. Brown (skip) 12.f.;i§lH W. J. Cresswell (skip) 25. ':*sm!gm No. 3 Rink—o. Duggan (skip) ■&!s§£&* J. Greig (skip) 15. "-'^ygaW No. 4 Rink—F. Saxton (skip) J. Clarke (skip) 21. -St'SiWm No. 5 Rink—Maynard (skip) 13 H. Kissell (skip) 15. No. 6 JEtink—Petrie (skip) 26 Y.'Wi&m W. BrowA (skip) 18. ~ ■>'^^£H Totals—President's team 111, Vi»)ila President's 107. -*-^9JIH Afternoon tea was provided by ladies of the club, and. a most able time was spent.