AVON ROWING CLUB.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16432, 28 January 1919, Page 5

AVON ROWING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting' of the Avon Bowing Club was held last evening in the 1 club's boaU house, River rood. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £36 7s 7d, the reoeipts totalling £121 17b 9d, and the expenditure £85 10s 2d. Receipts on tho billjard table account amounted to £35 18s, and expenditure to £20 12s 9d, while £15 had been paid into the general found. Subscriptions owing amounted to. nearly £30. A letter was received from Air C. Allard stating that he had paid into tbe club's account the amount required for tho-shield to be presented for the "fours" competition. Mr Allard was awarded a hearty vote of .thanks. Mr J. D. Foley wrote resigning from liis position oa the racing and general committees. It was decided to accept Mr 'Foley's resignation from the racing committee, ajid to grant him leave of absence from the general committee. Mr E. K. Binstead was unanimously elected a member <xf the racing committee, ia place of.JMr Foley. Messrs A. K» "Wood and K. Broadbelt were elected life membena of the club. Eaoh replied thanking those present for the honour conferred on him. Three cheers were given in, honour of Mr William Lamb for the work he had done on behalf of the club. Messrs P. Kirton. A. Keys, and H. O. Whitfield were appointed to the picnic committee, with power to add others, three of whom itwas suggested should be ladies, to their number The date end place of the picnic was left in the hands of the committee. On the motion of Mr Freeman it was decided that club members who had not undertaken military service should take up a subscription to purchase pl«nt, to commemorate the Allied victory, and to show their esteem for those members who had fought in their country's service. t T)ann (secretary and treasurer), and A J ' a E Wood and R. Broadbelt were * committee to deal with . the EU SIi*M passed authorising the committee to purchase sculls and plant. "Th? Times" special correspondent the French Army says that when delegates came to seo Marvel on the armistice, the Marshal shal Foch on w Higfa ; £J) knew perfectly that a few T°~ m/ > r p (he puts it at ten days at J J most) would nave seen the surrender rf the whole Gennan arm v mto his -nd produced the greatest vica «r P es. The Marshal renounced deliberately and with his " ves open, because it must have cost i Mrtam number, however few, French, ind British lives, and he could not have t on his conscience to sacrifice one life ifter it was in his power to make peace m the terms of victory.