STAR BOATING CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 598, 28 August 1909, Page 13

STAR BOATING CLUB.

/.ANNUAL MEETING.

. The lortjr-tiiird aniitlal foeeting of . the Stri Boating OIUB was held in the club-house last niglit, .Mr! C. Pearce presiding' over; a , good attendance! ; '. \ .The chairman, in moving the adoption cf thd ,repoi't x aild'balance-sheet' said that during tlid coining year the coiiiiuittee.lldped ,to be .able td inaW sbine 'reduction in . the debenture debt: Tho plant tv.iis •in good ' order, itiut, thS boati would be ready, in a ;few days: for. use as soorl as the committee thought tho proper timd had come/.. A neis. light' pleasure-boat had been built during thb wintor, and'. twd junior sculling Boats and. .a- ; .b«St &hd bfest . racing four. were, under censtrudtioft; ■ In the course df dlsictission, Mr. iNi Gal l braith codteudedrthat the statement of liabilij 'tics • mid' assets. waS .erftnebus iii ;that Some of the . as "plant .JB1000," "billiard tabW i£ito''—jvere estimated too higt. :He advised thft ciub to prchjjsfe ii. special -boat for coaching.. .Speaking purely, iii.'the. interests, of the olufi.'-he Wished to Say. thilt tHete was, id his bpmibh. ii febtlStil . slackness last season & lack-of discipline, and a want of esprit dd corps.. the' officers ■ and committee did not give the time to the olub that they, 'should have 'doiiei They Should show mcmbfersj where reqiiired, holy to fcarfav lailtidil, and handle d •boats , He Suggested that-tho metabera of th<s icommittee-shoiild take. it in: turn to be oil duty at the skids. ■• The members bf the club should show, more to those whom they elected to 'the Jcommitteej.: . ' , ■ . Considerable discussion took place on general matters > connected with , the club. Greater punctuality in the of . club raoes was urged, ana tho chnirinali shggS&te'd that the incoming committee should try to effect an improvement in this respect.' Thefiipoß and'balance-sheet werfi Sdipted.; .Five new members-and one honorary member were elected.; V . ' Mr; J. C. A: Dddley, secretary of the Clubhouse Committee, reported verbally on thd work bf the oommitfee in 'cbnSt-cHiJn With thi social'functions of tho ranter, etc. The report was adopted. - •' ' OffiMrs for the year were elected as follow:— President,; Mr.' H. D. Bell; captaih, Mr. C. Pcarce; deputy-captain,,Mi 1 . P. G. Hume; committee) Messrs. C. E.,Bridge, >V. H. Baruett, Hi S...Barfdn, D. R. Menzies, A. W. Newton, and G. fi. Fell; match committee! Messrs. N.' Galbraith, C. Pearce, ,and A... ,D,.'' Bayfield; club race oommittee, Messrs. A. ,H. Barnett, W. Harrinaton, J. Kerslnke, C, Pefirce, and F. (1, Huriie; club-house CoHlnlittde, Messris. A. M. Anderson, H. S. Barron, ,J. C. .A. Dudley, W. Harrington, 6: A, Ihnes ( J. Kerslake, C. Scarcei.E. C. Little, .hiid Fi'.G. Hiime; secretary, Mr. J. E. Widdop; treasurer ( Mr. A. D. Bayfield; auditors, Messrs. Wi H. Jlorrah and H. E.' Richards; trustees, Messrs. H. D. Bell, A, dc B. Brandon, and C. A. Kiiapp. Messrs. N. Galbraith and H. L. Wiggins werb elected life meriiberS, and Mr. J. Dhncan, sen., a life honorary member.. It was Uecirled to fccommciid that thi opening day be' Saturday, September H>.A vote of thanks wits acfcbrdetl. tb the retiring officers, on the motion of Mr; Galbraith, seconded; by, Mr., Bayfield;. A speeinl resolution o£ appreciation of the.servifces of Mr. G. A. Kfihpi) as an officef i)f_ the club for 20 years, fras phsS'ed, flh the illation df the chairman. Special acknowledgment li-ai also made of the services of ,MK A, H. Barhfett,- the ri-. tiring deputy-calitdiil.