WELLINGTON CYCLING CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 9

WELLINGTON CYCLING CLUB.

■.■}. ; ;■;■ ■>'■'■ A.- rBOSPEEOUS;,YEAR.' .; •■■:■. .The nnniial .meting of the Wcllinaton Cycling Club, Hegistercd, was held in ttio cliib rooms, Willis Street, last evening, and was well,attended. Mr. J. l>. Murphy, (vice-president) was in the chair.-" ■■ •,": ■■':'•" : . Tho seventeenth annual report drew attention to the sound, financial,position of tho club. A large amount'hod been spent for entertainment purposes,- and the committee regretted that the entertainments-had not been better attended by:'members, and woro' not oblo to . attribute, anycausi) for I'lie-'aniusoreoiits, promoted in the club's best, interests, having been eo poorly ;attended.. Tho ball,' although very, enjoyable, ■.showed a deficit. ..'The committee acknowledged with ''thanksdonations from Dr. Izard, Jlbssrs. ,n. : Moorp, H.. G. ■: Smith, D; Eborlet, D. Jl'Lebd, und H. Thomas. : Tho' club , regretted the departure of two jiopulfir members, Messrs. J. ~fvice-president), and D. M'l.cod. Tho chih had ulso missed the--' Services of. its president, Dr. .A. ;W.: Tzard,. who was nn n visit to: jjnplnnd. , Tho club's billiard championship .. for .the'-.year had-been won for tho fifth' time'.'.by; Mr. IY. A. Tordhnni, .and. tho cup championship had beeir won .by Mr.' ,T.4t. Hamilton. Twenty-fournownicm'uers had been elected,'and 17 resigriations received. ■:.Tho balance-sbeetvshowed cash in hand ■ to tho amount; of JOiS Ss. sd:, find Rave tho balance of asset , ) over liabilities, at.<C536,-SsJ-. 3d. ■'■: ■.' Tho ehainhnn ihtimatod that' Mr. A. Lauren-sdn,;;(.vice-prosident) had ; prohiisod' a billian: ..trophyvfor. .cbinpotitioii' .by': members of the |/club.-- ; : •■,:■,: .-:' ;■■■:: ■':. ■ '~■..■....■.',...■■.-. .-■■ •• •.•; It was remarked by.the.chairman that nom.e of.' the members -had been' purchasing : their pleasure-, at. the pxpenso of their follows, iln ,3907, - > subscrip'tioii!i''.w6ro iiiii, in 1908 they wcro XB3,' and, -this year, 'defaulting incniber.s.;pwod,.,sol: f iTFIb eiiggested(ias a ircmody .that: at tho . befflnning of the year the'membership"-'roll-should'.bo posted in tho rooms, financial' of eacfi member. '" "■'•' ,*--r •"- . :';-' \'.";' ;■ ■"•■-'. -. ■. j.: l'';Mr.-r',WivCließividden, ono. Of tlio /auditors, brought lip a : nunlhor of matters. Ho -nskeu why winners of competitions had.been' paid in^cash.instead of receiving "trophios; and in-, quired' thp reason\Uiat ■»'; deficit was shown" on the'hall;arid; jiicnic.''Members'roplied that it "had :been:tlieir desiro .to make tno -picnic- nt Taila. air onjoyablo function, and to ensuro that the ball should' l bo 'a credit--to-'the club, l''X'heso' ! objectfl.-had'.b(!en .'attained; , : and tho 'deficit was'-a-cotnparatively small matter, caused'l in,;a,measuro,:by-the lack of. support oxtended by .a-,,scction.ol the .members., . ." . ■ ~ OfUcers.for the'year were elected as'folldw:— President,. Dr;,,A. Uard . (ro-elected); .'vice; president-v Mes3fs. J.- Murphy, H.. G.- Smith, A. Laurensoiv, and O. Rose; committee, Messrs :H;U.'Baker, J. -Doyle, W. A. -Pordham, ' W. Hoyward, T. Morrison, A. Robertson, i R.- Ramsay, T.:.TnyJor, and H, Traverw lion." secretary, Mr.-H. Thomas (re-elected); hon. treasurer, Mr.- , .\V.'Young ;(re-filected); hon. ■ audife ■llnssrs; W. iChcgividden, -and D. Brand. ' ilcssTs.",G. -AVhite, L. Roberts, J. Fouton, and J.rßro.dio'were elected as life' members;-.,' ■-- ■The/.retiring 1 officers wero accorded a. Voto of thanks for their.; services. .