LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2298, 31 October 1914, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS

ASSOCIATION'S ANNUA! MEETING. Mr. .M.. E, Denniston presided at the animal meeting of iho New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association last evening. The.following delegates wore present:— Messrs. Harry Keesing'(Auckland), ,G. Gore and P. White-Parsons (Canterh\%jJP, F. Grady', juri,, arid R. N .K. Swadston (Hawko's Bay), C. 11. Howden and/Fyß. Spilsbury,(Southland), M. E. Denniston (Tararmlci), and A. : G. Henderson', D. M." Kean, .and Fleming Ross (Wellington):, - : • A-cheque of the value of £78 was forwarded'to; the Right Hon;. the Prime Minister, (Mr. ; W. F.Slassoy) from the association towards, the Doniinion Relief Fund;::for;the relief ~df.'distress in the Dominion as a corisequencp of the war. The' election .of officers :.resulted as follows:—Patron, His Excellency the Governor. (Lord Liverpool); president.. Mr. F. i Begg . (Otago); vice-presidents, Messrs. W.R'. Holmes (Auckland), H. W. Giesen (Dannovirke),.A;' ,Borrows (Canterbury),' John Connell ,(Marlborough), R. C. Tennant (Southland), ■ Dr. H. B. Leatham (Tarariak'i),. C C. Hutton.(Wanganui), H. M.'_ Gore (Wellington),' Dr. Teichelman; vice-president Lawn Tennis Association'oPAustralasla; •Mr, T. Begg; delegates to the'• Lawn Terinjs of Australasia, Messrs. V. H. Baxter, H. G. Brandon, C. T,:Metcalfe,.A. E. Wetlwrby; ; delegate :to- Lawn Tennis Association, Mr. G. (Loudon) j. .Management Comm^tt'ee, , ; Messrs. ,P. . Whitp-Parsonß (Canterbury),' M. E. Denniston (Tarar.aki), Barry Keesing F. F. . Orady. (Hawko's 'Bay), 'Murrnv. 'Kean Wellington), H. M! Gore'(.Welhngton), Ai G.'i Henderson (Wellington); t secre'tary;and:treasurer, Mr. A. J. Petherick; hon.rauditorj'Mr.'R: M._E. Swanston. The'• question': of appointing s'ix 'membersttb'constifcute a New Zealand. Appeal Board was. left'to the Otago Association .to deali^ith.;,•'. ' ' ..'.'.-'■ ~ J ', '" Pending "further inquiries being-made tbe : question ; of,/date's;>for,: the iDannevirke:and; vMasterten' annual tournaments : ; held over; BotL the associations'. naWd', have -applied; for January ; 21/22, and 23. ■'■: ', '' TAITA'TENNIS CLUB. Mr. H.■'••A, W. M'Kenzie, the patron of j.the.'Taita Tennis Club j. presided at the.annual meeting held at,Taita on Thursday evening, the' members mustering: in strong force. The'report and balance-sheet, lead by . the ..' sooretary, Mr. A. Larcomb, shoSVid that the club's successes;,, during the past season had been, very marked and the financial position'good.'; Resolutions were placed oh the.'minutes, thanking' the patron and for tfophies and for en- ' tertaining: inembers and > friends. Mr. : health was, drunk with musioaljhonours for-his -continuous .hospitality.' Seveu'.'new.members' wore .elected^7..'';C' ; ;;^..'V : ; ;; v-.■> "-T'" ■''■. The; following are ; the officers; for the ensuiig'vTOar,:'— A. Wi M'Kenzie; ';itr. • W- Welch; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. Samuels and J.-CjMahey; committee, Messrs. StevensqnXßqyeSj'Ealos, Hickson, and Ball; . secreta^';and;, : treasureri' Sir. A. Larconib: '■."' ;" "" •'■ • , . ■• T TENNISTOURNAIVIENT.. _ 'A tennis:toUrnajrient was commenced - yesterday' 1 at the Lower'.Hu'tt, 'between the girls; of the Carterton 'arid Lower Hutt V; Distriot High Schools.. The- rosults'ipf the doubles were (Hutt players mentioned • first) -—Misses . N; Waugh and D.'Hickson'beat Misses M. M'Phle and E. Johnston, 80—16; Misses A. M'Caw and R. Gibbons beat Misses A. Osborne and C. Peters, 30—19 j Misses A. Mfllvride andv'VJ./M'Cask'in/ beat, Misses E. Welch arid-Mi-Fairbrothef,' 30—16. ; Owing to rain the; remaining events pre held over. vA: committee, of ladies, obrisisting of ■ Mesdariies Poole and W'all arid the-Misses M/M'Phee, E.' Johnston, J. Edwards, R. Blair,' arid M. Cameron, attended at the afternoon • tea tables, and a most enjoyable time was spent..'.'. , :