RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3040, 29 March 1917, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

'■',■' \ ' ' ■ ■■. ' ; : -Si JAMES'S CLUB ANNUAL : . MEETING. -. ' n 1 ' 1 ?? iV 1 ™* 1 mootin ff of the St. James's •I'ootbalr Cjub was held last evening, Mr. ;A L. Kittp presiding over an attendance ot about tlurtjvGve. •Aα following officers tor the coming year wore elected:— Xatron, Eev. W. Shirer; president,' Mr. i"' «; J™ o ' , -vice-presidents, Messrs. E. A. Wright, M.P., J. M'Donald, G. Howe', Or. feownes, J. Haslam, J?,. Fletcher, F. Alpe, A. Campbell, T. -Linklatcr, J. Caldow., C. Hills, and H. Urquhart; secretary, Mr. A. Malin; treasurer, Mr. J; ■Mudgo; management committee, Messrs. 1. Slater, F. Malin, M. Patching, J'. Page, V Gray, and L. Lindsay; club captain Mr A 6. Kitto; deiegates to Wellington lJugby Union, Messrs. G. Howe and A, C. Kitto;-auditor, Mr. J. Barber.

:■■■:■, .-'.'■■ PONBKEOLUB. The thirty-fourth annual jueetiiiV of the Poneke Football Club was held last' evening, Dr. A. K. Newman, M.l\, in tho chair. There , wore about 20 members present, and three new members were elected. The annual report was adopted. Ino eleotioji of officcra • resulted ae follows :-Pro3ident, Br. A. K. Newman; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. H. Turnbull T. E. IC. Burgess, W. Hood, W. J. Wallace, W. J. White, J. W. Muir, W. N. Jolmson, G. Deslandes, G. A. Dawson, W. Brown, M. Saueville, W. Larkin, P. M'Parlandi E. Bull, M. Marks, A. AViren, 0. G. Wilson, and Drs. W. E. Herbert and P. Maokinj olub captain, Mr. A Miller; treasurer, Mr.. C. Mitchell (ree'ected); secretary; Mr.. J. Montgomery; selection ■cominittoo, Messrs. ■ Al'Artliur, filler,.,/Wl. Dpbgon; dolegates to W.E.P.U.,,Messrs. A. Griffiths, W. J: White, and J. Montgomery; management committee, Messrs. Brewer, Williamson, M Arthur, Baker, M'Kinlev, Hurley, ana PrT\ on ,i Ry mnil3iu m■trustees, Messrs. jSlitoliell, Williamson, and Wiren. Tho .chairman, m ft short.speech", mentioned that a prominent military oflioial told him during hia recent visit to tho front that he found that the best men he had charging, the Germans and cleaning up the trenches were tho footballers. Mr. W. J. Wliite moved that a minuto be placed in tho c)ub'e booke of the loss sustained 1 by tho death of Mr J) R Gage. 1( ' : - ■'■'.■•■. A. hearty 'vote of thank's was passed to Mr. R. B. Magee—tho late secretary, who is now at his ■ past services .to tho club.

ORIENTAL CLUB. The annual -meeting, of thq Oriental I'ootball Club was held last evening, Mr h. Wylie presiding over a fair'attendance of mcmbors, Tho annuiil report was read and adopted.-Officers for the coming year, wore elected as follow — President, Mr. E. Wylio; vice-prem-dents, Messrs. T. Bush, L. B. Jordan, J. Brown, J. Wilson, It. C. Kinvig, D. M'Lood, D. S. Patrick, G. Goldstein, E.-Perry,-W. H. Nimriio, P. Bunckenbure, and F. Roberts; club captain, Mr. B. M'llraitli; secretary, Mr. AV, Gowdv; fcreasuror, Mr. W. ]?. Hornig; management committee, Messrs/ Bunckenbur», G. Hathaway, Poulter, Vivian, Pearco; match committee, Messrs. Bunckenburg and Hathaway; auditors, Messrs; G. A. Wilkes, and G. King; delegates to Rugby Umou, Messrs. Hornig, It'ilraith, and ■Little, ... . , •