FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 150, 14 March 1918, Page 11

FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON CLUB ANNUAL !|

MEETING

The furty-eifihlh annual meeting of the Wellington football Club was field in .the. V.iU.O.A. rooms last evening. Mr. J). Weir presided, and there was ii very good attendance of players and members.

The annual'* report expressed <leefp regret that so may members of thp. club who 'had joined tbo Forces had "gono "West." A'o fewer than 33 had been, killed in action, thrcß died of.wounds, and two posted as missing had sincebeen reported as believed to be killed. Of this number ten had been killed-or had died of wounds since the presentation of the la-st report. •■ During the past twelve • months 19 numbers had. been wouuded in action. The tot,ul casualties sustained by members of tjie club was 95. ' . ' :

! J'ho membership roll now stood at 166 actiro meinbors, 71 honorary, 23 : life, and 6 retired; total, 266. . Although the senior team was uot as successful as was anticipated, it gave a very good , , account of itself. ].t plaj , - ed eight: matches', and won half 'of them, scoring 82 points as against'Si by its opponents. The fourth class A ' team did remarkahly well. It plajed nine matches,. won- six, lost .one, land drew- one,, scoring 101 points agajinst 48. by its opponents. The-report .'concluded'as follows:—''The prospects for the' ensuing -season are particularly bright, .notwithstanding- that a ,largo number .of the lads who played last year have- joined the-.■ -Expeditionary Forces, ;md, if jinembers.will only commence- systematic training early,, there does not appear to be anj-reaaoai why the-fine-record.of last year-should not ho eclipsed.'''"■■ .."..'■ ■ - ■••• ' The.: balance-sheet ...showed, .receipts ■(including £2. sd. .'brought forward) amounting ta .£2l/ ss.' od. The . credit balance was lOs.'lid. In moving, the 'adoption,of the report and the. chairman. refer- ; red fo the-part taken by..the mouthers pf the club in the irar and the: casualties 'suffered.' 'He'"showed those .present a photograi)h of. thp. 1914 'tealm ..that played oil Athletic Park, ; ; Pive of the players''were killed, five were wounded, one returned sick; ono failed .to pass, aaid three were still at the. front. Thii'ty new'members .were elected, 'flib election of officers resulted as irblImvs:—President, Mr. T: S. RonaJdsqn ; vice-presidents, 'Jlcssrs. W. & .A h «'' n ) A.'T. Bate, G.-'C. Fache, J. P. I'irth, N. Galbraith, 0. G. Keniber, P. fc, K. Macassey, A. K. S. Mackenzie, V. 11. Meredith, J. Murray, Dr. Hi. J. M'Lean. N. W. Nelson, A. D. Thomson, H-'D. ; Smith, Dr.- M'Evedy; club captairi, Mr. D. D. Weir; hon. secretary, •Mr". P. 11/ Galvin; hon. treasurer, Mr. R. Ivory; Management Comimttee, Messrs. R. Richardson, D.■ Laureuson, W; A. Melrbse, R. W. Clandgc, W. Davis,' G. F. Jackson, J. Thompson; ■delegates to Wellington Rugby ■ Union, Messrs'; 0. G.'Kember, J. Thoinpaon, : D; D. Weir; hon. auditor, Mr. iV t\. Nelson... ' ■ ' ... ■ ' It was decided to-send a letter oi ~ ■ thanks for their past services to Jk'. J. Tinnock, lion, secretary, and J. ilollaiid, hon; 'treasurer, both. , of whom, have joined tho Forces. "A motion of condolence with the relatives of members- of thfl club who, have "gone West" was passed.