WELLINGTON NAVALS' BOATING SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 62, 6 December 1919, Page 16

WELLINGTON NAVALS' BOATING SOCIETY

ANNUAL MEETING. Tho annual meeting of the' Wellington Navals" Boating Society ' was held on Thursday, Mr. J. Alexander being in tho dhair. Thero was only- a small attendance,

The report showed that the society had done very little beyond the routine,.work, during the pa.rt year, but now that most of its members had returned from active service it was hoped to extend their activities. At the end of tike year tho membership was OS, but since then eleven new members had joined.' Of the members 33 had been oil activo service, mid have not been required to pay their subscription. Tho balance-slicel) showed a credit in the bank of ,£7 17s. 2d., but the secretary said that since then. thi.s had been increased by a, considerable

'J lie chairman remarked that in tho old days the shed had been n great rallying place forMie Naval artillery, and that here many differences wcro settled between officers and men. Ho- hoped that No. 5 Company Garrison Artillery would step in. and push the- society forward.

Mr. P. Jt. Campbell said it was necessary for t'lio young membei'B of No. 1! Company to take Olio places of the oki members, as.they could iio longer look after the sheds.

The. following officers were- elected:— Patron, Captain E. D. Bell; president, Colonel C. J. Cooper; club captain, Mr. J. Alexander; deputy-captain, Mr. G. A. Fiebig; secretary, Mr. C- A. Hankins; treasurer, Sir. L. E. Judd; committee, Messrs. C. Kellett, 'If. May, A. Hayes, S. R. Murray, and G. A. Fiebig. It was resolved that Messrs. E. Henderson, B. Piper, W. D. Wilson, and Dal ton bo added to the committco to form i\ social committee, with power to add to tiheir number. Tho social committee were also to elect their own secretary.

It was recommended that the committee be asked to immediately look into the matter of providing light pleasureboats.