Feilding Tennis Club.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 107, 2 November 1895, Page 2

Feilding Tennis Club.

— • The fourth annual general meeting of members of the Feilding Lawn Tennis Club was held at the Bank of Australasia yesterday afternoon. There was a fair attendance, considering the unfavorable weather. Mr E. A. Barton occupied the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The report and balance-sheet were adopted as read. The report showed the club to be in a flourishing condition, having 39 playing and 36 non-playing members— an increase of ten over the previous year. During the season tournaments were played for prizes given by the club, and resulted as follows : — .Ladies' championship, Mrs Hartgill ; ladies' handicap singles, Mrs Hartgill ; gents' championship, Mr Barton ; handicap singles, Mr Brabant. Besides the club tournaments three matches were played, two against Palmerston being lost and one against Wanganui being won. The three courts have been weeded and top-dressed since they were closed last season, and are now in good order. The lease of the ground expired this year, and arrangements have now been made to purchase it. The thanks of the club were due to the ladies who provided afternoon tea last serson. Mr W. Giesen gave a donation of £1 15s to the club for improvements to the pavilion. Tbe balance - sheet showed a debit balance of £1 5s 3d — a very satisfactory result, considering that a sum of £24 17s 6d was spent in improving the pavilion, and pump £2 16s. The following officers were elected : — President, Mr C. H. Coote ; vice-presi-dents, Rev. A. Innes-Jones and Mr A. Richmond ; secretary, Mr F. T. H. Brabant ; treasurer, Mr H. B. Dyer ; committee, Messrs E. A. Barton, H. P. Lance, and P. Giesen. Resolved, That the courts be opened on Saturday, November 9th, at 3 p.m. Resolved, That a special general meeting be held on the courts on November 9th, at 5.30 p.m., when the business will be to consider the notice of motion given by Mr Matheson, viz. : " That members may, during this season, invite nonmembers resident within 20 miles of Feilding one day in each month to be present, but not to play." Also, a meeting of ladies to arrange about afternoon teas. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting.