LEVIN SCULLING CLUB.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 October 1911, Page 2

LEVIN SCULLING CLUB.

\N UNFORTUNATE UNDERTAKING. A Chronicle reporter yesterday called on Mr A. J. Harding, secretary to the Levin Sculling Club to obtain a history of events in connection therewith. Mr Harding stated that the history of the club had been a very, unfortunate one from the start. The first meeting was held at Mr Kevin's boat-ri'lied some two months ago. At that meeting there were present only two persons, Mr Harding and a young man named Cooper. T'ho meeting lapsod. A second meeting was appointed for October 3, in the Town Hall, Levin. At this meeting tuere were present about a dozen persons, and it wa.s divided to establish a sculling club. Mr Suhnn was made l'residont. and Mr A. J. Harding , r.eeri'.ta.ry, pro. toni. The latter ox'plained that ho did not wish to be a member of the club, and was only ■acting as secretary at the request of Mr Nevin. on one side, and the club members on the other. He i wo tiki act until the club was satis- | factorily started or otherwise disposed of; he hoped the club would lie able to raise a secretary and Iron surer from out of its own ranks. j The meeting appointed a committee, I and' it was decided to canvas the town for subscriptions and members. T'ho history of the canvas was also unfortunate, the object met with ! little support from the business men of the town, and the sporting oommuni'y fniled to come up to exportation*. A third mooting was appointed I'm , l'Yiday. 'JOth inst.. at which ineoiiiig the committee would report progress and further arrangements wcn> to bo made. At this meetino; only sixteen persons wore present, .and the financial aspect of i the club was worse than over. After colling up fill tlio subscriptions in iho room and adding to those already collected, the secretary and treasurer found himself in possession of just C(). Tt h.as boon explained in a previous report in Tho Chronicle that Mi Xevia would not sell his interests for less than ClO. so the sorrota rv asked permission to wind up iho club. Members expressed thorn-elves as very greatly a-rains I Mi is proposal, .and although' the secretary insisted that nothing could possibly bo done, and that tho best thing to do was to return the money, as the subscribers were all present, it was liliiiiK'itelv decided that a fresh effort should be made, ami another mooting was 'appointed for (he following Monday. Tt was further decided lhat if it woro not nr.f-ihio In buy the two out-riggers one li'i'it should lie bought in the first instance, the purchasing of tho other to stand over until the club was better off. To his course- Mr "XVvin agreed On Monday. 23rd

in<4.. iho final mooting of the club was' hold at 7 o'clock. The first to arri-. e on ilie scene was Mr G. T;inri<\ A fen- minutes later came Air A. J. fhrdinrr, followed by Mr Nevin. Air YV. Harding completing the meeting. No one else arrived. After u ■■'.'.{ Mio: lOrtv minutes those present decided that there was nnthin"- fu;thor to bo done but to re! urn (he suhscripti'-ns. Tt is to ho oh-rrrod lint those at the previous ii..'l'iii; , :- who had been in'ost <;' in favnur of carrying on. and bad the opinion (hat fbe n< , o< s:\vy mraiev could be raised, were fviiKpicuouK by their absence Id a in , in. It was impossible to do anything further, and Mr TTardii!->- now informs us that all monies have hrv-n rciurned, and the club is dead and buried.