OTAKI BOWLING CLUB.

Otaki Mail, 13 July 1923, Page 2

OTAKI BOWLING CLUB.

1 ♦ . ANNTTA.ij I'iXJETINGr ; The annual meeting of (lie Otttki low ling- Club, held on Wednesday night n the Council Chambers, was attended >r some twenty members. Hr. T. .I'Kourke (President) presided. Report and Balance Sheet. The annual report and balance sheet, ts read, were considered very satisfactory. The report rend as follows: — ••I have much pleasure in submitting lie following report and balance sheet for the year ending March SI. l'd-S: At the commencement of the term the number of members was -11. while during the season eight new members joined, four resigned, and two left the district, leaving on the roll 4.'). ol which 10 are financial. The green was opened bv the Vice-President on September both, when several visitors was pres ent from other club*. During the sea son we have hail visits from Kaiaitai, Kurori. Levin and shannon, and we made return visits to Kurort, but unfortunately the weather stopped otl-.et visit* after making arrangements. The Levin Club sent a rink and took hack the Feathers with them. Russell V Cup was again played for and was -won by the town members. The Pen very Cup was played for l>v rinks ami .Messrs Sat herlev iskipA Whiteman i. No <>) Xtcolstui t Xo. - ■ ami tbioditig" (Xo. 1 * wi.'io successful. "I here was also pairs placed, but I am not able to report as only two or three games were played, rite caretaker lias had more work this sen son to keep the green in order, but un foi innately the members have not been able to take advantage of it. "wing to the wet season. Our thanks are due to the Indies for the way we have been looked after, by supplying afternoon t Oil ■ H FKKKMAN. Hon Meoreturv. ’* Land for Crottuet. Mr. St*thelley reported tlttu land l'or ■ ro.jtt.o could be ;'■■■-u! Ia l jaeoiit to the green, the Tennis Club having no ob- ' jeotion to a right-of-way. I Mr. A t more, who attended on behalf ■of the tennis player;-, said the land j .ootid secured from Mr . Mcßeath tot The. land was syfeet wide, with a depth of Jdb feel. The 1 igli \ -of-way •a as not included in this. Inti arrange meats might be made for it. Mrs. Me Heath would bear no expense, and the lowJ-hoube.s would have to bo removed i>v the bowlers, and the rtgh' of-wnv funned and metalled. M.es.-rs Xolde and Cole (coined out that the area, of land •'••••- not >u)lieicnt ! for a full-sized green, and in answer to j a question Mr. Atmore said he did not j think additional land 'amid be secured. | The question of croquet green., on the S Domain was also menuoued. i After further discussion it was decid- : >;d that the matter be roforved back to ! the Committae, who will report to «. full ■ meeting to be held tit un early date. Officers. the election of officer*, re*Ubed: President, Mr. Ceoige Uraruley; VicePresident. Air. Xai W illiams; Secrotary and Treasurer, Mr. H. Freeman . re- • ■ieet.ed ): Cenerat uml Ibd'tcihmeaL Committee, Messrs F. (». I’ato -. 1., s-l tjeorge, A. batherh v, H. \ nn. Kupa Hanes. and J. If. Dills green supervisor. Mt. .1. F. With: .tc ci'.'ctcii,: Mutch f oij.iiti ite*'. elo- . - W. Burn* Smith and V. X'oide; Auditor. Mi. \V. Burns s-mlth re-fleeted/: t ltia-.’* -ui i committee, President, A ’'fury, and i Mr. F. ('. Da’-ies: Side .seiectur, Mi. j -f. lb if.ll s: Delegate to Wr'liii.gton Con j ‘re, M s ti Hcir.it v re-* n-f U"!,/; ■Delegat" to the carnival S'lffi.ut.oit, Ml. W'. ! Dut.’ss smith. .Annual Ball. It was decided *o hold r. bail, am! * h< ;id so wong wete .--io.-ts'l ; miriiilreo:--Mess! s !. S: Ceorgi.. A. .'-at 0e: i«.'y, A. ' Smith. H. Xtcrdsoti. b. Coi* -• D. Xoble. ' Kupa Hnwoa. y. B. Bar, It. } teom.au. , il. li. Vann, and M. It, Ayr.;. Mr. ; staiijeriev was appointed ; ~t j t v Miscellaneous. ; Ihe c-eeretury report id ins* : tm-re -.vo:only three sons oorstanutug. and j tee vs h- :ons:de d v t.ttM t,.- paid. * Mos.-z- ■- cri;, !.■■■. Da mot. Wiliam.-* i air: 1 1.-..51 v. D., members. it was decried to make the eastern i side of the bowling group the boundary | b" tween town and cou.niry. when playMg lot 'hi Ku.sstii Cup. V l*■ es • ; ■ a:.., * . : o aceolUeti the : rc-ttiruing "thee'-. the otireuikci. and the ; pies.-. ; The inn**.--! if has uq, more i titer-club I metl'hes tiud K-s- uopriy matches was ! I’-cUssed, but Ji<i not bed fa-, out with ' the majority of ru<*a;b'»r.>. Kates, At the annual m.etii tr of the (Jtaki : Bow bog Ciub :t pooved a very diirmult . ti.a*ter *o .;i:,c t odj,.. . nearly at] those- ; nominated declining office. Mi. Bran- . eon said he considered a debt of grafti rude was due to all officer-; « lit bad . firrmd on it; unthankful posifioa*, s-su ■ he was pleased to say that visitor* rej ceived everv cimsiderutiou. In vre-.-. of ; good work accomplished Ue moved ih a - ■ the whole of tiic others be eietb.-d eh ; bloc. I Mr. O 'Rourke (President; thanked Air. Brandon for his kind words, and regretted that he 'the speaker j had been unable to pay more litte-ntion to the t-lub. He had been away n good . ileal while -he weather had been ter favourable, nevertheless: the season Ltd been a good one. He did not tnia):. if he again a-. i r,t office, that ae could do justice to the j«osition. •wpctialiy as he was likely to be leaving. It was his desire to see sorireone in his place. Mr. Bills did not think it fair that the old officers slxmld be re-elected in a body: he favoured new blood. Air. O-'Eoarke- propc*«€d Mr. W. B. -Smith as president, referring to aim as •‘•h" father of bo-.'.;-" in Otfki. and adding tha* he hud ms-- eatnusi-a-tic. most loyal, mo.-* taiihiui. H« had also proved a capable hssdieepper md the club should hoarur him by ».pj-oint-iug him ts jr;tidf-r_-.

Mr. Smith eipressed jratitude for ths emarkj and said although ho had not dayei for two years ho } itronised the ;reeo almost as much as anyone.. 1! - favoured a younger and mors aetict nember as president. Mr. O’Kourke asked that ATr. Smith withdraw his objection, while Afr. Davies spoke of the help and sound advice given by Air. t-rnith at till titiios. Mr. Brandon said no doubt the older members would have to give way to younger ones and he would, with all due respect to Air. Smith, .support the appointment of a younger member. Afr. Bills pointed out that it was the custom to appoint the vice-president as president, and moved ATr. Brantley 1-c elected. This was seconded by Mr. Xobie. Air. Brandon then proposed Mr. Satherlev. who, he said, had worked hard for years past nml was known by till as a very enthusiastic member. Mr. A. .Smith seconded, but Mr. Satlierle.v declined eiKef. agreeing to support Mr. Brantley's nomination. Messrs Bat and Freeman were then nominated, but dee-lined to accept the otlitso. after which Mr. Bromley tvtu appointed admist avplatise. 'Miresoghout the meeting the 'ante spirit prevailed, and ir wn*. found very dififieuit to fill most ol' the positions. Remarks were made that talkers of the past would he workers of the future, anil that all would work in h*rtiumy tot- thv welfare of the chib. The resignation cvf Air. li. R. Olb.ver was received, but the mooting agreed not to accept it. Air. Ollivci being 100 - ...! upon as a valuai>!« member, and »ue