BOWLING CLUB

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 316, 1 September 1932, Page 4

BOWLING CLUB

ANNUAL MEETIN f PRESIDENT'S REPORT SH«i SUCCESSFUL PAST I- ' SEASON | ELECTION OF OFFICEI® There was a large atteftdan*. members and intending membS^ the annual general meeting of ti* torua Bowling Club held in th» pavilion last evening. 1 In his annual report the pres* . Mr: T. Kelly, stated that althou« position of the club reflected tli® vailing conditions, the financialg tion was nevertheless sound. ra i Due to the difficulty experip in securing entries for the tvS* jiual tournaments, which o had® •ireased the profit by £l9, the |f ■klance of the club was lowerra tiat of the previous year. : 'q : The membership of the clut ; slown a slight increase and atp 31, 1923, had totalled 149 fin^ mmbers. •During the season, the follc® conpetitions, two more than wela completed, resulting as fol3 Clii) championship, Mr. A. K.r| ■: \ • ' ->'• - J

s N liams; eli'mpion pairs, Mr. Afcs Butt and |r. H. Bertram (stin club fours/Messrs. A. E. Jack 1 A. H. Foggi, J. W. Tyson, anq ! Wash (skipi runners-up, Mek W. P. SnelljC. Stallard, Dr. Yn Wallis and Ir. W. L. Richp (skip) ; 1st |mdicap pairs, 'Mes i j L. Duff andk. Paul (skip); L | handicap pair|Messrs. A. Woodi= | A. V. Merrimh (skip) ; novices j | gles, Mr. R. P|l. Owing to the yj i ficulty of fittixr in competitionsj ; the Winter Cu| on the advice of 1 i match committ/, it was decide^ donate it as a|hallenge cup topJ competed for H clubs in the vi; ity of Rotorua! Okoroire held j cup first. It w|j won by the MF mata Club and j/ken from them Te Poi. * 'J. i0 In the pa: sea h a club team, L sisting of M fflf |. Moreland, A; Brackebush, T. L J'say and A. Frek (skip), had beeriisuccessful in yjg ning the Francis |up tourney, an^ mark the occasit| had presentedQ. the club a photqraph of the tfg. and trophy, togeiLr with a pennL for the future wrners. \ The efforts of t> committee to^ cure a winter gikn had been M cessful and this td inow been down by the Touiit Department.U

Club Ckmpion Before proceedE; to the electy of officers, the prepent, Mr. T. M ly, presented the Ixb champion J to Mr. A. K. Willi|is and said ti as the winner had bcured the cb:|! pionship for two |nsecutive yei» ! he had now won ti! trophy outrigi | Calling upon Mrl. McDowell, y| j was the only nomi|e for the prl j dency, to take the h air the retirl ! president (Mr. T.Kelly) returi| j his thanks to the fitgoing comnl j tee for the supporjjhe had receiv| j during the past s4on and paid0 j tribute to the enery and co-opei(| s tion of members. ,He particluat| referred to the ej>rts of Messp Williams and Fowl| and express- 1 the' opinion that tlj success of t[| season largely restewith these tfl gentlemen. He f elissured that tj i incoming president j;ould have siiMj lar support from hisjpmmittee. \ Mr. J. McDowell jjanked membf j for the confidence iilosed in him ar 'i said that he would p his utmostjj ensure the affairs dthe club beirl carried out in a busjjesslike mannf Election or)fficers The following o|:ers and cor mittee were electechy ballot: — \ Vice-presidents, Sssrs H. Hami ton and E. Fowkes; icretary, Mr.^ W. Webber; hon. fiasurer, Mx*. |E Budd; committee, Mjjsrs. W. H. Ccu bett, A. French, R/. Gardner, U Kelly, W. J. Kurae|w. Lindsay, ! W. Tyson, Foster anA. K. Williaiq,( Delegates to thejbuth AucklaL Centre, Messrs J. SDowell, J. ^ Webber and C. R. {ipper; audito,T Mr. J. H. Buddle. : | It was decided to k the renume:^ ation of the secretsy at £40 pL annum. i ; - Reduction in|[harges g, In reply to a queSon the secre^ ary advised the miing that tk Toux-ist Departmentliad consenty to a reduction of 20 |r cent. in tl| rental of the cluhho^.. f, A proposal by Mr. L W. Downeij that the club intex'viv the Toux'i{j Department aslcing flthe provisitt of arc lights over thlgreens to er able night play lapsedjjb being poinr ed out by several rndxers that ov ing to the damage ttrhe greens ( . the result of heavy de 3, they woui be spoilt for bowling ring the of the season. It was decided totpproach th District Manager, Tirist Depaii inent (Mr. L. J. Bajbild) with f,' request that the chai'gj fot play 0/ the greens be reduced ^