NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 125, 24 June 1909, Page 3

NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING. The first annual meeting of the New Plymouth Club was held h!st night be tween sixty and seventy members attending. Mr. G. TUeU (president) pre The report showed the membershii of the club to be 303. Tne balance sheet showvda revenue of .CUO2 Us (id, ot which the principal items were £»«, trom billiard tables and .£2Br> member, subscriptions. Half the cost of. the tables and accessories, amounting to *"'' ha , d . he ™ Paid off, fnrmtim -t'U4, and general expenses £IJS 18, providing the principal other items o expenditure, and leaving a credit bal a^, 0f , £70 - The liabilities totalled ilol, of which £127 on the billiard tables was the main .*,n. The report and balance-sheet were adopted, on the motion of Messrs \V H. Haddrell and J. H. Hobbs ELKU'iON OF OKJ-'ICJSKS. President-Mr. G. Tisch was unain mously re-elected. Vice-President—Mr. W. G. Malone. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer—Mr A L. Humphries, re-elected, it was unanimously resolved to vote Mr. Huuipnries an honorarium of £25 for his past services to the club. General Committee— In uceomaiice with the rules Messrs. 3kspljeod, ,W!r Nicol, R. George and it. Lo.aou leti'reu from the committee, and Mr. K. Webster also tendered his resignation. The lollowing new members v.. ..uiumittee iver elected by ballot: Messrs. George, Res ton, Eberlet, C. SI. Hill and McLeod. SUB-COMMITTUSS. Cards—Messrs. Ewiug ami uoiuwate were elected, with another to be ap pointed from the general committee. Billiards—Messrs. L. Hill and F Robertson, with another member iron the general committee. Chess and draughts—Messrs. jyarotl and Haddrell and a general committee man. Musical and dramatic—Messrs. Wood ard, Cornwall, Easther and S. Cottier, with another from the general committee. Debating—The Cabinet of the Parliamentary Union for the time being. Literature—Messrs. Enroth, McLeod, Malone and Nicol, GENERAL. A long discussion ensued on the question of leasing further rooms in ilie, buildings for musical aad aeaating purposes, and also on the question of providing a third billiard table. Mr. Hobbs advanced a scheme for promoting entertainments by the musical and dramatic jommittee, additional rooms to he secur:d in the building for rehearsal, etc., ind for the use of musically-inclined nembers. 'lt was pointed out by members of the committee that the subject had been inder consideration. The matter would involve considerable outlay in altering the premises, and opened up the question of whether the club should decide to remain in the present building for a term of seven years, or go slow with the intention of before long erecting premises of their owa. Eventually it was resolved that it be i recommendation to the committee that if the membership and funds warrant it a new billiard table be procured luring the coming year. Giving effect to the resolution will mean structural ilterations to the present billiard- and reading-rooms, and the leasing of at least two additional rooms on the present floor. A good deal of general business affecting the welfare of the club was dismissed, an interesting meeting concluding with a vote of thanks to the chairman. It was resolved to celebrate the first mniversary of the club with a dinner.