TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 115, 8 October 1914, Page 8

TENNIS.

PARK CLUB. ,Thu annual meeting of tho Park Tennis Club was held hu-t evening, the president! (.Mr: T..C List) being in the chair. 1 There was not a large attendance. :

The balance-sheet, showed that the receipts'for the season had been £BO In, and the expenditure £97 18e lid./ in moving the adoption of the balancesheet, the chairman stated that about moro than Tin the prerioo,j jear'hiid been spent oa tie preparation of ; the courts, which were nflw in splendid order, bearing favorable comparison viib any other tennis courts. About £lli or £l)7 had been spent on permanent improvements, and» thia expense would not be recurrent. The grounds were in a very satisfactory state, and) now only required maintenance. The projects of the club were good. The membership should foe just as large as last .s«Mon': in fact, he would not ifac surprised if it were considerably greater. Hj suggested that the office of president should 'be a rolling one, and that as he had occupied it for the past two or three years, some other member should lv eleeted to the position. The balance-sheet was adopted. The election of officers rcsultei! Bree'-dent, G-Irr. "VV, Amburv ! vice-presi-dents, Mtet-ra Scanlon, Black and F. W. Sandford; committee, Messrs R. ,1. White, Parker, W. Duncan, >W. A. <"ollis, G. Grey; hon. secretary, Mr, F. C. Tribe; hon. treasurer, Mr. it J. Weilsauditor, Mr. F. ,W. Sandford; delegate'. All'. K. J. White; trustees,, Messrs T. 0. List, J. Scanlon and F. W. Sandford, afternoon tea secretary, Miss VVhii,;; ladies' committee, Mesdames T. 0. I/s't, J. Scanlon, F. C. Tribe, C. M. Hill; W. A. Colli® and Misses I-ewis an<l Howell. , subscriptions wore fixed at the same ratea as last year, viz., men'/ £:? end ladies £1 ss, redueeable by 5s if pa i t bv November 30. It was i'.'cided to open the season on Thursday, the 15th inst.

The hours of afternoon tea were fixed at from. 3.30 to 4.16, the fee being 2a ',!(]. Ten new members v.'ere proposed and referred to the committee. Eulogistic reference was made to the work of the caretaker, who was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. A vote of/thanks to the president for his past services brought the meeting to a close.