PARK TENNIS CLUB.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1917, Page 6

PARK TENNIS CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Park Tennis Club was held in the Soldiers' Club last night, Mr. H. J. M. Wells presiding over a fair attendance of members, the majority of whom were ladies. BALANCE-SHEET. The balance-sheet showed receipts as £67 12s Gd, and expenditure £4O 12s lOd, the principal item being labor £34 Ins lid. The debit balance was £l2O 12s 3d, as against £l3B 12s 7d at the commencement of the year. In moving the adoption of the bal-ance-sheet the chairman stated that the club had every reason to feel satisfied, considering the times, that the debit balance had been reduced by £lB. This was mainly due to the fact that less had been paid for labor. At present the club was unable to secure the services of a caretaker, so that members would have to do some of the work themselves. This would have one good effect in keeping down expenditure. He considered the membership had been very satisfactory. Mrs. Scanlon seconded the adoption, which was carried.

Mr. P. C. Tribe (secretary) stated that he had called a meeting of guarantors, but with the exception of Messrs Sandford, Wells, and himself none had attended. I OFFI&, Officers were elected as follows: President, Mr. A. Ambury: vice-president, "M.fisrs W. A. Collis, F.' W. iSandford, J. Scanlon, G. Grey, W. Ambury, S. Carter, C. E. Bellringer; serretary, Mr. F. C. Tribe (pro tern); treasurer, Mr. H. J. M. Wells; auditor, Mr. F. W. Sandford; committee, Messrs Bullen, Reader, W. H. Preece, Mesdames C. M. Hill, McGahey, J. Scanlon, F. C. Tribe, and Misses Healy, Lealand, J. Bennett, and Hodder; afternoon tea committee, Mrs. Fulton and Miss Hodder. GENERAL. Members expressed regret that the secretary could not see hia way to carry on the position this year, and he was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his work in the interests of the club. Mr. F. W. Sandford, as one of the guarantors, thanked members for the efforts that had resulted in the guarantee being reduced by £lB. It was resolved to thank Mr. H. W. Saxton for 1 the loan of some sheep for grazing the lawns. The opening day was fixed for Thursday, November 8. Several new members were proposed. It was resolved to record on the minutes the club's deep appreciation of the services rendered by the retiring president, Mr. R. H. White, who has left the district, A resolution was passed expressing the club's indebtedness to those of its members who had gone forward to do their duty in a wider field, and a vote of sympathy was passed, in silence, with the relatives of those members who had made the supreme sacrifice.