NEW PLYMOUTH GOLF CLUB.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1918, Page 8

NEW PLYMOUTH GOLF CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. Tito annual meeting of the Nevv < Plymouth Golf Club was held la-d nitrht, Mr. !•'. S. Johns, captain of t !■.<• club, presiding over an attendance of a hunt 1.") memebrs, including several ladies. Apologies were received for the absence of Messrs C- H. Pmrgess anil Hioxhani, Mrs. Paton, and Hiss lirewster. ANNUAL REPORT. The report for the year ending Iseceinher HI, l'.ll", showed the linaucial position of the club lmd been well maintained, the overdraft having be. » reduced by about £3(l. The membership 'bowed a decrease, and members eontcMpial in;r resigning were urged to remember that the club needed loyal support. Uci'erenee was made to the appointment of Mr. Charles Lock as groundsman and professional coachj also to the success of the Easter tournament, which it was decided to run this coming Ka-tcr, retaining the championship. Mr. ,V liewley had annexed the club championship. Mr. \Y. P. Nicoll ebing runiier-up. Thanks were returned to those members who had donated the interest m; (heir debentures, also-to the ladies for j»Ui> - ins>; their matches on Thursdays and Saturdays, thus saving labor and expenditure.: Mr. AY C. Westoji was thanked for a donation of trees. The committee expressed an earnest w:-di for the speedy arrival of peace. In moving the adoption, of the report, the chairman stated that the reduction of the overdraft had been accomplished by careful management. Mr- Denny-Brown' seconded, and after very little discussion the motion was carried. ' OFFICIALS. Officials were elected ns follows: Patron, Dr. Iv A. Walker (re-elected); president, Mr. C If. I'.urgess (re-cle; .ed I; vice-presidents, Dr. Loatham and Messrs D. X. Morrison (re-elected) and W. 11. Dempscy; captain. Mr. F. S. Johns (reelected); secretary, Mr \Y. 11. Wood jre-eleeted); treasurer, Mr. J- Paton (reelected); committee, Messrs DemnBrown, R. T. MeQuade, J. Ait-tin. li. i;. Bloxham (re-elected), A. Pewley, and I'. G'. Newenham; auditor, Mr. E P. Webster (re-elected). The ladies elected their officials as follows: Captain, Mrs. F.\S Johns: committee, Misses Read, Blundell, Rollo, Leathain, Mid Mrs- R. A. Gray. GENERAL. The chairman stated that it had h«en decided to cut out the ladies' matches from the Easter tournament, iii.i a request had been received from Inglewood asking that these should be reinstated, ' as they could bring in seven bulb-.. It was decided that the ladies should ascertain what entries would lie available, i and the committee could then reconsider the matter, as last year the matches > did not. pay. . Mr. Paton stated that some of the ■ members had motor cars and others had ' not. It was very seldom that a motorist went out without a friend. In lnvercargill he understood that a book was kept in the club house, and any member who went out in this way put in a shilling with the name of the friend who owned ' the car. At the end of the season the amount was credited to the respective 1 car owners as a donation In (his way the car owners Sverc iienefUing the club, 1 and those w'lio utilised them felt more independent in asking for a ride,. • Mr. Robertshawe explained how tin scheme acted. On the motion of Messrs Paton am' Newenham, it was resolved to reeoni " mend the scheme to the committee. Mr. W. 11. Wood moved, pursuant ti j notice, that, the green fees lie im-mmt as follows: Ladies Is lid per day, Is pe: week, and 10s per month: gentiemen 2 6d per day, 7s (id per week, and £1 pe: } month. r ' A ladv present asked whether resi dents of the town eon * take advan p tage of this privilege. 3 . The. chairman stated IS-... »r'u' a lege was only open to visitors or (owns people who were members of the othe town club. • v Mr Paton favored doubling the pree •i, fees of local residents who were no ie active members of a todf club, but wii iq wished to play on the links. The motion was seconded by M: le Newenham and carried, to A letter was received frojn the Re is. Cros« Society asking whether the ladic rd would take charge pf the mart for a da; Ie Deferred for further gonsider'ation. i