Waimate Hockey Club.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 115, 2 March 1901, Page 2

Waimate Hockey Club.

Th-j first annual geneial meeting ' the ciub was held in St, Augusc’s Schoolroom on Thursday ' t, when nut withstanding the opitioi?;'. state of the weather, \was large atten lance. . \ Rev. McKenzie Gibson was o tie. chair. 4 mi antes of the-..opening ■ . • [ the club woro-. read - «nd. Cel';!: ,• A. • ■■ ; • - /

Four new members were elected. The annual report and balancesheet were . read. The former showed that the club had passed through a very succe'ssfal season, The membership started with twenty-one and now stood at thirtyfive. Two matches < had been played,; both being lost; This was accountable to the fact that both

teams played (bydenham and Ashburton) were first-class ones and the Wairaate club were but in its first season. - Two tournaments and a sports meeting werj held during the season. 1 The' clqb was represented in ” the M South Canterbury team which played North Canterbury, r by one member, - .reports-also referredTothe loss sustained fry the club through the departure of the Bey. Fowler, the club captain, who took a very active interest in the, club*- A team from Christchurch is to visit Waimate during

the coming season, and the club will very likely send a team to Ohmtcburph. Thd balance-sheet showed that" receipts during the year, had been £9 Os 6d. and expenses £9 Os fid. Roth the"'report and/‘.-balance-sheet were considered satisfactory, and adopted unanimously.. Correspondence was- read from the President, Yioe-preafdent and I.

: Messrs Mason and'Sfcruthers. - > » =■ The election of officers ‘ then r proceeded and resulted President ; Bev. MeJKenzi? Oibspn; 'Vice-Presidents; Bev.A. Ifowlerand ; MrJ. jyj^odglascHob. Secretary Treasurer/Me W: S-.-Asduith, ; .o|i* Captains Mr A. jW--s.epaty Gapfcaip 7 Mr a

u^gamAT™ I *!* - ? . at - ° ° P6 °’,

yotes of thanks wera passed to % a nambar of ladies and gentlamea who had assisted the club" in many ways daring last season. The usual compliment to the eh air concluded a -very.'successful meeting,.