BOWLING.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19891, 21 May 1936, Page 15

BOWLING.

‘ OLAUDELANDS own. i A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. t __.‘ MR \V. B. YOUNG NE\V PRESIDENT Bright prospects for another successful year were reported at the twelfth annual meeting of the Cleudeiands Bowling Club last. evening. Interest in the club‘s affairs was reflected in ”the large attendance of members, a fact which was commented upon by the president, Mr C. A. Speight, who presided. ' The annual report and statement 0! accounts which were published in the Waikato Times last week, and reviewed a highly successful season,l were adopted. ‘ in moving the adoption of the report nnd balance sheet, the chairman‘ said the members could congratulatei themselves on having experienced I‘ very successful year. Membership had shown a gratifying increase, and there was every indication of further additions. This gave rise to the question of what policy the club was to adopt—whether membership was to be restricted, or further property acquired to overcome the rapidlydeveioping problem of accommodation. Mr Spcight referred to the excellent state of the club's greens and paid a tribute in the, 'work of the green—[ keeper. Mr G. Cleveiy, in this connection. lie also acknowledged the \\'iti‘ii of other members in bringing nlmut the picturesque condition of the club‘s ground. A decision to repay loans amnuntintz to £29, and put aside 5220 as the nucleus of a fund to ho usml as the committee may decide, was reached.

Election of Officers.

The following omtcers were elected for the ensuing yeart—Patron. Mr G. Glevely; president. Mr \V, B. Young; vice—presidents. Messrs G. A. Spelght, A. Anderson. \V. Chetzwtdden. senr.; secretary, .\lr it. D. Cobb: treasurer, ilr \V. Y. Chegwidden, .lunr..' auditor. 2 Mr R. H. Page: green superintendent, _ .\lr G.'Cle\‘ely: deputy green superintendents, .\lessrs \V. ‘Chegwidden, . senr., and F. A. Snell; general committee. Messrs 'l‘. B. Lendrum, ‘C. F. O‘Connor, A. Webher, 11. M. Baker, J. P. Joyce, A. J. Prescott; club coaches. Messrs C. G. Spetght. W. Darlington, It. D. Curling; match committee. Messrs C. G. Speight. A. .T. Prescott. \\’. Fraser: press correspondent, .\lr J. 1“. Joyce: hon. solicitor, .\[r C. A. Sneight: beautifying committee. Messrs it it. llammond, 0. F. Ctothier. 11. M. linker: delegates to South Aunklnnd Centre, Messrs C. (t. Speitrht. \\’. V. (themvidden. fl. :\. Speight: entertainment. committee. .\lcssrs T. B. Len—drum. C. S. Gillies. Mr Ctevely. who was elected patron in sueeession to the late .\lr (1. R. B. Spetpht. is n foundation member of ‘the rlub, and has been inseparabiy as—sortated with its aetiVittes and progress sinro its inception. lt was derided that the. club subst‘riptlons should l'Cliittin the same as last year. t Club champion Rink. The sntection of the elub rhampion rink by the match eommittee was dis—- : eussed, the question being lntrodured by .\lr \\'. C. Sayers, who suggested i that. a, different system of finding the i rhntnpinn rink should be adopted to ent-mtrnge .Ll'l‘i‘tltt‘t‘ t-nmpeiiiion, Other speakers agreed that .1 rompetitinn In ilnd the ehnntpion rink was more desirtthie than the selet-iinn of the rim: by the, eonuuittee, but. Mr 1:. it, Sneitzht rontended that. the innit-h ronnniliee, with its knmvledg-n lot the t-upubitities ot‘ the individual . pt:t.\ers. was in :1 position to select the host tenm tn the rlnh. .\lr ti. :\. .\‘peixht. also expressed the view that any s)‘stem of t-ontpetition on the lines suggested might be azninst. the harmonious spirit which t‘\i.~‘tl‘ti in the elnh. After several slit—"zestions had been t-nnstdered it was derided to leave the mutter in the disrrelion of the l urtieh rtnutnitlee, _\'oltt-e ut‘ motion to amend the t'lnb's i rules governing the nrhnissinn nt‘ new \ members In the elnh. and payment of snitst-ripttuns “as giwn by Air \\'. {tiln‘u’uittdetr sent'. t _\pprtwi.tlton ut‘ the assistant-e rendi I‘t'mi the t'itlh h)‘ lilt‘ tnt'lulters ot’ the int-Mm: l'iliil, outgoing urtirrrs, and t others; “:14 (\\prvssml. l The [lt‘t‘~l'llttltitll| nt' :l trained [tittittl~ turnptt ..r the late “P C. n. n. ,vaiuhi. i .t I'tlt'lltl‘l' president and p.ttr-nt or the .'ltllr. \\.l.\' Indulv in the t'itli) try .\tr t;_ \. ~4itt'iL'iti. \\iln ltistl presented the trophies- in the \\inul'rs ut‘ t'hth contpetitions. in tw-t-outtiiion nt' il|< \\nrk its green superintendent mer a portal] of yenrs. the presentation of :1 leather bowls | iitiK “as nnlde in .\lr It. tltmely. who I was also accorded musical honours.