UNITED CLUB.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18186, 24 September 1924, Page 11

UNITED CLUB.

BOWLING, TENNIS, AND CROQUET. ANNUAL MEETING. The nineteenth annual meeting cf tho United Bowleg, Tennis, and Croquet Club tm held last evening. The president (MV William Gos-) was in tho chair, and thcro tu a good attendance of members. Tie report stated that, the membership of the club wjs nearly 5.50, which was about tin earns number as in the previous year. The finances of tho club were in a very satisfactory condition, a credit, balance of t3&i 2s €d showing on tho year's working. This, added to tho balance, £3lO lo 3d, earned forward from last year, uiadc a. total of £s7i 6s lCd. During the last few ycar3 itho club had grown to such an extent mat the pavilion was quite inadequate, for tho higc number of members. Tho committee decided to mike tho necessary alterations, ■lid with that view in mind .cabled for tenders. The dowest and successful tenderer ■Hts Mr T. do la Maro at, £1376. The committee did not anticipate that it was going '3o cost such a large amount, but, under the circumstances, considered they wero acting Baely by going on with the work. It was «pected that the whole work would be completed in tune for opening day. A eocial ira» held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms ond tho sm& won m tho three sections were dis,Jnbuted. The idea was a. good' one, and tithe committee hoped it would bo continued 1 . The grounds wero in excellent order .'tM should be in good playing condition >,!« the opening. The sis new tennis courts tjwuld be ready for play, making a total of •|ttjenty-eight courts. The thanks of tlio p)nb were due; to Mr F. J. Campbell and Jphiß staff for the excellent work they had put [atOtitho .club's,grounds. "hftlaacfr-shect showed that tha rea balance of. £31ft..,i0 : . 3 5d M^g*^rWH," r S'ad' r: -.arndiinted; to'.. iIuSS c *P en diture to £IS92 6s 6d, iisi I '* *' credit balance of £ 74 6s 10d. .-■ A Wag Jf had been deposited during the ||KFin the Poet Office Savings Bank, and jpgrem of £2OO withdrawn. The assets wero !§£[* at £B7-1 6s lOd and the liabilities .nil. ■JjgJM chairman, in moving the adoption of llwwport and balance-sheet, stated that the |j|*Bbers had cause for thankfulness that ■jag. club had gone on increasing its SSjSJSto, sot only in respect of memership, m tho standard of its play. In JllP l * sections the club had been paiticu&m jnoces3ful. He referred to the suo SUffi Mr H. Eoberts in winning the sinjfflpHUjnpion<ship of the Christchurch 'BowlfSgCentie, and of Mr D. McKenzie and Dr. ||||*-* Marks, wiio reached tho eemi-finali, aP B Dominion pairs championship. In mwnis section tho cub had achieved Miss M. Spiers ||*fLl*h a ladies' championship singles cf bringing this championship ffigtaiteiiurch for the first, time for many Ip. Jlr A. W. ■ Sims had also won tho Pgs championship singles. Tile croquet ■Sim had also produced a Dominion Mmjuon, Mr Arthur Eos 3 having won 3»£Wxnpionßliip at the Dominion tournaign at Palmerston JNorth. Theso were |Bff & few of the successes which the jlrs.had had, but h 6 referred to them agose they were of Dominion-wide im- %•« Tho club was still growing and «w;ws« room ior more members. He re#>sd to tho improvements to the pavilion ■*>tlttd been decided on by the comJj™S*. These improvements wero absrJs&sjl iece£6ary in view of tho growth. WftsT'club* Six new tenni3 courts would jSsPWy for play in {he coming season, j|88»8 a total of twenty-eight courts, but Isp* that number might not bo onfficieut for all their players. He bethat, befoTo much longer the conrts eitend right out to Kiccarton avenje. |*?y would ha-ve to c-top there for some JWS hecanse thero was a ditch, Why not us a the golf course? 1»p» chairman: Wc would be putting it jejbetter use. (Laughter.) financo, tie position of the *as satisfactory. They had finished

the year with a. credit bakneo and had cash a£3cts, amounting to over £SOO. Against tint tho committee had accepted a. tender for £1376 for alterations to the pavilion. However, tie committee did not ■anticipate any difficulty, in regard to raisin? tho finance necessary. The report and balance-sheet wero adopted. Tho miffcr of -providing shelters for tho eroauet .section wa3 referred to tbo incoming executive. The election of officers resulted as follower—President, Mr T. Tomlinson {croquet section); vice-presidents, Messr3 D. McKenzie (bowling section) and P. C. Greeiirwcod (tennis uecf.ion); Kxccufivo Committee, Mcasrs John Brown and T. J. Bcttln (bowling paction), R. Browning and W. Goa3 (tennis section), E. J. Ros3 and P. A. Laurie (croquet section); auditor, Mr E. J. Tayler. It was decided that tho executive should consider the -question of holding a dance in tho new pavilion on tho opening night.