New life members honoured

Press, 2 August 1977, Page 24

New life members honoured

I Roma Smith and Ray Ellis’ I were presented with their life, members’ badges by the presi-, dent of the Canterbury Indoor Bowls Association during postsection play in the Canterbury i triples championships. j Arthur Hunt spoke of the great work done by both for indoor ! bowls in Canterbury. I Roma Smith joined her husiband George as a member of 'the association in 1964 after assisting for many years in fund raising for the Kearneys Road hall. She was elected president of the ladies’ section in 1965 and 1966, and president of the U.F.S. Sub-association in 1972 after being the first lady president of the Canterbury association in 1970-71. Mrs Smith has served on most) committees and has done a fine! job as “chairman” of the match

;|committee for a number of' •i years, has been a member of the •.successful selectors for the last ■ five years, and represented the province in a Williamson Cupi game in 1970. Roma lias fostered bowls al all c levels and controlled and conducted a New Zealand Deaf and a New Zealand Blind champion- : ships successfully Ray Ellis first joined the Can- [ terbury executive in 1964; 1965 I saw him as kitchen chairman.—. a position Ray carried out for: three years with great ability. He was convener of the mat committee and worked hard on ’ match and raffles committees to = become Canterbury president in , 1972 and 1973, and has played 'representative bowls in both; .Williamson Cup and A. S. Pater-' J son Trophy games. He is also al ‘successful selector