BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 625, 30 September 1909, Page 9

BOWLS.

;'.;•': V...V' ' rv'. ~'■»'' .." '".'.'■ ■'■■'. "''V V SEASON V TO 'OPEN'- ON SATURDAY. '■ T % r ? a l opening of: the ;bowling- season' is .usually*dated.ironr-;tho'opening: of the parent ;club—the'Wellington Bowling Club-r-which is to» takevplacq. 'on '-Saturday '-afternoon'.' .This, .function is; usually, oiio.of the most enjoyable' of which is, hold in 'part:-' ,;cular fayoUrVuy. tho,'ladies. Giv6nfine ; .weatlior' "thb" pretty' grdbn' v a'fl(V''h i aridsoiiie' I ' ! payilion in .Wordsw'orfhj'Street should be. a scene' of arii■liiati&ft on- Saturday'-,'afto^nboiii''".' ■/'.' '[■■■'• :";, It 'is,'rather ■ unfortunate' wlion two: greens' .open the same day. .Tho'-'Kelburne. Club' ha 3 :also ■ decided "'td- throw its ■' greon open for. the .season on : Saturday Tho hospitality lOfKolburKo people,,and ; thb keen interest taken jn-bdwls byjlno ladie?(who.hay6 a club of their, .own)'.is.wai'rant.enough: that the opening t'upcitioU will' be of a: particularly' pleasant character."' v .':■■'.;'■.,•■• ,"V .'■,-'■'■ '■■'.■".'■ '.?■'- '•'

;/ The Kharidallah,Bowling Club, which is' just iemergihg from'the'.chrysallis'.stage,'-.held its' hrst annual, nieetingat Vicker's- Hall' on Tuesday; evening, Mr. J.- A.; Pii'minor, presidents .in : the .chair. The annual report stated .that' ■qwing.-to;',wot weather,,considerable':• delay.: oc--icurred. during, the' excavating work, <but 'satisfactory .progress' was now bejhg niade.;:' It was. 'anticipated- that-the'seed would-be sown:bofore theond.of September, and that the. oppningfof the cliib would take placo. about the. middlb of .January.' The Johnsonville Bowling Club had 'generously intimated its: willingness''to allow mombers all;the privileges of. its greon-at a very ..small fee. Tub. directors. ;desirb J to place ;on record their appreciation of thoservifces 'rendered to- the-club by. the following mombers E. S. Stafford had'completed all tho • legal' work. in "connection' with. the forma- ' tjbn .or'• the company, free, of charge i and similarly Mr..M.'C. Sniith.was-'doiiig,tho .engineering ; worki; in •; forming the' gleen.; : Miv J.. A. Pllmmer'had advanced the sum'of JCIOO. .The directors;: had experienced'' 'great difficulty in providing -funds,-to.' cairix'on. the 'necessary iworks, but with Mr! 'Plimriier's assistance they wero enabled,to'do soi security bad been given him by way of mortgage over the club's assets !and uncalled capital.; ; Sincb.allotihoht,onb 'now- member hadTjoine'di making, a .total of 64. , It was' decided'that; the officers elected at. the formation of tho;club should bold office for the ensuing year!'..; : ,v,;:-■:";:?:;: Invitations wore received from the Hutt and' Thorndoh Clubs to their openings.; It'..was de'Cidcd to form a working, bee for Labour Day. A hearty, vote of thanks was passed to Mr. .W. Bburke for the excellent'work he'had done as BecrotaTy'and a'member of, the club. .'