BOWLING CENTRE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 70, 24 March 1937, Page 6

BOWLING CENTRE

NEW SECRETARY

Thirteen applications were received by the Wellington Bowling?i,Centre for the position of secretary ,-which becomes vacant,at the end of this.month through the resignation of Mr. L. McNabb to take up other work; A special meeting 6l the centre was /held; last night to consider the applications, and Mr. A. F. Spiller, a well-known member of the Wellington Bowling;. Club, was appointed. ■".'.'■' J'V ;.':' '- Mr. Spiller is a capable powler,and is one of the directors .and a selector, of the Wellington Clubi:' He/,has'Occupied many executive positions:. in bowling management, being ;a member of the tournament committee at .'the recent \ championships; in.; Wellingtpni' He commenced "bowling:^,with th^ Carlton Club "(Auckland) .in -1908, .and was a ■member/ of: theVUriited KClub (Christchnrch) for. some years^being a merhber of the executive committee there and secretary for: a ■ tinie.;, ■' .:.-',-,

Until' 1922 ■ Mr., Spiller was in the Railway Department; being chief clerk in the stores branch wheh; he to organise and control, a.-stores department for. : the Wellington Harbour Board. In, 1930 he ; retired from,'the Harbour Board to en^er, : business on his .own account. ~:-A*?} '■ ■••;"-'::-,-.---v-:-v ;.-.,-■. yi