BOWLING

Evening Star, Issue 22383, 6 July 1936, Page 14

BOWLING

ST. HILDA CLUB There was a good attendance at the annual meeting of the St. Kilda Bowling Club, held on Saturday night. The president, Mr E. Longworth, was in the chair. Moving the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet, Mr hong worth remarked that they were so straightforward and satisfactory that they called for little comment. The membership showed a substantial increase, the club having 81 full, 17 honorary, and four life members. The steady improvement in the club’s finances had been maintained, from £lO4 11s 7d in 1932 the hank overdraft had been reduced to £36 Is Id. and the credit balance for the year was £49 9s 4d.

Several members eulogised the efficient and painstaking work of the secretary (Mr J. H. Hinton) and the treasurer (Mr G. Greig). The report and balance sheet; were adopted.

In connection with the live members of the club who had died during the year Mr D. M. Stuart was especially mentioned. “Mr Stuart was,” the President said, “ not only a foremost member of the St. Kilda Club; he was the club.”

Mr Keith Mitchell, who was resigning from the club, wrote offering to provide a set of ferns or a trophy for club competition to be known as the Donald Stuart Memorial Ferns (or Trophy).—lt was decided to thank Mr Mitchell for his excellent gift. Mr Hinton moved that Mr A. Stoneham, now of Gisborne, bo elected a life member of the club. He had rendered exceptional service, and it was only right that they should recognise his value to the club.—The motion was carried by acclamation.

The election of officers resulted: President, Mr L. C. Buist; vice-pre-sident, Mr P. A. Mncomish; hon. secretary, Mr J. H. Hinton; hon. treasurer, Mr G. Greig; assistant secretary, Mr A. G. Spiers; committee— Messrs W. Whittaker, J. - Roche, S. Gould, W. Connack, T. M‘Garten. N.j Bearden; delegates to centre—Messrs l E. Longworth, J. Dowland, and P. A. Macomish (executive member, Mr Longworth); tie supervisor, Mr W. G. Gladding: selector, Mr D. C. Cameron; green supervisor, Mr W. Jacobsen; auditors, Messrs E. S. Wilson and T. Irvine.

A framed photograph of the late Mr Stuart was presented to the club •by a member, who thought it fitting that such a valued clubmate and expresident should have his picture in the pavilion. Mr Hinton and Mr F. A. Cooke, continuing the custom of having pictures of past-presidents hung in the pavilion, presented framed photographs of themselves, and the president urged ex-presidents whose oictures as yet were unhung to present their portraits as soon as possible.