CHELTENHAM

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3847, 1 October 1932, Page 4

CHELTENHAM

THE TENNIS CLUB

NOTES ON ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Cheltenham Tennis Club was in w*o Haill. Cheltenham on \\ ednesday. w ith an attendance of 27. The President, Air F. Sinclair, gave a brief resume of the year's, work and described how the new conns came into being right from the inception of che scheme. The balance sheet \va s deemed to be very saD'factory as il> showed a credit# balance of J2s bd, wXiich c*omes Vctry near to liquidating the cos t of the new eourt-s. actually leaving a. deficiency of only £‘ll 7* Sd. There are other ch iofly a pavilion. During the year ihe club held eigf'-T very succes-sful dances, whi die were the chief .sources of revenue. Bofore vacating the chair for uvo election of officers, the President fahanked his committee and member*; for their assistance, especially mentioning the retiring secretary, Atr A. Robenson. w : ho was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Air Cyril Dernier wn s elect d Patron of Club, and Air E. Sinclair wns unanimously re t let ted President. Vice President, Air Al. Short. TrtMic-tirei*, ■ Airs H. Brtioker. Secretary, Air H. Bianch. AJanagemenr. Committee, Alessrs F. Tappin and A. Rob»?rtson, Alr s G. Pettit And t h e club's officers. It. wns decided to declare the court- open, °n Saturday October R and a cordial invitation is to be extended to* kindred clubs to Ijc present. The proceedings will take Qi© form of a. “Yankee Tournament” and social afternoon. Givcm fine weather the occasion should be qtiitd a jolly affair. There are two fbil .-ized ct uris laid in asphalt surrounded a zonicia to picv/de shelter wiuq ; grown .of ecurge. The court,* are second to none in the diatnet and tfiio club member? are justly proud of th*Mn. , The members will nct> be satisfied ttntil t»hey have cat up 10 date pav.licn erected, and with such an enteigetic hand of workers and indefatigable President this will soon eventuate.

Afc the mooting thoi*o was a little controversy regarding Sunday play, hut tlie question was solved by deciding to close the courts between 10.30 a.m. and I*2 noon, the* usual hour for morning service, which should meet- with everyone's approval . The club wishes to place on record its gratitude to C o local resident* fttr their donations n’»d help in forming the courts, al-o to Aire C-. Dormer for l»er gift of a tennis net.