ATHLETIC CLUBS' PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17286, 29 September 1916, Page 8

ATHLETIC CLUBS' PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING. 'The twenty-sixth annual mooting of the Canterbury Athletic Club's Protection’Associ--1 ation was held last night. Mr J. It. Buchanan, Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club, presided over a fairly , large attendance of delegates. vv ' :> : Tho chairman made reference to. the number of meuibers of the association - whoso names had appeared in the casualty listß of late, end a motion of sympathy with the relatives was carried in silence, delegates standing. , . , , The annual report stated Rat a. few clubs now defunct or which had. suspended operations for the present had withdrawn iioni membership). f Uhc roll of iiffilisitod. totulled forty-four. The report made detailed reforence to defaulters and ptatccl that tho committee had dealt with forty-nine cases during fhe year. The. report tendered the association's sympathy to these sports clubs which had lost members in the war. lhe financial statement showed receipts amounting to £2 16s Cel,-in addition to a credit balance from last year £.16 Is -id. The. expenditure totalled £3l 6s 9d, leaving a, credit balance of £34 11s Id. Tho report and balance-sheet were o.dopbed. , , , The chairman stated that it had been mentioned that several clubs verp likely to withdraw from tho association. Such a course would create an unfortunate and unfair position. It would moan that any club which withdrew would have uo control over its members. -It should be fcorr.o in mind that the .association was formed to keep sport going and to protect clubs from those inen who .went from club to club without paying their dues. The association would be needed more than ever after tho war. Ho urged delegates to do c.ll in their power to keep their Clubs going, so that when the soldier sportsmen came back ironi the war ho would find his old. club in a state of activity. , Office/m were elected as follow: —'Corn • mittee, ’ Messrs J. R. Buchanan (Christchurch ■Amateur Swimming Club), A. Stewart' (Addington Hockey l Club), A. IV. J. Peacock (Avcpeide Tennis Club), H. Layton (Union Rowing Club), and R. Browning (Now Brighton "Tennis Club); honorary secretary «ud treasurer, My B. C, Harrison (Sydenham Football Club); honorary auditor, Mr Angus Donaldson (Pioneer Motor Club).