SWIMMING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22538, 1 October 1936, Page 17

SWIMMING

EASTERN SUBURBS CLUB GROWTH DURING FIRST YEAR ELECTION OF LIFE MEMBERS Astonishment at the growth of the Eastern Suburbs Amateur Swimming and Life-saving Club in its first year was expressed by the chairman of the Auckland Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, Mr. T. C. Hobbs-Jones, when speaking at the club's annual meeting. He said the club had been a valuable gain to swimming ■■in Auckland. The extent of its work in encouraging swimming and life-saving among children, as outlined in the annual report, had impressed him very much, and he wished the club continued success. Mr. L. Munro. who presided, congratulated the members, and said the committee was deserving of much praise for its splendid effort.

Tlio election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, the Mayor, Mr. Ernest Davis; vico-patron, Mr. K. 13. Myers; president, Mr. L. Munro; chairman, Air. A. J. Whyte; vicechairman, Mr. W. 11. Madill; honorary secretary, Mr. D. Miller; assistant honorary secretary, Mr. W. O. Stockley; honorary treasurer, Mr. J. I'rice; inside auditor, Mr. A. J. Whyte; honorary auditor, Mr. F. T. Eyre; club captain, Mr. A. Keys; vice-captain, Mr. J. O'Brien; lady captain, Miss D. Wilson; lady vice-captain, Miss E. Krause; junior boy captain, Master O. Girven; junior gin captain, Miss If. Harvey; swimming and water polo selector and handicapper, Mr. W. O. Stockley; life-saving selectors. Messrs. J. O'Rricn, C. Hamilton, A. McGill; honorary solicitor, Mr. K. L. Brookfield; honorary medical officers, Drs. C. Horton, Noonan, Hughes; delegates to the Auckland Centre, Now Zealand Amateur Swimming Association, Messrs. L. Munro, A. J. Whyte, If. 13. Cards; delegates to Auckland branch, Royal Lifosaving Society, Messrs. G. W. Bell, J. O'Brien; delegate to Surf Life-saving Association (Auckland), Mr. J. O'Brien; committee, Messrs. G. W. Bell, J. Appleyard, I. McChesney, H E. Carde, J. Glccson, R. T. Miller W. Warren, J. Robinson, Mesdamcs J. Espie, W. 11. Madill, A. Reid. J. Whaley, and Misses S. Gilbert, Browning, M. Colledge, M. Watkin, A. White. The founders of the club, Messrs. W. 0. Btockloy and G. W. Bell, were elected the first life-members. A vote of thanks for his services as secretary was passed to Mr. Stockley, and it was decided to make him a presentation. WAITEMATA CLUB STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION The large number of members of the Waitemata Amateur Swimming and Life-saving Club present at the annual meeting was complimented by the president, Mr. J. Sayegh, on the club's progress during the year and its strong financial position. The following officers were elected President, Mr. J. Sategh; chairman, Mr. J. Enwright; honorary secretary, Mr. M. B. Honeyfield; assistant honorary secretary, Mr. C. Benson; honorary treasurer, Mr. 11. Bennett; club captain, Mr. C. Benson; lady captain, Miss J. Harp; junior captain, Master R. Conwav; junior girl captain. Miss M. Black; surf instructor, Mr. H. P. Congdon; assistant surf instructor, Mr. P. Shanahan; water polo coaches, Messrs. J. Enwright (senior), P. tflianahan (B grade), M. Is. Honey field (junior): delegates to Auckland Centre, NewZealand Amateur Swimming Association, Messrs. L J. Kenny, .1, Enwright, D. Mulvihill; delegate to Auckland branch. Royal Lifesaving Society, Miss E. Tilsey; delegate to Surf Life-saving Association (Auckland), Mr. J Smith; delegate to Auckland Water Tolo Control Board, Mr. P. Shanahan; committee, Messrs. L. J. Kenny, D. Mulvihill, C. A. Edenborough, L. Richardson, C. Stanley. C. Benson. C R. Buchanan, P. Shanahan, Sirs. C. Buchanan, and Misses E. Tilsey, E. Mulvihill, J. Cronin. TAURANGA CLUB [by telkgkaph—OWN correspondent] TA U RANG A, Wednesday A successful season was reported at the annual meeting of the r lauranga Amateur Swimming and Life-Saving Club. The Tauranga girls' life-saving team were again successful in winning the Walker and Hall trophy for the girls' rescue and resuscitation event. „„ . The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron. Mr. C. H. Burnett, P.; president, Mr. 11. S. Riggir; vice-presidents, Messrs. F. Bates, T. R. Sneddon H. P. Butts, J. Proctor; lion, secretary, Miss M. Bates; committee, the president, Misses Bates, B. Sneddon, Lloyd, and Messrs. I. Bate_s, T R. Sneddon, J. Proctor, R. Grey, B. Sneddon, and Swinhcrd; lion, treasurer, Mr. F. Bates; men's captain, Mr. R. Grey; ladies captain, Miss B. Sneddon; selector, Mr. T. R. Sneddon; timekeepers, Messrs. W. Sim and J. Proctor; starter, Mr. 11. S. Riggir; auditor, Mr. B. P. Andrews; hon. physicians, Drs. J. B. MacDiarmid, J. Mark, \V. Watt.' The president, Mr. 11. S. Riggir, reported that a conference of representatives of swimming clubs was hied at Rotorua last Saturday evening to discuss the formation of a Bav of Plenty centre. A further meeting will be' held at Cambridge on October 3. Mr. W. S. Henderson, of Ro.torua, was authorised t<> represent the Tauranga Club. The meeting recorded its appreciation of the services of Miss R. Patterson, who had been secretary of the club for the past three years and who will be leaving shortly for Auckland.