WORKING MEN’S CLUB

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7447, 23 May 1911, Page 4

WORKING MEN’S CLUB

CHESS AND’ DRAUGHTS SECTION'. The annual meeMng of tho chow and draughts section of the Wellington Workin? Men’s Club and Literary Institute was held In tho club rooms last evening:. Mr W. D. Light foot nrosiding over an attend ance of about twelve. ' Th© renort and balance-sheet (already published) were adopted without discus alon. The election of officer* resulted as follows: President, Mr R Williams (president tho institute); vice-nreaidents, Messrs E. Mace' and W. T>. Li' r bt.f''pt; referees section) Mr Fell and 'draught sectiop) Mr Darling; tr©a.vdrer. Mr .T. Wilson; secretaries fches*), Mr F. K. Kelling and (draughts) Mr J. M. Wilson; bandicaprera • chess), Messrs R. J. Barnes. Bnrgos< t'Mrvraplo and Orel?, /draughts) Mr J. WilHon; delegates to New Zealand- Chess Association, Messrs Dalrymnlo and Burgess; consulting members (chess), Mr Jt. J. Barnes rtkT /draughts) Mr J. Eeld. The following committee (to act in conbincMon wi + h nominee* from tho Petono and Waterside Workers’ Clubs) was set up to arrange derails in connection with tb© annual chess and draughts tournament, to to bo held next Easter; Messrs SJmith, McPherson. 0. J. Reid, Erickson, and J. Wilson (ex officio). A team of four*oen members from the tValrararpa Che?« Club is to visit Welling'rm on .Trine Zhh next, and will . rlar four matches during their visit here. The first will take place 6n June 2fltb with a team from the Working Men’a Club, and a committee was set up to arrange derails In connection therewith.