REGATTA CLUB

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11663, 30 October 1923, Page 2

REGATTA CLUB

FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. The first annual meeting of the Wellington Regatta Club was also held last night, Mr A. W. Newton presiding over a good attendance. In the course of his remarks to ffhe meeting, tho chairman stated that the year had Ilmen a satisfactory one, which_ht»d resulted in a credit balance of £25 Is 4d. This was chiefly duo to generous donations eiven by various sporting bodies in The membership now stood at 114. The report and balance-sheet wer© unanimously adopted. An election of officers resulted: Patron, Sir Joseph Ward ; president. Mr F. \V. Mot-lies; vice-presidents, Hoh. Sir Hcnton Rhodes, Hon. C. E. Stntharn, Hon. Air Justice Hosking AJr YV H. Field, AE.P Miss J. Cook, Alr AT. O, Barnett, A. D. Bayfeild, G. F. C. Campbell, C, Collett, W. Donovan. J. G. Duncan, D. E. Dustin, W. J. Gaudin, G. Lauchlan, AY. H Miliward, R. W. AtdPilly, A. W. Newton. C. Pearce, H. Redding, W. Si mm, W. U. C Osborne. I. Swinsor., J. E. Widdop; secretary, Air A. Whitaker; committee, Messrs Diehl, AlcGiatli, Bright, Duncan, Symonds, Anyon, Fenton, Herd, Osborn, and Drummond. Auditors:—J. P. D. Johnson and G. S. Vance.

It was decided by a good majority that the regatta should bo held a week previous to the championships regatta. The secretary (Mr Whitaker) was voted a honorarium of £o.