LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16782, 25 August 1916, Page 8

LAWN TENNIS

KATTUXA CLUB. The annual meeting of the Ivailuna Lav. n Tenuis Cm') was hold on Wonnostla.v evening jlr B. B Coupon oeeupnd the char. 'ihe annual report dc,<v ribod the general condition ot the club .is satisfactoij, and the pla\ up to the btandaul. Lhe niembeishiia was. men .uid SO Lulira The following 4ud responded to the Empne's call: Messis P.vh , Steeds, Instone, K\ le, Mitchell, $lumo. Nico'son, lied, W hitcombe, Wood, and Stale v 'Ihe club legictted that one of the mini Iter, Mr R. Pj'e, had met lis death at Gall,poll Ars nt mombcis weio bc.ng kept finan <v] by the club Because of war conditions there w;.s absence ot the usual interest in the club? tournament.--, 'ihe v.inneis of the events played were.— Championship Singles. W Bray; Handicap Single!., R. A Wilkio, Handle ap Doubles, Clark and Mairmcr; Combined Doubles, Oxford and Mi s s NicoKon. Financially the club was in much the same position as last veat. In moving the of the repoit and balance sheet, the chairman said that while tl.ere was no thought of advocating " pleasure as usual," h" trusted members would continue theii suppoit, even if using the piivdege sparingly. so that the club m ght be kept going for the sake of thos r 3 away at the front. Ivaituna was peculiarly a married men's club, but the tuin of the married men might \ct conic, and he urged tho men to continue their phi unci keep lit until called. Tho motion was carried. . A motion of sympathy with the relatives of the late Yi lMe was earned. The following officebearers were elected:—l'iesid nt, Mr R A. Wilke; vicepresident, Mr J. S. Nicolson; lion, sccrctary, Mr W. R. Sinclair; hon. treasurer, Mr W. Bojd; hon auditor, Mr G. Clark; eleleg ites to the Otago Lawn Tennis Asso iation, Messis Couston and Wilkic; committee—Misses White, Black, and M'llutcheson, Messrs Couston,. Red, Johnson, and Smith. MOANA CLLB. 'Ihe annual meeting of the Moana Lawn ieniiis Club was iielct last night llic attendance, considering the weatliCT anu the lidtuie ot the times, was particulaih good, 'ihe president (Mr F H. Campbell) occupied th( chair In mov 111 tho adoption ot the re-port and balance sheet the Cluurman said that the club was to be congratulat'd o'i the ta"t that despite tho gicat number of plij«r<" who had gone to the fioutfit had bce.i able to carry on moat successful! v last lie did not think lie was egotistical 11 saving that the club last jcar po\ed one ot the most Fuccessf'il m DunetUn v If «ucccsm consisted >n the enjoyment ot the membeiti themselves, and the pleasure expert enced by \isilors during ttio jear, it certainly was eo. 'Ihe courts were nearly always full every dav -Mr Campbell also referred to the fine spuit < £ good tellowship prevailing n the club, and puiicularly expressed pleasure in .seeing tlic clu'i so well supported by the laches. lr waa bpecially foitunate in its lady members. Tho repoit and balance sheet were adopted. 'lhe balmco sheet showed a crcdit balance of £55. Tho following office-bearers were elected: —President, Mi Campbell, vice-presidents— Messrs J Blair Mason, E. C. Revnold" A G. Melville, and A. Slmger; socret.it v, Mr A. Nicholson: treasurer, Mr R. JeUnes committee—Misses E. Sparrow and M Mcenan, Mr J. Dobbie; auditor, Mr J. Ixing. It was decided to leave tho question of tho opening day to the committee.