VAUXHALL TENNIS CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 805, 28 October 1929, Page 4

VAUXHALL TENNIS CLUB

OPENING OF COURTS EVENING CELEBRATIONS The Vauxhall Tennis Club at Devonport opened its courts under ideal conditions on Saturday, with a crowded pavilion. The Mayor of Devonport, Mr. E. Aldridge congratulated the club on the splendid progress made in five years, six “hard” courts having been laid down. Mr. L. Clarke, club president, and Mr. R. Harvey, secretary, welcomed the visitors who included members of the borough council. The Mayoress, Mrs. Aldridge, drove the ball over the nets and declared the courts*open for play. Mr. Clark stated that the club was expecting a record year. A young and energetic commitee was in charge of affairs and it was hoped to make an impression in outside tennis. Afternoon tea permitted visitors to make friends with members. “Social” fours were played and games provided for all. Miss Hope and Mr. Bruce Elwarth, last year’s ladder winners, received their cups. FLANNEL DANCE In the evening the club held its annual flannel dance in the Narrow Neck Hall, where the music was supplied by the Kit Kat Orchestra. The committee responsible for the arrangements coprised: Mrs. Carter, who was frocked in black georgette; Miss Penman, wearing sea green georgette; Miss Henderson, floral silk; Miss Bailey, white silk frock; Mrs. Nicklson, dove-grey georgette : Mrs. Dalton, black georgette : Mrs. R. Harvey, floral ninon ; Mrs. Wallace, lotus pink silk : Miss Bonner, poppy-pink silk ; Miss Nettleton, leaf green silk; Miss McLaughlin, floral silk. Others present were : Miss Burgess, wearing ivory silk ; Miss Clark, delphinium-blue georgette; Miss Stevenson, sapphire georgette ; Miss Elwarth, salmon silk; Miss Alison, floral georgette ; Miss Williams, beige georgette ; Miss Franklin, larkspur blue taffeta; Miss "VVech, primrose silk; Miss Dunsan, rose silk.

PLANTS FOR THE HOUSE CARE IN SUMMER In hot, dry weather pot plants need constant attention. Besides watering daily with a hose or light wateringcan the pots should be immersed once a week in a vessel containing enough water to reach the rim of the pots; this treatment will ensure the water reaching the roots. Do not add chemical fertilisers to the water, but a little soot and stable refuse will not be harmful. Keep the surface soil in the pots broken to permit the moisture to soak in, otherwise a “crust” -will form and the water run off. Packing the surface with moss or dry grass will also conserve the moisture and keep the plants healthv.