RIVAL FOOTBALL CLUB.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14155, 18 April 1916, Page 7

RIVAL FOOTBALL CLUB.

• ■ ANNUAL MEETING. : The annual meeting of the above club •••-•as held in Opi.e's.jlooms last eveiling, when there wns a large atteiidahce of mcjmbers. The president ' (Mr .C-Leaper)-presided.' The election of ofii-' ,«rs resulted.as jollpw'.s:l—Patron, Dr.' Andrew (re-elected); 'president, Mr C ■ Leaper (re-eleetftd),;. club .captain, Mr ■J.- Grig.a; (re-elected) ; lion, lnembevs, Messrs ~C. Williams, E. Opio, A. G. Shrimpton. IL. Watson, T. Har ford, C. Milner, V. vS-piers, T. Loui.%on, li. j Joha.nson, J. Clear, C. .Tones,.... IT. I Jones, D. Brown. A. Stringer, H. Chapman, and MrsJ. R. Bierr.e; hon. : sec-rotary, Mr A E. Kitching ;> (re-! elected) ; Management Committee, j Messrs T. Burke, .King, W. Beattie,' W. Hull, H., Hargraves, H. Chapman; ilclega.tes to llugby pnion, Messrs A. G. vShrimpton, J. Grigg, A. Kitching, ■ W. Hull, and S. -King; senior and junior coach, Mr J. K/Johnston (re-elect-ed); third-cla&s-coach; Mr S. King. _ | Several new men.beys were elector!.' A hearty vote of thanks was passed) to the following hon. menib.org for donations: Mrs J. P. B.icrne, Messrs 0. Leaper, B. Johan-sen, V. Spiers, A. i | Lulham; also to Mr E. Opie for the free use of his rooms Tho halanoo- | sheet showed a credit balance, of £3 JOs, which was considered highly satisfactory. ■ . . { The report showed that no fower than 47 nieinbers had enlisted, and were j either at the■' front 'or in training, whilst quite a, number were waiting to bo called up or had he-en rejected as medicolly unfit. The club for its port was quiie prepared to carry on the game this season, all gats money t© be handed to local war funds.