STRATFORD BOWLING CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 17 June 1930, Page 10

STRATFORD BOWLING CLUB

REVIEW OF PAST SEASON. It is with a good deal of satisfaction that the committee of the Stratford Bowling Club .will present an account of the operations of the club for its 30th season to the annual meeting on Thursday. The year was commenced with an overdraft of £442 18s 5d and finished with the debt reduced to £427 14s 6d, representing a profit of £l5 3s lid on the year’s working, in addition to which there were £lO 15s outstanding in subscriptions. The report mentions that since the books were closed the club’s vacant section has been disposed of for £B5, leaving the overdraft in the vicinity of £340. The club has assets insured for £6OO and land conservatively valued at £240, Whereas four years ago the wages bill was £54, last year it rose to £BB and the previous year £B7 was paid. The annual meeting will be asked to discuss measures calculated to reduce thia amount. In other directions expf iditure has been kept to a minimum. ■ '

Club competitions were of an interesting nature, but it is hoped greater enthusiasm will be shown next year, especially in the handicap pairs and colts’ championships. The club figured \ the finals of the central division com’petition, but after winning the semifinal against Inglewood was beaten for the honour by Avon. Under Mr. L. B. Davis as greenwarden the green has been maintained in perfect condition. EUCHRE SOCIAL AT BIRD ROAD. The series of euchre parties and dances was continued in the Bird Road school on Friday night, 15 tables being engaged in euchre. Prizes were won by Miss M. Death 1, Miss N. Meuli 2, Miss L. Morris consolation; Mr. J. Reid 1, Mr. W. Baker 2, Mr. A. R. Mcßae consolation. A committee of 1 -lies supplied supper, music for the dancing being played by Mr. H. Waite. Mr. R. Goodwin was master of ceremonies. “THE VALIANT.” KING’S THEATRE, STRATFORD. With a brilliant interpreting cast headed by Paul Muni and, Marguerite Churchill,* “The Valiant,” Fox Movietone all-dialogue picture adapted .from the stage play of the same title by Holworthy Hall and Robert Middleraasa, will be ushered into the King’s Theatre to-night. Its theme is an unusual and moving depiction of filial affection on the part of a condemned murderer, who, to the very end, conceals his identity that his mother’s heart may not be wrung with sorrow. The gripping play takes its name from the Shakespearean couplet: “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never die but once.” Vibrant with dramatic strength, the leading role is said to. afford Paul Muni, outstanding Fox Films player, opportunities even surpassing those of which he took such marked advantages in “We Americans” and “Four Walls,” stage productions which made him a Broadway sensation. Marguerite Churchill’s artistry will have ample outlet in the sympathetic role of Mary Douglas in “The Valiant," and a notable cast includes De Witt Jennings, John Mack Brown, Edith Yorke, Don Terry, Barton Hepburn, Clifford Dempsey, Richard Carlyle and Henry Kolker, RUGBY ROAD NEWS. Despite the bad weather on Wednesday there was a good attendance at a farewell evening to Mr. and Mrs. Welch and family, .who are ‘leaving the district to reside in Stratford. The evening was spent in dancing, games, musical items and cards. Mr. Byrne presented Mrs. Welch with an afternoon tea set and Mr. Welch with a brush aiid comb set. / Mr. E. Dey, Wellington,-.is home on holiday.