BOWLING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13320, 10 November 1906, Page 7

BOWLING.

I The heavy rain on Thursday night land Friday r tnorning naturally put (bowls out of 'the question; nevertheless'there was a • good muster of members and, .friends, on the New Plymouth*- Bowling .Club's green on Friday afternoon,, when the formal opening of the season took place in the pavilion. The- president, Mr R. Cock, ,in -'.welcoming?..' visitors and members' oh the green again, referred in feeling terms to the loss the club had sustained in the death of the late president, Mr James Paul, the father of the, club and.of.the game in Taranaki. The club owed very much to Mr Paul's generosity , v his last gift having/ ISeen the 'fitting up, of the social, room, in- the pavillion, where might be seen numerous photographs of bowling scenes and,. bowlers, trophies, and other mementoes of the gamefand : he^ 1 (M| Cock), hoped the members would join in procuring something in the nature of a memorial tablet to their -late president. After Mr PauTs\death,.,the committee had asked hhint> t (ttye speaker) to accept the PQsitiop of. president until the .next annual . meeting, a position he was proud to accept, though deeply regretting tne circumstances which led him there. He was sorry he had not the knowledge of ;ihe, game, possessed t>y f tEeir departed friend, but, he would do all in his power to further the interists of the - club,;, which, by the way, celebrate^ its . twenty-first birthday that day. He recommended members to put; in good practice for the provincial ...-tournament^ w.hich it was proposecl to "hold during the Christmas J or; New Year's holidays, so that' they-might y uph6ld tHe club's reputation. , The green was in splen-, did order, and, the club in a good position,- and he 'hoped {Key would have a successful seasqn. Jtie then called, upon ; Mrs/Gock^tb^open the, green in the visual wa^ by ," throwing; the sack," wKi'ch beirig 'ddn'e/iah'ad-* 1 joiirhment was made to the tea tables, 1 which were, bountifully provided by Mrs Gock, who was assisted by lady friends in dispensing-. the good things. The remainder of the afternoon was taken up witji table bowls, cards, etc.;