SOUTH CANTERBURY FOOTBALL CLUB.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3588, 31 March 1886, Page 3

SOUTH CANTERBURY FOOTBALL CLUB.

Th." nnmial meeting of the Poiith Cmiti-r---bury Knot ball Club was held m the Timaru Assembly Kooms, Just evening. There win a Inrgn number of members present, and Mr George Wood occupied the chair. MTNTTKS. The minule3 o( the l:ist. annual niicliiijj were read and confirmed. ANNUAL KErOIiT. The nnr.nil lvport was read, which .-bowed thai the Club, owing to tho i.n-ren?3 m the number of incnbciv, was enabled to put a f.ecovl iifieen m t!u- lu-id ; and. also tho Club hud i-l-iyed iivo funi-n maU-hcs iuffi-rin^ ilcfi-at. (.:'ilv oiiiv. Ihc lv.icit also s:iid tint owin:; to 'the ur.avrH ib!e nbf.en™ of the Treasurer the C.iminiU-o Cu-ild nut present n biilai;ci>->K'et, ami 6ii 2 , : cited that, that inci'tin<; !>e adjourned i.nf d'siu-h tiiiio 11s he c-.miM be couiiiuiiiieatetl with. This was ultiiimtclv d.-c-iil.-il on. Tho Club n\-o thaiikcrl Mr Woolleoinbo for the lisu cf h's ground during last season. Tho above report was received and adopted. SEIV ML'MII3I!3. The following new members were proposed and um'p'ol : - MV.v-iv S. J. Biuuin.,', D. Vulhnge, J. Scaulju, W. T>. Fusst-11, K. W. Kith, A.C. Stiibb.-, E. CVIIor. L. Webb, A. K. Digby, C. Mullin?, E. S. Bl.u-lc. IILKCTIOX OF OITICI'ItS. It was proposed by Mr JuGuinness, feconiicil hv Mr W:i!>e, and c.irricil — " ThutMr A. St. G. UitML-r.-lcv bo re-elected President." Proposed by j[r Campbell, seconded by Mr Miiekay, ami cirrii'd — " That Mr B. Woollcombo he olccUd Vieo-Pivsidcr.t." Proposed by Mr G. Woo:l, seconded by Mr lluwkca— '"' That \fr E. Lough, junr., be rc-olcctcd Captain." It was proposed by Mr Gooch, and seconded hv Mr Wake — "That Mr R, Muckny be elected Captain." A ballot was taken ami resulted as Follows : — Muekay, 15 ; Lough, 10. Tho former was duly declared Captain. Mr E. 11. Campbell wns elected Viee-Cnpt tin ; Mr Wnke, Secretary ; Mr K. Gooi-h, I reiutirer j and tho following as a Conistiiltco:— Messrs McGuinness, lil.ic!;, Macintosh, Mullins, and Howe. Messrs Mackay, Macintosh and Campbell were elected us :i Match Committee Mr Muckaj thanked the members for electing him :;s Cuptnin, and said ho would do his best for t lie Club. The following resolutions wero carried, proposed by Mr W. J. Wood, and seconded by Mr P. E. Cook—' That the Secretary bo requested to coinmunicato with last season's lion. Tro-isurer, asking for accounts and buluneo-sheel, which will bo laid before the next meeting of the Club," also, proposed by Mr W. J. Wood, seconded by Mr P. R. Cook, and carried—" That a hearty vote of thanks be accorded Mr Woollcombo for tho uso of his ground at Waimataitai, accom pam'ed with a request that he will be kind enough to allow the Club the use oC the samo eround for the ensuing season." A voto of thanks to the chair brought the meeting to a closo.