CHESS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11511, 6 October 1915, Page 5

CHESS.

The thirty-seventh annua! meeting of tlis C-JJ-te l"u -,- Chess Club was i.e;'.l j'.'it oveuin,-:, wlieh a l'dr number oi inenilfc.r.s was pr-lsont. The rctirinj p- osident, in his openhi'_* rer/iaiks, gave a bricl account, of the v.-cilk 'lons hv" the club during the past ve-pr, u:;d ponitcd out the t.oiuij posi'ion of tlio cub. both as regards its nu.uencal strength ir.d its nun :;«■. H.c drew attention "io the 10-rgo muul.'C'i- oi chess players from all parti of the E ithh donuuiens who had ariswere.l their country's call m voluut':e:"!n!T for act.vo service. Itio~annual report and balance-sheet weie then read by the peo:e'ary and treasurer re-GV-eetivoly and confirnic-rl by ihe meeting ilr :i nller wa, rcvr.iiincnsiy elected a life nuuii'ior, on a ro'.'i :vnv. ■naatiou to the m f!tin - iron the comiinUce. Tho prizes v,-on io: uk; iigiitnm? and winter tounmincr.ls v.-c.i- iheu p-p^-ntcd. Til.- olfct-iou c. oliic.w.s fo: iha ensuing* v.-:.!- ••■':.', then ynocccded with and resin ltd 1;, e-ih'W.j;—P.-e.- ; .lent, Mi K, A. Jo=-epb; \ :c"-"'rc-l'u , :ifs }.':•" :- -;-vcn:;* f:.nd J.iycc; ■=<--1- •■•• i :i-v. .?t'r 11. L''!'.>-'. l -'-':"uT'ii; u-.;-jn,>-or Mr ■!.' Kenin;i-; e<;n- H. oe. Ifcvr- C-.imnor-nC'*h, K'.'-'hh'*, Cohriev. ?e\:- ; .ngtr and Kirb-u-d'-on ; librarian. 2.1 r Jc;;e;h, fn;..h!-j:*, llv Woodi*■■■(.■ Tin 5 raeeiiiif" livu fdi .r.rned to ;hc .vnnrwhrt"' duly huuor.ivd. T)riv?r Thomas A. Janv.v,, reported '-ieh at Ma!:r.. is a eon of Mr S. A. JamoH, -ib',), C'olomh-o Street, hem, and pran leon of Mrs Jamc--Vole, Ternpletoii. He w;is educated at the Tempieton and Sydenh.am public school-; and served hi-, time as a plumber with Mr "W. .Frmc-. of Chri?.tchurteh. He is a mcmibor of the Sydenham Football Cub, and was at one t : me honorary secretarv of the Svdonhnm Pnb! ; c L'brnry. He left with the oth a* driver in the llbtvitsof ttmmiuiition column,