LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16681, 13 March 1922, Page 5

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

WOOLSTON CLUB. the fifth annual general meeting of the Woolston Rugby Football League Club was held in the Druids* Hall. Woolston, last week. The club captain, Mr J. Lyness, presided. The annual report stated that although the season had not been particularly sue ceasful, there was a marked improvement in all players. The financial statement showed a balance of £7 3s. A new set of rules were adopted, subject to the approval of the Canterbury Centre. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Patron, Mr W. M. Oliiver; president, Mr C. Hill; vice-presidents, ! Messrs H. Potten, ,E. Jones, A. Smale A. j Stevens, M'Gregor Wright. W. M. Palmer. L. Hart, JT. C. King. A. Finalson, - Ling. E. T. Bosworth, Blackwood, J. Gilmore. ,J. Gatehouse, (\ C. Davis. A. Steeds; club captain, Mr J. Lyness; deputy-club cap tain. Mr J. Knighton; honorary secretary, G. 11. King; assistant secretary. L. Champhonorary treasurer. G. If. King; eormnittee. Messrs F. Stapley. 'J'. Marldon. J. Tlugg. I\ j Kmitli. D. V. Wilson, L. Watson. H. Metcalfe. F. Harris. E. Bparkes: delegates to ! Centre. Messrs J. Lyness, J. Knighton. L. Champ: auditors. Messrs J. Knighton, D. ! V. Wilson. A vote of thunks was passed to Mr H. A. Harper for his voluntary work in erecting i a locker for storage of club property in I the new pavilion at Woolston Park. The Christchurch Y.AI.C.A. Camera | Club belli a field outing at Burwood on Saturday afternoon. The picturesque ; Horse shoo Lake attracted the photo- j graphers to the locality, and the club was indebted to Messrs Clark and But- ; ton. local residents for boating and other facilities*. At the meeting of the W.E. A. on 1 Saturday evening, T>r O. Chilton re- ; for red to the success of the association’s ; tutor on the West ( oast. Air H. Belshaw. wlm bad passed, the examination I for l lie M A degree, with first-class 1 honours in economics. This distinction i Jiad been gained only bv two other i graduates of the College Professors 1. 1 F. Condliffe and D. B ( opland.

there to honour the memory of the men win. died. Many of them must have serired in his battalion, and he could sa\ how loyal they were to him as their *?ommamling officer. They had gone heroically through hardship and they had .shown a splendid charity one for anotluer. It would he welf if ,i little of this same spirit of comradeship got into our national life. The speaker a Iso made reference to the splendid vnork -which was being done in. France nnd Flanders by the War Graves Commission. Mr Witty and the Rev Canter also spoke. The foil awing are the names engraved of the men who died: 1). Watson, ft. J. Brewer, A W. * Fairbairn, L G. Mauson, ID- IL Kempthorne. S.’ F Bailey, J. H. Ure, S. Beanlaud and A P. Baker. In addition the names of thirty-five returned men are engraved upon the monument. The ceromony began and was concluded wit]* the National Anthem.