BOWLING HISTORY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20476, 30 November 1934, Page 8

BOWLING HISTORY.

Growth and Progress of Sumner Club. ACTIVITIES REVIEWED. The history of the formation of the Sumner Bowling Club and its growth during th(& twenty-one years of its existence was traced by the president (Mr T. Newburgh) at the anniversary celebrations held in the Sumner Masonic Hall last evening. Mr Newburgh said that on February 26, 1912, a meeting was held to consider the advisability of forming a bowling club. Mr H. J. Marriner, as Mayor, presided, and there were present:—Messrs E. G. Rawnsley, C. W. C. Smithson, T. B. Boulton, H. Buttle, E. G. Wood, Burns, H. W. Heslop, Murley Johnson and Misses Wood and Johnston, members of the St Albans Club. Mr Smithson was appointed secretary and Mr Massey was asked to repcrrt as to the suitability of the land offered. On June b Mr Boulton reported that Mr George J l l“n? phreys had offered part of the Richmond Hill for £555, upon reasonable terms, and had made a donation of £lO5. At an inaugural meeting of the club ? n 1912 . Air Massey's tendvr for £lO2 10s for the formation of the as accepted. Despite the fact that the green was not opened until * V °^ el JL ber 1913 thirty-two full m’embers ana thirteen honorary members paid T« elr -. subß <-Tiption for the year 1912. a bazaar organised by the ladies resulted in a profit of £IOO. Subscriptions for the year amounted to £97 13s, donations to £l3O 10s. At the anntta.l meeting held in Julv, 3913 Mr ™ c * -rt m «l lson was elected prtesideni Mr H _w, Heslop secretary and * Mr - 1- Middleton treasurer. The was opened on November 29, 1913 = ori^inal members Messrs G." Smithson and Heslop still belong to the club as full meml*?rs. it was the enthe old members which had enabled the ground to be prepared and the club become the owners of a most valuable property.