The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-04-01 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH ROWING CLUB.

The annul general meetiiig of the Werra bth It ,w•
In Club took Mac. at the Guildhall ib Moodsy
evening, when the Via-President of the Club (I. B.
Grover, Beq.,) occupied the chair. Amongst the, mem-
bers pre..ni were Moan. J. A. Lowman (oaptaln).
A. Clark. (treasurer), Lustig Talbot (bon. eec.).
Aloe* Cheddoole, Blither, Rollo., Bailey, Bennett,
Eva., (MU, Chinnery, H. P. Millar, Acuit, Jeffery,
Wilson, Mott, Manioc C. Hail, Sc,
The BON. Bac. ((r. Talbot) Multi; read the
minutes of the last muting, the eti•lellell called
upon the treasurer to nod M. report.
111 r. Claims, In iresenUng the balsam-sheet, said
he most congratulete the olab on the late of the
&mums, and he could only say as long as the balance-
shut could be presented in the form which this one
was preeented, It would be • pleasure to everyone
holding the once of treasurer. The year wag gone
through very plea...oy on the part of everybody; the
unanimity with which the club bed been supported,
and the pleasant manner In which the season was car.
sled out, would reflect credit on the members. He was
oleo very pleased to we everything conducted in such
a respectable and orderly manner. He warn sure there
was nothing to find fault with, and he trusted the
coming season would be carried out in the same way.
(Applause.)
The report waa as follows :
Bacelpta.—Belanos from 1882, AO 10a. 4d. ; 48
active members, 121 Si. 41. ; new cumbers, £26;
6 honorary members, 12 lb; ditto, 41; 2 visitor.,
10..; Messrs. Guns and Co., El ; IL,. Heath yo, 5..;
Mr. Bberrin, Se ; Sir Yrederio Jolinatioue, £4;
Yeomanry Prlass, 23 3..; lit Bust. Prises, 4s;
sale of wag, boat, £9 10s.; subecriptione I. epbial
oar fund. £2 19r. ; proud& of unaert, 220 7a. 101.;
total, £ll9 11.. Si. The expenditure shows that
241 10.. 81., the balance .1 11, old debt, hal been
paid off, amounting to £lOl 118. id. , and • balanos of
£l2 6s. 7d. was carried forward tithe present year.
Mr. HALL, In moving the adoption of the report,
proposed • hearty vote of thanks to the captain,
secretary, and treasurer, for the mariner Is which they
hal pulled the club out of debt. (Applause.)
Mr. Diming' seconded.
Mr. CIAIKS wild he thought they must give some
credit to the old itnomittee.

Th. CHAllUdet sold he must say a word le favour of
op. member who had clbstingukhod hirooolf greatly of
Late,that wee Mr. Aleock,who bad got op aural sumo...
ful °engirt, which had boos the moan. of adding £2O
to that. fonds (Applatwo.) He wished to publicly
acknowledge their thanks.

The neat business er.. to appoint a olninlttes of
eleven, be following being nominated—Messrs.
Wall* Lowman. Clarke, Talbot, &eel, Gmbh,
Pritchard, Fibber, Rolle Hurdle, Chad Jock,
Brown, Evans, and Gibbs.—A. poll was then
taken with the following result :—Olarke, 15;
Telbot, 14 ; L 'semen, 14 ; Brown It ; Rolla.
U; Chad lock, 11; Gibbs, 10; Pritobard, 10:
Flasher, 10; Hurdle, 9; Wallis, 8; Evans. 8; Rossi,
,• Orabb, 6. Mr. Evens resigned in favour of Mr.
Welll-, and the first eleven were deeleriel elected.
Mr. DeMaiso proposed, end Mr. Pu,a,n Gooonded,
the re-election of Mr. Lowman as eeptein, which wee
marled unanimously.
Mr. LoWitte, in aomptlng the office, sal I he wouli
see his best endeavour. to .cake the club a soften.
He should be very pleased for them to have four new
boats, but he did not &demist. their getting them
until they saw their way deer to paying for them.
With reference to the host they bad ordered already, the
new wager boat, it would be delivered on the 20th of
May. and be should ilkeitvery member to pay hi. sub.
soriptlon by that day, as they than had 5, pay Clasper
1215 for the trust. He also mentioned that he
hoped the members of the Glob would do their
beet to obtain a few more honorary members
during the present yaw. He should like t
send some second crews to compete on the Wednesday
evening', it would be throwing a little more life into
it. It hal been suggested that they should alter the
uniform of the club by griming striped vests, but he
didn't think it would do et all--(applause)—although
they might perhaps allow the comeraim to weer
different coloured cape. (Appian...)
Upon the proposition of Mr. Roam's, seconded by
Hr. LOWY 4N. Ur. Clarke was re-elected trimmer.
Mr. HeLt proposed, and Mr. II.!'. MILLaa sic mded,
the re-election of Mr. Austin Talbot as secretary.
The vice-president I Er. T. B. Groves) was also re-
elected, on the proposition of Mr. Octal.. secoadist
by Mr. Baows. Wednesday, the 9th of April, was
decided on e, the opening day, and the meeting
terminated with a vote of thank, to the chairmen.