Football Club Meeting.

Although there was a large attendance of members, the Annual Meeting of the Football Club was a dull affair, and suffered greatly in comparison with the recent meeting of the Debating Society. Perhaps the low standard oflast year's football was responsible for the Sunday School atmosphere-whether it was or not we cannot say, but if members take their football as seriously as they took their annual meeting, 1936 will be a peak year for the club.

Professor Murphy was in the Chair, and Mr. R. Diederich "occupewed a prominent pie." The minutes of the last general meeting, and the annual report, were read by Mr. Birks in record time, and adopted without single comment. Mr. Carey, the Treasurer, then read the Balance Sheet, and in a covering speech apologised so profusely for the financial position of the club, a to arouse the suspicions of the meeting; however, our anxieties were dispelled when Prof. Murphy made a close scrutiny of the balance sheet without comment.

The election of officers had an unusual feature also, there being only the requisite number nominated for each office. The officers for the ensuing year are:—Patron, Professor Murphy; President, Professor Boyd-Wilson; Club Caption, E. Blacker; Deputy Club-Captain, H. R. C. Wild; Hon. Secretary, L. O. Desborough; Hon. Treasurer, w. Tricklebank; Teams Officer, A. F. Wilton; Delegates to Wellington R.U., Professor Boyd-Wilson and Messrs. Diederich and Moore; Committee, Messrs. Rae, Eade, Simpson and Birks.

On the motion of Mr. Blacker, Mr. R. Diederich was unanimously elected a life Member of the club, in recognition ofhis services as a player and as an official during the past ten years. Mr. Diederich thanked the meeting for the honour they had conferred upon him.

The Meeting should have closed with prayers.