Meeting held at Mr Chiltons Mill Road house
July 8th 1909 with the object of starting a bowling club in Epsom.
Present
Mr F H Trower (in the chair) Messrs Chilton,
W Woods, Capon, C Bloomfield, Paine & F Goldsmith, the latter to act as Sec
protem.
Resolved
That the club should be called "Ebbisham
Bowling Club"
That Mr Bloomfield price of £10 a year, on a
lease of 7 14 or 21 years for a piece of ground in the rear of E U D Councils buildings, was too high, and
proposed by Mr Trower Seconded by Mr Goldsmith, and unanimously decided to make
Mr Bloomfield an offer of £7 a year for the same ground, this offer Mr
Bloomfield promised to consider & give his decision in a day or two. Meanwhile
Mr Trower & Mr Capon agreed to look about & see if the could find a suitable
ground in some other property. Proposed by Mr Trower & seconded by Mr Woods to
start the club by making the entrance fee 10/6 payable in advance. Carried
unanimously. All those present at this meeting & whose names have already been
given, agreed to act & to be considered as members of a preliminary committee of
the club. Following are the names of some whom it was thought well to invite to
become members, & who would probably join.
by Mr Chilton Mr Ashinson Beams Reddick
Wells Elphick
by Mr Trower Mr Eggar Mr Hart J
Underwood H Williams Fothergill Hemming Bird
D Vapper Price Oram Hardwick
Hedham Bert Williams Maye
E
G Wilson Edwards Bevan Coldwell
by Mr Woods Nuthall Chadband Tedder
Calderwood Corbett
Mr Capon Mr Warner Meade Mr
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