MEETINGS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14841, 5 December 1913, Page 10

MEETINGS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

A meeting oi tie'Sumner Gala Committee waa held on Wednesday, Mr G. Brewer presiding. It waa resolved to engage the Sumner Brass Band for the occasion for the stun of -10 10s. The matter of; fireworks was held over. The vacant eectic—s near .they ■' Cave: Rock Hotel have been aeouied by- the committee for aide-shows, etc. A deputation ■was appointed to wait upon- tho _r_mw»jr Board in regard to concessions. A meeting of the general committee of the- Canterbury Section of the Public Service Association waa held- on Wednesday night, the president, Mr H. L. Cordery, in the chair. A vote of condolence was parsed to the relative*i of the lato Mr F. C. Morgan, a member of the committee, who was kilkd in a motor accident on the I—ncol— road recently. ■■ A letter was received from the "Wellington executive Notifying that owing to the strike the publishers of tbe "Public Service Journal" would bo. unable to bring tho first issue out for December, but it waa hoped that it would be published early in January. Tbe executive also forwarded the replies of the Publio Service Commissioners to the remits laid before thrm by a deputation fro—i the Public Service Conference held in Wellington recently. There were altogether fifty-two re- ' mite, and the answers to the most of them were to the effect that ; the -litters would receive further consideration. It was resolved to hold a special meeting to further consider theso matters when a final reply i was received. . ■•• _ - - _ _ A meeting of Court Star of Canterbury, Ancient Order of Foresters, No. 2303, waa h«!d on Mor._ay, Bro. G. Brooks, chief ranger, ; in the chair. It was decided that the District secretary write to the "Registrar rcga'ding the delay in forwarding the quinquennial valuation. The following were nominated for the! lespectivo offices of chief ranger, Bro. C. Hig.ot; sub-chief ranger, Bro. L. E. West; junior woodward, Bro. J. Butcher; senior beadle, Bro. L. „. Scott; junior beadle, Bros. A. Ape« and Hende:eon; minuto secretary, Bro C A. Eldxidge; assistant secretary, Bro. R. JewJe; auditors, Bros. W. W. Tanner and C. A. Eldridge; managing committee, Bros. J. Mathews, F. J. Weakley. WE. Inglis, F. Machin, W. G. Ludbiook, and A. Apes; district delegates, Bros. W. W. Tanner, J. Wathew. C. A. Eldridgc, W. E. Inglis, _..' Owen, F. T. Eldridae, and G. Brooks; arbitration, com-titteo, Bros. C. A. Cooper, F. S-ivage, W. G. Lndbrook, F. Machin, J. We thews, J. Y. B-nttie. F. T. Eldndce. H. Hofmiester, E. Jswis, T. Eaton, F. Higgot, J. Kewton, and P. Coupland; hail keeper, Bro. H. S>tford. _ _ ,__ , A Fincy Fair and Sale of Work wa* opened yesterday in tho vicarage grounds, "Coper Riccarton. Tho proceeds are to extinguish tho parieh debt. Owing to the I weather the attendance was not quite so j largo as in previous year?, bat the several J etal'9 did _<xxl business,, and a enccessful T*JS-it is anticipated. Tho Christchurch M'r.dolin Orche?tia contributed st:veral se'eet/scsi. The Sale of Work Uto be continued ■ to-day, whon Dcrry'e Band will be in att<">dajico. Tho following ladi.s were in cinirge of the f talis :—Prcduce: Mi>s Bowen, Brake March, Hen-rood, i_id Mrs Kirkwood. Plain'sewing: Meedamo3 Ensjlirh, McKay, . and F. Holmes. Fancy: Mrs Gnnderson and Milne- Milne. Choir: Meedames Anderson and To wi—end, Mire Jackson, Sweets: Misses H Holmes and Stewart. Y-ldhnrst: MesdKmcs Johnson (2), Ch'si-11, Cox. Cake: M'ases Holme>» and WilL'Mns. China and Cimpetition: Mi- Freeman and Miss Freeman and Miss Moore. Pound: Mesdames Jones and T. Smith. Flower: Mrs Mitchell and Mi«s Mullaney. Rcfgreehmente: Mes-d-rocs H&y, Ward, Brake, Thomp-on, Misros Hsvton, Thomp-on, Carlton, C_m__lL- Parcel ofneo- Misbot Bridge and Freeman. Bran P-'o- Mi«» WUeon. Christmas Tree: Misses Cairipjoru Annt Sally: Mr J. Han-on.