MEETINGS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14977, 26 May 1914, Page 4

MEETINGS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

I At tho monthly mectia" of tfco Crech* Kindergarten Association Mrs Taylor presided. A letioir was read from Dimedin ret'ao conference to iie bcM there on th© itith melant. As no member of the Association wc-u'd be visiting Dunedin at tho time, it was decided not to send a delegate. Tlk> first conference of tho Federation will bo held in Wellington in Jujio, and lire Taylor was elected delegate. iil«3 31. Cttrlett Mac apvKiir.ted a probationer. A diaonesioa regarding the, street collection 'tooi: place. The eecretary etated thai she. iad ■written to tbe Gity Goaacii last January wk; ing permission to hold oho toVarcta IJ6 tlid of anil tho request bad beras granU«d;' It >-&s r«eolved to hold the collection not later than -tho last' ueek iii Hepierabcr. Tho reports from iho tbroe echoolu retd nnd jwlopted. Tlio secretary rel>orted having received from tbe Education Department th« sum o-i £70 Kb capitatioa allowajioi 'Xharke wcro acoorded Miaa Freeruaii (Girtcn Colkge) fer blacliboa-irl, J&a Specie for table linen and box of blocks, and Miss Box for floliV ojadl« and doll. A tnc3SA£e was rtceix-ed from Mra H. Lsngford tbat, owing to ill-healtJi, ebe wosld not bo able to complete ths arrangements for tho monthly lecture. Jfiich regret was espreseed at tbisj and it w»s resolved to ask Mrs Wiloom to carry on the vork.

At a meeting of the Addington Burgesses' Association, Mr Parlane presided over a fair attendance. ~lho City Council elated that « lurnatilo in the Jerroid street reserve would bo put in, and that the Council would erect such conveniences as w«re absolutely necessary. A letter was received from. Mr McMurray, asking for a subscription towards carrying oil tho good work donb by the Domain. Board in removing tho old hawthorn fenco bordering the South Park and Lincola road. It was decided to grant £2 2s. Mr TV. Shcidpn .tendered his resignation, which was accepted with rogret. The balanoe-ehwt wise read of - the last eocia.l,- showing a ; credit bnkneo of 12s Id. Mr E. Parian* reported that he had collected £IC9 towards the cost of a band rotunda, and stated that, with UxCouncil subsidy of £100, it ehould be sufficient to erect the structure. Th« secretory wae .nstracted to write to the Waimairi County Council drawing attention to the disgraceful and dangerous stato of the footpath in Westcnra etroet, a-uso requeeting it to have a lamp and r etroet name-port erected; also to the Riccartdn'itor.ougb Gouncil askinsr it to consider the * advisability of roundin? off Itiuinings's oorn«r when techamieling that part, and arawing attention to the necessity of a street light at the comer of Prince efrect oad CJarewc* road, and tho dangerous state of t£e open drain, lne Chnstchurch Drainage ±fc>ard ie be written to aaking if eoniething cannot be d.ne to prevent flooding by etormwater at tfle comer o t Moorhous© avenue and Pa.rk road. It was decided to ask the City Council to remove, rubbish. in covered-in carte.