SUMNER ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19156, 12 November 1927, Page 7

SUMNER ITEMS.

Personal. Mr H. C. S. Jamiesou has returned from a trip to the Old Country. Mrs Anderson (Bennetts) and Mrs W. E. Enrnshaw (Dunedin) have been staying with their parents, Mr and Mrs H. C. S. Jamicson. Miss Sybil Thompson (Kedcliffs) has returned from a visit to Auckland. Miss Helen Cane, who is making a name for herself on the London stage, resided in Sumner with her parents for several years, and will be remembered as a pupil of the Sumner School. Christmas Holidays. There has been a keen demand for houses for the holiday period this year, and indications arc that Sumner will full of visitors. With the extra time to be devoted to bathing, record crowds on the beach should be seen in the late afternoons. Visitors and residents would be well advised to pay great attention to the danger flag flown at the Surf Club's pavilion and to the various notices placed in prominent positions along the beach front. Mt. Pleasant School. The Education Board's decision as to the type of school to be erected on Mt. Pleasant is being awaited by the residents with interest. The feeling of the meeting of the Burgesses' Association seemed to be that with the Temuka type of school a great deal of the success depended on the whim of the teacher. Should he or she desire it, this type of school could be made just as badly ventilated as the old type of building, but with the Fendalton type the teacher has no option, since there are no windows or blinds in the whole of one side. Drs. Bevan-Brown and J. K. Thomas were confident that the Fendalton typo was the only school for Mt. Ileasant, in spite of the assertion by a resident that the easterlv is the prevailing wind. " Church Parade. To-morrow morning there will be a parade of Territorials and Cadets to All Saints' Church. Parishioners' Meeting. The Sumner parochial district' has recently been raised to the status of a parish. Automatically the Church officers ceased to exist constitutionally, and Bishop West-Watson appointed Mr F. H. Mathews interim Bishop's warden to call a special meeting to fill the vacancies created. Archdeacon Haggitt waj elected chairman of the special meeting, and explained the position resulting from the change. The election of a new vestry resulted as follows:—Messrs C. Aitken, W. H. Brown, J. F. Buxton, F. T. Eldridge, B. Godfrey, E. King, A. J. Scott, W. J. Sim, H. L. Wiggins, and J. S. Young. The chairman pointed out that the report of the meeting would have to be submitted to the Bishop for confirmation and for further instructions. Memorial to the Late Mr C. L. Wiggins. The parishioners of Sumner have decided to place in All Saints' Church a memorial to the late Mr C. L. Wiggins, and are consulting the relatives in the matter. Mr Wiggins took part in the work of the Church in the early daysy and his pioneer services have been an inspira-, tion to many, both ill Kedcliffs and Sumner. Horticultural Society. Mr T. E. Whitfield presided over a meeting of the Sumner-Eedcliffs Horticultural Society. Present: Messrs J. D. Edmonds, W. H. Brown, Craw, P. Keig, G. Hines, and A. A. Cheshire. The chairman referred to the success of past shows, and the increasing mpetition from the Churches. Outside the Masterton Show, none in New Zealand recorded over one thousand entries, and with a full knowledge of what he was saying, he would state that the blooms were, in the past, the finest produced in Canterbury. At their first show the door receipts had reached £4O. There was now a small credit balance, and it was for the meeting to consider whether it could carry on. It was resolved to call a meeting for Monday evening, to decide whether a show should be held this year about the first week in December United Sports Association. At a meeting of the Sumner United Sports Association, Mr G. F. Allen presided. Correspondence was received from the New Brighton Association stating that a contest between the Fire Brigades would take place on Saturday, November 19th. The Borough Council wrote stating that -if the poll was carried the pavilion at St. Leonard's square would be put in hand at once. The Cricket Club's affiliation fee was received, and donations were forwarded from Mr T. Newburgh and Mr J. D. Edmonds. A donation was also re- ' eelved from the Volunteer Fire Brigade. The chairman reported that a very successful conference had taken place with the New Brighton Association, and that all differences had been cleared up. The Athletic Committee reported that the inter-borough contest would now include an annual athletic meeting, at which the contest Shield would be presented to the winning borough. This would take place on the third Saturday in February. In view of the urgent need for dressing sheds, the chairman together with the representatives of the Cricket and Football Clubs, was appointed to wait on the Council, and place a proposition before it. District High School. Mr H. M. Williams presided over the monthly meeting 01 the committee of the District High School. The chairman reported upon the results of the half-yearly meeting and upon the annual sports. It was decided to make a special effort with regard to the building of the new secondary department. It was decided to confer with the staff regarding the annual social. The treasurer reported that the collection at the annual sports amounted to £7 Is, and that the proceeds of the fancy dress dance* were £9. The headmaster reported <i primary roll of 370, and a secondary roll of 30. The average in the former was not yet satisfactory. Mr W. C. Collins had made a gift to the School Cricket Clul in lieu of prizes. Sale of Work. The Ladies' Guild of the Kedcliffs Methodist Church held their annual sale of work in the Church Hall. The stallholders were as follows: —Dolls, the girls; laundry stall, the boys; work stall, Mesdames Ashworth and Mauger and Miss Keats; produce, Mrs Holden; cakes, Mesdame Kudge and Le Page; sweets, Mesdames Marshall and Newport; afternoon tea, Mesdames Perry and Hollobon; also ice cream and bran tub. A steady business was done during afternoon and evening. Bowing Club.

At a general meeting of the SumnerRedcliffs Rowing Club Mr D. Neave presided. Mr D. Dunn was elected club captain. The following were nominated as members: —Misses A. van Dongen and McDonald and Mr E. Lowrie. It was stated by the Social Committee that a dance would be held at the BedclifEe Community Hall, and a eoia

evening at the residence of Mrs G. H. "Woods. The following crews were selected to compete at the Lyttelton Ecgatta: — Senior Pair-Oar: C. Hart (s.), D. Dunn (b). Maiden Pair Oar: J. Gilby (s.)» M. Hullet (b). Youths' Pair Oar: 0. Johnston (s.), B. 0. Neville (b). Youths' Double Sculls: L. S. Woods (s.). J- Wing (b). Youths' Singles: L. S. Woods. Thb Maiden Double Sculls will be picked at a later date.