WAIMATE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19163, 21 November 1927, Page 4

WAIMATE.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

The annual meeting of the Waimate United Friendly Societies' Council was held on Friday last. Present: Bros. Eiach (president), Boborts, Eddy, Haynes, Campbell, Bird, Claridge, Woods, Bailey, Dempsey, "Kirby, Peck, Jones, Corrigan, and Leonard. An apology for absence was received from Bro. Holmes. The election of officers resulted: President, Bro. J. V. Eiach (re-elect-ed); vice-president, Br6. A. Kirby; secretary and treasurer, Bro. R. F. Algie; auditor, Bro. W. G. Paul; executive /jommittee, Bros. Eddy, Leonard, Campbell, Bailey, Woods, and Dempsey. i The president and vice-president expressed thanks for their election. Following on the annual meeting a meeting of the committee was held to discuss the matter of the annual picnic. On the" motion of Bro. Claridge it was decided to hold the picnic at Timaru on January 19th or 26th, whichever was favourable to the Railway Department, though the 19th would be preferred by tho Society. Arrangements were left to the president and secretary. A sub-committee consisting of the president, vice-president, and Bros. Leonard and Corrigan was set up to meet the Rugby Sub-Union to discuss the matter of holding a carnival. Horticulture. The first of the season's strawberries have been picked in the Waimate district, when a few crates were railed away by a grower at McCulloch's bridge. This fruit is exceptionally early for the Waimate district, as most of the crops are only now flowering, with small berries just forming. The garden from which the fruit was obtained is situated in a small valley between the hills, and the ground is good river silt. Humble bees have played havoc with the broad beans growing in this district, and although many growers sowed the seed early and have had the plants flowering for some woeks, the pods have not set. This is due to the operations of the bees, which penetrate deeply into the flower and thus prevent the pod from setting. Cricket. A cricket match between the Waimate District High School and the Waimate Cricket Club's B team resulted in a win for the latter by 27 runs. G. Jones, A. Patterson, and G. Carter were the principal scorers, for Waimate, while G. Morrison was the only batsman to make a stand for School. Lyng and Taylor were the most successful bowlers for School and Waimate respectively. . The absence of sunshine, together with the cold and damp weather that has been experienced, is having a deterrent effect on crops and stock.