NORTH BEACH.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20168, 21 February 1931, Page 7

NORTH BEACH.

Water frpm the deep well on the corr ner of Tonlts and Swan, streets has Jpeen tg the .north-gide of Swan street cst<msipn> tp flush the side ,«haniiels. The corner at the north end of Pali mer's road, which has been the sftfyjqct of complaint and criticism, has uttentjipn, the loose. ]>a»vy metal having beqp Removed,' the bad portion oS the cpvered with *< poatifg Of fcrepiHpgs.' . A-msqti»g of the Q' Ja Oommittae was held at tha Lodge room oa Wad-' «Wi"g« PrpßW?: Mw»w K, A, M. . .• « i

B. D, Martin, R. Kennedy, M. Kelly, and F. S. Norrie. The audited balancesheet of the recent North Beach carnival was adopted. A cheque was received from the North Beach Surf Club for £32 4s 2d, representing 50 per cent. of the net profits of the carnival. It was decided to pay some liabilities in connexion with the previous gala and to hand the balance over to the North Beach Gala and Foreshore Improvement. Society. Votes of thanks were " passed to the Surf Club, to the workers, and donors in connexion with tjje „ carnival. It was decided to hold a brxng-and-buy fair in the Memorial Hall later in tho year, in aid of the hall'funds. School: Concert. A successful concert in aid of the school picnie fund was given in " the North Beach Peace Memorial Hall on Thursday evening by scholars of the school, assisted by Miss Martin (songs) and Mr Bougen (conjurer). The hall was filled with an ' appreciative audience. ' North Brighton W.O.T.U. The North Brighton branch of the W.O.T.U. held its annual meeting on Tuesday, Miss B. M. Hflflfoand, J.P., providing- over" a good' attendance. .Mrs S. 0. Goring icd the devotions. On the motion of Mips Harband a vote of sympathy with thp bereaved and injured in' the recent earthquake. at Hawke's Bay, was carried, the members standing in silence, - MiH Harbftnd welcomed Mrs Hall, president of the New Brighton Union, and extended an invitation from North iSlightOn branch' to hold a combined in tJw Baptist Church on March Igth, Miw Margaret Peach, a visitor from England, will give ■ the address. MiiS fltartoT|d gave an appropriate address on Frances Wiilard. The officors and superintendent prelented the annual reports . showing Steady progress and gopd wdrkf Mr? and Miss Harband the membert on- their devotion to "services. Jkjra Hall presided during, tffp election of ofßcets, I The following were elpoted for the «n----suing year:—President, Miss.B. M. Harband, JJ?.; secretary, Mrs Claridge; treasurer, Mrs ?. F. Eagies; vice-presi-dents:' Mpsdames' Goring, Eames, Goldman,- and Parker) . cradle roll, Mrs AsI ton) Beientiflo temperance, Miss B. M- ! Harband; Press reporter, Mrs Goldman j 'White Bitflbon• agent, Mrs G. H. Mar-i 1 riott;, evangelistic, -Mrs Goring; L.T.L,, ' Mre-I«wson; ■ "7*. president, Mrs I "Y? 1 Superintendent, Mrs Flor- j anee; philanthropic, Mrs Felton and Miw OhrMlan;, legal parliamentapr, Mrs Flprancej goo' 4 citizenship, Mrp"j Parker. ' 1 Mrs Eames was &PPotyt?d delegate to I the Dominion Convention? to be held at 1 Nelson in March. 'The prayer-meeting is to be held at the residence, of Mr# Noonan, Tonka on Februaiy26th. 1 a hearty .vote Of thanks had been passed to the retiring officers, Mrs Gor- 1 ing pronounced the ■