Scottish Society Reviews Year's Work

Chronicle (Levin), 2 April 1949, Page 4

Scottish Society Reviews Year's Work

Ifh'e financial statement, sufi- . , mitted £P trte" anhuai Ttne' H6Vbwhbhua:,§cb'ttfsh:^bcie^ Thursda^'' hi^ht; lr e^eaMd-'that • ,?: prdfiti'' ofi - t'hb ' ybAr'S":* wpfKih'^'t amotihte'd to £36" Is 7d. Th'F Ihhi' of £143 hs 38 Md beeh^bxpehdbd ohUniforms and £486 11s 4d remained 'Stt the tmifofm* account. ' ( ' - It was apparent that the society had had a successful year, remark;ed Mr. W. R._ Jack .in ptoposing a Vbte of tfiank's tb the chief, Mr. j. R. Macfarlane, and the secretary, Mr. J. A. Goodwin. One of the ! highlights of the_ year had been -the band cohtelt field in Levlh under the auspices of the society-s pipe band. He complimented thole TesporiSiblb for the WonderfUl organisation which .had- bee'h apparent throughout the: coptest. In his ferhar'ks, Mr.- Jack also ipaid tribute to tfie ^ Caledbhian marching team,-_ commeriting that there was no other." tedm in . N&W Zealand which had- bee'n awarded so many trophies and . medafS. Tnis success was, he. felt, due to tfie i Work' bf tfie chief , Mr. Macfarlane, who was the team's instructor. Mr. Macfarlane had been commende'd aJ over New Zealand fdr fiis efforts, not only as the team's i instructor but also as the chibf ! instructor to' the Manawatu centre. He complimented the band on its success at the contest, adding that the_ society was prospering arid exprelsing a hope that more suecesses Were ahead of it. The secretary, in presenting tfie balance shbet, pointed out that tfil society fiad aboUt £115 ifi hand arid tfiil, togetfier With other assefcl, brought the total to over £1200. i\ Prior to vacating thi chair fbr tfie election of officbrs, Mr. Macfarlane thanked the committee fbr the support it had giyen him duf:irtg t-he year. He had he'ver fourid it nebessary tb ai'k fbr anything, fie rematked, but his gallant committee had always stood behind hirfi.. He also expressed his^ appreciation of - the way in wfrifefi mbmbers' generally had suppdrted fiiiri: The following are the. officers elected , fbr the e'hluing ..year:— •08iff: Mr. L R, M^bfarlape,; chief- >■ ' taiiis : Messrs'. E. R. Mclntyre arid W. R. Jack; committee: Mesdam£s J. W. ,Clarke, H. Judd,"F. Fletcfifr afid K. DbUglds and Messrs. T. R.. Hall, A. S. Wilkmsbri, R. McKenzil, E. G. Hewitt and W. Swan; secretary: Mr. J. A. , Goodwin; miriutb lecretary: Mr. F. G. Hewitt; auditor: Mr. H. A. Robertson. .• ^ It Wai decide'd that Ihe fncoming exbfeutive be fecommended to hold quarterly general meetings of tfib society in future; The . suggestibfi. came from Mr. Swan, wfio said he consi'dered that by these meetinis rriore intbrbst Would be crMtld.iri" the society's affairs.