PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1701, 18 March 1913, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

• (From Oar Special Correspondents.) , ■' '—9— —— ' SHANNON. Mr. G. N. StephcilSQll, chairman of tho •Ilorowhenua County. Council, opened the Catholic Bazaar and Art Union in the Druids' llftll Oil Thursday night last. The stalls were all' tastefully decorated' with native trees, flax, and fibre, and the fol-' lowing wero tho stallholders:—"Whitauxnii," Mrs. and Miss Curi'aa, Miss MTVilliams, and Misses Ryan (2); "Miranui," Mrs. P. Gill, Misses Woods (2), Miss Linski-i "ToltomarU," Mrs. l'efry and Mrs. Manning;, sweet stall, Miss Butterworth; braii tubs, Misses liobinson and Curran; shooting gallery, Ml l . J. J. Ttainer j hoopla, Jlr. J. Curran j "Shannon," Mrs. Butler, Miss Robinson, ond tho Misses Faire. I'Lere wero numerous competitions, and the hall was thronged on Thursday, •Friday, Saturday, ond Monday nights, When'proceedings wero brought to" a successful issue by a dance. On , Sunday night a sacred concert was held in. the hail, at" which thoM Was a largo attendance, ...... Mr. J.W. Jlurrny presided at the an* r.tifll meeting of the Ifovei's Football Club held lasltweek. Thofollowiiigoffice-bearars wereelccted for the ensiling season:—Patron, Mr, G. N. Wood; president, Mr. .1. W. Murray; delegates, Messrs. ti-ustofsen,. Moynihaii, and Moreland; senior selector,' Mr. MorelJlnd; junior Selector, Mr. Mcrwod; coach, Mr. Moreland; treasurer, Mr. \V.■ Moyinhan; secretary, Mr, Graham; Mftuagcmeiit Committee, r Messrs. Gustof* sen, Monteath, M'Donald, Morelnnd, llekanui,'Woods, and Jones.' It was decide<l jo iimilguratc.the seasonivltll ii match oil the licCTKition Ground on Easter Monday!

; , OTAKI. '■ The annual meeting of.' tho Otaki (Men's') Hockey Cliib Was held on Saturday evening 1 , Jlr. G, .Noblo presidin};. The balance-sheet, itflet' paying back' . debts (■£!)) towards a dressing-shed, and several smaller, expenses,' SlVo\i'ed ;a . credit' Of 275.' I'he following tt'ero elected officers:—President, Ml'. Hartmanti; vice-presidents, Messrs. Brown, Ling, I'enn, Edwards, aiui: Cockrell i. secretary,'4lft J'}®ttVr(Kbn fl ffe- i fleeted)} captain', Mr 1 ." HoiToii'llfiglit (ri. elected); committee, .captriin, secretary, and Messrs.- D.- Wilson .' and A. Adsett; •dolarAtos;,to unioiij- MessVsi Davidson and Cockrdl.'" •':o- _!