WAIRARAPA ANZAC CLUB

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 230, 17 June 1918, Page 8

WAIRARAPA ANZAC CLUB

The second annual general meeting »f subscribers was held on Priday afternoon, ill'. \Y. E. Bidwill, chairman, presiding; The annual report and balancesheet were adopted on the motion of the chairman, who referred to the widely admitted fact that the institution hail been a great boon to soldiers and their relatives, to the excellent services rendered by the staff, the patriotic point of view of the '.ate secretary (Air. K. A. A. Laery), and the appointment of Mr. C. .T. Carlyon to fill t.he vacancy caused by the departure of Mr. Laery i'rorn the district. He expressed the hope that additional photographs of. early settlers would be forthcoming. A resolution was passed recording sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr. AVilliam AYardell and Lieutenant Neil Pearce, antl in this connection it was decided to institute, a roll of. honour as to subscribers on active, service, also to obtain photographs in the case of those who have fallen.

The chairman paid a high tribute: In Mr. and Mrs. M. Illgar for providing and attending to the flower beds around the building. The efforts of the ladies as to entertaining soldiers also formed the subject of highly complimentary remarks.

The following officers were elected':— ■Patron, Colonel N. P. Adams, C.M.G.; trustees, Sir Walter Buchanan. Jv.B., Messrs. .Tolm Orbell Bidwill and Alfred Matthews; committee, Messrs. AY. E. Bidwill (chairman), William Barton, Hugh H. Beethnin. W. Howard Booth. Quentin Donald, Martin Elgar, William Hume, William ,7. Martin, Alexander D. M'Leod, Hugh Morrison (Awaioitoj), E. Vivian fiiddil'ord, D. Collins, John \V Caul, Archibald Clark, A. Campbell I'earco,' 0. E. Yule, with officers «x----ollicio; house committees, Messrs, ff.-vi Bidwill (chairman), W. Barton, B. Speedy, CI. E. Yule, .1. W. Card, A. (/lark, S. Oundy, 0. Donald, M. Elgar., AV. .1. Martin, A. Pearce, A. .1. Toogood, W. Hume, J). Collins, C. Hume, and P. .Matthews, M'esdames AY. -1. Martin (chairwoman), W. E. Bidwill ihon. secretary), AY. Barton, AV. H. Booth, A. Clark. Q. Donald, AY. Hume, 11-. Matthews, G. Pain, B. Speedy, A\". "Vogood, A. C. Pearce, M. Elgar, and Miss Card; hon. treasurer, Mr. A...T. Toogood: secretary, Mir. C. J. Carlyoif; ho.i. i. i!itor, Mr. A. C. Holms.