GOOD HEALTH AT 101

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 250, 16 July 1919, Page 7

GOOD HEALTH AT 101

• By Telegraph-Press Association. Auckland, July 15. Mrs. D. B. Williams, ol' Mullet Point, Kawau Island, celebrated the 101 st anniversary of her birth on Thursday last, airs. Williams is still in good hwiith. The first' annual meeting of the Manawtttu School, Committees' Association was held at Palmtrslon North on Monday iiiL'iit. Mr. J. A. Nash. M.P., was in Urn chair. Tho annual report mentioned that twenty-eight schools had affilintfid with tho association, and thero were nrosnects of others joining n'p. A slight ' bit lwlance was disclosed. Officers jor the ensuing year were elected as follow :-Presideut, Mr, J. A. Nash, M.P.; yice-nresidents, Mrs. de Latour (TaiIwpb . Messrs. A. E. Pearce (Waituna Mest) and A. ,1. Mahon (Palmerston North): secretary, Mr. 11. C. Le Orange O aJmerston North); committee, Messrs, •I- Jv- Hornblow. A. Lancaster, C. H. Whitehead. R. W. Guy, and a Feilding delegate yet to' be appointed. A large number of remits wns approved for presentation to the forthcoming conference nf .schools committee associations. The remit favouring the consolidation of country schools was. discussed at some Jcuuth. the country delegates considering that the proposal was not practicable, owiiiff lo the difficulties in the Government uroviding suitable means for the Inmsiinrt. nf children to tho schools, and the inconvenience of taking pupils long distances. The meeting held that tile advantages of centralisation did not outweigh this disadvantage, and accordingly rejected the remit.

At a meeting hold in I'alimu'ston this week preliiniuaiy arrangements were iiiadfl for Hie reception of delegates to (ho Science Congress, to be lielil in Palmerstan in January, 1921. On the motion or Mr. L. H. Collinson, it was decided to affirm th« desirableness of holding the conference at I'nliuerston, and the meeting' pledged itseff I" do .ill possiblo to make it a 6iiceess. Mr. W. 11. Mummery was elected secretary to the congress, and the following were elected a finance com-mittec:---Mcssrs. J. A. Nash. M.P., L. TI. Collinson. M. IT. Eliott, J. Linklater, W. T l '. Dunvard, P. C. Freelih, E. 11. Crabb" 11. Scifert, and Major Dunk. Mr. Elioto ■ivaa elected chairman.