COMPETITIONS SOCIETY
TIIE ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of tho Wellington Competitions Society was held at the Town Hall last night. Mr. V. G. Cray was in the chair. The annual report referred to the success of tho competitions held ill Novem. her last, and thanked tho judges and officials for their work. Tho next . erics of competitions would bo held early in October in order to avoid clashing with the school and collc<ro examinations. Tho --...-4■-.,,!,-r n\presw(TTegret that tno Wellington City Council had declined to cs-U-.iou two stliolutships in connection with the society. Tins Christchurch and Dunedin Citv Councils had agreed to establish scholarships.' He suggested that tho society should seek to secure hospitality for competitors in future competitions, in order to meet the needs of visitors, especially young people from other centres. Tho balance-sheet showed a balanco of assets over liabilities of 1'321: The chairman said that a much larger balance was required before the society could achieve one of its chief objectives, by establishing scholarship.*. It was very regrettable that the Wellington City Council, which had received about ,£IOO in rent from the society during the year, bad not assisted in this matter. The report and balance-sheet were adonted. The following officers were elected:— Patron, His Excellency the Governor-Gen-pral; viee-wlron. the* Mayor of Wellington; president, the Kev. A. E. Hunt; vice"••psifii'ii'-. y\: L. R. Partridge: treasurer, Mr. J. L. Amis; secretary, Mr. G. W. Jenner. : The society decided at a special meeting liskl in conjunction with the annual meeting to amend the rules to provide that the president should bo a member of the executive.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 132, 28 February 1920, Page 5
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268COMPETITIONS SOCIETY Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 132, 28 February 1920, Page 5
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