The Anniversary

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 87, 6 January 1885, Page 2

The Anniversary

Tn accordance with announcement, a public meeting was held in the dining room at Hastie's Hotel on Saturday I evening last, to receive a balance-sheet and arrange for the next celebration. Between twenty and thirty persons were present, including some of the oldest settlers on the Manchester Block. Mr Gosling, senior, was voted to the chair, and after reading the advertisement calling called upon the late sec- , retary, Mr Heading, to read- a report - | and balance-sheet of the last anniversary. These were exactly the same as had already appeared in the Stab, and | were highly satisfactory. A resolution was then passed that they be adopted. The chairman in complimentary tonne proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Beading for his services as secretary, which was adopted. " It was unanimously resolved to celebrate the 1 lth anniversary of Ifaflding on the 22nd instant by rural sports onT^ the Oval, and promenade concert and ball in the Town Hall, and it was agreed to leave the arrangement of a programme with the committee, which was ?hen appointed, with Mr Gbsfing, junior, as secretary. As there are at* present only seven, and others are to be added, we will publish the names in a future issue. * Mr Daw offered the services of the Feilding Brass Band for the whole of the day, and the offer was accepted with thanks. Mr Hastie, being called in to receive thanks for the accommodation provided for the meeting, said he would have great pleasure in presenting as an extra prize a handsome silver cup. Several other special prizes were also promised in the room, and it was resolved to canvas tradesmen and others for similar gifts. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the public meeting. The committee met afterwards, and adjourned till this evening at 8 o'clock for the purpose of drawing up a programme, which will be published in our issue of Thursday next. .- ;.