WAIROA JOTTINGS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 52, 17 March 1937, Page 3

WAIROA JOTTINGS

Our Own. Correspondent.),

Old " Boys Football Club Meets

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WAIROA, This day. .The ladies interested in that' useful a^junct to the social" amenities - of f^ie town, the Plunket Sociqjy, are instituting a bring-and-buy afternoon at the new Plunket and Rest .Roomst next Thursday. The co-operation of all pa: rents is earnestly sought for.' A Good Example. Mrs. S. M, Ashburn has donated the sum of £2 2/- to the funds of 'the Wairoa School Drum and Fife Band, and Messrs B. de B. Hill,' S. 'Ashburn and R. Goodly have donted miniature cups for the winners of "the school charnpionships, to be decided next week at the Lambton sports ground. Bowling. • • During the week-end a full rink touruament was played on the Wairoa Bowling Club's green, Tuai_ participating. The winners wer^: Roberts,' Kendrew, P. Wilson and Reeves, who ' won . all their. games. Four rinks tied for second place, and in the play-off the prize was won by Theo Brown, Sh'eehan, Russell and Galbraith. In the-Mills Pairs,;semifinal, . McLachlan and -Wihtef beat Hallwright and Byford. - 1 McLachlan - and Winter have. now to play W.-Crarer and G. Stewart • for . the ilnal. , ; - mcipient Pire. . " , . . On .Monday - morning .the Fire-Brl-gade "was - calied to deal * with ' ah '-ohtbreak.of fire in a wash-house at .the Tosidence" of Mr. H.'*Ingoe,:.not far !from • the bakery. . The £re was' subdued ■ before any damage resulted, * • Football. • • - ; « At the annual1 meeting ;of. the - Old. Boys' Football - Club :there was a:gopd attendance "of "membef s and •' s'upportCrs. Mr.. S/P: .'Hamilton i.was'*in^The ' ch'air at the opening qf the -meeting, 'and -the new , presi'dent, .the Rey.i;C.: E.;Hyde, took" over on". his arrival. ,, . • , Reference was made '. to "the "death ,-of Mir. Geo.' Knight, a keen supporter and j tnhmber, the * vote" being "carried^, in" i siien'ce - «' .•••• : "" ' ' - ; * .' ; -The resignations - of ■ - Messrs. • T.- Ll : Po.wdrell . as .president, and -K. 'Robsoh as.the s&cretary. were -recetverd with-'re- . gret, Mr. Pow.drell being made la life i member * and Mr. - Robspn to ; receive: ;a • letter of appreciation of his sbrvices. ; The election of. officers- :.resulted: Patron, Mr. McGoldrickj president, theRov. • C. E. Hyde; vice-'presidents, Messrs. J. W. Macdonald, H. L. Harwer, F. H. Mardon, C.- Burridge^ C. H. P. Ry\n, F. Hodgson, I. H., Curlett, J. Alexander, G. Williamson, J. M. Taylor, C. J. P. Drewitt} ' ; J. \ Mudgw.ay, -. 1Z. Zakres, and I. E. C. , Boyes;., delegates. to' sub-union, Messrs. , P. • Bates and J. Hodgson j club captain, Mr. P. Bates; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. E. Jardinej and a strong committee. A.. total of 17 new . members was elected. ' * . An Innovation, . A service for men o.nly was .held in St. Paul's Anglican Church on Sunday night, there being a large .attendance. Ihe Yicar, the Rev. C. E. Hyde,, gave an appropriate address. At the close of the service an adjournment was made to the church hall, wbere steps were fcaken to establish a closer oontact between the men and the church. • It was decided to form a Men's Club, Mr. H. Corskie being secretary,. ahd- the provisional secretary, Messrs. E. E. C. Boyes, S. S. Hamilton, J. Prebble, R. Hooper, T. Hawke and J. Jardihe. St. Peter's Church. A conflrma'tion service was held ' inSt. Peter's Catholic Church" on' Suriday' by His Grace, -.Archbishop-:0 'She'a, -81candidates . being presented. . .The. .service was bright and helpful - throughout, and -His Grace 's words were " lis-": tened to -with ' close atfSntion'. " He thanked the Sisters, the paris'h priest," the Rev. Father Doherty, and others for: the good 'work being done in the parish. • . . - .