HASTINGS RETORNED

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 89, 1 May 1937, Page 6

HASTINGS RETORNED

Officers Elected ;for Anotter : YearANZAC^ ^ DAY^ ^ SERVICES . The annual, general, meeting of -the Hastings Beturhe'd * S'oldiers.' "Associa:; tion was- held last evenxhgg.Mr/ P^ J.' Prlest ■.•presiddiig over ah.'attendaxice .of: .about 60. ■ - Apolqgies . .-,were - receivedfrom Messrs. E. L., CuBen.M.P,, Parker, Davids'on,* Kirkley, O 'Brien ahd Saht." In moving the adoption of the annual report, the presideht' said'fhat special tha-nks were 'dixe 'to the Hastings Citi* zens ' Band and the'.Pipe Band fOr ; their" serviees at _.the ; various. ceremonial funetions, aud to fhe performers' at the qixarterly reuhi'ohs. He cornmehted on and explaihed several items iii the • report and accounts. • • . : / '■ Mr. Wilkihson, commended the. pre-, sid.ent- and, committee on the very good work that had been. done, "during ihe year, and congratulated ' Lieflt;-C6l6nei ■ A. j." Ma'nsoh and- the "colhhixttee ^who - had -beeh fespo.nsible -for the' very . fitxe success -of the -Eeturned Soldiers ' Association .Ball, ^ . . .. On tlie motion pfv the president, " aJ resolutioh ."6*fi 'synrpathy -with the -relatives of ' returned soldieys ■; wih.0 . ,*ha.d; passed away .during fh.evy.ear, ineluding. the late Mr. E., T. Ingram/was carried^ by alf present stfindjng in." silence. . The eleetion of officers r'esulted - in the -president (Mr. P. J. Priest), the-vice-presideut (Mr. P. J. S. George), the secretary- (Mr. V.-'A. Thomson) and the auditor (Mr. R. -D. Brown)- being all reyelected unopposed. The following members were elected . to. the:* comlhitte'e:- 'Messrs. F. - H: Gbldfineh,. A, 'J." Manson, C. ' Piebble, W. A; Mclntyre, D.« S. McLeod, G. H". Roacli, :F. R. Field,

L. J. Mackersey, L.' J. ' B. Hainmond, S. I. .Toiies. ' . - The president welcomed. to -the association the foilowing new. - members . Eev. S, F. NN. j Waymo.uth (formerly ; secretary of the Y^hajcatane " R.S.A.), Messrs. C. Goldstbue an^. B. Tapper. Messrs. Manson and George spoke - in appreciation of .th§ able manner in" which the president "had car'riod out the duties pertaining to his office and: congratulated. him on his re-electibn. Aln returning thanks' .the , presidentstated , that* he would e.ndeayour to ;coutinue to servo the association to the be'st of his ajiility. . It was rceoiumended .that tlie ineoming cbmntittce consider the questioh' of holding tho Anzac Day serviee ih the afternoon again nest, year, but that .it should 'comnience earlier than 3 p.m.,* in order tliat those who livo in- the couiitry- districts miight havo tlie ppportunity oi; a'J.tcuding.: . * • ' , A .resolu.tion expressjngv' the ••• tlianks an«i' appreciation of *the meetiiig to Ihe Mayor,, and coupcil for their. kinduess in jprpyiding a^ternooix tea on AnzqcDay ,was unanimously .passed. Votes of " thanks ^were ■ aceofded Afessrs. T. E. O'Dowd aud N, G. Hardiixg' fbr 'thejr valued seryices 'as* mem-', bers of .the committee in past years.