PLUNKET SOCIETY ROOMS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 130, 18 June 1937, Page 10

PLUNKET SOCIETY ROOMS

Inadequate Accommodation in Hastings OFFICERS ELECTED The need for new rooms for bousing j the Plunket Society in Hastmgs was j stressed at the society s annual meet ing yesterday by tbe president, Miss Elsie Williams. The present accommodation, she said, was qujte inadequate. *»We do not want to break away from the Borough Council, which^has provided us with tbese rooms, Miss. Wi'Iiams said, "but they are not large enongh and I do not think the council is prepared to extend them. We . get lafger Tooms or our work will go backwards." She paid tribute to the valuable work of the late Mrs J. H. WxlLamn and the late Mrs Henley, Mr E. V. Simpson, seconding ths» adoption of the balance sheet, drew attention to the proceeds of over £252 which had resulted from the _ photographic competition held during the year and mentioued tho society 's /ndebtedness to the committee responsible for this. Tho fmanees altogothcr weTO in a better position thau last year. Officers for the ensuing year wero elected as follow: President, Miss Elsie Williams; vice-presidents, Lady Russell, Mesdames H. M. Campbell, H. Holderness, E. J. Herrick, T. H. Lowry, G. A. Maddison, W. Keith, W. Shrimpton, 0. Stubbs, F, A. Fannin, R. Sunderland and E. V. Simpson; honorary committee, Mesdames E. D. Anderson, E. C. B'ates, A. Bell, M. Bell, E. L. Cullen, H. Glazebrook, A. R. Greenwood, F. J. Hui], T. A. Hull, G. Leggat, E. M. Nelson, R. Campbell Macnivon, J. B. Pickoring, S. F.. N. Waymouth, W. F. Wellwood, A. D. S. White, W. A. Whitlock, and C. G. R. Wright, Misses T. Keitk and S. K. Wellwood, and Sisters M. Coopcr.and E. M. Gardiner; executive committee, Miss E, Williams, Mesdames R, Sunderland, W. A. Whitlock, C. Stubbs, Miss S. K. Wellwood, Mr E. V. Simpson and the honorary secretary; auxiliary country committee, Mrs F. N. H. Beamish, Mrs P. Barker, Mrs S. Freeman, Mrs H. Gascoyne, Mrs James Lyons, Mrs D. J. Rigger; advisory board, the Mayor, Mr G. A. Maddiscn, and Messrs G. Ebbett, E. J. W. Hallett, E. J. Herrick, W. B. Hobbs, A. C. A. Hyde and A. I. Rainbow and Drs. Comrie, Moller, Rceve, Wilson, Wright; ; honorary solicitors, Messrs Simpson and - Bate; honorary auditors, Messrs Mc- * Cullock, Butler and Spence; honorary ; secretAry, Mrs A. R. Greenwood; hon1 orary trcasurer, Mr E. V. Simpson.