ANNUAL MEETING

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 38, 8 November 1937, Page 3

ANNUAL MEETING

Hastings Poultry Society ELECTION OF OFFICERS The annual nieeting of the Hastings ' Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Society, was held in the Soeiety's elub rooms, and was largely attended. Many members and fanciers-coming from Napier and elsewhere. The chairman 's report • was a very comprehensive one and paid great tribute to the valiiable co-operation he had always ,had from the honorary secretaries, Mr and Mrs C; P. Hopkins, and . his committee. Finance matters ' generally were in a flourishing condition, 'a eredit balance on the year's working of £-11 6/- being shown. Various speakers eulbgised 'the groat and valuable services to ' the club of the secretary. He' was voted. &5.C/-, . . • "■ Specia.' ref erence during the meetxng was niade to the work of Mr G. C. Thornton, as club delegate to the North Island Poultry Association at P-almerston North 'and he" was- again olected delegate for the ensuing • y'ear and will attend the nest -North Island assoc.iation's . annual meetlng on ' behalf of tho Hastings Club* ; - . A lioarty vote of thanks was passed to the Press : for their .continued -help and . support in publishing meeting reports, etc. . 'After general business was concluded, a very enjoyable .siipper, and social pvening was .spent in story and song. This con'cluding a very successj ful eveniifgi •• ' . ' The election of offieers resulted: — Patron, Mr John# Chambets; ' vicepatron, Mr F. L. . Bone; ppesident, . Mr H. Abbott; yice-presidents, Mrs C. P. ! Hopkins, Mrs H.' M. *WiIson, Messrs • Gr. A. Maddison, E. Forster,' J. 'Holt, C. Priee, E. C. Wells, W. Kronk, W. . T: Hicks/' J. J. Paulkner, ,E: Smith, A. M. Eet'emeyer, •' G. Fairbrother, *G.' C. Thornton,' Wm. ' .HartV ' E. Gallien, ' A. ' • P. ' Liepst, J.' Colliiis, A. K. Cbtterill, H: O.- Walker, H.',C. McKain, j."N. Barrie; P. "F. Hunter, G. E. 'MToody, M. Ticknei, *W. Henderson; chairman, Mr H. O. -Waikei; '-vice-chh.irman, -"Mr G. C. Thornton; secretary and treasurer, Mr C. ,P. .-Hopkins ; assistant secretary and. treasarer, Mr E. Slojafie; committee, ' M.essrs ,'C." "Martinj .J. 'Collins;. W. Hendei|3on, * Bliss ' Broa., "J. Thomas, • J. - Hutchinson, ' G. E. Moody, - T. O'Neill, ' E. Colwill, ' E / Wakefield, ; •M.--Tickner,-,X • Langley;- •protest committee, Messrs' G.' E. 'Moody, • "W. Wi'lkins and secretary. ■ • - -