Shannon Notes

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 January 1916, Page 3

Shannon Notes

(By our Resident Representative.; BOWLING AND TENNIS. On tho bowling green on Wednesday at fer 110011 Eargher and Roach (skip) beat Hensman and Gunning (skipj in a keenly-contested game 2z-'2O. Mofintt Henuessy anil Gallaud beat liilderbeek, Butt and Gardiner by 21 to 17. Tlxo following art! tlio -club pairs for 1015-10, the skip in each instance being placed linst: Roach and Crawley, Gunning and Mitchell, ■Stephenson and Gardiner, Butts ami Gibson, Kaigher and >Shankkuid, iienncKsy and Uensuian, Knowlcs and. Moffatt. (}••!• land and Hilderbook. Mrs flensinaii provided afternoon tea. Mr j, K . |£. "ruling who has been long a resident of Shannon and has done much good work in connection with the Druids and dramatic society J* leaving ("or Wellington. Mrs Gunning and; family have returned from a short holiday at Pnekakniilri. The civil ca.se of Mrs Curran versus Menvood, a claim for Clo vaTiTe" of furniture, etc., leased ~to defendant and destroyed by fire was partly lieard before the S.M. Court, t'almerston ■N., on Tuesday. The case "was adjourned till Tuesday next for tho production of further evidence. A number of Shannon jrasiden went to Eoxt/on on Monday for the second day's racing. . A good deal of .interest was excited here in the fact that. Mrs Bnckman's Ladv Louisa ran second in the weignt-ior-cige race, Mr McKegg, the new licensee of the Albion Hotel, took possession of "the premises 011 Tuesday. Dt'ring tho week a farewell was giv- ! en to Mr Hugh McDonald, ol WliitaJiui, Moutoa, who is leaving for tho front in the E'ieldi Ambulance Corps. Mr Thomas Brock presided, and presented Mr McDonald with a radiumfaced wrist watch. Mr Kail suitably acknowledged the gifts. Songs were sung by Messrs A. McLeod, A. LI. iates, Brighlling, (J. Frith, A. iUcDonald, Collins, Logan, H. Hafl and W. C. (Allien. and a very pleasant evening was spent. </n Wednesday afternoon the employees of Mr W. H. Gunning presented Mr J. H .10 .Tilling with a silver cuke dish and set of spoons as a farewell gilt on the occasion of his departure for Wellington. The presentation was tuudo by Air Clayton ami suitably responded to by the recipient. U.A.O.D. The usual fortnightly meeting of th« Shannon lodge ol Druids w.i.s held: 011 Thursday evening, the A. JJ. Bro. C'rowther presiding. A letter from the Grand Secretary was received requesting that full particulars regarding all Druids who have enlisted should be forwarded] when they go into camp. Three new members were proposed. Bro. Eargher proposed: That this lodge desires to express its hearty appreciation of the good work of Bro. Tilling during his connection with it. The motion was seconded by Bro. Galloway and carried witii acclamation. Bro. Tilling briefly acknowledged the compliment. After the lodge had ■ closed a harmony meeting was held, when Bro. Tilling was entertained at. a coffee supper. I'.A. Bro. Eargher on behalf of the lodge, presented 1 .A. Bro. Tilling with a handsome gold Drukliual jewel as a to,ken ol his brother Druids' esteem. tie expressed' the high sense which all the Shannon Druids I'elt of the valuable 'aid Bro. Tilling had rendered to the society. Bio. Tilling said he left the lodge with great regret and thanked them all their parting gilt. Bro. J. W. iVI-ur-ray said they really couldi not afford to lose a man like Bro. Tilling who had worked silently and hard, and unobtrusively for the good of tTie. ord?r and tlie community generally. Bro. Hillier proposed the health of Bro Tilling, which was drunk with all the honours, and! responded to by Bro. H. Gardiner, whose name the proposer had coupled with the toast. Mr Clayton proposed the health of Mrs Tilling and family. Bro. Tilling very feelingly responded to tho toast, and after, a'few more songs the party separated.