ALL SAINTS’ YOUNG MEN’S CLUB.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2279, 21 May 1921, Page 2

ALL SAINTS’ YOUNG MEN’S CLUB.

On Tuesday evening the All Saints’ Men’s Cl ill) held their first club night, and all present thoroughly enjoyed the evening: Songs, stories and recitations were ,given by members, and filled in a pleasant evening. Messrs John Holder, P. Fountain, Moorhouse, and Carter contributed items. Various members expressed their opinions of how to make the Club a success. Mr Golder has promised to donate a gold medal to the member who makes the greatest progress in public speaking. Mr W. E. Barber gave the younger members very sound advice when he pointed out the great value of social and intellectual improvement which can be gained by joining the Club and using all the facilities offered. Mr Tver, Mr Furrie, Mr Moorhouse and Mr Perron u all pointed out the great value of the Club to young men, and expressed their willingness to help all they could.

The Club will be opened on 'Tuesday evenings, at 7 p.iu., the Club meeting commencing at 8 p.m. Next Tuesday a games tournament will be held, and the week following will be an interesting debate.

The Vicar, in his remarks, pointed out that the principal on which the Club should be worked was to consider the young fellows as the future Mayors, county councillors, borough Councillors and members of Parliament, and to help each one to become familiar with the method and manner of public speaking, and to get men to think for themselves, and to express their opinions. "With the co-operation of townsmen and others there should not be a dull evening during the whole of the session.

The Guild of St. Monica (the Young Ladies’ Guild), Avliich for Mime weeks lias worked away at the Vicarage on Friday evenings, held a successful social evening on Thursday evening, in All Saints’ schoolroom. The room, which had been decorated by the young ladies, looked very bright, and they were rewarded for their efforts by a most successful evening. There were over sixty people present, and every one thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The music was supplied by Mrs Sherwood, Mrs Trueman and Mr East. The supper arrangements wore in the capable bands of Mesdames Spring and llenskey. The members of the Guild are working with a definite object in view, and with Mrs Walton in charge, the Guild will be successful in accomplishing its object.

The meetings will lie held at the Vicarage in future mi Mondays. Already the Guild has a membership of over 20, and the young men will find that to keep pace with the progress of St. Monica’s Guild they will have to work very hard.