Tokomaru

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 24, 29 January 1937, Page 3

Tokomaru

From Our Ovv.. forrusuoudeut During the week-end a team from the local tennis club visited Milson to play a friendly match which resulted in a win for the Milson team by 13 sets to 11 ami 113 games 97. The individual scores Women’* singles: Mrs. Parr beat Mrs. Rasmussen, 6—2; Mrs. Clyde lost to Miss .lohaiisen, 2—6; Mrs. Wilton lost to Mrs. .lohansen, 4—6; Mrs. Simpson lost to Mrs. Taylor, 3—6; Miss Schwass los to Mrs. Brown, o—6; Mrs. Gunning lost to Mrs. Bulmer, I—6. Men’s singles: L. Tregili lost to A. Gilbert, 3—6; D. Standish beat H. Taylor, 6—l; L. Simpson beat E. Bulmer, 6 —2; A. Grady beat T. Gumming, 6 —4; A. Williams beat C. Ferguson, 6 —l; R. Gyde beat W. Fair bairn, 6—4. Mixed doubles: Mrs. Parr and Tregili lost to Mrs. Rasmussen and Gilbert, 5—6; ' Mrs. Gyde and Standish lost to Miss Johansen and Taylor, 5—6; Mrs. Simpson and L. Simpson beat Mrs. Johansen and Bulmer, 6—5; Mrs. Wilton and Grady beat Mrs. Taylor and Gumming, 6—2; Miss Schwass and Williams lost to Mrs. Brown and Ferguson, I—6; Mrs. Gunning and Gyde lost to Mrs. Bulmer and Fairbairn, Women’s doubles: Mrs. Parr and Mrs. Gyde lost to Mrs. Rasmussen and Miss Johansen, I—6; Mrs. Wilton and Mrs. Simpson lost to Mrs. Johansen and Mi’s. Taylor, I—6; Miss Schwass and Mrs. Gunning lost to Mrs. Bulmer and Mrs. Brown, o—6. Men’s doubles: Tregili and Grady beat Gilbert and Taylor, 6—4; Standish and Simpson beat Bulmer and Gumming, 6—5; Williams and Gyde beat Ferguson and Fairbairn, 6—4. On January 1, 1937, Mr. and Mrs. E. Griffith, of Otaki (former residents of Tokomaru), celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding day. A very happy time was spent among the family and friends. Mr. Griffith came from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, in the sailing ship George Gordon and landed in Dunedin in the year 1884. Mrs. Griffith, who is a native of Dunedin, was born in Dunedin. They were married on January 1, 1887, In Dunedin, afterwards living at Belfast (Christchurch), Palmerston North and Tokomaru for 35 years.