BRIGHTON AMENITIES SOCIETY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24423, 8 October 1940, Page 3

BRIGHTON AMENITIES SOCIETY

ANNUAL MEETING The Brighton Advancement and Amenities Society held its nineteenth annual meeting at Brighton recently. There was a small attendance of members. The president, Mr G. VV. Bush, presided Tire annual report and balance sheet showed, in spite of adverse conditions, a slight increase on the previous year's returns, on the balance sheet, the patron, Mr J. Allan, complimented the executive on its most satisfactory work for the year. He said that tor such a small society to show an equity of £I2BO 2s Id was a distinct credit and attention to duty by the committee. The first class order in which the hall and property of the society was kept was worthy of mention, and constituted an asset to the district. On a recommendation from the committee it was decided to make a donation of £lO towards the Patriotic Fund, the donation to go through the channels of the local Patriotic Committee for Queen Carnival support. Mention was made that the hall was still to be available free of charge for all patriotic functions. The following officers were elected;— Patron. Mr James Allan; president. Mr G. W. Bush; vice-presidents, Mr D. L. McColl and Mr R. Lobb; secretary and treasurer, James Blackie; auditor. Mr D. M. Irvine; committee —Messrs W. Coutts. J. Mee, G. Stevenson, J. Stevenson, F. Coutts and C. W. Fraser.