BUCKLAND.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 546, 6 July 1920, Page 3

BUCKLAND.

ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING.

The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. Paul's was held in the Public Hall on the evening of July 2, there being a large attendance. After a short musical programme the vicar (the Rev. J. P. Cowie) gave a short address touching on matters of interest to the members of the church. In welcoming Mr. Driver back, he referred to the loss to the church during the year, as the Harper, Davy, Sim, and Johnston families had left the district. In spite of this, buckland had met her liabilities, the bal-ance-sheet showing: Receipts, £162 6s Od, and expenditure £l£l. A handsome lectern bearing Jp© names of members of the churebfwho had fallen at the front, isfd an honours board, in the church. Mr. Yodd was eijjjptfally, thanked for his .services in the Sijtnday Schorl, and Mrs Yodd for her'devoted work ,fis organist, both afr r ,lSt. Paul's and the Mission Hall Mr. Wykejft as lay reader; and M. J. B. Smffo." his worlrin connexion with the flower shofl& Feeling reference was >lude to tfie death of Mr. Johnston/ a very ota church worker. "*~*At the election of office-bearers, which was of more interest than usuafv as it was the first occasion on which ladies had a vote, the following were elected: Vicar.'a warden, }w. H. Yodd; people's warden, Mr. Driver; vestry, Messrs. E. Carter, m. Bullock, I. Wilcox, H. H. D. WU£, A. Hewitt, W. J. Jefferies, F. fyjWykes; auditor, Mr. H. H. D. Wily. After the formal meeting closed the meeting sat down to supper, and informally discussed suggested improvements in jhurch work for the coming year.