BELL BLOCK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 115, 5 June 1901, Page 2

BELL BLOCK.

(Oommumipated). I'ub annual meeting of the Band of Hope was hell ib the Primitive Methodist Cm cli*on Monday. Afier the uu'l preliminary exercis's tbe hon. secsetary and treasurer teid his report, whijh was alopted. A yjiy interesting half heir was -pati* in di cu>i-ii'g the programme for tin present win er meetings. I Rev Mr. Nixon tendered resignation of his p si 'ion »s President, owing to the dis a«ce. The res'gnstion mi with regret, ami tfcis mpr mbodied in a vole of appreciation ef Ha past services. The aeiratiiy ni ak) requested to write to Mrs. A Ilea Douglas, thanking her for valuable assist inca leodeied during last session, and cxprss'ng the lope 'that iht would awisn du-ing this winter.

It was d«cidd to bold the fiat public rte ting on the 27ch inst.' At the doe of tie mee'idg a very general of surprise was expressed a*; th<i tt it'ide of the New Plymouth Prohihitim League in opposing ihe iomeviil of the license from Bell B'ock.

The following lalies and gentle n«n "< re elec'ed to '.ffico: -Mr. Bennstfc, s n, Piesid-nt; Rov. J. Nixon, viceP.osideut; Mr. R. Pepperill, boo, »e. > re'ary and treasurer; M"fldam"t Riu.dle, H.)V-y, Peppenll, Mioses E. Ucrbi't, G. Kundlo, E. Rowe,and Mr. J. Holmes to act with the above officers as u co-umittro of management.