ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 May 1917, Page 3

ELTHAM.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Eltham, May 23.' There was an excellent attendance of members and friends at the annual meeting of the Overseas Club last week. Mr. V. H. White presided. A very fine 'programme w'as submitted, the speeches being rather above the average. A tribute 'Was paid by Mr. C. A. Wilkinson to the great work accomplished by the lion, secretary, Mr. W. D. Ross." The club has been very successful in its efforts to look after our seafarers, etc. It may be mentioned that the club was set going on November IS, IMS, with a membership of 15. Funds received totalled £7OO, of which £SOO has been forwarded to the tobacco fund. All has not gone up in smoke, as £OS has hecn placed to the Dependents of Sailors Fund, and the Red Cross has received £lB. jk further £l7 was utilised in relieving distress in the London explosion, which is now only a memory owing to the war engrossing all attention, Xow the club has 100 members, and the President had a genial task in presiding at the meeting, which was graced by the presence of several ladies. The toast list was a comprehensive one, as follows:—"The King," chairman; "The Army and Navy," by Mr. Smalley and Rev. G. W.'' Dent; "Our Allies," Messrs Gow and Parrott; "The Overseas, Club," Messrs Buckeridge and White; "The Legislature," Rev. G. W. Dent and ,Mr. C, A. Wilkinson, M.P.j "Local Bodies," Messrs J. Hislop, T. B. Crump, and C. J. Belcher; "Tho Ladies" and "The Press." During the evening, songs, etc., were contributed by Rev. G. W. Dent, and Messrs Smalley, Buckeridge, Parrott, and Carter. Lieut. R. J. Carter has been a busy man since his returif from Samoa, receiving visits from old friends. His stay Will last a few weeks longer, and then back to the Sunny Isles. Messrs H. Forsyth and Murdoch left for Wellington this morning in connection with the cheese question. It appears that the cheese has been in store for some . time, and a shrinkage has occurred since leaving the works. Payments are proposed to be nude on the grader's present weighing, plus 22 per cent., but the cheese companies are desirous of payment being made on the weight of the cheese when first received.