WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1920, Page 3

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent). -m ~ ' y ° h - 2 "- ilie ><orth Taranaki Returned Soldiers' pd Citizens' Club Committee are meeting with fairly good success with subscriptions. Jt was announced on Wednesday evening that, so far, £9S had been collected. This h a long wav short o the goal, but by perseverance the Club will eventually he an accomplished act. It is intended, I believe, to start the Club in a small way and bud out to larger dimensions later on. This does not appeal to a good many that I have had a chat with on the matter, it behi* considered that if a Club i„ desired ft would be better to go i n for tie-in, properly, instead of j ust having b i liard room and a side room or two for reading purposes. Jh e H Sportß C T mitteo in wncction with the proposed Club have drawn un * very elaborate programme for ?he?r meeting, winch will be held on the Camp Reserve on Kaster Monday. Given »Z «ia> t should be the jneans of adding

Thurdsay was seaside picnic day It became a pl cnic to know how to'keep dry! It was a sad, sad day for the committee. Their hopes ran high untU 1 am., Md thm tho wind » P«U to the north, and that was the finfeh worwfT w D ' ade a " Portions and worked hard from 5 a.m. However it is hoped they will be rewarded to-morrow the seaside dance last evening, in , P i te of the weather, was well attended/the Moor space being comfortably covered with dancers, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mr. Jack Taylor presided at the piano, with extras played hy Len Week. Mrs. Birdling, Jll, B Frost and Miss Skelton. Mr Taylor mfeic and they were well applauded for same last evening. Mr. E. Proctor ably officiated as MC. This dance was got up and managed by the young ladies of Societr ° n beha ' f ° f the S -side

U seems peculiar to me how the WaiUra team lost the Shield They were the_ fastest in water work and' had a majority of three points i„ res,iscita ion audita clean run right though It means tht the team which won ha o pull „p B% po ,; llts t0 w Waitara yet at the finish Waitara was 10 point, behind. It would be interesting to know where Waitara lost lfiy, points. Bad the judges disclosed the points (which have always been given in other years) the mystery might have been solved.