HONORARY TERRITORIALS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10649, 4 June 1912, Page 5

HONORARY TERRITORIALS

| MEETING IN MASTERTON. j A lionriixr of limitary enthusiasts ' (met last evening in Muray's HaM, Masteriton., to discuss the Honorary TeTritorinl scheme nlhich was initiated at Diuiedi.a some littlle time ago.. | Hiis Worship the' tMiavor presided, and t'he meeting was of a most e®v itih<usiastic nature. The Mayor introduced the subject, and called upon U>'r.< Oook to read some correspondence 'on the question, which had beeb received from Diunedin, an)l explaining certain formalities to Ibe gone through in the forming of a .branch. | Mr R. Biewn moved, and Mi'J. P. Prentice seconded, that those pnes&nt 'form themselves into an Honorary Territorial Society. • Tlie iridtion was sxipported b'y several of. those present', and was paa'ilied (unanimously. TMie following were elected an, executive committee:— The Mayor, and •Messrs W. H. Jackson, H. M. Boddington, W. Moi'ris (W.F.C.A.), J. P. Prentice and J. W. Blackmian. Mir R. Brown was appointed interim secretary. i Several spiaketro inferred to the good work ithat could ibe done 'by this honorary system, and explained that j t'he object cf the Society was "purely to support the present Territorial . scheme, wQule taking no active part. | It was decided to rtvll another meeting ifol' Tuesday, llt'li inst., at 8 p.m., in Murray's Hall, when final armnge(ments wilfl be made for t'he formation ' of the branch.. A vote of. thanks to the cMairmlaiT terminated the. meeting: rl ■■ *• ■_ _