MASTERTON BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10679, 6 July 1912, Page 5

MASTERTON BEAUTIFYING SOCIETY

MEETING IN BOROUGH COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

A meeting of the m.cmibei's of the i" '..'KTitly formed- Miacita-ton Beautifying Society was held in the Borough CcuijjJ Chiambers laoi evening, theve ■being a fair atfc'udaixo. Mir F. W. Tcmplic (chairmen) explained the object:.' c(f ;lilie Society, and ' said that .what had beco dene in paa'bs of tSio Dominion oould be done ir.' Mlasterton. Ma- 'i'airipfe recuiioned several places in the (Borough which could bg made to look more attractive •by tree planting, and in ether w.iys .beautifying the town. Mr Gct'rgGison, rcprcccu.ting the Wairarapa Caledonian So.cioty, said that thc'i'e were mr.ny places in Masterton which could be beneficed by doing something in 'the way of trcepl'aiwtiing ond general bcdLiifying. Mr Kranagen suggested ithat a Floral Fete e'hould bo (r./Jtiatcd in the Spring, with tlie object of raiswig funds.

I Mv Henderson said that a good deal fof public support wias likely to be I forthcoming. Ho thought that, those j living in the 'various pants of the j town s.'hou'kl ecr.ieentruite iluk efforts in ■their ow.n quart:ir. He thought ! that officers .should first be appoint | cu. riij .ii'so endorsed the suggestion I of Mir 'Krahageu to 'hold-a Spring j'Floral Fete,;.rs by so doing a good aim of meney war.' .likely to be/ raised.

The chairman thought that if two c-f th? invmiVrtf went .roivr/J thei town, there would he ?m diffkijlty v:.< raising sufficient funds- to commence the work <}? ar.Drov.in'g v. i.'icus pitveos in. the Borough. Mr W. H. Jcsbrcii' said that .he fd!;t disappointed «t the small number present at the mceti'iug. He thought if no more public initerest was shown, the matio:- should W> dropped, at least for the tima heing. Hie certainly •tkciupht t.lv:-t )u mere deserving object than.'-.that of a Bcvutifying Society could b.- imagined. He thought that a Canvaasimg Gonrmititee fjhonlcl W a.pjpoxi.tod to ril.se fnds. It was necessary that eomething should bo done within the next few weeks. He was prepared to assist the movement in every po,?n.:We way. He thought tlifivt iiv tree p'laWtdai'g expert fodvico I should, be gained, and that the work j should be done by working Ibees :\3 mr.ih as l poL'-rVole. , ' Mr W. Gi'lkepie. was unanimously appointed 'secretary. The chairman was elected treasurer. It wUls decided, on the motion r,f Mr Jaofcs-c'n, tha* the Ccawmitteb take steps to enrol as many members a 9 pcrti'lhle a.t Is rubscriptior. each, and that each -member of the committee br fuojiished with a j:.a:ihKi;*iptiem list. The meeting 'thou adjourned.