CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 April 1939, Page 7

CARTERTON

MINIATURE RIFLES CLUB. GOOD SCORES REGISTERED. C!Times-Age” Special.) ' The weekly practice of the Carterton 1 Miniature Rifles Club was held last . evening .when, there was. against a ! large attendance. ’ Some good scores . were registered. There will be two I more practice nights after which com- i petitions will be commenced. Keen interest is being taken this year in the : shooting and the club should produce : some first-class marksmen before the I season has far advanced. < 1 Church Service. The Rev W. F. Stent will conduct the Church of England service •at Lohgbush at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday next. GIRLS' CLUB. I — 1 ANNUAL MEETING. j The ninth annual meeting of the Car- 1 terton Girls’ Club was held in the Presbyterian Hall on Wednesday even- ' ing. Miss Berrill presided, and there were 25 members present. ( The report and balance sheet, which I disclosed a credit balance of £2B 9s 7d, ' was : adopted. ■ Six new members were elected. The resignation of Mrs Byers, who is leav- < ing the district, was accepted with re- t gret. The hon secretary, Miss B. Millichamp, who has been secretary for a 1 number of years, also tendered her re- ' signation as secretary. In recognition - of the interest manifested by her in c the Club’s welfare, she was made an 1 honorary member. = It was decided to endeavour to arrange for First Aid and Physical Culture Classes during the coming season, 1 and several other new ideas were * brought forward for the future activi- I ties of the Club. The election of officers for the coming season resulted as follows: President, Miss C. Berrill; secretary, Miss H. Hamer; treasurer Miss F. Steven; committee, Misses G. Bridge, J. Knowles, M. Dunrt, V. Sorenson, B. Freer and D. Rabbits. The Club will open the season next Wednesday evening at 7.30 o’clock with a party night. ; Personal. Mr H. Nicolson, of Otaki, was a visitor to Carterton yesterday, attending his sister-in-law’s funeral. He returned to Wellington last evening. Farewell Gathering. A very enjoyable evening was held in the band room on Wednesday evening to farewell Mr and Mrs H. B. Goodin and family who are shortly leaving Carterton to take up their residence at Te Awamutu. Dancing was indulged in to excellent music supplied by Mrs V. J. Ashton and Mrs S. Te Tau until after midnight. Extras were played by Messrs E. and J. Sewell (piano accordeon) and the duties of M.C. were capably carried out by Mr R. O'Keefe. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Mrs W. Haste and Mr Ewing. During the evening Misses D. Archer, E. Jensen and G. Bradbury entertained with tap dancing and were warmly applauded for their effort. After the supper adjournment Mr Upritchard in a few well chosen words presented Mr and Mrs Goodin with an eiderdown on. behalf of their friends in Carterton and wished them every success and prosperity in their new sphere of life. Mr Goodin, on behalf of himself, his wife and family, thanked those present for the gift and their good wishes. The singing of “Auld Lang Syne” and “For they are Jolly Good Fellows” followed. Early Lambs. The first lambs of the season have made their appearance on Mr Colin Campbell’s farm at Clareville, two Southdown lambs being born on April 20. MUNICIPAL BAND. ANNUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT. The annual meeting of the Carterton Municipal Silver Band was held in the band room last night. There was a large attendance of the public who were most enthusiastic. It was the best meeting for several years. For some time past the band has not been able to function as it should do owing to the lack of players. Last night’s meeting gave an indication that the residents generally do not wish the band to go into recess. Mr A. Adams presided. The report and balance sheet were read and adopted, the latter showing a very healthy ■ credit balance of £B2 Os Bd, which was considered most satisfactory. The election of officers resulted as follows: Patron, Mr W. B. Allen; president, Mr W. Howard Booth; vice-presi-dents. Messrs D. L. Taverner, B. Roberts. R. G. Kemble. G. A. Vincent. W. J. Ticehurst, P. Bannin, G. E. Allen. F. Yule, W. Sorenson; secretary, Mr HT. Ray; treasurer. Mr A. G. Rabbitts; executive .committee, Messrs A. G. Rabbits. P. L. Beere. J. M. Nichols. T. Mellish, R. Haste, S. Hall, J. Billington, A. Adams. M. Banks. J. L. Harris; conductor. Mr Tom Udy; supervisor, Mr L. J. Harris. Several old players who had dropped out stated that they intended to again take an active part in band affairs. Band practices will be held each week under the new conductor and with the assistance of several old players and the training of new recruits, there is every reason to believe that the Carterton band will be brought back to that state of proficiency it enjoyed a few years ago. OBITUARY. MRS A. DEW. The death occurred at the Masterton Hospital last evening of Mrs Annie Elizabeth Dew, wife of Mr Alfred Dew, of Carrington, after a short illness, Mrs Dew entered the hospital a week ago and despite careful nur-

sing passed away at nine o’clock last evening. Much sympathy is felt for the husband and. family of four sons and two daughters who are left to mourn their loss. The members of the family are Messrs Joseph, Ernest, and Tom (Carrington) and Fred Dew (Carrington), Mesdames Henderson (Carrington) and A. Chapman (Te Whariau). The funeral will take place tomorrow for the Clareville Cemetery.