EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 February 1941, Page 7

EKETAHUNA

HOME GUARD I SUCCESS OF MOVEMENT. | • ("Times-Age" Special.) Thanks to the intense patriotic fer ' vour of the people of the district th< . Home Guard movement is becoming i . pronounced success. It is hoped to have ‘ a full battalion representative- of th< - Ekelahuna district in operation next L week, and this will be. it is understood the first complete battalion in the Wairarapa district. • I As demonstrating the keenness of the ' people to support the Home Guard movement it may* be pointed out that al one district meeting the other day 28 men were enrolled, but at the first parade there was an attendance of 60. '■ Seven meetings have been held in the ; district and the enlistments arc over 1 300. with several districts yet to be or- | ganised. Everywhere the response haI been in excess of that which was anI licipated. ; At Kaiparoru last night the 'County i Chairman. .Mr Carruthers. presided j over an enthusiastic meeting which was addressed by Captain Parry and j Captain Fordyce, unit commander The l whole of the 23 men present were en- ; rolled and this number is expected to I be increased during the coming week I ALFREDTON SPORTS CLUB 1 ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. ! The annual meeting of the Alfredton ! District Sports Club was held on , Wednesday night, when Mr J. L. Heck- ’ lor (president) presided over an exI cellent attendance of members. The election of officers resulted as I follows:—Patron. Mr A. C. P. Hay; I president. .Mr J. L. Heckler; secretary! ! and treasurer. Mr R. G. Law; vice-pre-j sidents. Mrs A. J. Rutherford. Messrs IJ. A. Smith. R. J. Harman. T. Smith, ■A. Napier. G. Napier. P. C. Tredray. H. I N. Kebbell. G. Lewis. C. Morrison. C., Meredith. J. 11. McDonald. A. McDon-| aid. K. Graves. M. Stone-Wigg. J. j Mulvaney. C. Hartley. R. W. Kebbell, j E. Seymour. T. A. Weston. D. Watson. C. Dickens. W. Dickens and J. Perry. It was decided that the annual sports be held on Saturday, March 9. and that all profits bo donated tn patriotic funds. It was decided to place a Maiden Hack event on the programme, and that the annual dance be held at night. Comet Seen. Conditions for the viewing of the comet were most favourable during the early part of last evening. This) was the first occasion since the comet i was reported that the sky has bcenj cloudless.