INTERHOUSE AFFAIRS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 September 1941, Page 7

INTERHOUSE AFFAIRS

WAIRARAPA ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING. -MANY ACTIVITIES REVIEWED. The fourth annual meeting of the Wairarapa Interhouse Association was held last night in the Y.M.C.A. rooms. The chairman, Mr G. Daubney, presented a report for the year’s operations, which received favourable comment from those present. The outgoing committee were reelected with the addition of Mr M. Dallas. The president, Mr L. B. Maunsell, and the vice-presidents, Messrs E. M. Hodder, J. H. Cunningham and H. P. Hugo were also re-elected. Apologies for absence were received from Mr H. Byrn and Mr J. H. Cunningham. It was decided to hold the Interhouse Day on November 22, the closing date for the entry of teams to be October 7.

In the course of his annual report, Mr Daubney stated that the year ended with a credit balance of £2O 12s lOd. The Interhouse Gala Day of last November was the most successful yet held. The entry of 14 teams was considerably better than what they had had previously. The most outstanding feature was that the team which was last the previous year came first, which showed that concentration and team work would make a considerable difference with the various teams if Jtey would only get down to it. It was safe to say that the association was instrumental in raising over £6OO for the special patriotic effort made during the year. The basketball season had just concluded. Nearly 130 took part, which spoke well for the basketball committee. Three tournaments were held in the Town Hall and although actually from the financial point of view they had not been so successful, they had been most beneficial to all taking part and at the same time had given the public a further idea of the association’s activities on behalf of the local business girls. . Interest in the choir had been somewhat interfered with by the recent, carnival and basketball. The annual concert should have taken place last July, but arrangements'were in hand for a two-night show on September 20 and 22, when under the direction of Mrs Rich and Mrs Miller Hope the girls would produce a musical extravaganza “Once Aboard the Luggar.” To further help a worthy cause it had been decided to give half of the net profits to the Sister Phyllis Matthews fund, which was well worthy of everybody's support. Miss Noeline Thompson, of the Physical Recreation Department, who had been such a wonderful help to the association’s organisation had been transferred to Christchurch. Her cooperation would be missed very much indeed. Lieut. C. E. Rogers had been transferred to Wellington, and the association would miss his services. Mention was made of the valuable service given to the association by the secretary, Mr D. Costello. Without _ his knowledge and help the association’s affairs would not have been run so smoothly and they were specially indebted to him for the work he had done.