MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 158, 4 July 1906, Page 6

MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS.

COURT NIL DESPBRANDUJt A.O.F.

The meeting of Court Nil DesnerandnNo. :•» Ancient Order tf jffißßSSis presided over last evening. by Bro Wt" 7 ' Rowland, S.C.R. TUe -h adopted, and showed that the sick Iμ 1 tuneral fund stood *t Vt'and XJv management fund at £155 10/5; <* bad been distributes during toe quarterly «ck ply. Bro. A. K. GreeroUde. JfcStfir on the member., presented'Bn? R W. Dick, D.C.R., yf\Oi the Order's medaTof merit (for Having introduced -the areata* number of member* during the yew. Br£ Alex. l*>wrie, the retiring Chief Ranger was also presented by Bro. s. G '"■••• P.D.C.R., on behalf of the Court.- witta P.C.B.'s framed certificate and neck rlbboC HIBERNIAN SOCIETY. N «. At P&F 1 ? of the No. 81 Branca of the H.A.C.B.S. last eventog l n the Hibeiv nian Hall, the following ■■> officers were elected and installed for the ensuing six. months:—President, Bro. John O'Brienx " vice-president, Bro. T. Pound;secretary. Brq. W. Kane; treasurer, Bro. D. Flynn: assistant secretary. Bro. J. Stead; ■warden! Bro. C. Mulholland; guardian, Bro. bte»» ens; sick visitor, Broi M. Carmody. Ta* officers were installed by. Past President Bro. M. J. Sheahan. The officers returned thauke for the confidence reposed In them, and Bros. P. J. Nerheny and Patterson con* grntulatcd them upon their election. -. SCENERY CONSERVATION SOCIETY. - The committee of the Scenery Conserve* tion Society held a meeting in the seere. tary's office yesterday. Mr joslnh Martin presided, and there were also present ■ Messrs Burtt, Bell, French, Parkinson, Taylor, and Holt (secretary). The follow ing resolution of sympathy with Mrs Beddon was carried: "That the committee of the Auckland Scenery Conservation Boelety expresses Its deep the lrreparab'* • loss to the colony and the Empire by th* ' death of the Bight Hon. Richard Joha Beddon, and conveys to Mrs Secjdoa an* family the sincere sympathy, of the mem» bers of the society." It was decided to visit Papatoitol school on Friday next, 'and to grant a dozen ornamental.shrubs and tree! < to the Drury School Committee, for the'.r grounds. »Tne secretary reported that he had sent the trees asked for to the Uppelr Waiwera public school. The question •of appointing a vice-president in place of the late Rev. Dr. Pnrcnas was deferred to next r meeting. Mr Parkinson reported that.the" City Council bad left the tarring and sanding at Waikumete too late In the season, so that It would now have to stand, over nnUI next summer, which -was to bo regretted, as the sexton had prepared the paths"for It. WEST TAMAKI SOCIAL CLUB. A most enjoyable "Dickens" evening wM (spent by the West Tamtkl Social Cleh )t«t Monday.. The readings .were- admirably. selected, from the. great author's works. and, were given as follows:—"Mr' Bnmble'* Courtship," Mrs Stratford; "Sam. Weller's Valentine," Mrs Tarnbuß; "The Jellybye, , * Mies Mitchell;."The Tuggs' at Samigate,"' Mies Moor; "Death of Little Paul," Mle» Daley Pilklngton. The last Item was fol. lowed by the duet, "What Are,the Wild Waves- Saying?" eung by tie Mlnees PIU tlngton; and "Dutiee of a Secretary" (Nicholas Nlckleby), Mr S. Pilklngton, ion, . secretary. At ten o'clock supper was disi pensed by the ladles of the dab. A hearty r< vote of thanks wae tendered to Mr Brown, of West. Tamaki ecnool, for tol» Mnd aesletante In promoting the enccess of the ev«a« ing. .- ■ ■■;■ ;-- -■■: ■ ■•-■•■ -. •;• - : ] : : .

PARNELIi TEMPERANCE LEAGTJB."

About 60 persons attended tie annual meeting of the Parnell Temperance League, Jiekl at Xewmarket last night (Tuesday). Rev. G. B. Monro presided. Mr Wesley ; Spragg and Rev. W. R. Inck addressed the; meeting, and Mr T.- B.Bcjve and other members of the Newmarket Methodist choir ■contributed choice musical Items. Tie report, showed, good work ;done and' the flnan- . <*es in a satisfactory condition. The meet* ing wae entttusiastle.over the tts-Wjl*s gain* ; cd' by "rio-tfeense" on "continuance" «t the ■ last >poll., r-A -strong, cpnimllrfce ,ofe^8:iWB» : ■appointed to start Straightway aria«*iCTniee , the' work for the' next poll. ' Eevi-rWv TL Tuck was appointed president.Mr R; JTrenctt •vice-president, Mr Caleb Wood- treasurer, and Mr G. W. L. Robinson secretary.