MEETINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 135, 8 June 1911, Page 6

MEETINGS.

PONSONBY LIIKRARY SOCIETY. | The society held its usual weekly meeting .on Wednesday at in,- Leys lu-tUute. Mr K. I-.. IJowle oceupieu the chair. The business t „ __ t |„. eveu.ug was "-Prepared opccches. Ihe speeches were as follows: travel, Messrs Sl_p_ou and Docwru- ■ _ouai.his-," Mr Gould; "State Religion," : Messrs Murray. Slubbs, and McMatn; •Fushiou," Messrs Stebbiug aud Morton. AViiNDALE METHODIST CHURCH. The anniversary services of the Avondale iMethodist ChurcU look place on Sunday lasl, [he Rev. \V. Ready, the Rev A X. Scotter. B.A , and ihe Rev G S Cook j preaching v, crowded cou_regatious nu.ru- . mg, afternoon, ami evening respectively. A feature of the .services was the excellent , singing of the recently organised choir, under the leadership of Mr Firth. The ' lea anil public meeting wis held on Tuesday evening, when the church was again ; packed. Tin- Re\. (J. S. Cook presided, I aud gave an address. The report, read by | the treasurer (Mr R. Mortimer), showed | large increases for the year iv congregations! aud finances, ami also bore testimony 10 Hie good work done by the Wesley Guild, in-! slituted during the year. li is proposed! lo enlarge the church, which is io () small I - for ihe needs of the growing congregation I and Sunday-school. | 1 WOMEN'S POLITICAL LEAGUE. A meeting of the Women's Political League was held on Wednesday afternoon, ! Mrs Kirkby presiding. The following re- . solutions were carried unanimously:—"That . our congratulations be tendered to tbe , Ministers' Association and their friends for j promoting a meeting in the interests of the peace of the world, and we I rust the women . of Auckland will support the movement by I every means iv their power"; "That, in the , interests of our workers, it is to be hoped j , ihe shop window display in Coronation , , Meek will teach New Zealanders lo patt roiiise local manufactures, and especially . to discourage the iiuportation if ready-made i clothing." With reference to the uiuchi discussed censure of our trams, etc., the I opinion was discussed that, while Mr Nesbit's criticism was rather too sweeping, th, re certainly Is room for improvement both in tbe matter of cleaning the cars aud in the manners of some of the conductors. " A recently-published letter in which Dr. Symos, of Christchurch, staled that girls 1 should not be allowed to work in factories • until Uiey reached the age of 20, was dis- • cussed. It was decided "That Ihe doctor '• be asked respectfully to devise some P'au ; to enable parents to support their daughters ; until they reach thai age. also to explain how tin- factory owners will get their work r out while the girls are growing." DEBATE ON" "SPORT." . I The first of a series of foitnightly gather- . | ings was held by Ihe St. Benedict's Club, . in the Parish Hall, last evening, when a -. debate was held on the question, "Are mil- " | door sports of benefit to a club?" The ■ i spenki-is in ihe iittirinatlre were Messrs I Fernandez. Moure, .-tin] Power; mid those : for the negative Messrs Foy. Wiight, and Furlong. Father Carran presided. The i judge, Mr J. J. Sullivan, decided in favour of the speakers for the negative, who were i. awarded 283 points, the other side earning '. 280. The debate wns listened to with XWfifz. X fTt jtjy-- tei.flJ-imdred £l« b member--}