MEETINGS

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 205, 27 August 1912, Page 8

MEETINGS

ADULT SCHOOL COTOCIL. The first meeting of tlie Coon«tl for the ■ ye<ir 1012-13 was held iv the Wdkejeld i Street schoolroom on Monday evening. Mr > Holmes (Onehuuga) was elected pres«.e..t, , Mr Rudd (Koskill) vice-president, Mr H. J. ' Kemp (Roskiil), secretary, and Mrs S. i Walker treasurer. It was decided to bid i the half-yearly conference in the Bererford , Street Congregational schoolroom (subject , to alteration) on Saturday, September 28. The meeting carried a resolution of empathy with the Salvation Army in the j.eat 1 loss it had suffered by the death o£ General ! Booth. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COUNCIL There were present at the usual mori&'y meeting of the Auckland University Cmlege Council yesterday Sir G. M. o'Korke (chairman), Uev. W. Beattv, Itev. J. H. } Simmonds, Dr. McDowell, Messrs G. L. Peacocke, T. W. Leys, J. G. Garland, and T. V. Wells. Agricultural College.—The Chairman was authorised to obtain information as to -c •best means of filling the chair of agricultore when such is estaoilshed in terms of the late Sir John Campbell's will. Council Membership.—lt -was agreed te support the proposal of the Minister of Education to provide in the amending bUI. he is bringing before the House for two professors and four graduates members to , have seats on the Council. I V.M.C.A. SOCIAL. c At the V.M.C.A. ltooms last evening the 3 ladies' committee tendered a return social 1 to the men. The early part of the evening j was devoted to musical items arranged t>7 the Spinster Party. Misses Lovle, Watte, c and Dyer were beard to advantage in ; "Three Old Maids of Leigh." Misses Lovle t and Allison also pave an appreciative reni derlng of "Tit for Tat" Mrs. H. Jt Smeeton Eave a short talk on "High Ideals." ; c Supper was admirably catered for by tie t Misses Clark and Cox, after which tne • c company retired to the gymnasium room, where a number of games were played under the guidance of Miss Jessie Aldridge 3 and Miss Dyer. 8 CHDECH OF ENGLAND MEN'S SOCIETY. , Last night, In Holy Trinity Parish Hail, Devonport, there was an open meeting of " J h S Sodet y. attended by about a hundred - ladles and gentlemen. Including members ; from St. Paul's and All Saints, Auckland. . The Rev. Mark Sutton presided, and addresses were given by the Vicar, Archdeacoa Culder, Mr. J. Warnock, and Mr. F. G. :. Ewingtou. Songs were sung by Miss Oliver .. and Mr. Allen, and a recitation was given by Mr. C. Wykes. Refreshments were proTided by the ladies. |I PONSONBY LITERARY SOCIETY. The weekly meeting of the above SocietJ took place last night in the Leys Institute, the president. Rev. Isaac Jolly, M.A., being chairman. The debate for the evening was "That the Government Is justified in legalising the Totalisator." Mr. D. Brophy took np the affirmative, and Mr. C. S. Dees repiled In the negative. Both speakers handled the question very well, and in the subsequent discussion by the members present the majority favoured the arguments put forward by Mr. Lees. The meeting s concluded with a few interesting remark! n by the president.