GERALDINE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13376, 18 March 1909, Page 4

GERALDINE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS

The annual meeting of the Geraidine Ri/le Volunteers was held on Tuesday evening in the Drill Hall, when there was a good muster of all ranks on parade. Lieut. Gresham was unanimously elected captain of tho corps in place of Captain Patterson (resigned), and Colour-Sergeant Twigg was promoted to be lieutenant. Alter tho parade a business meeting was held in*the order-ly-room, at which Captain Gresham presided. The report and balancesheet wero read, and in moving their adoption Captain. Gresham remarked that the- corps could congratulate themselves on being in a sound financial position, the balance-sheet showing that £120 stood to their credit. Ho also complimented the marksmen who had represented the company at Trentham, Chrlstohurch, Timaru and Dunedin on the scores they put up against some of tho best- shots in New Zealand. It was proposed by Captain Gresham and seconded by Lieutenant Fyfe that Captain Patterson bo appointed Hon. Surgeon-Captain to the corps. A smoke concert was held in tlie hall after the business meeting, Lieut.-Colonel Mackenzie presiding. H© presented th© trophies won during the past season to tho successful shots.

A paradie of the Ordnance Battalionwas held on Tuesday night, Lieut.Colonel Cooper in command. Captain Jones (Engineers) acting as major, Captain Oakes as adjutant, and Captain Brice as divisional quartermaster? Tho other staff officers present wore: Lieut. Colonel Snow, Colonel-Chaplain Bean, Captain McOee. and Lieut. Luttrell. The parade state was as under : —No. 1 oompanv G.A.V. Navals, under Limits. Gill" and Lee (66); No. 2 company G.A.V.. Captain Rattray, Lients Carew ami .Stevens (51); Naval Cad'etc, Captcin Parker and Lieut. As»d.?rson,. (_■s); E Battery. Captain Duncan (-16):' Canterbury Engineers, Lieuts. Bradley, Midgoley and Kiddey (58). The parage w.as beaded' by the Lyttelton Marino B-jndi, under Bandmaster Cummins (22), and tihe Battalion m«Tchod out byway of Colombo. Manchester, High and Victoria streets and back to the dvillsherl. After inspection of the Battalion by Colonel Cooper, long and ef-

ficient service modals were presented to Bandsman Anthony and Gunner Marshall (.Xo 1 company G.A.V.). Tho parado mustered. 2SI of nil ranks. At the conclusion of the parade the officers and men w»re hospitably entertained hy the E Battery and Engineers. During the latter proceedings, Corporal McCbnnell (Engineers) was complimented by the 0.0. upon having shot into fifth place at Trontham, being only three points behind tho champion. The Ashburton School Cadc-ts have jtist put in a useful week's training in camp on the Show Grounds. Before breaking camp yesterday they were inspected by Colonel Hawkins.