MEETINGS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14512, 19 December 1912, Page 9

MEETINGS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Trio Council of the Canterbury Accli- . matisation Society met last night, J>r. ' V mm-" Ant lf i "-*'>n presiding. Mr C. . v n s? ov ' A »ckiand, wrote in reply , tii the Council's let tor on tho subject j 1.1 wild nee. He stated that tho I Agricultural Department had a sanwlo , jt-t Canadian wild rice seed from li'im j f ** st * var . «nd the seed the Department i was ) cow offering, to tho Cnnterburv . Accumatisation Society »■_ the samo i kind ot seed. The i)e»artnient pur- . chased Hhl. from him this war. arid he I j presented then, with a further IS-llh. i LiHl-i th.-se circumstances, ris th.* D.I . partment d-d not fear it 'bwomin-' a I.; nest, the Canterbury Acclimatisation I should ho quite safe in twin- to ' esta:-h.sh it. The soerotarv (Mi- X J | Righton> r.-ported that he had seen the Chi-'i Inspector of the Stock Denartinent as to wild rice becoming a "pest, but he stated that he had had no experience witn it. Exoorimonts wero ti lie made in one or two other centres. ! It was resolved to defer action by tho j society thus year pending the result of ! experiments in other naits or the Dominion The Christchurch Prosbvtorian Social Science Association met in St. Paul's Schoolroom on Tuesday. The Rev. Joint Mackenzie presided. The report ot' the Children's Home, Mich's road, was very satisfactory, all tlie ohTldron. being in good health, and finding "in the * matron and her assistants a mother and II sisters. The agent (Mr Rule) reported 'ij that the temptations peculiar to f Christmas were proving themselves over much for many boys.. All the interests of this Association are being looked after. Parents, of unruly children are heiny helped, and something done to make the way for little feet smoother. At a general meeting of the Sumner Gala Committee, the secretary reported that the following additional donations had been received: —Mr C. Phillios His 6d. Mr I. StrinsrVllow £1 Is, Sir K. "Wood tl Is. Mr J. Hall tronhv value. £1 ls, Mr Gilbert 2s 6tl, Continental Rubber Company £2 10s, making a total to date (with cash value of tro- _ phiesi, i'3B '2s (id;. A letter was received from Air W. E. Simes, cuclnsing a cheque for three guineas as a special prize in tho rowing race, the conditions to he arranged with tho captain of the Sumner Rowin_ Club. Messrs J. \ Carter. G. Hints and T. E. Whitfield wero appointed a sub-committee to supervise the fireworks, and Messrs K. L. Brown and J. Carter were deputed to solicit further subscriptions. One novel feature in connection with the yrizes will be a time-guessing competition, tho prize being n live guinea gold watch. ft was decided that there should be three pulls for the lifeboat competition, or no prize awarded. At the annual meeting of the Creche Kindergarten Association, it iva? stated that permission had been granted to take uj> a street collection on February Ist, with leave to alter tho d'ato to February Bth, if the weather was unsuitable. Mr J. Caughley reported on tho examination of . Kindergarten ! students as follows:—"In all' fifteen different students have attended the lectures, though all did not attend the ! wholo year. Eight students completed I the course. The marks gained by the ' I eight students who completed the* year wero as follows:—Miss Munro 83.1, I Miss Dawe 80.3, Miss. Smith 77.3, Miss ! Russell 75.6, Miss Coooer ' 73.4, Miss Collinson 60.3, and Miss MeKenzie 02.5. Miss England received Go per.cent, of » marks in the subjects for which she sat. " Miss Collinson -was unable to attend' the first examination." The festival in October last showed a credit of £43. It was decided to hold the Christmas tree festival after the holidays. A Christmas Fair was opened yesterday afternoon in tho Somerfield'school by tho Mayor of Spreydou, Mr W T . It. Gahagan, -who formally declared the Fair open. Tho objects of tho Fair aro to pay off the debt on the swimming baths • and • tho balance owing Oh the school piano. Among those present were Messrs H. G. Ell and G. Laurenson, M.P.'s, and C. H. Op:e. Stallholders are as follow:—Produce Stall: Mrs Munday: sewing stall Mesdames Martin and Large- flower stall, Mrs Inglis; variety stall, Mrs Whiting; sweets stall, Miss Adams; woodwork stall, Messrs McCracken andlTierncy; book stall, Mrs Thompson; fancy • stall. Miss Picken, Mesdames Coleman, anl McCracken and Mr Martin; Christmas tree, Miss Aylmor;. bran-tub. Mr Spring; rofreshmonts, Mesdames Clark and iVlcLean; shooting .gallery, Mr Clark. The bazaar will be open again to-day. A Christmas Fair was held at the St. Asaph street Primitive Methodist Church Schoolroom yesterday afternoon. Tho Fair was opened by the Mayor (Mr H. Holland), and speeches were mado by him and by Mrs T. E. Taylor, president cf tho Kindergarten Association. An enterta-nment given by tho children, consisting of songs, dances and exercises, took place during the afternoon.