MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15894, 7 May 1917, Page 3

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

CARD TOURNAMENT. • The results of the fourth night's piny ; n the C'hristchurch, L'nit-etl Friendly Societies' Card Association's tournament were as follows: —Washington beat Ivy of Linwood 19-16, Mi«tlotoe beat Star of St. Albans 23-li, Queen's Orni beat Star of Linwood 17-15, City of Chrifltchurcli beat Anchor 24-17. METHODIST DEACONESS INSTITUTION. The committee of the Methodist Deacon--063 Institution met on Friday last and sanctioned the appointments of Sister Constance Old* to Kaiapoi, Sister Emily Hall to the Methodist Orphanage at Papamii, Sister Constancy Ashby to Masterton, Sister Edith Goodall to Maima, where she will labour among the Maoris, under the direction of tlio Home Minion Board. Sister Florence, of Sydenham, gave noticc of her intention to enter the C'hristchurch Hospital for training as a nurse, and oho was heartily congratulated on the step eh© is about to talio to qualify herseif for enlarged service.

1 SUIIILEI' SCHOOL O.OMMITTEE. The monthlv meeting of the Shirley School Committee was held on Thursday night, when there were present.—Messrs Beanland (chairman), Griffen, Thompson, Hope, Lorimer. McClaekie, Robinson, Neileoit, and Mrs McKay (secretary). It was decided to forward to thi Education Board "the xeeohitions passed at the annual householders meeting regarding more land for the school. Messrs Thompson, McClaskie, and Griffen : were appointed delegates to tho School Committees' Association. Messrs Thompeon, (j riff en, and Lorimer vrer® appointed the Entertainment Committee and Mrs McKay and Miss Newton were appointed a ladies' committee for tie &ame, with power to add to thoix number, Mr McDonald, a resident of ; the district, offered to hold a pieties benefit | in aid of the school funds, and tho Enteri tainment Committee were instructed to inj lorview him on the matter. OVERSEAS CLUB. A special meeting of th© Executive Coun- | cil of tile Overseas Club waa held to discuss j tho Aeroplane Fund. The treasurer reported I that the sum of £627 cash «u m hand, and in addition to this amount there wero p'roi mises to the extent of £20, and £125 10b ! siven by citizens of Timaru. Mr Bates reported that in company with Mr Se4h-Smith ! lie canvassed the farmers at the ealejrards on ! Wednesday, and that over £60 wan pro- ! liused after half an 1 hour's efforts, and that I had there been sufficient time a much larger i amount would have been secured. It waa unanimously decided to mako a special effort to secure the balance required to comI ploto the amount before May 20th in view :of the fact that a well-known citizen of | Timaru, who had given £50 to the fund,' had promised half the cost of a sccond machine conditional upon the total amonnt for one machine being collected by May 20th.