MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15918, 4 June 1917, Page 11

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

, ; CARD TOURNAMENT. The result of the eighth, night's play in tie-Xhnatcburcß United Friendly Societies' Cud Association's tournament, were aa fol- . .low*:—Anchor (4) beat Queen's Own . (3), • S3—ls; Star of Linwood (5) heat Star of St. Albans (3J), 20—IS; Washington (4) beat Mistletoe (3), 21 —20; Pioneer (4) beat, Ivy 5i Linwood (J), 21 —17. 1 SUMNER SEND OFF AND RECEPTION COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Sumner Send Off and Reception Committee was held on Saturday - evening, when Mr A. C. Wilson presided. The report. of the lost send off function was received and considered highly satisfactory. It was decided to appeal to the residents for • financial support for the purpose of providing presentations foi those Sumner boys who may be leaving for the front. Arrangements were made to tender a presentation and farewell -to Corporal F. Short, who is now down on ' final leave, \ SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE. :■ A jumble and produce. 6ale, in aid of the ' funds of the Seamen's Institute, was open- . Ed at liyttelton on Saturday by the Mayor (Mr W. T. Lester), who said that the sale deserved generous patronage, considering its . worthy object. Those who had charge of the arrangements had worked hard to make the sale a success. Ho hoped that all present would remember that the Institute was catering for the welfare of our noble seamen, to whom we owed our present freedom. He thea" declared tho sale open. The stalls, which did a brisk business, were as follows:—Fancy stall, Christchurch ; Ladies Guild; produce stall, Lyttelton ■' ■■ ijadies Guild; cake stall. Women's Service . Corps; women's clothing stall, "Women's . Sfiyice Corpsmen's clothing stall, Mothers .-o£ the fc.Z >.ayy; fruit stall, Christchurch . Ladies Guild; bran tub, Mrs Kemp. Musio was provided by tho Christchurch Lvxic Orchestra.