MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17019, 16 December 1920, Page 3

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS.

molvean institute:. The 3oaxd of Governors of the McLean Institute mot yesterday, t.'io Itaxor presiding. Thor?> were alsrv Jlessri S. E.~, McCarthy, 5.3.1., Ge*. H. J. Otlcy, and H. I). Aclan-d. The roports of tho various committees were rend and actoptod. It v;as decided to affix » a- \.v*..n plute, Gilit-a-bly inscribed, to tho copj;cr boecli treo pi Anted by tlae Mayor at Holly Lea ia July last as fl. pence memorial. RUGBY STREET MET7IODIST SUXDAY SCHOOL. .Oil Tuesday evening, at tits Ilugyy efrreel S'ur.day school, a iargo guthorin'r of echol&rs, teachers, asid parents was present to take part in t'ko concluding poriioa. of a, g-uecsasful unniversary seTvic*. Mr C S. Howard presided. A report dealing with il» activities o£ the school d'.irif.g the year was road hy tba β-upcrifllsndent, llr S. R. We!*'). A Rood programme, consisting of vocal arxl iiuilninrental selections, was contributed fcy the e.cholsrn, aeeUloA by friends. ilar.-Jsorne prizes \.yaro awarded for attendance and efficiency, tho distrib\'Aion being •iua.de by the Ror. A, C. Lawry. , PKOTESTA2JT POLITICAL ASSOCIATION A meetins; of the St. Albnn-3 Group of tlio P.P.A. was' held on Monday rdgh-t in. the Mudvas street Church. T-ho president, Mr A. D. Hassall, c-coupied the clmir, ar,;l the building wne filled. The liev. A.. C. L-awry delivered a lecture entitled "An Evening "With tho Bluejackets." During tlio evening tli'rr following rcenlutions wcro <:arrie<.l: — "That this meeting express*** itn hearty approval of the terms of Uv& Hamage Amendment. Bill paswd by tho Legis-laftnro, thanks to tho Primo Minister and his CiVbhuet for the opportunity afTorrded Pari-iamen* ;<o disciien and. pass the Bill, and records its appreciation and grii-titude to tliose members ,-."r-ho ..voted for thv nw.«rc, especially, the Canterbury inombors , , tire Hon. Sir I?, I-I. Bhodea, Hon. "VW Xosnsrorthy, Messrs J. OrcUKie, D. Jotws, T. D. Burnrtt, and J. Brtcfieiwr, Sr.P.'s." •icndeT.q its hearty thanks-to Itlio Hon. C. J. Parr. Minister <*T Education, to tho G-overnmerit and rn-KmbCTßcf Parliament concerned for Hioir action in. ib-t TKitror.-al systein of edticatioir hy jejjislanng- to maJco soholnrships toaablo- at State secondary echoola alone."