LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17221, 11 August 1921, Page 10

LYTTELTON NEWS.

SAILORS' HOME. At a, meeting of the Sailors' Home Co» mittee of the Lyttelton Harbour Board h2§ this week, Mr F. 0. .Norton- was elected chairman to fill the vacancy caused br the death of Mr T. D. Boag. 7 ARTILLERY BALL. The first anuual ball of the 16th Bet-err, N.Z. Artillery, took placo in the Exee'sior Hall last evening, and was the bigjeet junction of its kind held in Lyttelton thin season. There were over seventy couples present, and the hall was gaily decorated with the Artillery colours (red and blue), flaps, and foliage. Supper was Bcrved in the big tea-room on the ground floor, which was also decorated. Musio was supplied Ly Wi'.lyams's Jajz Ban* Bombardier J. E. G. Hill and Gunner E. B:aumont acted as M.C.'c The committee responsible for the exce!l«nt arnine-rnent« were Lieut. R. D. lied. Lieut. J. TV. R. Oakes, Sergeants W. H. Cousens and O. Kennedy, Bombardier J. Hill and Gunner* h.. Beaumont and A. Arnoson. Anion; those present were Major J. P. Onkcs, Lien t. Pap?, Lieut. Leech, Sergt.-Major W. C. O.'Taylor. and Sergt.-Major C. Pcngiam. In a, short speech the Mayor (Mr W. T. Lester) congratulated the Battery on the succen of its first ball Bince its re-organisation as the 16th Battery, but mentioned similar functions under the auspices of the old N. Battery. Apologies for absence were read from tss O.C. District, Col. Young, Col. Cooper, Oal. Symonds, Major H. Kvenden, and Captain McGee. METHODIST CHURCH SOCIAL,... The Lyttelton M?thodiit Church bdd ta enjoyable "cob-web" social in the schoehwom last evening. Although many "cotMriV socials have been held in the North lllsad they are a novelty here. A huge Wtb of string was suspended from the ceiling, witln in reach of those on the floor. The competitors buy the end of a string! from tha etntm of the web and much amusement is caused when each sets to work to unravel his or her string. The process involves many trip* up and down the room before the other end of the string to which is tied a prixa jp reached. Over three miles of string «n» used. During the evening a musical programme wis' given, those contributing items being Misses Hatdbwell (2), M. Brewic, Spratt, Ellen, and Mr Leslie, The evening concluded- with a conjuring act by Mr Norman Tate.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS' SOCIETY. Mr Ronald S. Badger, hon. secretary of the Lyttelton Branch of the: British ahd Foreign Sailors' Society, writes in connexion with the special meeting of the Lyttelton Ladies' Guild of the Society, held on Tuesday night, enclosing the following •correspondence : August Oth, 1921'. Mm Todd (or Convener), Ladies Guild in Meeting, Lyttelton. Dear Madam,—Our attention has been called to the fact that you are convening a Ladies' ' Guild meeting in Lyttelton to-night over the heads ol your officers. We understand that the main object of you? meetiaj. '• 5° endeavour to pass a no-confldence motion in your president. I am instructed to point oujt that your constitution provides thai meetings shall be held monthly or quarterly, and your ordinary meetin| this month has •already been "held. Hence your meetiflf called in such a manner is ouite out of ordec. According to a motion proposed by tie Bar. J. Bates some yoaie ago, it was resolved that no epecial busino's bo taken except at » month's notice, so that such a motion must be duly notified. Our own Board permitted an important amendment to be considertd recently without notice, but as this waa an amendment, not a motion, it forms no precedent for a Guild. I havo therefor* to inform you that if your object is as atoUd, any resolution of that kind passed will bo inoperative for the following reasons:—(a) There has been no good reason shown tor aa alteration in your officials prior to your annual meeting which is held in February. (b) That the Board reserves the right t<> veto any activities of any Guild, and would undoubtedly veto ouch an unwarranted action, (c) Assuming that good ground for making a change exists, then the msetfa* must be called in a properly ecmsntnted manner by the secretary after etas notieo has been given at the previous a?™ 1 "!' meeting or not less than 14 days gr«J» » the. secretary prior to the next ordmsrj meeting, the business being stated in »n> , ing to =, each member. In coiHtfttston, w* would just point out that it is quit* outside the province of any Guild to p»«* »ny ao* lion interfering with or reflecting oa tw rukriagement of the Board, which they ars elected toassist. If any members tan **e*ption to the conduct of the Society it is quite optional upon them to resign.—Bsubts me; yours truly, Ronald S. Badger, hon. sec"August 10th, 1921. Mn* Helen Murray-, West Lyttelton. Dear MadVun.—l am «at receipt of your note of the Oth advising na that Mrs Miller i« no longer president of the Lyttelton Ladies' Guild, and staling that-Mrs Lester has been appointed in her place. I am instructed, however, to point out, on behalf of the executive officers, that the meoiing you refer to was an entirely unconstitutional one. Noticing that a masting was taking place we consulted our sciitttor* in regard to it, and sent Mrs Todd a letter to this effect. As, therefore, we most bo guided by our solicitors' advice, I am instructed, to state that we cannot "efg™* the proposed change and hencs no oBcM invitation can be extended to Mm Lester U% our forthcoming meeting, •• the whoj* w» grettable proceedings are entirely unconstitutional.—Yours faithfully, Ronald 8. Badger, hon. secretary.