SUMNER PEACE MEMORIAL.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17701, 1 March 1923, Page 8

SUMNER PEACE MEMORIAL.

MAYOR'S SCHEME ADOPTED. * | <. A meeting was held in the Sumner Town Hall last night to consider the proposal of the Mayor, trie Hon. J. Barr, M.L.C., for a Peace Memorial. The Rev. W. McAra, president of the Burgesses's Association, presided. The Mayor said that there had been several proposals for a Peace Memorial, but owing to their unpopularity or to their great cost, none had been aceepted. Tlie 'Borough Council, itself, had decided to erect a tablet of ISiuli granite which would perpetuate tue memory ot tnosu wuo iiaii iaiieii. 'JLuat wouiu be placed in position m a few days. Beyond txiat noimug of a pubhe nature jiati been done. Xins proposal ne wished to suomit was practically a modulation of suggestions made at the Peace celebrations by those wjio admired tne illumination?. Mr Barr then outlineu the details on similar lines to tnose adopted at the-.meeting of burgesses on Saturday night. It was, he said, be a Borough memorial. He ivas concerned about the matter because lie was about to leave the Mayoral chftir, and he wanted something done before he left. He hoped those present would give the matter earnest consideration, as the Borough could not do itself justice as it was now. The peculiarities of the district had been carefully coh- . sidered and the proposed row -of rock pedestals surmounted by - lamps would suit the environment admirably. Dealing with the upkeep of the Mr Barr said that the electric' lighting department was sliowine a credit-bal-ance. Mr H. Buttle supported the Mayor, and moved: "That having heard the proposal of his Worship the Mayor to establish a Peace Memorial in Suaui-ir, this meeting of Sumner citizens heartily approves of the same." The resolution was seconded by Mr W. H. Nicholson. ■ . „ Mr F. H. R. Neville said tTiat he could not see that lamp-posts woutl provide a suitable The facr that Sumner had no memorial was no slur on a. district which, during the war, had done more than any other of its size in the Dominion. The lighting and paving of the esplanade was on inary work, and he thought the people, in"tHe selection of a memorial, should take a wider and grander view. Mr Isaac Wilson said that the ladi'SS of Snmner woutel do all in their power to assist. Mr T. E. Whitfield opposed Mr ville's arguments and said that iV Council would support the Mayor, whose idea was both a beautiful and an original one. The motion was carried with one dissentient/ , The following committee was then elected to carry out the work: Messrs H. 0. Jamieson, W. Henley, H. Buttle, W. H. Nicholson, C. Benjamin, G. A.. Alexander, T. B. Boulton, T. E. Whitfield, F. Cooper, V. E. Hamilton, W. Bailey, J. 0. McDonald, H. C. Jones, G. F. Allen, A. J. T. Withers, Hon. J. Barr, A. Holden, Rudge, Harris, G. Wilson, Rev. W. McAra, the Ladies' Efficiency League, V. E. Siddall, C. T. Middleton, Df. F. Slater, A. Cheshire, O. I> Denham; and Fitzhenry. On the motion of Mr C'. T. Middleton a hearty vote bf thanks was accorded ,to the Mayor for the work'he had done in preparing'the scheme.'