HEATHCOTE NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18152, 15 August 1924, Page 14

HEATHCOTE NEWS.

Basket-ball. The school team was defeated by the Lyttelton Borough team -by 12 points to nil. Miss French acted as referee. Social Evening. An enjoyable social evening in aid oE the bran tub of the Methbdist Rose Showwas held at the. residence of Mrs W. Scott, Bridle Path road. The programme, consisting of game 3 and competitions, was in charge of Mr Will Connolly. Football. The; Heathcote fourth grade team will meet Hornby in the - final for the fourth <rade banner to-morrow, when the itutch will be played as a curtain-raisir to England v. Canterbury match at the Metro:oitan Trott ng Grounds. The team has been training hard during the we.-k and should "ive a good account of itself. Leap-Tear Ball. Perhaps because Leap Year com s 3 only once in four years or out of mere curio ity the dancing folk turned out in full lorca ' on Wednesday evjning to the Leap Year Carnival Ball. It is estimated that time were well over 100 couples pres nt. The ladies' committee, consisting of Jlesdames W. Lowe, T. Leathwick, E. Bmb.-rry, Misses A. Wetherall, J. Evans, D. Smith, I. Gray, J. Wetherall, and T. Wyman (s cietarv), who organised the dance, deserv to be congratulated, it being cne of the ffios: successful dances h.'ld in Hoathcote for somtime. Everything wa3 done in true Leap Year fashion, which proved quite an interesting change from the usual orchr of things'. The decorations consisted of pink ard°biue st earners runnic rVie ie'-gth o, , • • hail with baskets of flowers suspend d here and there. The stage was prettily decorated with wisteria trellis work. The M.C.'a wen Mi c S-s A. Wetherall and J. Evans and Bett'e's Orchestra supplied the mua.c. Dur : ner the evening several novelty dances and a waltzing competition were succes ful y introduced, the winners being: Lucky-Spot Wa'tz Miss J. Evans and H. Tay.or; 0 ang-- Dance, ilis3 M. King and Mr W. Kennedy; Waltzing Competition, Ms M Bameft'and Mr D. Gallivan. Amongst the very many present were th following:—Mesdames B. Burberry, T.

Leathwick, vV. Lowe, Frank King:, P'unket, Whittington, Raymond, Bilcliff, I. Atkinson, H. Perkins, M. Barnes, J. Connolly, T. Wyman, A'Court, H:gnett, A. Bjltlo, C'rr.ng;ton, Misses Wetherall (3), D. Smith I. Gray, J. Evans, Carson (2), C. Wcod, Giay (2), . Kin? (2), M. Lunn, L. Pullen N. Smith. D. Jones, D. Comfort, D. "W>ig-ht, Gallagher (2), M. Taylor, J. Hav, Hill (2), Philips (2), M. Came oif. E. D. Richardson, Blackwell, RadclifFp (-2). Wilkinson, Scott (2), Gracie. Kay, Smith, C. Mooro D. "Watson, Boyd; E. Vea'e, Thompson (2) A. Whittington, Messrs D. Ga livan, W. Perry, A. Illingworih G. Campbt-li', Jl. Dav : a, J. Jones, E. Comfort. A. Cox' J. B-attie, J. Scarff, TP. Pate'scn. P. Ltmn, Gable (2), P. Hill, otreeter, W. Oetgen 'Nixon (2), Broachoric (2), W. Morten C. King, A. Atkinson, J. Hodgson, Davidson(2), Smith (1). W. Kennedy, Perkins '2) J. Wyman, E. Round. (9V. R. Op : e. T. Beattie, R. New'on W. Wi'son, C. H dgtnan. Angns (2), Archer. H. Taylor, J. Logi:-, Clissory, Hi?r~tt H. Walton. Wilson. H. Wata-n. A. Moody, T odor A. Bottle, W. Muir, M. H->mnton N Wood G. Gray, J. Evans, C. Harris, Swa'lbrick, G. Pnnn, R. Loncy, W. Barnett, M-oncy N. Rogers, J. Connolly H. C. Moulin, T.' Wars-ine- (21 Gamb'in (2), W. Bticklev, C. Read. R. Mnvfield Mobbs, Bilc'iff, .T. VieVe ey, Carrn-ton, P Brown. J. Gcodmsn. Lang, V. Prebble* J McNaughton, A. Roberts. ' Obituary. The late Mr W A. S'out. who paaa-d away rather suddenly after a Urge-in- illn» 31 at his residenoe, Aikman's read, St Alb'ns on Wednesday last, will be r-membored W many Hcathcote people. Mr Stout came iSa? vl * tc ?. dnl / ,s , t ' T of the sch ™' in 1900, which office he he'd until 1914 when he was appointed headmaster of CssW-e School. As headmaster he was held : n very hi?h esteem by the enmm--ttee=i and the many pupi s who .passed through Ira hand* Dur,ns SIS5 IS y ea fs' residence hj? mad.-; many friends, in fact, at -vou'd be hard to sav that he had an o n d WPa alv .„ v „ w;] j. -ng.to give a he deserving work The Church and Snnd, Schoo', ten, w-11 no ioßr-t th* etot 1 wor'bv Mr Stout ?b of the c un Bible Ckss a ° f ihe Y ° Ung Men '" The sympafTi'-es of the Val'ev jeoilp ar-> to M-s Stout and her family in . their bereavement. .