TIMARU.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19719, 9 September 1929, Page 4

TIMARU.

MANCHESTER UNITY CONFERENCE.

The half-yearly meeting of the South Canterbury District, M.U.. 1.0.0. F., v. as held at Makikihi, when Bro. James Martin, Provincial Grand Master, presided over the following'officers:—J>er.P.G.M. Bro. Win. Dempsey, Prov. Treasurer Bro. George Hilton, and Prov. C.S. Bro. D. D. Petrie. Delegates were present from the following lodges: — Loyal Morven Lodge, P.O. Bro. P. J. Bailey; Loyal Makikihi Lodge, N.G. Bro. Henry Caird; Loyal Heart of Friendship Lodge, P.P.G.M. Bro. L. (!. McLauchlan and P.O. "s Bros. J. V. Itiach and D. P. Wilson; from Loyal Geraldine Lodge, Y.G. Bro. Cecil Hayward: from Loval Timaru Lodge, P.P.G.M.'s Bros. "H. 11. Brown, E. Foden, and A. Goodall, P.G.'s Bros. A. 8. Dennison and Geo. Havward, N.G. Bro. .T. A. Davie, and LP.X.G. Bro. Chas. Fryer. There was also a good attendance of members. A vote of sympathy was then passed to all who had suffered bereavement during the halfyear.

I In his opening address the Prov. Grand Master extended a cordial welcome to all, especially the first sister to be made in Loyal Geraldine Lodge, i He referred in detail to the first anni- | versary of the Loyal Timaru Girls' Lodge and to the opening of Loyal Geraldine Lodge, and the very promising outlook for the Manchester Unity in that district. It was shown that South Canterbury had now live adult lodges, two past-grands lodges, and both a boys' and a girls' lodge. Loyal Timaru Lodge, which numbered 550 full-benefit members, was now the sixth largest in the Dominion, and its full-benefit juvenile membership was the first in the Dominion. The balance-sheet And auditors' report for the half-year, read by P.P.G.M. Bro. M. H. Brown, showed that seven funeral claims amounting to £l3O had been paid, and that the funeral fund now stood at £4558 6s ,9d, an increase of £207 Is for the haif-vcar. The management fund had a balance of £23 9s Id, and this would be further augmented when the excess interest was I transferred from the funeral fund at the end of the year. Maternity allow- ! ances amounting to £.132 had been paid, [ and £ 1450 was held in t he lodge investj ment fund. The balance to the credit ■ of the district members* sick fund was i £192 Us Id. The liabilities were j secured by £5615 12s 3d on first mortgage, in accordance with the Friendly j (Societies' Act, £590 14s 8d in the P.O. 1 Savings Bank, and £lB owing by the 'National Provident Department. The : auditors' report showed that the best use was being mnde of the funds. The 'balance-sheet and auditors' report were i adopted. | After discussion, it was decided to ! raise the salary of the Prov. C.-S. to £24 ; per annum, and to make it retrospective ■ to the beginning of the present year. A | management levy of fid per member was struck. and Waimato fixed as the place ! to hold the annual meeting in March. ■ Dep.-Prov. G.M. Bro. Wm. Demsey, of ! Loyal Makikihi Lodge, was nominated j fur next Prov. G.M.. and P.O. Bro. J. I F. Bailey, of Loyal Morven Lodge, £or • that of Deputy-Prov. G.M. ; A remit from Loyal Makikihi Lodge ! concerning sick pay was discussed, and ! a rule passed that wheve a member who | lived more than three miles away from a doctor fell sick, the certificate of two officers or past-officers should be sufficient evidence for the lodge to pay sick benefits. It was also decided to admit candidates to honorary membership under certain conditions at ten shillings per annum for males and five shillings per annum for females. Later, the visitors were entertained at dinner by the ladies of Loyal Makikihi Lodge,* the usual toasts being honoured. Found Dead. Patrick Doran, an Englishman, aged 63 years, was found dead in bed in a dormitory at the Old People's Home yesterday morning. Doran, who had been a ship's fireman for the greater part of his life, had been an inmate of the Homo for about two years. He had no relatives in New Zealand. The Coroner ordered a post-mortem examination to be conducted, and an inquest will be held. St. Mary's Hall. St. Mary's Parish Hall waft officially opened on Saturday afternoon by the Very Dean J. A. Julius, a former vicar, in the presence of a large attendance A special service was conducted prior to the opening, the vicar, the Rev. 11. \\\ Monaghan, leading the prayers and responses. Mr Ji. \V. Simpson (people's warden) presided. On behalf of the parishioners, Mr (Simpson expressed pleasure at the presence of the Dean of Christ-church and Mrs Julius. It was only fitting that, as the originator of the work, be should see its completion. There were two red letter days in the history of St. Mary's. The first was on August 26tli, 18S6, when the nave of the church was dedicated by Bishop Harper, and the second was on May Gth, 1909, when the church was completed and was conse crated by Archbishop Julius (then Bishop Julius). That afternoon marked another important occasion in the history of the church and the parishioners had every reason to be proud of the completion of the new Sunday School, which stood as a memorial to the work of those who had gone before. The scheme that had just been completed was not a new one, continued Mr Simpson. It had often been discussed during the time that Archdeacon Jacob was vicar. The idea apparently was not taken very seriously for, in December, 1919, of a total sum of £2666 promised as a thanks offering fund, only £3O 12s 6d had been j ear-marked for the new school. In February, 1921, Dean Julius was appointed vicar, and he was not long in urging the vestry to take steps to secure a more central site upon which to build a school. A section was purchased in December, 1925, and, at the annual S meeting of parishioners, in May, 1926, j a strong committee was set up to arj range for the canvass of funds and he now thanked the parishioners for their loyal support. The contract for the building had been signed on October, 1928, and the Right, Rev. Bishop Westj V atson had laid the foundation stone i on November 25tli. ; In conclusion, the speaker said that | the total cost of the hall, including I land, building, and furnishings,- | amounted to well over £9OOO. : -A snm of £ 5273 had been prtnnised to the building fund, and out of that i large sum only £197 remained out- ■ standing. This left a debt of about ! £4OOO. j In officially opening the hall, Dean | Julius said that he felt not only the ; honour but the privilege that had been ; conferred upon him by the wear and ! vestry in asking him to open the buildi ing. On some occasions people were | asked to perform such a duty because j of the position they held. However, he | felt that he had been asked as be was very deeply concerned with the work, and to see its completion was the fulfilment of an earnest desire. He was glad reference had been made to Archdeacon Harper, who had intended that the original wooden schoolroom in Bank

street, formerly us*d as a church, should be replaced by another of permanent material. Archdeacon Jacob carried out. this idea and put it before the vestry, when it had been decided to open a thanksgiving fund. It had originally been suggested that the old schoolroom should be removed to the site adjoining the church, at a eost of £ISOO. A second scheme was to spend up to £ 2500. "It gives me great pleasure to declare this building open,'' he concluded, "and to express my own trust and prayer that all the service it can render "for generations and generations to come it will render." Archdeacon Purchas, on behalf of the neighbouring parishes in South Canterbury, expressed his congratulations on the completion of the vestry's scheme. The vicar said that the hall was due to the inspiration and enthusiasm of the Dean's leadership. (Hear, hear.) It was in order that he might know that the people appreciated all that he had done for them that he had been invited to perform the opening ceremony. The hall had exceeded all expectations, although they had kept within the estimated expenditure, and the .members of the vestry were to be congratulated on the fulfilment of their scheme. In regard to the remarks passed by Archdeacon Purchas, Mr Monaghan said that the social activity would not be used as a bait to brinjf in young people who ignored the church, but rather to hold together those who had proved themselves devout and keen church workers. Patronal services conducted yesterday were attended by large congregations, Dean Julius preaching at Evensong. Bugby Foott>*U. 4.11 the return representative match, South Canterburly v. Alackenxie, played at Fraaer Park on Saturday, the home team were the winners by 14 points to 11, after an evenlycontested game. After the beginning of the second spell a nor'-west wind sprang up, and gave Mackenzie a decided advantage. Mackenzie kicked off, and attacked strongly from the outset, but South Canterbury returned play to midfiold, where King secured and sent on to Mcintosh, who scored after a good run down tho lino. Heaton converted. South Canterbury 5, Mackenzie 0. Mackenzie now get up a hot attack on tho home side's gual.Jine, but the defence stood the te:;t, and Gaffaney returned piay to midlield with a good line-kick. A pood combined movement by Bourne and Black transferred the ball to South Canterbury's end, but a force down relieved the pressure. The South Canterbury forwards, with a good rush, took play into Mackenzie territory, where Ropor secured from a melee, and sent on to tiaffaney to Brown, who cut In and scored under the posts. Beaton (ailed to convert. South Canterbury 8, Mackenzie 0. South Canterbury again had Mackenzie defending: hard, and Roper gained possession, and sent on to Mcintosh, who transferred to Foley, and the latter forced his way over near the corner. Saaton's kick missed. South Canterbury 11, Mackenzie 0. Shortly after Roper again secured from a scrum, and sent Priestly away on the blind fcide. The latter sent on to Melntosh, who cronsed near the corner flag. Beaton failed to convert, the score at half-time being: South Canterbury 14, Mackenzie 0. On resuming, Mackenzie attacked deter rainedly. and after a melee on 'South Canterbury's goal-line, Casey scored, and Criddings failed from a difficult angle. South Canterbury 14. Macfeenjie .'J. Wilkes and Gaffaney transferred p!»v to Mackenzie's twcnt.v-tive, but Pickering relieved with a good line-kick. With the advantage of the wind, Macheneie was constantly on the offensive, and only the good defence of South Canterbury prevented their efforts from being successful. Priestiy relieved the position with a good run upfield. and a promising pass.'ng rush by the South Canterbury backs was spoilt by Gaffaney knocking on. Hunter Weston transferred the ball into South Canterbury's twentyfive with a stood kick, where Forrester goaled ' from a penalty. South Canterbury 14, Mackenzie 6. lir,mediate;y it'terv.-a'de a good passing rush was terminated by Pickering, who scored. ,Forrester converted, nmlcin? the Hiial scores: South Canterbury 14, Mackenzie 11. Go'.f. The following wore the,best icorea in the Kevell Cup. mixed foursomes, p!sy«d at Highfield on Saturday:— Mrs Pair and Fair (ID) . . 2 up Miss Pring'ie and Steven (7) . . 1 down Mrn Knowles and Green (16) - . 1 down Mrs Ensor and Cockroft (11) 2 down Miss Cray and Ward (19) • • 3 down Mrs W. A, Scot? and Srott '9) . S down Mrs Minifie and W. Beswlek (14) 8 down Mrs Bruce and Tnncs-Jones (12) 4 down Mrs Kerr and A. 1.. Marshall (6) 4 down Mrs Brewer and Mcßeatli (18) 5 down Mrs Martin and Martip (00) . . 5 down Miss Gibson and Kerr, jun. f*2o> 5 down