CONFIRMATION SERVICES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21863, 17 August 1936, Page 3

CONFIRMATION SERVICES

.WAIKARI CANDIDATES AT RANGIORA Confirmation services at Rangiora, Sefton, and Tuahiwi were conductea by the Bishop of Christchurch «ne Right Rev. Dr. Campbell West-Wat-son) yesterday. Eighteen candidates were offered at a morning service a Sefton, 32 at Rangiora in the afternoon, and six at Tuahiwi in the evening. Of the candidates offered a Rangiora, 10 were from Waikari an eight of the total were adults. _xn bishop was assisted by the Hev. * • J B. Lane at Sefton and Tualuwi, and by Archdeacon A. C. Purchas Rangiora. Personal Mr Ralph Neal, of the clerical staff of the Rangiora brshch of the N Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Asso ciation, Ltd., left the firm on Saturday. He will begin duty in the office ottne Christchurch railway station to-aay. Miss Lorna Hodder (secretary of f tne youth office of the Methodist Chu of New Zealand) addressed youtn workers from several parts of W°r Canterbury at a meeting held m tne Rangiora Methodist Hall on Frid y evening. .. Winter Show Visits Pupils of the fifth and sixth standards of the Rangiora Borough School Will travel to Christchurch by tram this afternoon to visit the Winter Show. About 90 will go. . It is able that Rangiora High School pupils will also visit the show tnis Presbyterian Church Parades Missionary organisations ot John Knox Presbyterian Church, Rangiora, paraded to services yesterday. i ne busy bees ,(a children’s organisation) were present in the morning, and tne girls’ auxiliary and Women s Missionary Union in the evening. Borough Rate Payments

About £IOOS in current rates has been paid at the Rangiora Borougn Council office since the beginning ot August. All rates paid this month receive a 5 per cent, debate. Regent Theatre

“The Scarlet Pimpernel” will be presented for the last time to-night at the Regent Theatre, Rangiora. To-morrow afternoon and evening two popular British pictures will be shown. There Goes Susie,” a musical comedy with Gene Gerrard and Wendy Barrie as the stars, and “The Phantom Light, a dramatic story of an English lighthouse in the hands of a gang of wreckers, starring Gordon Barker and Binnie Hale. Seats may be reserved at Watson’s, telephone 202. SHEFFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FAREWELL PRESENTATION TO MEMBERS . Mr and Mrs J. D. Tooms, who will shortly leave New Zealand to make their home in England, were recently entertained at a social evening by members of the Sheffield Presbyterian Church, of which Mrs Tooms has been a member. The time was spent in games, competitions. and community singing. Competitions were won by Mesdames J- D. Tooms and D. Bulmc” and Mr J. D. Tooms. Musical items were given by Miss M. Bates (song), Miss Rona Eaves (piano solo), and Mrs D. Bulmer (’cello), Mrs L. W. Rothwell. (piano), and the Rev. L. M. Rothwell (flute) gave an instrumental trio. Mrs T. S. Innes, for the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union, and Mrs S. W. Bulmer, for the Ladies’ Guild, spoke of the untiring way in which Mr and Mrs Tooms had worked for the chruch. Mr Rothwell then presented Mrs Tooms with a silver bread knife and Miss Bridget Tooms and Master John Tooms each with a napkin ring. Billiards Match A friendly billiards match between Annat and Waddington was played at the home of Mr and Mrs W. J. Jenkins, “Fair View,” recently. The individual scores were as follows: Annat: Q. A. Wright 291, L. T. Wright 172, R. S. Gunn 163, Waddington: T. L. Jenkins 249. W. J. Jenkins 216, F. J. Jenkins 198.