PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 158, 28 March 1908, Page 13

PETONE NEWS.

o At the. twenty-fifth annual general - meet-- - ing of the Petone Naval Artillery Volun-teers,-Lieutenant Ellis presided. The rc- / . port; and ' balance-sheet-were. read , and , adopted. - Petty .Officers l Ferguson; Brown, ■ I'Fraser,' Knight, -Holloway, v and-: Appleyard, . iand Gunners Dixon, Mole, Chandler, Pettitt, ■Mayi Shardlowi and Silvcrwood wero elected •-.•-••-a committeo forthe ensuing year. P.O. Cruick- ■ . shanks was unanimously te-elccicd-secretary, i .and reference was made to the! splendid work . dono by him. C P-0. Parrant anil Lcadbcat-or | ' wero re-elected- auditors. Several' members . ' . thought that pleasure boats should be piir- . ' chased; as tllb company had-a good balanco. moved to that oircct; and it . was carried. It was also ' moved that the tfith'-ottt'febate, but thiit '' ' was left over for the time being;■-\ - ■ -The annual pnzc-givmg of tho Petono < Juvehilo Templars, l LO.G.'i'., was held in tho . llanfurly Hall on Thursday evening. .There •: were a large number of parents and friends present. .The ehildren gavo a concert, couv'. sisting. of, songs, part-songs, .recitations, and ...H-',dialogues, 1 ' all' of - which 1 .; v.-ero ivery heartily., applauded. ■ Tho Superintendent,- Bro. 1\ Townsend, thanked the older people.for .coni- '•. . ing.' Ho' showed how they, tried- to fit the . children to fight life's battle by stteh'gtlienin'g them against tlie temptations' that surroundedtliem".' 'Ho', urged - his; hearers:to. nnito: and 'do their utmost to remove this "• great evil for 'the/children's"' sa'ke^ : .JE[e ;then ■ t presented the prizes to the following:—Eoi : attendance, Sisters: Ward, • M.: . Ward, : 'IC. ■ ■ Bro. 'Lark; . proGciency, .Sister ' Beale, Bro.. Lark,' Sister Sonior; pro; Smith; . good ;conduct, Bros;. Montgomery)- . Larkj Thorpe, SisWrs 'G." Brtulley, : A.-' Bradley; ■ ■■<•■ • Thompson, and August'; picnic races, Sister M'-'Snnth" and Bro. Lark; giving' items .to, - programme, 'Sisters E. Ward) N.' ,Ward, R. Beale, A Bradley, E Smith, M Juglct, and ! -Isro. Montgomery. Three cheers were called ' for-the prize Refreshments were handed .'.round,.' and' the meeting was closed by the C.T, Sister R Beale ' " ' .''There was a ' large •; attendance . ,at the : 'v. weekly 'session of the Hope of Petone Lodgo, ■ I on'-ThtifSday efeiilHg, Bro. Towiis- ■ ■■' end'-presiding:. VsThe following .contributed items to .the programme —Sisters M ' M'Ewan; Fogden, Bnerly, Denby,. and . f. : 'M'Ewan; and -Bros. .W. M'Ewan, Martm,. J. ! . ; : iM'Ewan;' Price-(Star of 'Wellington),: \V. . |M'Ewan, ..Robertsoil; .and' -Townsend...-.-.Sey-i i'eral'inow members aro to bo -initiated ~next -' week, which is to bo " Brothers' Surprise. ". -• i -The' Lodgo was .closed about ,10 p.m.. by tho 'It has been decided to form.a football club at Silverst-ream, to bo known as tho Silver- ' stream' Pirates. At a . meeting on, Thursday ' : .' evening) .presided;- .over ~by'., Mri.. Charlos ' "iCotter;''>.tHb following officere ,wero .elected -.y Patron,/Mr IT M Wilford, M P , president, " ■ " Mr- ' Charles Cottervice-presidents,: Messrs.-. J T Wilkins and Gt Perry, referee and ooach, Rov C J "Smith, captain, Mr W. • -'Morrisjv vico-captanis, ..Messrs.;J. ; ,Brace; and .r. c.-i' George Bayley;;secretary . and, treasurer, Mr. • ;'-;>W;- Meftis.; : 'nianSgeitiehtj ; arid-match,..eominit- , teg, Mossrs. It'.; Moulder, - W-. Choto,, 5... Wilkihs; N-'J. Bennington) and G. T. Wilkma. - -Tho -Petono''."Citizens'-.Band .Bazaar conv : -tinues to; do 'excellent-ibusinessj and ..was ,' - -well .'pitronised- last .night; when an - ' interesting military...display -was igiyen.,. In •'tho''afternoon, a. baby snow was held. . . - ■. ■ -The Petono Catholic - Club appears ,to be in a. flourishing : .oondition,.' judging.; from ; the 1 half-yearly, report and. balance-sheot now. in - - .'[.circulation; 1 The ; club,. .which .' started : in. ■ •1906 with forty members, has. now a.memborJ ship'of nearly 100 Officers for tho year have, been elected as. (V:-.'.- : 't- by- tho members.of; the. Petorie Brass ; Band —Patron, Mr A Coles, president, ' Captain FreSsmari,. P.W;A.; vice-president, Messrs- Burrows; Rouse, E. .Smith; Inglis, J. :W. M'Ewan,- 'W. H. Staples, H. G. , Brooks, 0 V Ellis, T M Wilford, W. Hill, '■>■'J-- Hi-Sherwin, H.-Fmlay, Udy, F. J. Earlo, ' E. Greatbatch, T."'Riddler, sen., S. Btir- -.; ridge, , Lieutenant Price, P.N.A.; • and H. -.'BurHdgo;". secretary, ■ Mr.- "J. Staples; -. trea-suk-er, Mi 1 . 1 J. H. Flight; conductor, Mr. R. . •' • >The ; Petone ' Wanderers' Association,-Foot- ■ / ball Club held their annual meeting on ( - 'Thursday evoning, Mr. Di" Jones presiding ' over a good'attendance. :Tho annual report 1 . %i; congratulated members v on ; ; a;. most ;ssatisffic- " tory season.*' Two t-cams were-entered for -the Leaguo competitions t fbr tho third and "■■fourthClasses./Tho former-was placed third • ■ v'in tlio . competition, and wns ;tho onljj tearif ' that was 'not defeated' -by 'the cup winners,, -.the-Kaiwarra: team.;. ' Tho fourth-class team '-.- ' succeeded in carrying- o!f. -the - championship. .Owing .to'; the', increased.' expenditure y' 7:]['there 7 remained,■ ini'halnd; a ccredit balanco, of; -;■ >'v- /ionly;? .'tho'-' : receipts; : /for the year totalling £3 175.. .'lt . was unanimously re- : :j- solved W : : riiorgo. into tho rccontly-formed ■ ■ Petono Association Football Club. / - Officers - for tho ensuing year were elected, as follow: Patrdri; Mr. F.- J. Earlo; president, Rev. . J. 1 D. RnSsell; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. ' , • H. Gilford, 1 A. Coles, B.C. Warnes, R. H. _ Southgate; J..»W.' M'Ewan',- M. Renai, R. C: Kirk, H: Renai, and D. M.. Armstrong ; y Boci-etary; Mr. D. Jones; treasurer, - Mr. J. . M'Kinnon; committeo, Messrs. M. Renai, Sparrow, "vT. Fitzgerald,, Browning, - and : ' Nunn; club captain,' Mr. Waddell. -. .-"' ■