HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 222, 12 June 1908, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

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■' Tho'annualV alley' Horticultural 'was held; in 'the T6wn;Hall'last''.evfenmg, ( ;Mr.'.6: v A'. Chapman (president) ;beiiig, in the chair;' .The, anriuail report and balance-sheet' were' presented and adapted.' credit balance of £32 2d., an-"'increase on list -year,.'s balance of £§ 35.;/lid'.; '' Diirin'g the."past year'-'the. usual -spring,', summer, ..rbse/ and ch'rJsanth'e'ifium' shows Had :: been held, - the last being.-confined, to. niembers only. 'Pie spring. show, yielded a. profit .qf £25165.. Bd.; the rose slidweii; a profit of; 18s. 2d. j whilst-' the- summer show resulted in a'loss : of t £ll 7s. '..8d'."; : ;All f6ur exhibitions', how : i.ev6r, tlie keenness of the competitionj-and]the : general;excellency of the exhibits. - The, exhibits by the; President(Mr. G..; A.' ■ Chapman) .-'at ),thp .spring . and. s'jimmer shows "we.re.'a 'rafe/ attraction. The cpinmittee desired |tq thiiik'-the 'many dp.nqrS .of trophies . r«eiyed'..,S}uring'- .the',-year. 5 : ,' TH'o Society'.s . cHalleige: trophy' was - won; outright by; Mrs'.' Geo.';,,Eprco, at/the ,summer fshpw, and; 1 Mr;" Moon's ■■ challenge 'trophy;"Tv.as.-also won . outright by Mr.' E.' Austin.Prizes .in cash.'aid trophies ' were'a/warded -;tD' t;h6 ■; Value •of-'-.£c>o^lßs.; Mvj?: :ai • iricrfease'j [of £17;. 2s: 'o\:er; year's prizie-list'.; Thirty r sq'ven new m^b^'ho ; twelve had. been lost. - Tho total . membership was 197. Iho committee recorded its appreciation;, of -tlio - assistance .rendered-' by Mr. -Waugh, .Miss Murray, and -Miss Dyke; who gave their services as-judges, and. to tho ladies who helped in'tho tea-rooms.:. ;The. resignation. of the -late .secretary .(Mr.- Geo. Greig) in September last; owing 'to ■ his. re-moval-'fromvtEof districtiy was; keenly ifelt; .by the committee, and. to mark their appreciation of, his services, they wore making him a pi esentation The; following , officers , wero elected Patroness; . Lady Ward; - Mr;. G. A. Chapman;. vice-presidents, . Mrs. . Riddiford, and Messrs. T.L A.-.Peterkin, J. W.. M'Ewan, R,obt, .Lee,: Orton> Stevens,- W'. Mowbray, Jolliffe,: 'J. T.- Hawthorn, Jno.. Duthi'e,W. E. Hughes, G. Lukm,'W. G. Foster,: M. Wilford, M.P.,- 'and, Dr. Perrv : committco, Messrs. E. 0.. 'Jackson, T.' Waugh,:.. Mrs. Chapman, • ■ Mrs. : Hughe?, . Messrs. Trevithic, • Cooper,HoDaro,' ■ - • Hobbs, Pointon,- .. Austfss, . ".. H." k. . Chapman, Mrs. Woodward,"Mrs, G.. Pearc®, > Mr. Stannard, Kriight,. and -Mrs. :Jolhffe; auditors; 'Captain ,T. W. M'Donald' and Mr. -P, R;/Purser j. hon-.-. see;,-' Mr. ~E.: D. .Woodward; H<^;^tred^"Uter,- v "tli'eipTesident.7V . / ; It tho society -apply, for affiliation\< • to «• v the'vfollowing: ■ • liodiesThe National -R.ose' Society .-of - Great- BTitainv. and tho. National - Sweet-Pea -Society .■ of Great Britain.- ::..- - :', . : . .Thepresident .presented, -the, tropliies won at"-the several .shows 'during', the. year. ; v.- Tho/ Hiitt ..Yalley Rikiiil' and; Atttfbjc. Club r /By J Mayor,'; (MK \T.' - Ai. Peterkin); last, evening ■at tho Wesleyali : schoolroom., A vgood/ p'ro-grainmp-'was provided; and,-the..club had :tlie assistance of,a team from Wellington,'whose wandi drill, dunibbells,. and . club drill .'added "a ihttst "enjoyable. feature to' the gathering. Items .-iyero rendered ,by Messrs. . .Lillicrap, Rev./Rothwoll,: Mr. Rishiyorth, ;Mrs., Kohn tind Misa Knight, Mr. /Wood and Co., .Mrs. Maud; Mr. 'P..;Silva,, , alld] Mr". 8., Shardlow. Alfcogothfef a / most' onjoyable: .'evening', wis' spent! ai?d ' : Debating . Society held a meeting,/on' >evening/;the Rovl'-Joshua'tJohes presiding.. l Thete:>-as. a Very. attendance,'''and';, a keen interest was-' taken in, the.' debatp 'of the ' evening, " That Trade /Qmoiiispi'is Detrimental- toi the W-orking...M.an..'^: : affirmative;:.;ahd:«We--/negative" was 'Supplied also" KilmistCT,-.Gbrtpri>' Gafdner. 1 a'/balicit/was taken. of those ;present, 'a' majority'.vbtirig in favour of : trailed unibnism/ ■ arid ■ in'' opp'ositipii to i tho firstspeaker's : , arguments, :• :• ■ V.c- '■ ..'The shortly make: -it's:.third, ajipeairance-in. public,, when Dreadful;Moth'er-in-law." Thjs be«n .under-rehears.il. for : 'S6iho,'time past, • aii'd;the .maiiagement. exDect':to ■ prckluie :tho' play tbwafds.'th'e'/eha'of- ; th'e^mbnth'. ; :'