LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 234, 29 June 1922, Page 9

LIFE-SAVING SOCIETY

■" ' . WELLINGTON CENTRE MEETS f , ■ ' ■ \ - ■ ( LIST OF AWARDS A meeting 1 of the 'Wellington Head Centre of the Royal Life Saving Society was held last evening, Mr. G. S. Hill presiding. - Members expressed appreciation or the capable and assiduous manner in which Mr. Baxter O’Neill, had carried out his duties as the centre’s representative on the Dominion ICouncil, find placed his services on record. The Island Bay Club advised that they had presented a shield for inter; club competition next season. On the question of the erection of new municipal salt water tepid-baths, it was .decided that a deputation, of which Mr. Hill is to be the spokesman, wait on the City Council this evening, in . conjunction with the deputation from the Rotary Club and Wellington Swimming Centre. It was reported that according to the latest advices from Home, the age limit for the bronze medal was now fourteen instead of fifteen, as previously. Headquarters Question.

The following instructions are to bo forwarded to the centre’s representative on the Dominion Council: —“That the' Wellington representative be asked not to move a motion for a change of headquarters front Christchurch to Wellington , ' but that' if a motion of * that nature be brought down he support it; to move that, a sub-com-mitte be set up in the council to go into the recommendations of the 1922 conference, and to revise! the whole of the council’s constitution; to move a motion of thanks to Mr. Bassett, the late chairman, for his past. services, and congratulate .him on being awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the London executive.”

/ ' List of Awards. The fAllowing awards have been approved :■*- Elementary Certificate.

Carterton Girls’ High School. —H. Welch, Jean Mbncriett, Nancy Foss, Jean Skelly, Gwendolene • Wickens, Hazel Wickens, Rita Sorensen. 'Wellesley .College.—D Carr, W. H. Atkins; J. Kennedy, S. Cox, H. Mills, Douglas Young, P. Cox, Basil Wright, S. Woodward, Percy Brown, John Isles, Fred Hansford, G. Shields, Fred Priest, .W. Poole, H. Z. Howie, G. Jarman, W. Leckie, S. T. Hadfield, Ivan Wilby, Charles Webb, H. Farrington, G. R. James, , Fred Cooper. Lyall Bay Surf Club. —L. F. Dawkins, G. Gillott, F. H. Mollier. (Paekakariki Life-Saving dub.—T. C. Rogers, J. G. Clark, W. J. Thomson, C. V. Miller. . . . 'Wonser Bay Swimming and Life Saving ..Club. —Mabel Allen, Mabel Yandall, Edna K. Bell, Gladys Richards, S, J. Lavelle, W. E. Lavelle, R.- P. Kennedy; J. F." Alexander, L. Green, H. C. Thomas, C. H. Gallagher, Olive Warring. Palmerstori North. —P. J. Robbie, C. E. M. Robbie.

Proficiency Certificates. Worser Bay Swimming and LifeSaving Club. —Mabel) Yandall, Edna K. Bell, Gladys Richards. S l . J. Lavelle, W. E. Lavelle, R. P. Kennedy. J. ,F. Alexander, L. Green.) H. C. Thomas, C. H. Gallagher, Olive Warring. Palmerston North. —P. J. Robbie, C. E. M. Robbie. Wellesley College. D. Carr, W. H. Atkins, J. Kennedy, S. Cox, H. Mills, D. Young, P. Cox, Basil Wright, S. Woodward,' Percy Brown, J. Isles, F. Hansford, G. Shields, F. Priest. W. Poole, H. Z. Howie, G. Jarman, W. Leckie, S. T. Hadfield, I. Wilby, C. Webb, H. Farrington, G- R. James, F. Coopefr. Lyd'll Bay Life-Saving Club.—L. F. Dawkins. G. Gillott, F. H. Mollier. Paekakariki Life-Saving Club.—T. C. Bogers, J. G. Clark, W. J. Thomson, C. V. Miller. Bronze Medallion. ■ Worser Bay Swimming and LifeSaving Club.—S. J. Lavelle, W. E. Lavelle, R. P. Kennedy, J. F. Alexander, L. Green, H. C. Thomas, C. H. Gallagher, Olive Warring, Nellie Robertshaw. Palmerston North.—P. (J. Robbie, c. E. M. Robbie. Wellesley College. W. Poole, I. Wilby, H. Z. Howie, G. Jarman, C. James, <W. Leckie, F. Cooper, AV. Webb, S. T. Hadfield. Lyall Bay Life-Saving Chib.—L. F. Dawkins,-G. Gillott, F. H. Mollier. Paekakariki Life Saving Club. —T. 0. Rogers, J. G. Clark, W. J. Thomson, C. V. Miller.

Award of Merit. Wellesley College.—Allon Carr, Wilfred Poole, H. Z. Howie, William Webb. • ' Paekakariki Life-Saving Club.—Andrew John Stewart. Worser Bay Life-Saving Club.—William E, Lavelle, Hamlin O. Thomas.