NAVY LEAGUE

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 108, 3 November 1926, Page 5

NAVY LEAGUE

NAVAL AND MILITARY TATTOO

SUPPORT FOR THE UNDERTAKING.

A meeting of the executive of the Wellington branch of the Navy League was held yesterday afternoon, Sir Alexander Roberts presiding. The headmistress of the Waihoki School wrote advising that her nine pupils had joined the league. The school had been closed since 1924, and she had re-opened it in June of this year. It was hoped that next year there would be more pupils attending tho' school. It was decided to give £10 to tho Masterton branch of the league to help in its children propaganda. ' The chairman reported that the Nelson Day entertainment had been successful. There had been a good attendance, and he was pleased to say that the guests of the league, the men from 11.M.5. Diomede and H.M.S. Dunedin, had expressed themselves as very pleased with the entertainment. A vote of thanks was passed to Lieut. Burt for his assistance in connection with the entertainment.. QUEEN CANDIDATE TOR TATTOO. The secretary of the executive of the Grand Naval and Military Tattoo wrote advising that the tattoo at Newtown Park would now coincide with the visit of the Duke of York to Wellington. The Red Cross, R.S.A., Community Club, and the Artillery had undertaken to run Queen candidates in connection with the pageant. It was hoped that the Navy League would also join in and have a queen. The moral and active support of the Wellington branch of the Navy League in the undertaking was solicited. The chairman explained that the tattoo would be more spectacular than the last pageant. One member thought it would be a pity if the Navy League missed the opportunity to run a queen. In his opinion the Navy League Queen would stand a very good chance of winning the competition. Mrs. Darling: "The trouble is to get the queen." Another member, amidst laughter: "What about Miss Wellington?" The secretary (Mr. Darroch) considered that if the girls would take up the matter there would be no difficulty. Mrs. Darling: "The trouble is.not to find a pretty girl, but to find a girl willing to take it on." It was decided to give the Ladies' Auxiliary all assistance possible if it would run a queen. Further consideration will be given the matter at a general meeting of the league on Wednesday next. SCHOOL MEMBERS. The secretary reported the following enrolments from various schools and colleges:—Picton, 90; New Plymouth Boys' High School, 94; Karori, 50; Whenuakura, 37; Marsden, 127; Picton Convent, 3; Marlborough College, 5; Island Bay, 38; Eastbourne, 64; Mount View, 16; Newtown, 65; Masterton, 174; Tawhiti, 15 ; Terrace, 235 ; Wellington Girls' College, 237; Brooklyn, 142; St. Stephen's, 24; Carterton, 26; Eastern Hutt, 157; Waihoki, 9; Wellington Boys' College, 643; Taumata, 10; Northland, 13; Mount Cook, 69; Te Aro, 2; Wellesley College, 685 Miramar, 5; Te Eoti, 9; total, 2427. Mr. R. Darroch stated that the number of members of the league at the Wellington Boys' College constituted a record. > The Auckland branch of- the league advised that after consultation botweon

the Headmasters' Association and officials of the Navy League, the following letter had been received from the secret tary of the Headmasters' Association: "I have to inform,you that, after hearing the members of the deputation from the Navy League, at the meeting held on 10th September, the Headmasters' Association expressed their strong sympathy with the objects of the Navy League and passed the following resolution: 'That the Auckland Headmasters' Association strongly supports the objects for which the Navy League is working, and promises to exert its influence in furthering the activities of the league.' " Mr. Darroch pointed out that in the past there had been no Navy League members in the Auckland primary schools.