LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 19275, 14 June 1926, Page 12

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A highly successful dance was held in the Early Settlers’ Hall last Friday night under the auspices of the men’s division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Messrs R, Arnott and A. Seddon acted as M.C.S, and carried out their duties in a most praiseworthy manner. The officers of the division received the guests, among whom wore visitors from Auckland, New Plymouth, aud Wellington, and from the time the dance was declared open by the superintendent (Mr J. C. White) the scene was an animated one until the close at 1 a.m. The subdued lighting with the many colored streamers lent a most pleasing background to the many beautiful frocks worn and the gracefulness of the dancers. The thanks of all wore accorded most heartily to the Kapai Orchestra, whose playing was a feature of the evening. The caterer. Mr G. Ellison, also came in for a full measure of praise. The executive , of the Caversham Ratepayers and Householders’ Association- met jn the teachers’ room at the school, Mr D S. MTherson presiding over the meeting. The correspondence, which included some urgent communications between the association and the Health Department over the smell coming through the sewer from the Burnside works brought a letter from the doctor in charge that ho was communicating with the city engineer, and that the matter was to bo treated as one of extreme urgency. The deputation that waited on the Works Committee of the City Council reported having received a most sympathetic hearing, and it was arranged to send a further deputation to the Tramways Committee to emphasise the urgent need for a double line of tramway over the hill at Eglinton. The executive is strongly of the opinion that this is the only solution or the urgent need for, a better service to Caversham. The matter of a public hall was also under discussion, and several likely buildings looked at, including the Cabaret, at the Exhibition, but so far nothing definite has been done, although the matter is being kept steadily in view. The croquet ground for the Ladies’ Committee has been put in the hands of Mr M. Stevenson _ for levelling, and as soon as that is finished the top-dressing and sowing will bo gone ,on with. The Indies are very hopeful of being able to have it ready to play on during the Incoming season. “Wo should go along to the Hospital Board and demand food if we need it ; and we should be able to go along with something more than the asking behind our request.” So said a speaker at a meeting of about fifty unemployed at Christchurch. Resolutions were carried setting up a committee and deciding to telegraph asking the Prime Minister to fulfil his promise and provide work at adequate wages. A public meeting of I,ROD persons, organised by the Council or Christian Congregations, carried a resolution at Auckland protesting against the action of the Auckland Licensing Committee in granting a license to the Ambassadors Hotel in Quay street. The resolution said that, in view of the position previously taken up by the committee, its action constituted a gro.ss violation of the principles of democracy and an abuse or the confidence reposed in it.

The subject of the lecture to the W.E.A. Philosophy Class, which meets at the Lower Oliver Classroom, at the University, on Thursdays, was ‘ The Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas.’ The lecturer (Archdeacon Whitehead) showed how St. Thomas had in recent years boon, acknowledged as ■ one of the greatest' of _ the world’s philosophers. His generation was one of the most brilliant periods in human history, and he was one of the brightest ornaments of it.

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