NORTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23340, 9 August 1939, Page 11

NORTH OTAGO NOTES

[From O'ck Oamaru Cokuespoxdent.] PRESBYTERY. At. the meeting of Hie Oamaru Presbytery yesterday the , Rev. W. L. Marsh was appointed to raise the necessary quota towards the fund to assist ■ a refugee pastor from Germany, the Rev. H. Uehbien. Mr Marsh, on behalf of the Young Men’s Bible Class District Committee, moved that the Government be urged to take a fair ' quota of refugees over a period of years and that the Presbytery pledge itself to give financial assistance. The resolution was carried. The third Sun- ' day in August was set aside for services on the subject of refugees. A proposal to produce a pageant, The Church of the Living Word,’ during the Centennial celebrations was approved. Motions against the establish"ment of a stipends board and that no good purpose could be served by pursuing the question of ministerial stipends were passed. Tiie Public Ques- ' tions Committee was asked to approach the North Otago Rugby Union regarding Sunday practices of teams. BAPTIST MEN’S FELLOWSHIP. A successful- inaugural meeting of the Baptist Men’s Fellowship, formed to discuss current affairs and the Chris- . ti'an contribution to society, was addressed bv Mr. F. A. Crimp on Jewish history.. ‘The Rev. J. T. Crozier was elected chairman, Mr W. Weal cans and .Mr G, Carrad pianist. NEW BRIDGE OPENED. The new bridge at Otckaike was officially declared oipen on Saturday in • the presence of many residents of the district. It is 120 feet long, of., three 40ft spans, and is built of reinforced concrete. Mr J. S. Adams presided, and : other speakers were Messrs J. Rodman (chairman of the Waitaki County Council), Evans. (Public Works Department engineer). D. C. Kidd, M.Ph, and A. H. M'Kinnon. Mrs M’Kinnon cut the ribbon and declared the bridge open.

ANGLICAN CHURCH. - The Rev. W. Edgar presided afc the r annual meeting of the Anglican Church at Duntroon. Miss I. Harris and Messrs P. Lister and Kelcher were elected new members of. the vestry. CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS. A meeting of householders at Hakataramea decided against the proposed consolidation of schools in that area. MINIATURE RIFLES. Volunteer Club.—J. Carlson 79. A. Bfemher, J. Robinson 78, H. Williamson, S. Robbie, R. Dickson, R. Jackman 77, W. Walsh 76, I. Smith 75. Enfield Club.—N. Allan 78. W. Allan, L‘. Rowlands 77 t G. Yuill 76, J. Allan 75, D. Elliott, K. Gibson 74. Totara Club.—S. Taylor, W. Smith : 80, S, Wilson, A. Richardson, J. Clark, T). Marshall, D. Seaton 79, D. Smith 78; T.'Burgess, IR, Barker,' , Kirk, I;, Morgan, D. Robb 77. ROTARY CLUB. At the weekly luncheon of the Oamaru Rotary Club, Mr S. Dunkley (Dijn-:.-Gdin) gave an address on the work of the; Children's Rest Home. Rdtarian E. F. Armstrong presided. ' v PORT STATISTICS. Last month outward overseas cargoes at'the - (port of Oamaru totalled ahth inwards. ' 437 1 tods.: ■Coastal 1 cargo, ‘inwards totalled 434* ■ tons.. PRESBVtERIAL ASSOCIATION. The Rev. : ’H. 0. Bowman (Moderator) presided over the annual meeting of the Oamaru Presbyterial Association yesterday. An interesting address on ’mission work in India was given by Mrs Harvey, wife of Dr Harvey, of ■=tbe • Jagadhri Mission Hospital. The following officers were elected:—President, Airs H. Barton; vice-presidents—--Mesdames W. L. Marsh, 1. Paterson, H. O. Bowman, Fordyce, and) Freeman; secretary, Mrs H. Hay; treasurer, Miss Patterson; Maori 'Missions Birthday League, Mrs Webster; Girls’ Auxiliary and Busy Bees, Mrs Paterson; harvest field, Mrs.F. Boulton; box “secretary, Mrs Sinclair; arrowroot. Miss- Fraser and Mrs G. Knowles; Maori crafts, Mrs Nixon; Prayer and Study Circle, Mrs Chisholm; corresponding members’ secretary, Mrs Currie; philatelic, Mr Kay; deputies— Mesdames Sproat, Boulton, Freeman, and Davies, Misses Cowan and Beckingsale. , . . WOMEN’S CLUB, ■.. There were 56 members of the North . Otago Women’s Club at the annual dinner for foundation members. Mrs I. ■M, Forrester presided, and at the top table, were Mesdames R. S. Fitzgerald anil R. A. M‘Dowell (members of -the..'..original committee), Miss E. Hewat, Mesdames D. Fotheringham, Barclay, A. W. Stace, W. Uttley, E. S. iStubbs, L. J. K. Familton, (mayoress), C. W. Kent and B. B. Walton, Misses -E. Hewat, J. Gillespie, J. W. M'Adam, -M. -Mackie, and E. M. Will. After the dinner a musical programme was contributed! by Mesdames Grant Munro, K. Familton, R. G. Smith, A. W. Stace, and Miss M. G. Patterson. Mesdames D. Neave and L. Tweed ■were the accompanists. A one-act play was given by Mesdames H. B. Burton. R. A. M'Dowell, E, S. Stubbs, and Miss Will. .CHORAL FESTIVAL. • . The annual festival of the Oamaru Choral Society was held at the Opera House last night. Choirs taking part ■were Waitaki Girls’ Junior High School- (conductor, Miss I. Romano), St. Thomas’s Academy, Oamaru North School (conductor, Miss Copland), Dominican College, Teschemakers, Otekaike Special School (conductor, Miss Macfarlane), St. Joseph’s School (conductor; Miss Cartwright), Waitaki Boys’ High School Band (conductor, Mr P.'W. Hargreaves’), Oamaru South School (conductor. Mrs M. Chase), Oamaru -Male Choir (conductor, Mr J. Hinton), Waitaki Girls’ High School (conductor. Miss V. Slater), Waitaki Boys’ Junior High School (conductor, •Mr A. Hall), combined choirs (conductor; Mr J. Hinton).