ORPHANS' CLUB

Evening Star, Issue 25770, 17 April 1946, Page 12

ORPHANS' CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING Bio. N. 11. Mclsaac, who presided over the 47th annual meeting of the Dunedin. Orphans' Club, which was held in the Pioneer Hall last night, referred to the move to the new meeting room which had been made necessary by the acquisition of the old rooms by a business firm. He expressed the hope that the Pioneer Hall would prove acceptable to members. Members who had been on active service were returning to full membership, and at the close of last season the roll showed 273 names, including. 25 in the orchestra. The balance sheet was satisfactory, though receipts last year showed a slight falling off and expenses had been higher, Bro. Mclsaac moved the adoption of the report and balance sheet, and the motion was carried. The following office-bearers were elected: President, Bro. G. R. Harty; vice-presidents—Bros. C. V. Smith, E. Kerr, R. A. Wilkie, G. A. Coughlan, and Charles E. Begg; committee— Bros. J. Angell, A. Dickinson, F. Goodwin, J. S. Gordon, D. G. Gray, H. W. Hunter, and J. S. N. Larkins; honorary auditor, Bro. J. Brown; honorary solicitor, Bro. B. S. Irwin; honorary secretary and treasurer, Bro. R. C. T. Evans: conductor, Bro. James Clark: pianist, Bro. A. H. Pettitt. The date of the opening night of the new season was fixed for May 7. The question of the revival of the club's " ladies' night " was referred to the incoming committee.