PRESIDENT SHORT

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 576, 30 May 1925, Page 5

PRESIDENT SHORT

A AND P. ASSOCIATION ELECTION . AIR 'RODDY HEADS ’COMMITTEE', ROLL. Mr E. E. Short .proved to lie the. members’ choice 'lor the (illice. ol President of Lhe bedding A. a’nd P. Association. The voting, as announced last night, was: E. E. Short 107 A. P. Era hois lOd As soon as the result was given, Mr Era'neis shook hands with Mr Short and congratulated him. Mr Shori. On taking the presidential chair, thanked the members Very much indeed for the honour. Me would do his best, tor the Association though he realised the position would he. a hard one l/dlowing Air . C. Cob be. \Y i tli the help of the 'Committee, lie hoped to he able to carry On the office to tin 1 satisfaction ol the A.sxooinl ion. (Applause). THE COAIAHTTEE, There Wire eleven candidates for the,' eight vacancies 011 the C o'nimittee, and the voting for the suoeessful candidates was as follows: E. .1. Buddy ~ 24(» B. X. Kahdilands 231 I. T. McLean 222 O. Ale Elroy 221 11. .1. Lancaster 210 .J. B. Bradley 208 R. MacDonald 200 1.-. .). Wild 170 .Messrs Buddy. Saudi lands. AleElrov, Lancaster and Bradley returned thanks for their election. Air .1. \V. Bramweil was re-elected lion. treasurer. The resident announced that Ale.ssrx f). H. flu tli rie, M.P.. \Y. E. Carthew, and .). S. Tingey had been elected vieo-presidontx. and this left one vacancy for the members to till. He bad great pleasure in proposing Air Francis for the position. Air Buddy seconded, eulogising the work of Mr Francis as a member oi lhe 'Committee.

Air J. G. Cnbbe strongly supported the motion, which carried unanimously, with loud applause. Alessrs A. 11. Maguire fmd E. J. Wnckrill were re-appointed auditors.

Votes of thanks were accorded lo the outgoing officers and the press.