FEILDING CIVIC CLUB

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2559, 16 April 1930, Page 5

FEILDING CIVIC CLUB

THE ANNUAL MEETING REPORT FOR THE PAST SEASON OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR. Air .J. S. Tingey presided at (ho annual inf reting of theiOiv.io Oluh hold yesterday, with a rather poor attendance. The following annual report was adopted : As fho (lull has confined itself to luncheons during the past year, there is nothing of an exciting nature to report. As the annual meeting last year, wo had the pleasure, not for jho first time, of hearing an excellent. address by 'Mr \Y A. Waters, of Palmerston North, on radio. At the .Tune luncheon, for the first t into in our history, tho guest. and speaker was a lady, Miss Dalton, and English visitor- associated with the Girl Guide movement. Following this, we loft the earth, arid on the wings of Mr W. F. Carthew’s eloquence, were wafted away to the illimitable bord ci*s of our sidereal system. In .lone wo had the pleasure of entertaining Mr E. Fair, retiring Mayor, and expressing our appreciation of his work as the borough’s/Chief Magistrate foi two years. Canon Petrie addressed tile club in July on Norfolk island and Melanesia. Mr M. Bothune followed at tho next meeting with a statistical and descriptive address on tho Falkland Islands, and in the same month Mr L. -I. "Wild spoke on Ins American tour. Air H. 1 alley was the speaker, likewise on his travels abroad, jn August, and in September the ov. F. Copeland gave the second of his addresses on Samoa. Dr. Allan came over in September also and spoke on old and new spelling. Fast month the club associated with the tmnmbcr of Commerce and the Cricket, Association in a farewell to Mr A. E. Sand ford. During the year we received an invitation from the headmeaster of tho Agricultural High School to arrange for a number of members of the club to speak to the pupils of the school on public questions. The invitation was accepted ns an honour to the club, and +ho speakers chosen, and Messrs M ■ I-- Cartliew, .1. S. Tingey, N. C. Harding, and G. .1. Fitzpatrick each, addressed the school. Tho attendances a j the luncheons have not been vcry satisfactory .We would suggest to members that if would be a- great help to the officers, and one which ire think they are. entitled to expect, if members made a. point of attending every luncheon, whether fhe particular subject, oir the chosen speaker, appeals to them or not. A\ e began the year with a debit- balance, of IDs dd. Subscriptions paid miring the year amounted toi £3 1 -s dd, and the expenses totalled !£4 2s dd, so that there remains a debit balance of 9s lid. Officers for the year were elected as follows: President, Mr N. I'. Harding. Vice-President, Air G. S. Jeffs. Committed, Alessrs J f . S. Tingey, T. K. Hay, AV. E. Cart hew, T. S. Goldsmith, and G. J. Fitzpatrick. After discussion on the matter, it was decided t° hold .a. luncheon gathering every three weeks, and the Committee were asked t° have a, programme arranged. EMPIRE WOOD POOL BRADFORD INTERESTED (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) London. April Id. Bradford business men are keenly following the Federal Council of Australian graziers central wool marketing proposal. They would in nowiso sunDort a control scheme suggestive of tho B.A.AV.R.A. days, hut are more ready to work along the lines suggested by Air. AV. J. Young, of Adelaide, for the development, of friendly relations with buyers throughout the world b.v the formation of an internation committee of growers anil buyers for the stabilisation of (lie maract on linos acceptable to both sides.