TOKOMARU BAY NEWS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20141, 10 January 1940, Page 12

TOKOMARU BAY NEWS

VOLUNTEERS FAREWELLED TENNIS CLUB FUNCTION (Herald Correspondent.) The tennis courts in Tokomaru Bay were the scene of a ceremony last week-end when tennis players farewelled their secretary, Mr. S. LyleSmythe. who leaves to-morrow for Trentham. After afternoon tea the president, Mr. G. Glen, thanked Mr. LyleSmythe for the work he had done during the five years he had been secretary. He presented the retiring secretary with a leather dressing case from the club as a memento of the years spent in Tokomaru Bay. Mr. G. W. Eivers, a vice-president, endorsed Mr. Glen’s remarks and said that during the two New Year tournaments he assisted Mr. Lyle-Smythe in the organising work. He only hoped that if he had the privilege of helping in the next tournament the secretary would be half as competent as Mr. Lyle-Smythe had been. "If the secretary serves his King and country as well as he has served the tennis club,” concluded Mr. Eivers, “it will most surely be a case of ‘Thy duty well and truly done.’ ” Mr. Lyle-Smythe suitably replied, saying that whatever he had done for the club was done for the game of tennis. He hoped that his successor would be as fortunate as he had been in having the assistance of the whole club. Party For Volunteers Mr. and Mrs. W. Collins, Waima, were the host and hostess at a very enjoyable party given in honour of Mrs. Collins’ brother and his friends who have enlisted and leave shortly for camp. The guests of the evening were Messrs. J. Cockery, J. Collier, A. *■ and T. Mulligan, W. Dyer, B. tVhanui, K. Taruna and H. Ryland. Dancing, games and community singing passed the evening very quickly, and later the hostess served a dainty supper. Those present were Mesdames J. Williams, Stichbury, H. Parks, J. Ccckery. P. Burns, I. Newton, P. Fairlie,' M. Newlands, M. Forrester, J. Brennan, T. Mulligan, and R. Porter; Misses H. Forrester, E. Cockery and L. Neama; Messrs. H. Smith, L. Farthing, L. Curtis, J. Williams, N. Newlands, H. Parks. P. Fairlie, J. Cockery, sen., P. Burns. M. Forrester, R. Porter, W. Collin, R. and J. Newton and I. Beattie. .

Mrs. A. N. Wilkins has left on a holiday visit to Auckland. —Mr. and Mrs. J. Rogers are visiting Auckland. —Master N. Paries, Gisborne, is the guest of Mrs. M. Forrester. —Miss S. Doig is visiting Napier*.—Miss _ D. Pepper is on holiday in Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. K. JVlackay, and Miss I. Mackay have returned from a visit tu Masterton. —Mrs. D. Powell and Master G. Powell are visitors to Auckland.—Miss M. Nevin is visiting Wellington. —Mr. and Mrs. A. Hibbert and Master P. Hibbert have returned from a visit from Wellington.—Mr. W. Nevin was a recent visitor to Gisborne.