MANAIA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 2 July 1926, Page 8

MANAIA.

(From Our Own. Cbrrospoiideut.) I'h© Methcxlisfb Church anniversary was held in tho Oddltellows’ Hull on Tuesday. There was a largo and appreciative audience. Tho R|e-v, IT. 1. Oi chard was tho chairman, and had associated with liinr Rev. \N , O-xbrow, el Ha-wera, chairman at t-lie Taranaki and Wanganui dist-iiut, who brought a party oi singcns-, and elocutionists 1 i o*lll liuwera. The chairanan outlined some of the work do no recently and announced that over FMo had been forwarded to Thome and foreign missions during the last year. ,

The Rev. TV. O'xibrow gave a fine addross, sparkling with humour, on keeiping u p the ceremony love first in till© home, and .second in the church life. Fie complimented the Manaia folk on the work they had done, and were doing, and made an appeal: to. them to stand by their church and minister. ■The piogramme was as under: Miss McKay, oi Otakeho, pianoforte solo “Arabesque"’ ( Deb-ussy)," “Valse in E Minor” (Oh ©pin), “Rhapsodic kljougroise” (Liszt); songs, Alias May Lloyd “Cottage in. Hod's Warden,’/.- “Tho Hand of You;" songs; by Mr. Morris, of Hjawera, “ifelisando in the Wood,’' “Fussing Bysongs, “An Evening Song,” “The' JHind Ploughman Miss Dixon, of JTawera, eloouiionary items-, “A;t the. Dentists,” The Baby Vs Photograph.” “Tale of Old Japan,”. “A night of a Party;” Miss Hrindrod (llawera), songs. “Tile Arrow and Song,” “Down Here.” “Ail Tlnongh the Might,” “My Task,” and “Ye- Banks' and Braes;” Mr. Thomas (Havre ra), .stories without words, “A Aloidern Shop Hirl,” “A Country “A Negro interpretation! oi a Lazy Bov ’ “Tho Wraniop 1 10 no.” “Alary had a Little L-aniilb ;” Air. J. Davies, songs, “The Star of Ik'thiiahain,” “Hood Company,” “There’s a Tramp;” Air. Po mesial, recitations. “A Slight AJistake.” “If You Only.” Ales. WardeH made an efficient aeeo-mpan isfc. Votes, of thanks to the performers and ladies, who provided supper, were carried with acclamation. T'liei items were all exc,silently rendered and were appreciated to the full by the audience.

ALANIA 1 .-V CRICKET CLUB. The annual meeting of" the Ala,naia Oniokefc Chib; was held in the Yi aim,ate West County Chamlbiers last evening. Air. H. M. Me Ivor (preside,nt) occupied tho chair. There was a good attendance. me report of the club captain stated that the- club’s materia) wais on the whole in lair condition, the main expanse during the season having been the purchase' of bats and balls. Three bats were purchased, and these would be lit to commence the ensuing reason. Old bats were given to- each of the primary schools in Mia naia. The greatest expense which the club had laced was ihu> cost of balls, these running into e-vcr£B. A suggestion, which Was put before the Taranaki Cricket Association, that the association should purchase balls) whole.sole, and retail them to the various c-lubs, would, it Was undensitoocl, ibe given a trial this season. That would mean a- saving to the club of approximately £2. The matting was absolutely done, and although it was cud in, half and turned at the beginning of last, season, it was no longer lit lor play. It .should bo possible to- got a« suitable mat for £8 or £lO. Three bats for the coining season have been put aside and oiled by Air. M. Ai'cHirr. New wicket-keep-ing gloves, and one pair o-f pads were also required. The balanee-Nheet sulbm i cted showed that receipts for the year were £26 9s 7d. and the expenditure wa.> £26 Os, lid, leaving a t-iedit- balance of 8s Sd and liabilities' £3. Jll moving the adoption of the balance sheet. Air. V. H. Hobday eulogisedjthe .splendid work done by the, secretary of the club, Air.' Cl. Miller. litwits through, his- efforts that the dirbi ltad a credit balance. Air. Crawfoid-AVats-on, in seconding the adoption of the balance- sheet, endorsed what Air. V. Hk Hobday said in relerenee- to tho eneig-eitie secretary. The lcllowinj; officers- were elected : Patron, Air. ji S. McKay (re-elected); president. Air. H. 31. AlciLvor (l'e-eleot - ed); vice-president, Air. A. G. Bennett-, Ifev. Father O’Dwyer, 1?,. E. Old. and A. H. Yarrow; secretary and'treasurer, Mr. A'. H. Hobday; auditor, Air. J. A. Cosgrove; delegates to the association. Messrs Cra-wfo-rd-AVatison, and V. H. Hobday; selection committee, H. Hughes, Craw ford AYatson, and V. H. Hobday; captain, H. Hughes (re-elect-ed); general ground committee, all members. The subscription was fixed as follows: Under 18 yeans, T2,s 6d ; playing members, 255; .'honorary members, o-s. The following new members were elected : K. C. Hampton, A. Sooth-ill, \V. J. Laing. J. Ai. Archer, E. Sutton. T. Butle-r D. Broomfield. Air. was appointed club captain. Votes? of thanks were passed to- tire chairman and to the Press. In conclusion complimentary remarks were made in reference to the good work clone bv the captain, Air. H. Hughes. ' -