AWATUNA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 6 December 1928, Page 7

AWATUNA.

(from Our Own Correspondent,)

LADIES ’ AFTER NOON

The numerous guests at .Mrs. Hutchings afternoon on Wednesday showed that the interest in the fortnightly socials is being well sustained, whilst there can be little doubt that, apart irom the benefit that will accrue to the hall funds, their social value to the community is considerable. Mrs fi. Corbett was successful in tlie customary competition, the prize being a salad oowl and servers. During the afternoon musical items were given by sumo of Lire visitors, which lent to die general enjoyment. Those present consisted: of Alesdame-s Bourka, Lind, Thompson, Arthur, Corbett, Davis, \\ . lj-uyd, J lioyd, Hughes, D. Chubb, Nictolls, ' Yeitcli (Jlawera), Sturgeon, Street (KaupolionuU, Brown (Auroa) and Miss I. Corbett. Mrs. AX'. Boyd will be the hostess for the next afternoon, which will be on December 12. and given in tlie Awatuna hall. TEN .\ IS ALE AIRS. A meeting of the tennis committee was held in the hall on .Mondav, Mrs Arthur, Miss I. Corbett. .Miss Mexican- and .Messrs Silson (chairman), and C. Arthur being present. 'Tlie secretary reported that from enquiries made, the must satisfactory material lur re-sunaciug -the tennis court seemed to be ‘cold-nx’ and band. Alter some discussion it was agreed to engage .Mr. Blackwell, of Kapunga. to carry out tlie work ns soon a.-, the material arrived.

It was agreed to combine with idle II tver lea Club and form a liiverleaA" a tun a team of eight players to enter tlie Lgmont Association ‘ competitions, both clubs to provide lour players whenever possible. Cor the purpose of selecting a team every week, the committee recommended that, the ladder games should begin at once The membership ol the club this season was shown to be very satisfaeforv, | Jd ladies and 21 men having joined up at present; a pleasing feature being the large proportion ot young player” Ihe erectioug of a shelter ten'cc. so urgently needed, was lteld over until the court had been re-surf uceii. 1 G ENERAL. On J‘ riday afternoon the chairman of the education Hoard, Mr. S. G. bmilli. AL.IL, Mr. Bulling. -supervisor of manual training, and Mr. .Moore, the board's architect. visited tin; school. .Previous to a oriel discussion with the senior pupils. Mr. Ridling inspected the trees, planted a few weeks ago. which he considered showed a hign percentage or loss, due to the cold winds aml lack of rain. Cast \\ ednosday some oi the lady members of the Riveriea tennis club came out to Awatuna to practise with and get some 'idea of the Awatuna players with whom they are combining in the tennis competition, but tlie strong and bitterly cold wind was nut conducive to enjoyment or to good tennis. ' ' IvJ Via? LEA-A \VA TUNA v. KAPONGA. I he Kapunga team proved mueli too uttong for the ‘Tlivertuna' team which played its first competition match on the R iverl.ca. court on Saturday, flic scores being: Kapunga id games and 11. sets, iiiverlea-Awa Luna lij games and d sets. Though the winners wore undoubtedly superior and well deserved their \ ictory, it was their knowledge of each other's play and mutch experience pitted against a team whose players were comparative strangers to each other, that brought about such a decisive victory. Wind and rain interfered considerably with the play, some of the sets having to be abandoned.

In tlie following scores Kaponga player.', appear first: Combined doubles. —Mr. and Mrs. Bolger won from Mrs. Jack Gibson and C. Arthur 7—2; Mrs. Champt-a-loup and R. McCarthy, won from Mrs. f. Malone and XX'. Boyd o—3;0 —3; Miss Severnc and T. Hammersley' lost to Ali-> B Josephson and M. Malone 4 --(!: Mrs. .1. Gibson anti R. Hill won from Mrs. Arthur and XX’. Silson 6—l. Ladies’ doubles. —Airs. Champtaloup and Airs. Bolger won from Airs. J. Malone and Airs. Jack Gibson G — V; Airs. J. Gibson and Aliss Severnc won Ti-ijin Mrs. Arthur and Aliss B Josephson G —b. Alien's doubles.—R. McCarthy and •J. Bolger won from AX'. Boyd and C. Arthur G —2. T. Hammersley and l R. Hill won from AX'. Silson and AL. Alalone 6—4. Ladies' singles.— Airs. Bolger won from Air-. .1, Malone G--I : Airs. Clinniptaloiip won from Airs. Jack Gibson G —2: Airs. .). Gibson won from Alls. Arthur G —l. Men's singles.—R. McCarthy forfeited to XX'. Boyd : J. Bolger won i rom C. -Arthur 0-—I : Hammersley lij-t to M. Malone I —G. The reiiiainiiig singles had to be abandoned on account of the rain.