PATEA LIFE-SAVING CLUB

Hawera Star, Volume L, 24 October 1930, Page 3

PATEA LIFE-SAVING CLUB

ANNUAL AIEETLYG. Tile Pa tea. Surf and Life-Saving Club held its annual meeting on AN ednesdav. Air. NY. Lamb presiding. „ The annual report stated that the club’s work had been widely appreciated and its work in competition with other clubs deserved great credit. One fatality had occurred at the: beach when iio member of the club! had been present. A sign warning bathers of the current and depth had been erected at the scene. Assistance that averted what- might have proved a double fatality had been rendered a disabled ppcetl I oat which, was being carried into broken water on the bar. The ladies team bad proved popular, the members cm forming very creditah'iy. T'he-do-m;i iii shetl practices had been of great value. The club's finances were in u. smiml condition. L < being to credit. The election of officers resulted: President. Air. F. Locker; ten. vice-presi-dents; secretary and treasurer. Mr. J. Mark ness ; honorary instructor, AH*. B. Currie-, captain. Alj*. D. Grant; vteei aptaiii. Air. P. Bourke inn.; honorary sure-eou.' Dr. AN'. T. Simmons; committee.” Messrs. AY. Lamb, L. Adams, 0. Adams. D. Roberts, E. Oakley, E. Edwards and L. P. Clark. The meeting was unanimously in favour of the ionita.iioil of. a Sou th Aftsoeiat.ion in which greater

Taranaki Association, m wmc-u, inter-club interest might be generated, as by the fusion of club interests it<>m O'Dunake to Patea. The appointment of a delegate to a conference of South Taranaki clubs was I'.-l’erred to a later meeting. The Tongahoe-iV*anawapou Club invited Patea members to its annual ball :«t Manutahi. .... Appreciation of the domain board s generosity in permitting the use of n* shed was'expressed and .permission was sought for its use for the coming season. .' ' Membership subscription was fixed at 2s Gd. .New members elected were Messrs. Gunn. Pay. Moore, Boyle, Ed- ! Tauhoui.