OKAIAWA

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 20 February 1933, Page 2

OKAIAWA

TENNIS CLUB. MATCH. *j DRAW WITH Nt)RMANaBY. Unfavourable weather interfered' with the tennis match between the . Okaiawa B team and Normanlby on | Wednesday. When play had to bo abandoned each team had won 10 sets, with Normanby five games ahead. The ladies hospitably entertained the players'. The results were, Okaiawa' players being mentioned first in each instance : Men’s singles.—H. Evetts lost to P. Linn, I—6; Chas. Blair lost to G. Graydon, 4—6; F. Tilley won from Smith, 6—5; G. Good won from D. Hughes, 6—5; W. Martin won from L. Hitchcock, 6—2; E. Oldfield .lost to P. Clement. 5 —6. Ladies’ singles.—Mrs Ewettts lost to Miss Hitchcock, 3 —6; Mis® R. Williams won from Mrs Oliver, 6 —5; Mrs Good lost to Miss Hitchcock. 4—6; Miss Ernal Ward won from Miss Norfolk. 6—3; Miss E. Cameron and Miss P. Gane drew 3 all in a game abandoned owing to rain. Men’.s doubles.—E. Evetts and Chas. Blair lost to Linn and Graydon, I—6;1 —6; Tilley and Good lost to Smith and Hughes, 4—6; Martin and Oldfield won from Hitchcock and Clement, 6—3. Ladies’ doubles. —Mrs Evetts and' Miss R. Williams lost to Miss' Hitchcock and Mrs Oliver, 5 —6: Miss R. Blair and Mrs Good won from Miss H. Franklyn and Miss Hitchcock, 6 —l; Miss E. Cameron and Miss E. ward lost to Bliss P. Gane and Miss Norfolk. 5 —6. Combined doubles.—C. Blair and Bli ,ss' R. Williams won from Graydon and Mrs Oliver, 6 —3; Tiller and Miss R. Blair won from E. Smith and Miss H. Franklvn, 6—4: Oldfield and Bliss E. "Ward lost to Clement and Bliss Norfolk, 3 —6. SCHOOL PICNIC. The Okaiawa school held its annual nilenio at the Kaupokoniil bea'cih last Friday. Three lorries' were_ used to convey the children and their parents and friends. The children enjoyed swimming races, etc., and sweet (Scrambles. Luncheon and afternoon tea were served at the cookhouse. UNION CHURCH TRUSTEES. The trust hoard -of the Union ■Church held a meeting last week and a. vote of thanks and appreciation' was accorded two retiring members, Messrs Johnston and S. A. Tippett. The new committee elected was as' -follows : Messrs J. Thrush, J. E ; . Meuli, D. Blair and D. Johnston. A vote of sympathy with 1 the relatives of the late Mr Andrew Leas, and of appreciation of his good work for many years was passed in silence. PERSONAL. j Blr W. Jqhn ston, of Okaiawa, one of the pioneers of the district, has been in hospital in Hawera, "but has now recovered and returned to his home.