Anzac Anniversary.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 April 1919, Page 3

Anzac Anniversary.

WANDERERS' CLI'B SOCIAL

The Wanderers' Football Club orgaised a very successful social which took

place last evening, to commemorate the anniversary of the famous landing at Gallipo'.i. Air J. Procter, president of the Club, occupied the chair, and besides a largo number of returned soldiers, who were the guests of the evening, there were some fifty members of the Club present, and the proceedings were of the most cordial nature, the evening passing pleasantly with speech, song and story. After the preliminary toast. Mr Rupert Carrossa, a former resident of Levin, proposed "Our .Returned) .Soldiers" and in doingso referred to the great anniversary which they were celebrating, and the. fine record lour troops had established on all fighting fronts. He hoped everything would he done to help the returned men to settle down again

in civil life. 111 fact it shiould be the djUty f f the authorities to make tlie men's future in easy for them as their services to their country warranted— (applause). It was pleasing to see among the returned men some of their old players, and he was glad to bo there to welcome them. He hoped that football would uiiiiijiL'aiu be it: full swing and that the Wanderers would have a successful season.

'Ihe toast was 11111 .'c.i'lv honoured, and was replied to by Messrs F. Ma-rrv-att, J. Hojiu, J. Young and Tim Close, who were received with loud applause. Ml* A. Jiest nr. rosed "The Wanderers' I C'l:rb" and commented <111 the Club's record, wishing them success in t-'-o -o ii'iig season. Mr Procter, in reply, said that owing 0 the war, thj ' lub had done nothing during the past five venrs. The Club uirl ahvay* tolhnvod tho- Inch standard ct' hv tho old players and bo hoped the vounger members would f 011 these ines.

Mr 11. W !'>:ntn spoke,of the old members, wlm plav-d for the love of 'he game and srr:nd clean football -had been tl'-p msult. He was glad to- see ■som-e of tTieir old players back from the r vont and hoped they woni'd take up the Tame again. The toast of the "Horowheima Rugby L nion" was proposed by Mr M Suban who said that all the Clubs should '■omhine in making the coming season lie best they had bad. It was the wish '"see Foxton. Shannon and, Otaki besides Levin Clubs playing under the Union this year. The Union deserved well a,lid should be supported bv Clubs ana players.

Messrs Winiata, I'meter and, Garde-i-ei replied. Mr Winiata mentioned .Mat the present position of t-h-e shield was that the Wanderers had three wins their cretV't. Huimai one and United 1,1 e, and tliere were still two seasons' ram-ps to play before the competition would be completed. Mrs Hal] had donated a valuable trophy for competition and Mr Lindsav McDonald .h id -riven another.

Mr B. R. Gardener reminded players "hat tliey must support their union and 'int i't in a strong position in every wav Vno>her thing—players should be lnval Vi their union and it was wrong to find fault with the findings of the Union be•ause its members were elected by the Clubs and for Clubs to find fault with their own representatives was not right. The speaker said he hoped to see a strong revival in the game in the Horowbenua district and*renew local prestige in the football field.

"Tlie Visitors" was proposed by Mr Gardener, and responded to bv Mr Oarvossa.

A pleasant feature of the gathering "'as the musical program, those assisting bping Messrs F. Hnydmi, T. Hcta">ki. Whitehon-.se and L. iScott, whilst Messrs L. Dix-on and Hanita acted as accompanists. A word of' praise is due to Mr T. Vininta and his committee for the excellence of the arrangements which helped greatly to the evening's success. Junior members of the Wa-nderers' Club are reminded that a meeting will be held in the Foresters' Hall on Wednesday next, April 30 a* 8 p.m.