HALF-HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9541, 19 June 1911, Page 5

HALF-HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION.

S-'Thc'' Ilalf-HolidayjAesocmtioii. ;ili'et-tins ■ ■morning.'. -There we're iAv.E.■Clausen (in tho;chair)-:P,a^ : Hayv (ionVMellor, Gcrrancl, : ;Cunniiiigl)amo; ? Taco. "Mortensen,- Turner, vWpodrbpfe,; 1 : ■Tolly; Pratt, Malcolm,' Bates,;, NrSinclair.y ; ''Peos';.-.''Oakley and Richa.rdsoni',?.>: ; / : '.■'.■':"'■;■ following new members wero^eject-; 'edV'Messrs .N. Sinclair;' ■ Batos, Oakley, JL.-yGeorgi;-. WMichardson. and Hampton;-;;:;;.:/.:;; " : VCaptrtin iibii,. which was .aoc'optod with regret;'. ■..."■; and: Mr' WallaoTsmtably;; expressed'tho regret', of the. aesociafioii<at : Mr'iHaydon's ■ ■.::TKe?sccretarv:'was instructed MrJlaydon ■ expressing' tho : ast?ociaticin^: thanks 'for his■ past scrv.icc6.~- 7p} : } : pS. .\;;Tlip^niattcr^QUobserving.;Cprbnation;; Day- ; :a^- ; a { holiday; ;was idisciisjcd.'A;TJie' : ; Ch wmanVexplained: jthoS'situation ganls.'thirvari()us-awards\which ..declared, flifi^niicO'^.Wak^Birthdiij^^^ubliiX' tionUor^raiisferrihgthatjioliday.ttfGorO:? 3'nl^ia:-'day;.''carlip'r v ; i lUr.^lcllor^xplained.ithat;: : asjJar as;the. b'iitc]iors-. ;^ rhurSciay^Ji^ ive'llViis':lridayv;ji;.\ iV-'":.^V'■■■ }i •- : 'j ; / PP' .•?M'r ; vJolly v. sta^d//that> ; : a*- :f ar- asythe: i'a.ddlersKvttr^ JLUt'!:t;lie:;a'ltcrat'ion).>voidd^ ■■-, ■,'■■.'''' ,-f:": ' ■■'■ " . :'".\ .'■,'■'■" jlso ' spoke;.; ;avflufingiTiiursday:;r-; ■ ■,'■.'.. ■' \ ■■-■:'. ipen-'aU 1 " ' 'liid''Skfiield:.Choir;fixtures::were: ; agiini; h'scussod::'''^Tho: Chairman hl>%reY'i6^ ifl;crno ; fad. :fefe : .criticiscdv- considerably;: ■ \ . -He; ]rou?ht-ctiiat: ■tlio: iiiatfc.r;.:sh6iikh ■otei&rcdj? also; that iiifflit:'be... : - : rcscinclccl;^<?i = : : I -.;s'i=:\ A ■ ;i.">." ; : : vMr> : :Wallaco:'stated he ; -visitors-",should M/givem.a-.-gopd 'xfi-A ept'ipn I? ari^ o::lißiiourrthoif:;vkit/ v ;. ; ":v^;;j*v; :^; '>. - ■■. "G!aptain- ; :Havdoir' : alsd::spbkc on : thp mat-, 0r;.,, He /did ■lipliotlunk.'.it/.iiecessary dor--shops'to clbsbv'afcatl;. ■. \ .v-* ; . ;£ V'v :;Scvcral'.siiokp:^^ainst::.thpvprcvio iKion= of -tho -assbciatiori;;;;. ; tho?;Clipiv ; ; i-as '■' put:' ■■'■ to'Voonfiicierable '.;oxponsfl?-ind.-: roi.hloi^old^water>lioijM..n6t:bo^thv in'Hlie'; ; Mr ■.Wallace;; 1 , however,;, explained .-that:, lie' ? previous"Motionvhad 'been;- passec 1;. in'tho-'understandihff-that both<voca> and. nstrumehtar ; ;music;was ;; to,be; ; suppJied ; '. iince : n-ovcd'.-tliaf the prbyious;;motion/bo-rp-.. cih'dc'd'.Varid'Hliat tho shops bo not.closed:. mleW^tlio^'orcliestra '■'• accompanies, hb'i'r';W ; matter should tanding'till thevh'ad received word .as to ;i diether the orchestra was comings or, not; •Id considered ..that the, previous motion, !adbeen'' : passcd : false understanding., ■.■■Tho previous was. unanimously escindod;-huWh'amendnicnt was moved,. , y ,Mr' ; Ricliarcls6n' : that the association hould'irahsfe^ilie^ordmary-..Wednesda^ ialf-holidav' : tp,:Eiiday. ■.,//,.."... : . ■ [.#;<■■■ Mr Maicolm thought that - ihey were arrying far. ■ Vie choir. iWld takc'away.;a ; ;lot;of money.from-the own arid.spcrid-'riono'm it... ■, :llo.didnot ee why : they&hould; honour their; visit; iv 'closincr;''-':';.-"'"' . ~' <", ■ -'■'■' '■;,-.*■"■■■''■/'?;■■= - ; ; Mr Iliiydony: thought that ;tho..::.rnattcrlioiilfi' be settled immediately -and not rait' for tho'rdecision of. tho .■choir as■ noved by 'Mr/Wallace. If tho orchestra' ccompaniedv'tlio.choir then Ihey /should; lose; if not/thon tho shops'should renain open.■?.■■■■■■"■'.: :. ,; , ' ' .■'..'' ■■■'■',.' ''.:[ Mr Wallace-v.■ rc-draftod his motion,-. i'hieh was carried unanimously. It read l s follows:-"The shopkeepers of Palnv;rston North agree to close their premises; or tho visit of tho Sheffield Choir from--2.30 p.m.-. to 3.30 p.m. on Friday, June ,0 on the understanding that tho concert o' bo given by thorn is both vocal and ,-strumcntal; ■since it has been'decided iot to send tho orchestra, tho shopkeepers Icclino to close unless they adhere to the ivomiso given" by tho local secretary, Mr r. C. Lane."- '. ' '; 1 ■ - A motion brought forward by Mr Maylon a-king'tliat all shops close between pin and' : 2 p.m. this afternoon, to lonour the .'occasion'of tho Governors irst visit, was lost. " ■■■ ,'-;■'''■