WOODVILLE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 123, 24 April 1936, Page 10

WOODVILLE.

WOODVILLE, April 22. There was an attendance of about 600 at the crowning ceremony at the Drill Hall, on Monday night,_ which brought _ to a close the Queen Ci.rnival activities, hollowing a fanfare of trumpets and the orchestral overture there entered the Sword Bearer (Mr T. If. Williams), followed by the Bold Mayor (Mr 11. P. Horne), Bnttania (Miss D. Smith), the High Chancellor (Mr J. C. Bolton) and the Master’ of Ceremonies (Mr R. R. Johnston), ,'fhc procession was made up as follows: 'two heralds, Margaret Hares and Margaret Symes, the Crown Bearer, Valerie Noble, and the Mace Bearer, Molly Mcl’eak; the Queen (Miss Joan Peebles) with an ermine wrap lined wit.li scarlet, which was hold by Dorothy Peebles and Xonia Desmond. The Queen was preceded by two dainty flower girls, Susan aiid Barbara , .olton. Princess Jean’s (Miss Stevenson) robo was of wliitc and silver, her pages being Nita Lawrence and Nela Oliver. Her flower-girl was Winnie nd, Princess Freda (Miss Armstrong - a frock of white lacc end satin, i~- pages being Dorothy Pilcher and Peggy Symes, while her flower-girl was Moira, Munro. The Mistress el ".owns was Mrs J. Thom*scti. Sex :c>bc.s xvfire delivered and a number iioiir-- were confoiTcd by the Queen ui Icyal subjects. The death occurred at Puketapu recently of a former resident of VVoodvilte, Mr Thomas Daley. He : ' at. Napier in 1883 and went to M ' where Ins sister, Mrs M. Downing, came out in 1874, xvas residing. After being in Meoa.nec for some years he took up farming at Wpodville and let or settled at Puketapu. Mr Daley married Miss Catherine Dow!: of Napier, at Meeanee about 45 years ago. __ The annual meeting of trie Woodyille Returned Soldiers’ Association xvas held on Tuesday evening, Mr D. S. L. Kcay, the president, being in the chair. The annual report stated, inter alia:—“At first glance it appear that the financial position j, uite as good as the previous yc this is accounted for by an am of £ll held by headquarters and shown as an asset in the balance-sheet which, when added to the credit balance, would amount to £4l 14s sd, or a decrease of £2 18s 2d on the year’s working. When it is considered that in the previous year competition receipts amounted to £22 2s 3d and in the year just completed there xvere no coinperitions, the nett result is a satisfactory one. The erection of headstones at tiic cemetery was completed during the year.” The following officers wore elected President, Mr T. H. Williams; vice-president, Mr F. D. Mackie; treasurer, Mr K. May; auditor, Mr L. J. Whittington; committee, Messrs D. lvcay, C. Hares, ' C. Ware, L. Hurley, H. Brookcr, 0. Cross, H. J. MePcak, J. Charles, A. Cook, J. 11. Sinclair and IV. Miller. When renominated for the office of president, Mr D. Kcay stated ho xvas not seeking re-election owing to pressure of his other duties. On behalf of the members, Mr 'J'. 11. Williams expressed the appreciation of Mr ICeay’s assistance Appreciative reference was made of trie services given the club by Mr W. Galbraith as treasurer. Mr Galbraith did not -seek re-election. A resolution of sympathy with Mr and Mrs \V.. L. Burlace in their recent bereavement” xvas passed. Mr S. Worboys presided at thq_ annual meeting, last evening, of the Woodvillc Hockey Club, in the unavoidable absence of the president (Mr W. A. Lyon). The following officers xvere elected: —Pgtron, Dr P. H. Mules; president Mr IV. A. Lyon; vice-presidents, Messrs R. H. Morgan, R, G. Smith, R. R. Johnston, J. Brandon, J. T. Horne, R. C. Leach and R. Bly; sec-retary-treasurer, Mr W. G. Butler; committee, Messrs D. Harris, A. Walker, S. Worboys, K. Strand and W. G. Butler; selector, Mr K. Strand; postponement committee, Messrs A. A. Walker and K. Strand; delegates to union, Messrs S. Worboys and K. Strand.