Shannon

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7241, 22 August 1933, Page 4

Shannon

From Our Own Correspondent, There was a fair attendance at the annual meeting of the Shannon Howling Club on Thursday evening. The President (Mr. A. U. Mason) occupied the chair and in the annual report said' “Firstly I have to thank, toe Secretary for his untiring energy and for too worn ho has done on behalf of the Bowling Club. A more energetic player anu oilioer could not be found in toe Club and j. compliment him on his work, i wish also to thank toe members of all the committee who have all done their various duties well and truly. The greenkeeper, Mr. Doidge, X also thank for the work that he accomplished under adverse conditions and also for the work that no cave free to too club in order that the money might bo spent in purchasing top - dressing. The glccn was not what we would have like it to be. Experiments for killing moSs had been carried out the previous Winter which had also killed the grass leaving bare patches. However the members were very sporting and p “. with the conditions without much gi ewline The only outside competition enterby°tho Club was the Mahgmdr fjj&.’ffi MW but Fotton at the end of toe season. The Klnnebergh Feathers were the means of mahv contests. The Shannon Club held them for some time only to lose them toLevin at the end of the season. The 1 thanks of the Club are due to the ladies for the pleasant afternoon teas tinri for jLir&n&enients for opening dtiy. AC the close of toe season arrangements were made for taking the levels of too cfeen by Mr. Fraser and X would like a letter of appreciation to be sent Mr. Fraser for his services. Several memof the Club got to work and the lawn was given a good top-dressing and Personally wish to thank those membe?3™ the work they did and the C ub n»».v look forward to a better playing next season. The system of stipufating toe Mass of play on Wednesday s was very scccessful and 1 would recommend its contiriuahce, to the '"Ssyndenfe’was received from. Mr W Newton resigning - hi 6 inembeiship a.** Pc'wi leaving the district, and from toe Bowling and Tennis company, asl >tnf nub if it intended renewing 113 lea f?, the green in too coming that too rental would bo as formeiL, n The y elfcHon e of y Offlcers for the coming season, resulted as follow 3 :-Pre S dend s££ wfcteyton, X Hem: « I' Sli/rris-in^ ll^ Blaiki?’ Auditor, A. Morgan; Green committee!’ G Hook, + W Clayton and A. Mason; Delegate to toe Centi e, H. \v S, OT a ct o for P the e ciu°b; Triangular Trophy d Regarding Championship events, the same procedure as last year is to oper Henamely! no play between set dates m December and February resp °?^ The championship singles andpairs are to be run on toe Yankee system, in drawing to be left in the hands of the , selection committee Mr Mason moved that a remit suggesting that the system 91 nnints instoad of liea-ds constitute Z 1a hearty vote of thanks was accorded too secretary (Mr C. P. Grey) for The valuable work done by him dur ing the past year.

Eleven members of the LeVin Golf Club visited Shannon last week to p ay members of the latter club an a f "® nd, | match. The day was peifect and uie links in splendid order. The Msltors were entertained by the Shannon golf ladies.at afternoon tea, and after the Match Mr W. Bull, on behalf of the visitors, thanked the Shannon the hospitable manner in which his club mates had been treated. Mr. J.• the president of toe Shannon Club, re sponded on behalf of his team. The following is the result of the matches, Shannon names being mentioned flrstt H. Blyth lost to W. Clark, C. Stein lost to C. Hosie; B. Ventry-Smith lost to H. Bull; J. Mabey beat W. Bull; J. Hennes»ey beat H. Nicholson; H. Mead halved with n! Thornley; J. Bovis beat C. Munro; R. Collins beat F. Park ®?> A. Rawlinson beat F. Langelan; -A. Mas beat H. Phillips. In the Blyth ah'd C.” Stern'lost MO "Wm and .E. viarK, it Stern and Ventry-Smith lost to Hoeie and H. Bull; Mabey and Hemiessey beat W. Bull and N Bovis beat Thornley and Munro, Collins and Rawlinson beat Parker and -Gangelan Total scores: Shannon 95, Levin t>4. toe last week-end the weather and general plhylng conditions were ideal . for golf and full advantage was taken by the members to enjoy the outings. XI bogey match was won by H. Blyth, who finished • all sauare on. the Colonel, in the.final .of, the consolation handicap between H. Mead and S. Graham, the latter secured a win. p The senior championship final over holes was played between H. Blyth and C. Stern and resulted in an interesting and close game. At the end of the firm round Blyth was one up and t.iis ieaa he maintained until hear toe end when he ihcreased it finally to 3 and 1. Stern made a great effort to oven the match and at times whs playing wonderfully fine golf. Blyth has now won the championship twice in succession and by all appearances his golf just now is of a very high standard. Hard-up Social. On Wednesday evening a hard-up social was held at Mangaone and was an outstanding success. Almost everyone of the -10 present was in nard-up dress and for the most original idea Mrs. Campbell proved toe winner among the ladies and Mr. McLean for the men. The spot dance was won by Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Morgan, while Mr. and Ho©’ gat'd won toe prize for the Monte Carlo. A feature of the evening was the supper, which consisted of baked potatoes in their skins and hot savaloys. All tootoughly enjoyed the evening and it was decided that in view of the school h® ll ' days the card party for the school funds would now be held on September 5. Mr. Flicol and Mr. Ostler acted as M. so. Bon Voyage. Some 40 friends of Tom McMeeking gathered at Laurvlg’s hall last week to bid him farewell as he leaves for Suva nest week to join his father. Tne fatowell social was a tribute to his popularity . Games and danclhg were joined in with enthusiasm. Miss Joan Bovis wished Tom every happiness in his new home and work, and presented him with a fountain pen on behalf of his girl friends in Shannon. Mr. Toby Itossltcr, on behalf of toe boys, presented him with a cigarette case and an attache case. The guest suitably replied .thanking the donors of toe valuable gifts and expressing sorrow at the prdspects of leaving Shannon and so many kind friends. Supper was supplied by the ladies and dances continued until the small hours. The SShdhnon Plunket Society hold a card party last week wheli the opportunity was taken in a practical way to express appreciation to Mrs. Tayler by the ladies present, and to publicly thank her for the good work she had done for the society in Shannon. Mrs. Taylor’s home was recently destroyed by fire and each lady brought a useful present for too new home. These were presented by the president (Mrs. C. Easton), Mrs. Taylei suitably replied, stating how grateful she felt for the many kindnesses shown her by friends in Shannon. The afternoon was then spent at a card partj, the tournament being won by Mrs. Satherley, with Mrs. Hyde second. Afternoon tea was supplied by the ladles. A most enjoyable social evening was held in the Methodist social room on Monday of last week when a variety of entertainment whs presented. New and novel games provided a great deal of fun and laughter and all present pronounced the evening one of the most successful yet held. Miss . Quarrie Was the Vinner of toe fishing pond trick and the Misses S. and G. Ihgley were successful with the road signs. The jlbfelty gobelty competltion was won by the Rev. O. P. Lid del, •who manoeuvred his cllop stlcl?3 with credit. • , It is only a few years since the school at OniJci was opened and since then the Makerua plains have developed on the Shannon, side. The pi’obleni of educating, the children on the southern end is causing the' parents some concern, ana the Education Board has been petitioned to have a school erected for the purpose. Failing that,'it is hoped that arrangements can be made for a bus to transport the children to the Shannon school. At present there are 25 of school age and the difficulty “of getting I to the nearest school is a serious problem. A number of new farms have been taken up rectsnc-

iv in this area and at tho present lime six houses are in course of erection. Obituary.' There passed away suddenly at Shannon one of the old identities in the person of Mr. Charles .Stevens - .who had been in Indifferent health for some time. His health, however, had not been such a 3 to cause his friends any. anxiety and his sudden demise came “as ,a shock. Mr. Stevens came to Shannon 40,-yeaps-.ago and took up land on the Kingston' road. Later, disposing, of this holding, ho. purchased a farm near Shannon. He was ,a man who was always ready to help any good cause and to give assistance in needy cases. I-lis passing at 68 years, of age takes from us another of those hardy pioneers who did so much in the work of developing the district of Manawatu; Severe burns were sustained by Mrs.; C. HauSman, of Kingston road, when her clothing . caught alight. The district nurse was summoned and rendered all possible aid, after which the suffferer/was sent to hospital for treatment. Her-con-dition, although critical, is improving. - ; Tho splendid services being: rendered by Sister Ford, district ' riiirse .at 'Shatt-' non, were -referred to - at yesterday s meeting of the Palmerston North Hospi-. tal Board, the chairman .(Mr.. J. S? i Hornblow) stating that toe people o.f Shannon were delighted.. They did-not know what they would have done without her during the recent wave of sickness Mr. G; A. Monk added that Shannon people did not know how they Mid without her before. Mr. A. J. Phlllipps (managing secretary) said Shannon now had in hand a movement to provide Sister Ford with a car. It was being found that her visits were so extensive that she could not cope with them satisfactorily on a bicycle.