Along the Tramping Trail

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 100, 1 May 1935, Page 2

Along the Tramping Trail

RUAHINE CLUB MAKING STEADY ADVANCES. Tlio following review of the past year was presented to the annual meeting last night of the Ruahino Tramping Club.

The year just closed was a satisfactory one from all points of view. The good financial position shows that the club is keeping ahead, particularly when it i 3 remembered that wo have over £lls worth of club gear in hand, and a bank balance of £ls, of which £5 is set aside for a hut fund. Membership is also increasing, now standing at 60, a good indication of tho club's popularity. Tho high ideals maintained cannot mean anything but success to our activities.

"Wo congratulate .Miss H. Tarr on winning Mr. Stoinmullcr’s prize for the girl attending the tramps most successfully; Mr. R. Lawson for winning tho prize donated by Mr. Riddell for the best new trip for tho previous programme (Ashley Clinton was considered tho most interesting new trip of the year); Mr. T. Simpson for winning tho Ruahino trophy at the combined clubs’ sports mooting; Mr. R. Holmes who won the marathon at the same meeting. Wc acknowledge private trips put on by members to open up new country for the furtherance of tramping. Trips undertaken by the club numbered 30, an increaso of 4 on the year previous. All were well attended, tho largest party being 31. The most notable was the Easter one to National Park, led by Mr. R. Lawson.

Track Cutting. “Wc wish to thank all members for their co-operation in track-cutting, for it is due to their efforts that wc now have a track from Pohangina to Papatawa. We congratulate the social committee for excellent evenings and educational lectures organised. “Ten committee meetings ivere held and all were well attended. Rules were framed and distributed to members. During the year a badge was designed incorporating tho club colours, aud, together with the familiar blue shirt, is to bo seen off tho beaten path. In March wc beeamo an incorporated body. Our thanks are due to all members for their keenness in activities: to other clubs for the use of huts and tracks and for sending us bulletins and magazines; also to property-owners who allowed us right of way." Enthusiastic Meeting.

A largely attended meeting last night was presided over by Mr. F. R. Lewis, who stressed the benefits to be derived from tramping iu physical vigour, mental regeneration and general fitness for tho activities of tho week. Trampers as a body, ho said, wore conspicuous on any social occasion for their deportment and tlicir refreshing state of mind. It said a gorat deal for tramping as a whole. Mr. Lewis voiced appreciation of the co-operation he had received from committees during the year. It was decided that subscriptions should remain the same as for the past year. Mr. J. B. Green announced that ho would donato a prize for tho member securing the greatest number of new members during tho year. • A sum of £7 10s was transferred to tho hut erection fund. Officers elected were:—Patron, Mr. J. Linklater; presidont, Mr. R. Lawson; deputy-president, Mr. M. Gillott; vice-presidents, Dr. C. C. Yates, Messrs. A. McKcgg, D. McPherson, L. Collinson, M. Lewis; secretary and treasurer, Mr. L. Thorne; lion, auditor, Mr. 11. Sinclair; custodian, Mr. E. Collinson; committee, Misses L. Eraser, H. Tarr, j. Brown, Messrs. E. Stoinmuller, I>. Tilson, E. R. Lewis, C. Isaacs and E. Collinson,

The club recorded appreciation c £ Mr. Lewis’ services during his term as president. Other sub-committees were appointed, and preparations made for the coni; ing period of activities.