Sanson

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 296, 15 December 1936, Page 2

Sanson

From Our Own Correspondent,

Anniversary Celebrations,

There were large congregations present at both services on Sunday last, when the Sanson Methodist Sunday School celebrated its anniversary. The Minister, Rev. R. E. Fordyce, trained and conducted the choir, and preached at both services. Miss Margaret Coulter, the infant teacher of the Sunday school, performed the duties of organist, while Mrs E. Bowater assisted with the singing. At the morning service Miss Marie Tostevin and Master George Fordyce. read the Scripture lessons, and Esme McKay and Gordon Currie received the fre e-wd* offerings for the school, funds. At the evening service Miss Shirley Bond and Leslie Fordyce read the Scriptures and Miss Dora Bishop and . Master Bruce Young received the offerings.. A special feature of the musical portion of the evening service was tho solo by JNliss Nellie Masters and the trio by Masters Gordon Currie, Deslie and Ray Fordyce, the boys having been trained by Mr John Currie. The annual lea and concert was held on Thursday evening, the arrangements bein" in the hands of Mesdames P. Gedye. ,T. Coulter, R. E. Fordyce, J. C. Fagan, E Buekeridge, E. Bowater and Miss M. Coulter. The concert programme consisted of a repetition of several of the Sunday’s hymns, with the addition of recitations and songs;. The minister, as superintendent, presented the report and balance-sheet and later distributed the prizes, each scholar receiving some recognition of his or her attendance. Mrs W E Pearce expressed to the Rev. R. E.' Fordyce the parents’ and the aurtienee's appreciation of his work in training the children and in carrying through this year’s anniversary celebrations. The programme comprised hymns by the choir, recitations by Mildred Currie, Dorothy Fordyce, Nancy McConachic, Margaret ■ Buckeridge, Neri Bishop. Donald McConachic, Leslie and Raymond Fordyce; duets by Misses Jean and Tui Masters, Merle Richardson and Ilean Malone Shirley Bond and Marie Tostevin; solo, Miss Nellie Masters; vocal trio, Gordon Currie, Leslie and Raymond Fordyce. The accompanistes were Messrs M. Coulter and N. Masters. A special prize given by Mr J. H. Bennett (Palmerston North) was awarded to Nancy McConachie. The collections were generous and will enable the teachers to commence the Nov/ Tear’s work without financial worry, , Cnbbage Club. Two teams were chosen from members of tho Sandon Cribbage Club at the weekly evening A and B, the B team securing the win by 17 games to 15. The teams were:—At J. W. Meyer, I l '. Meyer, R. Meyer, C. P. Good, M. Sanson, R. Oppatt arid M. Cockburn. li team: J. Koster, E. J. Bavey, E. N. Butler, C. Oppatt A. Hope, D. Hammond, N. Jifkins and T.’ J. Cook. The match proved a most interesting one, as the score at the interval was 12 to four in favour of the winning team.Labour Party.

The monthly meeting ot the New Zealand Labour Party, Sandon branch, was held on Tuesday, Air E. J. Bowater presiding over a good attendance. It was decided to nominate the following candidates for the national officers for 1937: — President, Air Ben Roberts, M.P.; vicepresident, Air C. L. Hunter. M.P.; secretary, Mr D. Wilson; area officer, Air W. Oliver; national executive, Mrs R. Semple, Alessrs ,P. Dowse, Hon. T. Brindle, C. Parlane' and P. AI. Butler. The Sunday following Labour Day is to be set aside each year as a day of remembrance and members are to attend a service at the cemetery. Tho annual picnic of the bfanch is to be held at Foxton beach on January 22. Air K. Cockburn presented a report concerning the last meeting of the Labour Regional Council, which indicated that the organisation within the. Alanawatu was continuing to work smoothly. Personal.

On Wednesday, December 20. the annual prize-giving function of the Sanson School will bo held, at which opportunity will be taken, oil behalf of parents, to farewell Aliss .T. Peattie, the head teacher, who is leaving to be married early in January. ' , . Air C. L. Hunter, AI P., was recently in the Sandon district, where he attended to various matters and addressed a well attended meeting at the Parewanui School. An unfortunate accident occurred i-e----cently to Master Peter Meyer, when lie fell from his bicycle and received rather serious injury to his foot.