Portland

Northern Advocate, 1 April 1937, Page 3

Portland

Miss Stranbeck, of Napier, and Mr Norman Ferguson, are spending a holiday in Portland as the guests of Mrs A. Ferguson. } Mr and Mrs J. Thompson, of Dunedin, were recently the guests of Mrs E. Thompson. Mr ’and Mrs H. C. Ward, of Onehunga, spent several days in Portland as the, guests of Mrs Holland before* continuing their tour north. Mr and Mrs R. Taylor, of Tangowahine, are staying with Mrs J. Powell. Miss Bushell, of Mt. Roskill, and Mr R.s Williams and Mr T. Williams, of Auckland, were the guests of Mrs W. E. Williams during the Easter holidays. Mr and Mrs Boswell, of Auckland, were recently the guests of Mrs J. Windsor. j,: ~ Mr and Mrs S. Williams and family motored through to Auckland for Easter. i Mrs R. Wright and Mr J. Wright, of Auckland, and Mr P. Cole, of Auckland, have been staying with. Mrs H. Mitchell. Mr W. Hill, of Okaihau, visited his l brother, Mr J. Hill, during the weekend. ... Mr P. Tremain and Mr .W. Tremain, of Dargaville, have been the guests of Mrs P. Colvin. Miss Alice Boyd and Miss Spring! have returned to Auckland after I spending a short holiday in Portland as the guests of Mrs F. Boyd. Mr and Mrs W. Purchase are spending a fortnight’s holiday in Taumarunui. -

i Mr and Mrs Swan, of Devonport, were the guests of Mrs J. Bulmer during Easter. Mr and Mrs B. Pocock motored through to Te Awamutu for the holidays. Miss E. Schofield and Miss J. Philpotts have returned to Auckland after visiting Mrs E. Schofield. i Miss Olive Cook, of Auckland, is j staying with Mrs B. Lindsey. Mr T. j j Lindsey visited his mother during the I holidays. | 1 Mr and Mrs' W. Wallbank journeyed I i through to Hamilton recently to visit i their daughter, Miss Thelma Wall- j | bank. j ! Mr and Mrs A. Neal made a short j | motor tour of Northland at Easter. I | Mr and Mrs H. Peters were the i guests of Mrs G. Peters during the week-end. Mr and Mrs K. Wilson, and Mr and Mrs K. Wills are spending a short holiday at Kawau. Mr Gordon Leigh, of Auckland, spent the Easter holidays with his parents, Mr and Mrs W. Leigh. | ■ . Miss Ina 'Fisher and Miss Pat Brogg, j of Auckland, were recently the guests I I of Mrs E. Dew. | j Mr and Mrs G. Holbrook, of Auck- i j land, visited Mrs J. Williams during j the holidays. | Mr and Mrs A. Anderson and fam- I ily motored to Mahurangi for the holidays. . ! A party consisting of Mr and Mrs H. j Gordon, Mr Porter, Mr P. Mee, and Mr L. Carr, motored through to Auckland for the Easter holidays. Mr R. Williamson has returned from a holiday at Dargaville. League Football. On Monday night, the seventh an- j nual meeting of the Portland Rugby j League Club was held in the Canteen | Reading Room, and was well attended 1 by players and supporters. The bal- j ance sheet disclosed a small credit balance. Last year the club entered a team in the senior grade, but now 1 that most of the senior representa- j tives have left the district, it was de- j cided that a junior team only be en- j tcred this year. j • The election of officers for the en- | suing season resulted: Patron, Mr T. j H. Wilson; president, Mr D. Thomp- i son; vice-presidents, Messrs. L. Chilman, C. Shipman, L. Naylor, J. Gillespie, and G. Peters; secretary, Mr J. Hill; coach, Mr A. Pitman; team manager, Mr H. Gordon.