MOTUEKA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 30 November 1938, Page 9

MOTUEKA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

FIFTEENTH ANNUAL GATHERING TO BE HELD ON NEW YEAR'S DAY ! I From Our Own Correspondent! Arrangements for the Motueka Galedonian Society's fifteenth annual gathering, to be held on Monday, 2nd January, 1939, were discussed during a meeting of the executive, at which Mr V. James presided. The secretary, Mr E. A. Jackson, reported that the programmes of dancing and piping events had been printed and were being forwarded to various parts of the North and South Island. A number oF enquiries had, he said, already come to hand from intending competit-

ora, and in some cases definite entries had been received. JUDGES With regard to the appointment of judges, the. chairman stated that Mrs lan Cameron, Masterton, had signified her willingness to judge the dancing events and that Mr J. J. McFarlane, Blenheim, would adjudicate ir. respect to the piping CHAMPIONSHIPS ALLOCATED Information was received from the Wellington centre of the Piping and Dancing Association of New Zealand that Motueka had been allocated three championships—slow march playing, South Island Championship ; Highland Reel. N.Z. Championship; and Irish Jig, South • Island Championship. 1 After due consideration of the quesI tion it was decided that only a one-day gathering be. organised by' the Society Oil this occasion and that no function be hold at Kaiteriteri, as in the two pre. The setting up of the various subcommittees was deferred till the next meeting of the executive, when arrangements will he completed for the gathering at the Domain on 2nd January. In lieu of the usual New Year's Night concert, a grand social and dance will be held in the Institute Hall as a finale t.._ the. day’s proceedings, and providing a l excellent evening's entertainment for both young and cld.