ODDFELLOWSHIP

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 18 April 1939, Page 3

ODDFELLOWSHIP

j NELSON LODGES ENTERTAIN WELLINGTON CRICKET TEAM OTHER VISITORS FROM GREYMOUTH I Easter will live long in the memory ] . of Nelson Oddfellows and their friends j , vvho took part in the various functions j arranged for the Wellington and West i Coast members who were the guests . of the Loyal Nelson and Howard j Lodges. The two parties arrived early on | 1 Good Friday morning and the Welling- 1 tonians were met at the wharf and ! t conducted to the Royal Hotel, the! - Greymouth members being accommod- i 1 ated at the Panama Hotel. > Some of the Nelson members escorted the visitors to the Maitai Bowling r Green and some of the party went to ■ the top of the Zig Zag, where a won- ; dex-ful panorama of the city was view- ] ed, the harbour and Tasman Bay pre- . senting a beautiful picture in the brilliant sunlight. Some of the Wellington . visitors took the opportunity of secur- . ing photographs. ? After lunch the visitors were taken > for a tour to the foot of Mt. Arthur. , Leaving Nelson at 1.30 p.m. in two of r the Suburban Bus Company's large buses, the route taken was via Appleby, Upper Moutere and on to Cate’s Corner, thence past the Whakarewa Home ' and following the Motueka River to the j foot of the mountain. On arrival the Nelson members and ' friends dispensed afternoon tea and at 4.45 p.m. the return journey com--1 menced, community singing enlivening the proceedings. Nelson was reached ! at 6.45 p.m. 1 In the evening the Nelson members entertained the visitors at indoor bowls ■ at the Oddfellows’ Hall where the two • mats were in great demand until 11 ' o’clock. A light supper was provided i by the ladies. On Saturday, Wellington met Nelson in a game of cricket at the Botanies. Bro. Brocklebank won the toss from Bro. G. Coleman and sent the Nelson , team in to bat on a hard and fast wicket. Bros. W. R. Vass and R. L. Coleman opened for Nelson to the bowling of Bros. Mailman and Brocklebank. The Wellington skipper secured an early success when Bro. Coleman was dismissed with a great catch in the slips by E. Mooney, the score board reading one for 12. Bro. D. Glover then partnered Vass and this pair put on a partnership of 96 runs, Vass putting on 55 and Glover 49 by patient batting. Other useful scores were Bro. M. Abraham 24 and Bro. D. Moore 13, the Nelson total reaching 190. The Wellington team could do nothing against the accurate bowling of Vass who secured the excellent figures ' of six for 19 and in Wellington’s second " innings, five for 16. Other successful bowlers for Nelson were Glover three for 28; Ward, one for 10 and two for 6; Abrahams, two • for 11 and Moore, one for 0. b Wellington made 96 in their first innings and 69 in the second attempt leaving Nelson winners by an innings " and 25 runs. “! The chief scorers were: R. Foote 17, [ E. Mooney 14, P. Smith 10, P. Flynn 11 and 16, N. Sherwood 13. I Bowling: E. Mooney took two wickets J for 25; P. Smith, two for 22; N. Sherwood, two for 36; K. Mailman, two for 30 and F. Brocklebank, two for 42. On Saturday evening the Wellington f and West Coast members were the 1 guests of the Loyal Nelson Lodge at their dance, where they were greeted 5 by a large crowd of old and new i friends, the visitors spending a happy j } evening amongst the dancers. On Sunday a visit was paid to Lake | 5 Rotoiti, the visitors being accompanied j J by members of the Nelson Lodges and ‘ friends. Three of the Suburban Bus Company’s large buses conveyed a 1 parly of 80 on this trip, Lake Rotoiti , being reached at 11.45 after a pleasant ? trip in glorious weather. After lunch, all present were the guests of the Nelson Lodges for launch trips on the Lake, these being greatly ■ : appreciated by all. ! Afternoon tea was served at 3.30 p.m. ■ and the return journey was then com- 1 [ menced, another memorable day ending when Nelson was reached at 6.30 1 p.m. SECOND CRICKET MATCH The final game of cricket took place 1 on Monday at Trafalgar Park, condi- • > tions again being perfect. Bro. Brocklebank was again successful with the toss and this time elected . to bat, but again the Wellington team . were early in difficulties to the accur- | ate bowling of Bros. Vass, Eden and : Wells. With three down for 23 the visitors ' : were scratching for runs when Bro. Brocklebank settled down to defy the bowlers, and after a patient innings the ! total reached 148, the Wellington skipper carrying his bat for a valuable 67. Bros. N. Sherwood and K. Mailman ; scored 18 and 14 respectively and Bro. N. Wishart played a valuable innings 1 to help put on 41 runs for the last ! wicket. Bro. R. Vass was again the most successful Nelson bowler taking six for 45. Bro. M. Eden took two for 37; Bro. L. Wells, one for 26; and Bro. G. S. Coleman, one for 11. Nelson’s innings opened with two valuable wickets falling for 38 runs. However Bro. M. Eden partnered Bro. R. L. Coleman and this pair took the total to 125 before a separation was effected. Bro. Eden had given a great exhibition of clean hitting to run up 82 runs, his score including 12 fours and t 2 sixers. Bro. R. L. Coleman compiled 49 by | patient batting and Bro. F. Neilson * | put on 16, the Nelson total reaching 202. ' s j During the afternoon tea adjourn- f mont, Bro. G. S. Coleman thanked c Bro. Brocklebank and his team for two 1 enjoyable games of cricket, and con- 1 gratulated them on their fighting spirit. f The Wellington team was assured that s they could always be sure of a cordial welcome in Nelson. Bro. Coleman also expressed the thanks of both teams to the ladies who had dispensed afternoon tea at the games, and also expressed sincere thanks to the umpires, Bro C. Webb and Messrs M. Jackson and C. Exton. Bro. A. Blair, P.N.Z.G.M. replied on behalf of the Wellingtonians. saying that their stay in Nelson would long be remembered by all. any they would £ look forward with pleasure to enter- v taining the Nelson team when they c visited Wellington. e Bro. Brocklebank also expressed P thanks on behalf of his team and con- I"

gratulated the Nelson team on their ] two handsome wins. Cheers were then exchanged and the Wellington team were given another strike, the total reaching 134 when the innings closed at 5 p.m. The chief scorers were Bro. Brocklebank. 39: Bro. G. Forbes, 27; Bro. P. Smith, 15; and Bro. D. Gilbertson, 12. Bowling: Bro. R. Haycock two wickets; Bro. Eden, two wickets; Bro. Vass, two wickets; Bro. Wells, two wickets and Bro. Akehurst one wicket. The visitors were again the guests of tfie Loyal Nelson Lodge at their dance. 1 At 9 p.m. the farewell waltz was pre-! sented and a big crowd danced while 1 they sang, “Now is the Hour.” A large crowd of Nelson members | and friends accompanied the Welling-j ton party to the wharf where cheers i were exchanged. The Nelson lodges desire to express ! their sincere thanks to the drivers of the Suburban Bus. Company, the Nel-! son Cricket Umpires’ Association, the I Nelson Cricket Association, the Nelson “Evening Mail,” and the many Nelson friends who joined in the bus tours to make the visitors’ stay such a pleasant and memorable one, and to Mr and Mrs : J. Fingland and staff of the Royal j Hotel for their attention to the Wei-1 lington team.