WARKWORTH DISTRICT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18521, 4 October 1923, Page 12

WARKWORTH DISTRICT.

GOLF AND TENNIS CLUBS. [BY XELEGEAPE.—OWN CWJ^^ONiJEHT.]; . ' - t WARKWOKTH, Wednesday'. if- The Rodney Golf v Club recently held } a aSvery enjoyable social : and dance in die. wßWarkwbrth .* Town Hall, ;; which was.pretW§j»ily ' decorated 'with gi.- arum, ;- fillies,"'•*?■ tree •;-^ems,, nikau,' among which were interi' spersed : fairy lamps. - During the evening '>?:'■. the '*cups won during • the -_ past 'season .'.' |were presented to the Miss M. Mbk Trotter faking; the ; Ladies' Cup, and J. Mr£k Wilson the Men's * Chip/ Tho ruimersupj' Mrs. *W. Hamilton and L. ;• Buchanan, ./ were each the recipient of a golf stick. 5 "' " The Warkworth ; ; Tennis,s Club held ; ; an ; « \ "At ; Hbme" ; on . the : Warkworth; courts. ;' The . courts presented an • animated ■: tjcene,..members of sister clubs and friends' waixh-;-.t'\:'mg]the:: opening games. ■■■ Mr. •'■; A,";"' Warm, chairman of the Warlovorih Town Board, officially declared : the courts ; open ;for play,'himself sending down the first ball." An" opportunity was taken, 1 in the;course; .of the .afternoon, i; to make '■a 1: wedding present from• the' club vto • Mrs. r Harold Poole, vwho, as? Miss K. Warm,, has,:been ,' a prominent member of v the club. ovv A meeting; of the Rodney Agricultural Society Committee was held on Saturday night, when;: the; schedule ;: was revised : ; in S; readiness for. next show. Last ; year the • fruit section was deleted, but in response to a number of requests, it will appear again this year, though the number of classes . will be smaller.; A strong ,; executive committee was appointed. The sub-committee, in charge of • ground improvements, reported Chat the -ploughing : and grassing had been done satisfactorily; at a. cost of about £29. V; The rainfall for September as recorded by the: postmaster at Warkworth showed ■V; a total' fall of 4.54 in. ; for the month, the . heaviest fall being on the 9th when 1.65 in. ' ■fell. Rain fell on 15 days..-, ,: : '