TE AWAMUTU AFFAIRS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19416, 26 August 1926, Page 10

TE AWAMUTU AFFAIRS.

REORGANISATION OF BAND., BOWLING CLUB ACTIVITIES. I [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] j .TE AWAMUTU. Wednesday, j The following officers have been elected to . the Te Awamutu Municipal, Band, 1 which has recently- been reorganised President, Mr. A. Patterson; vice-presi-dents, Messi's. S. Clark, A.: G. Warburtoh and K. C. Rjckit;. secretary and ■treasurer, Mr. Norman E. Lee; auditor, Mr. G. 0. Jourdain; citizens'* representatives on the executive, - Messrs. Warburton, Rickit and Clark. The Borough Council's representative is" Mr.- C. G. Downes, and the bandsmen have appointed Mr. W. Mensforth, with the conductor, Mr. A. Newsorae. The*old band left liabilities totalling £54, and the new organisation has assumed responsibility for this sum. An enthusiastic supporter has offered £lO, provided eight others contribute £5 each to extinguish the debt. At a special meeting last evening members of the Te Awamutu Bowling Club considered the proposal of the South Auckland Bowling Centre to deprive the Cambridge Club of its Easter dates for the annual tournament, with a view to the centre using those dates. It was decided, by 13 votes to 10, to support the Cambridge Club in retaining that date, with the request that permission be only given for a tournament on three greens. Last Easier there were so many entries that Cambridge converted adjoining croquet lawns to accommodate the huge assembly. , Prior to their departure for Papatoetoe Mr. and Mrs. F. McConkey were entertained at a complimentary social,, which was largely attended. On behalf of the .settlers, Mr. J. T. Johnson presented Mrs. McConkey with a floating bowl and centrepiece, and Mr. McConkey with an ebony case of toilet requisites. Mrs. McConkey, during her residence in this district, has been prominently associated with Methodist Church work and has assisted largely in raising funds for building the Mangapiko Public Hall.