STAFF PICNICS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10521, 24 February 1920, Page 2

STAFF PICNICS

NATIONAL PROVIDENT AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. The third annual picnic of the National Provident and Friendly Societies Department was held at Day's Bay. Ihe sports were well contested, and the finishes reflected great credit on thei haiidicappers. Results are as under :—soyds ladies' swimming race: Miss Wilson 1, Miss Wiseman 2; 50yds men's swimming vace: JStr Dickson 1, Mr Seconi 2; 50yds ladies' championship: Miss Woodhonso 1, Miss Ferguson 2; 100yds men's championship: Mr Wogan 1, Mr Menzies 2; thread-the-needle race: Miss Ross and Mr Wogan; hop, step and jump: Mr Mullins 1, Mr Le-amev 2; whistling race: Miss Nichols and Mr Wogan; 75yds ladies' handicap: Mfiss Woodhouse 1, Misses Bridson. and Elllis, dead, heat, 2; 100yds men's handicap: Mr Eoson 1, Mr Mullins 2; three-legged race: Miss Woodhouse and Mr Jenkins: relay race: Misses Ellis- and Woodhouse, Messrs Seconi and Menzies; cigarette race, Miss Hastings and Mr Bates. Children';* races were also held. At the conclusion of the sports programme afternoon tea was held in the pavilion, after which Mrs Hayes presented the prizes, and Mr Hayes took advantage of the occasion to voice the staff's thanks to the secretary (Mr Spraggon) and committeo (Misses Hastings and Feeney, and Messrs Pollock, Bradley and Menzies). Tiie two latter were specially active on the sports programme. An , impromptu dance made a nappy ending to "a »«r----i'ect day." COMBINED PICNIC. The annual picnic of the employees of Messrs Haydon and Lubransky, Ltd., and Roberts, N.Z., Ltd., was held at Maidstone Park on Saturday in ideal weather. There was a good attendance, and the outing was thoroughly enjoyed. A good programme of sports was carried through, and Mr Haydon presented the prizes to tho following:— Boys' under 8: Bobby Banks 1, Larry Flannigan 2.' Girls, under 8: E'thel Mallet 1. Ray Lubransky 2. Blindfold: Alice Lander 1. El. Draper 2. Ladies' 50yds (employees): Mrs Murphy 1, Alice Lander 2. Elopement Race: Mr El. F. Haydon and Miss McDougall. Boys' under 'l4: Victor Harper 1, Earnest Orr 2. Girls' under 14: Etina McElwain 1, Nellie Orr 2. 100yds Men (employees) : C. Des Landes 1, A. Millward 2. Potato Race: Miss Flood 1, Miss Dick 2. MarrieJ Women: Mrs West 1. Mrs Mallet 2. Backward Race: Mr E'. Griffin 1, Ernie Draper 2. Girls' over 14 (open): Rita Hobson 1, Maggie McKenzie 2. Married Men : Mr Steward 1, Mr Des Landes 2. 100yds Men (open): Barney Brown 1, V. McElwain 2. .Girls' under 18: Dorothy Sine 1. Lorna Orange 2. Girls over 18: E. Goodin 1, C. Vannini 2. Three-legged Race: L. Orange, M, McKenzie 1, RHobson, D. Sine 2.' 50yds Girls': I. Matthews 1. M. Berry 2. Thread the Needle: Miss Flood, Mr Brown, Thread the Needle: I. Matthews 1, D. Sine .2. Cigarette Race: H. Helper, Miss G. Smith. Consolation Race: V. McElwain 1, A. Grant 2. Guessine Competition : C. Des Landes. TOBACCO FIRMS' STAFFS. The combined staffs of Messrs W. Dand H. O. Wills (N.Z.), Ltd., and tne British Empire Trading -Company, Ltd., were entertained by the companies at a picnic and sports meeting at Irentnam racecourse. The staffs, numbering in all about 200, were conveyed, to Irentham by motor, where tne following events were run ofi:— 100yds (Challenge Cup).—E. M. Hunt (B. E. T. Co., Ltd.) I.H.JSXason (B.ij.'l. Co., Ltd.) 2, H.Moss(W.D. and H.0.W.) 3 75yds, girls under 18—Miss Janes 1, Miss Wheeler 2, Miss I. Burns 3. 100yds. boys under 18—C. Craighead I,J. Ellison 2, A; Cudby 3. 440yds (Challenge Cup)—E. M. Hunt <B. E. T. 00., Ltd > 1, J. Ellison (W.D. and H. O. W.) 2, H. Mason (B. E. T. Co., Ltd.) 3. 100 yds ladies' race—Miss Money 1, .MlSo Clark 2, Miss D. Burns 8. Long lump -G. Birnie (15t't 2in) 1, B. E. Atkinson (15ft) 2', J. Tunnington (14ft 4\n) i. 'High jump (Challenge Cup)—k. MHunt <B. ii. T. Co.) \4ft 5* 1 ' 1 : Sherlock (W.D. and H.0.W.) (4ft sm) 2 D. O. Whyte (B. E. T. Co.) (j>tt 4ln) 3. Nail-driving' competition tor ladies—Miss James 1, Miss Larnach 2, Miss Money 3. Sack race, lOOyds—L.. J. Dimond 1, G. Birnie 2, C. Marple 3. Mixed relay race, 2Wyds-^Messr s Carey and Kelly and Misses Wheeler anl • Price 1. Messrs Tunnington and Ryder and Misses Mackie and M. Burns 2. 100yds handicap (open)-J. Tunnington scr 1, H. Mason scr'2, J. Craighead and J. Ellison 2ydb (dead-heat) 3. Wheelbarrow race—Miss Parker and Mr Jeffries 1, Miss Money and Mr Neville 2, Miss Williams and xUr Marple 3. Tug-of-war (Challenge Cup), 8 men a side— Wills' Team 1. Egg and spoon irace-uVliss Money 1. Miss Friend 2, Miss I. Hums 3. SSOyds relay race (Challenge Cup)—E. iL_Hunt, D. O. Whyte, H. Mason, and » Melville <B. E. T. 'Co.) 1. Three-legged race —Miss Friend and Mr Craighead 1, Miss M Burns and Mr T. Barr 2, Jdiss KiernaWler and Mr L. Dimond 3. Wilis s cigarette race-nMi Roney and Miss Healev 1, Mr Dimond and Miss Little I, Mr Huxford and Miss Bainbridge S. Bandsmen and motor-drivers, 100yds— Mr Dockery (motois) 1, Mr Bowman (band) 2. Thread-the-needle race—J. Tunnington and Miss D. Burns 1, PSherlock and Miss Shaw 2, G. Jeffries and Miss Kiernander 3. Bun and treacle competition for mcn-A Cudby 1 K Ryder 2. Bun and treacle competition, for G- Williams 1, Miss Janes 2. A handsome silver challenge cup, presented by the companies for annual competition, was won by the British Empire Trading Company, Ltd., who secured an aggregate of 16 points against Walls's S points. After the programme was concluded, the prizes were distributed by Mrs J. E Ramsay. Mr J. W. G. lirodie, in the course of a few remarks, congratulated the committee and staffs on the success of the picnic, which it is intended to make an annual affair.