GENERAL NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19311, 24 October 1924, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS.

The St. Hilda Harrier and A.A. dabheld its annual social and presentation of prize® last Saturday evening in Wesley Hall. Soqsa 130 young people wore present. The haji and lights were decorated with -coloured streamers, and presented a pretty flight. Games were played during the owning, .ait orchestra under the supervision of Hr ,J, Auld playing at intervals. During the even- ,3 ing the president (Mr E. A. Rosevear). juesented the prize-winners with their ‘.trophies, i' and also congratulated the club on the places it obtained in the Edmond Cup, Port-Dun-edin Road Race and for winning -the Fivemile Cross-country Sealed Handicap. ' The following is the prize-list; —One mile ; and a-half Novice, J. Auld; 100 Yards, J.'Nel- i eon; 220 Yards Championship, L. J. Dove; vi Four Mile Sealed Handicap—P. Sfeene I,’ D. ! Skene 2; Shot Putt, G. Gibbs; Hop; Step, i. and Jump, T. Nelson. Messrs R.’ Mercer ■'

and A. Williams were runners-up for the aggregate cup, with 13 and 12 points each. v R. Mercer; 220 Yards Championship, 2; Ooft

Mile, 2; 440 Yards, 1; Long Jump, 1; Hou :i Step, 3. A. Williams: Two Mile, 1; Foul) Mile Championship, 2 ; Hop, Step and Jumpj i 2; 680 Yards, 2. X. W. Ikjve won the mesa number of events, with a total of IS points, and was presented with the Aggregate Cup. i

Seven attendance badges were also presented, i Before supper was handed round,. .Mr -i Blamires announced that Misses Baird, Do ye, - and Keyes had tied fox fh° best costume. ,A. t successful social terminated at 11 pjn. by the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” ) The annual meeting of the Dunedin Shake- i speare Club was hold on Saturday last, Mr ■ I S. H. Osborn presiding over a good attend- i anco of members. The annual report, which "i was adopted, showed that there were 181 honorary members and S 3 active members, and the club was in a sound financial posi- i tion. The following office-bearers wfere i

elected for the ensuing year:—President, Me A. C. Hanlon; vice-presidents—Messrs 'S. j H. Osborn, H. Chapman, and J. Fleming'; committee —Mrs Wakefield Holmes, Miss Mbr- i ton, Dr S. Moore, and Mr J. B. ■ Flynn; hon. auditor, Mr F. Wilkinson; hor. treasurer, Mr C. J. L. White; and hon. secretary, Mr H. W. Hnnter. “Othello,” “Much; Ado About Nothing,” and “Merry Wives of Windsor” were selected for study for the ,1 coming year. .a

The fortnightly meeting of Court -St. Andrew's, A.0.F., was held on Monday.

evening. Bro. R. Hughee, G.R.,- presided over the largest meeting for year?.- The court is now in its fiftieth year. Thet® wore two new members initiated, and, tih® >. ceremony was carried out by the C.IL, a*sisted by P.C.R.'s Bros. L. W. Austin and White. Bro. R. Jefferson, P.OJEL, was elected secretary and treasurer of. Opart ; Advance (juveniles), and a vote of .thanka was accorded the retiring officeifi—Bio?, W. Campbell, P.C.R., and J. H. S.B. Pour nominations were received, and the court was duly closed. The rest of the, eyenino- was devoted to games end dancmg.. The fortnightly meeting of Court Pride of 5 the Leith, A.0.P., was held on Wednesday evening, when there was a large, attendance of members. It was intimated that', fha officers of the court had been asked" to. yiisit Court Marion, Mosgiel, for its nest meeting, to conduct the initiation of six candidates, and arrangements were made for the oocrt to vieit Mosgiel officially, A large aawnnt -p of business was transacted, and PJQ-C.R-’a —'j Bros. W. B. Anderson and W. E, Baugh. ; wore appointed as judgefl for the coxnjteti- ■ x tion of the principal chargee by members at the next meeting. P.C.R. Bro. H. Q. Williamson, the president of the coart’s ■ eriojeet club, wrote giving sound advice to the.club, and also urging the members to euppjaci tbeir own olub. Bros. H. aJ. T. fi A. W. Stables reported on the "sjj Scout troops connected with the Juyetnilo Branch, which was very satisfactory. 1 toast of the “Visitors” was responded to by P.C.R. Bro. W. Himmoll, on behalf of Court : Enterprise. Pour new member?- wees'; ad-* J mitted and one accepted by transfer, pnd.tfia nominations of four other candidates. ,??er9 accepted. * The euche party held on Wednesday ing at Brown’s Tea Rooms in Georgd emit '■. xvaa largely attended, extra tables bavini’to i be provided. The first prizes, a china | noon tea set and a large box of cigars, tipre J won by Mrs Gillies, and Mr Brovm renlw- fa tively, the consolation prizes going Fulcher and Mr Smith. The special pna? 3 was won by Mrs Gillanders. ■ ‘ 1 r. ’ : : M