SOUTH END CLUB

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23223, 22 June 1937, Page 14

SOUTH END CLUB

FIRST OPEN FUNCTION To introduce itself to the public the South End Club held its first open function last Saturday in its new. club, rooms at the Marigold Salon, Tamm. The evening took the form of a social gathering to which young men and women from various youth organisations were invited. Some 120 young people wore present, the greater part of the evening being devoted to games Variety was added to the proceedings by the exhibition of a short comic film. Much interest too, was evoked by an exhibition of table tennis by Messrs Stanton and Brown, of the Dunedin Club. Music for the various games was provided by Messrs Moore (accordion) and King, who also gave several request items, which were warmly applauded. . , Though this is the first public function which the club has organised, there have been several functions of a private nature in addition to the club's ordinary activities. A happy afternoon* was spent recently with a party of

.boys from the Glendining Hon®. at 'Anderson’s Bay. Following on a swish; » to the Southern Reservoir, the -poys \ were the guests of the club at a, tea ' and games evening. A parents’Sand families’ evening, held early in May. gave a number of parents and friends the opportunity of seeing overSHhe club’s new quarters and joining; m some of its activities. The clubthas three teams affiliated with the Otago Table Tennis Association engage*! in weekly competition. Under the fruition of Mr S. J, Williams the physical culture class is proving weekly iftore popular and beginning to show results. The club is inviting the children fifom various orphanages to its concert; on Saturday evening. '