TAPU.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 25, 4 June 1892, Page 9

TAPU.

MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT AS- ■ SOCIATION. The first meeting of the above was ffceld in the school-room on Saturday ■evening last, when, in spite of the number of absentees from Tapu, a! number rolled up to shew their • appreciation and continuation of ■ the

, ' ■ The President, Mr Samuel Cooper, occupied the chair, -said ihe was

: agreeably surprised to meet -so many, v = and after reading the ifinancial statethe piast year said the first item on the programme wastheelection; •■of officers for'the'ensuing .year, and: •called for'nominations. '

<Captain Newby -said he -bad 'much 1 pleasure in proposing Mr Samuel, 4 Cooper 1 for re-election as President, as "he felt sure; from past experience, the right man was in the right place. Mr !John:.Pepper, in seconding the } proposition, eulogised the late Presi''•s'dent's- past services. >Mr Cooper was unanimously' elected for the ensuing-year. Mr ' Cooper, in gracefully acknowSledging the compliment: paw that the ! prosperity of the Society much depended upon: the election 6f *»a- Secretary, as to Shim -was left the preparing of the ipro- -. gramme, and the Society had experienced a loss in ■ the removal from 'Tapu 6f'Mr Ji A. 0.5 Lament, who in the, !1 past-session had so well carried out the daties of the- 6ffice,'he -would Newfcy for the dffice 6f Hon. Sec, and'Treasurer,-^hi«h waseeconde'd Hby Mr ?£. • and unanimously •carried. . ■Mr ' Pepper and Mr R. _M. 'Hawkes weve unanimously elected Vice-| Captain -Newby .proposed, anid Mr -John Pepper seconded, That the Society meet 'fortnightly instead of "weekly as hitherto. Mr Thos. 'Bennett, moved as 'an -amendment, That the-meetings be held -weekly, which^was seconded-by Mr W. Hawkes. , Amendment lost on a-show of bands.

The President said that as this alMhe"business part of the'pro. •vceediHgs^he hoped tfeaiyin the^bsence *df a ■ programme, a sufficient number- of - volnnteers '"would be ' found, to supply

amusement • for the remainder *M the

'«evening. "'ln response to the call the" following : < impromptu programme*was successfully: out, and an enjoyable evening * spent -^Song, *' Gall' me ;baek agaiii/' Mr Thos. Bennett; Song, "Bell " Mahone's reply," Miss Julia Stephens ;ij BRecitation, "The little, boy that died," " Master Ered Newby; Song, u"Grivemy; love t0 all at horne,^ Miss Annie Hawkes; SongV'^illikens and his Dinah'," 'Capt.;. INewby.; Beadiiag, " The 'Inventor's, ■"^if^'*!;': Misß' ;iAnme: 'Stephens- Song,; The, erman and his "Child," Mr! JSong, vi Pulling hard ■against =^tream^lTr S.'Cooper. . M . • The ptairinan said that'this, the /"first xneetirigi of the season, had proved successful arid enjoyable, and that he > hoped that members would notify to the : Secretary th4ir intended coritributions j for-next, meeting. , - CapUin Newby; proposed a vote of ' thanks to Miss Escbtt for so kindly and jably? presiding at the harmonium, which by Mr JohtJPepper and carried vwith three times-three. ;