OTAUTAU PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 1234, 3 September 1929, Page 2

OTAUTAU PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE

, ANNUAL -■ MEETING

; The Annual Meeting held in- 4he Sxipjter Ropiji, on Ivxiday e ven iLg was" attended by-Messrs if. J. Coli:eMl i i l esi " 'dent), R. Buchanan, G/jSincl-iir, W. j. iWesneyv A:\A.vFisher,rW: jB. Rowan, H: Ay. Booth, ; Dr. W. B. vßdokie and Jno.- Kirk,: (secretary).; / V ! ■". The .Balance-sheet was creJ.'iii H \> follows : Receipts— Balan.-d 1 1928,^126 f 13/2 •; Anzac'. service collation, 1 £1j 17/3; McKinnon Grant, £7; \\mrer r ,Show profit,;^?. s/7; interest, £4 V 2,' ■'k total of'^Lssi4/2L ,' i ■'■-•■.- ■,>

S:LP. Assn.^ .£3' 3/ ; :Cartage J;^:iVlß/2;3Mem6riki Site!- upkeep,; £9 16 B ':{■'[' Secretary: kad Inciden,/ tal expenses, .£125/1 ; Show Tropnles 'Qi 7/6; .Cprresponderir^lO •'- i rids, IQ/6.Meavihg a balance of • Of -this cash balance iji'e- - League- is Trustee only fojf-^24-6/7^ money. 'tS. be used m upkeep of the Memorial %te,' while acc6^ntsf}fpr were pa#ed iQr/;p■aym■ent^.and' l ■the^■V'.!Winter.■ %ow , Trophy ; ;cbsting <£l is tip be bough^ ;V Tn c. President £*aid the LleagueyexP,erienced aVquiet year, the suggefted ' carnival Being" putvoff because *>fjjthe Southland A4- and P: effort^^ The Winter; Show had proved a ' success '.^and showed, a: prof it. The McKitinon Trustees ■ had been approached were : lively , l to re-iristaterT:ne bigger during' ; tlie incoming year. \.f:Be:fore ; vjacating^he c]|iair, Mr v G;bllie 'thanked; members ibr; their ? assistance' during his Jerm.- / ■.' ;:

Before proceeding members discuss-' ed the- advisability, of .' contii^irig „ the activities of the League or di sl[>a;a^W for a year. Members ; considered Mere were plenty .of activities to engage the energy of the League, 'the projects (of the Rest and Reading, Room being; one coining forward. ' '„ '.'"\ ' .-■■-

The eVedtion of officers jrekulted as follows :— President, Dr. W/J: : Reekie Vice.-presidents, Messrs H. v^ £.' Bcioth and A. A. Fisher; Executive, MJ||^ R- Buch^an;W.'J.,Ayesn^y;%. jACoI lie, W, B. Rowan, ; A. AVladdeU, 4^ P6rteous| with .power to add. Si^£ mg^OffioerS, •president and Secretary^ Mr Wes.ney then outlined t|ie idea :for Jihe provision of a Rest HE^pom^with coilet conveniences attached. Jrhe had been m the a« for 18 monthjs-but 'Mx Hodges cJon^idered the surveying,' leg^l costsfanfl compensation to -take a section near the, memorial was too costly, : and had suggesteci that the should occupy his old office.! The Board* / Rptim could be .made Upstairs, , and; the present ; Boaf d Ro&n anade intdiajpubiic reading room, the Rest Rbom '&nd oonveniiehces tp be built as an/aiinexe.in the right of Way. the Room, with access fro^ it and alsq from the^stieet.

■i T>t Reekie considered it. an auapiftipus effort ;for the League to interest itself i^ the idea beiiig an (BxceUeiit one* •"/- .;, 7 ■',;:;; : ■'- . ■ ■ . '•;■■.•

A long- discussion ensued, all members considering- it a feasibly scheme, for the benefit of the public, 1 particularly country visitors. Messrs Sinclair " and , Fisher m6ved the Leag-ue hea/i the list^|p ; provide funds with a donation of £25. Messrs Rowan and Buchahari moired that the League provide which was carried. ; /•/ „ ; ■] ' Messrs Rowan ' 'an J l Fisher ' mbvett that £20 of the funds m, haiid be /jet aside into the Winter Show account as a Reserve, but , this: was defeated on jthe '¥$?> '/members' contending- the League were the controlling body and would still have to stand any loss on future Winter Shows. v ... ' ' ( Messrs Booth and Fisher were appointed as representatives of the League to act iii conjunction with representatives from tho Town Board and Library Committee m connection - \yith .the proposal. - > « >/ It /was then further resolved the League should consider holding- a carnival and with this in 'view Dr Reekie and Mr Rbwari were apppinted a, Subcommittee |to meet and fi^ingt clubs^ members and try and ar rang© a big Casniyal^tne proceeds to be divided equally. ..„ £he. next , meeting was fixed for Thursday, 19th September and to be a quarterly, onfe. ■'..')■ - Vlt was left to the Secretary to collect l ron V tn »se who promised to assist Ihe subsidy for/ the morning- mail last year The, Town Board wrote m reference to the League taking up the matter of beautifyjngr the triangle, South Otauf *^-— -Held over: till, next meeting. ./

A schoolmaster was one 'day greatly ■ annoyed by not getting- satisfactory answers to the questions he put to one of the scholars.' At: last he called the dunce to the front:, and haWjfrig him twopence, Baid:.-"Here' is^P^e-.i money. Away with you and buv,i|!&e f [brains." The master felt rath^Nikall' ' when the boy turned with the query: "Shall I tell; the shopkeeper they're