FARMERS’ UNION

Southland Times, Issue 20202, 13 June 1927, Page 4

FARMERS’ UNION

THE GORE BRANCH. MONTHLY MEETING. (From Our Correspondent.) The monthly meeting of the Gore branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union was held on Saturday afternoon, Mr H. E. Bacon presiding over a fair attendance of members. Miss B. M. Byars, secretary of the Gore branch of the Women's Division of the Farmers’ Union, wrote stating that it was proposed to hold a social in the Town Hall on Friday, July 8. An invitation was extended to members to attend.—Received. A. H. Aitken, secretary of the Gore Chamber of Commerce, w’rote asking that the branch appoint two representatives to be associated with the chamber in again approaching the local bankers asking them to have their premises open for business on Show day.—Decided to request the banks to observe Saturday hours, Messrs D. Dickie and the chairman being appointed delegates to the meeting of the chamber. THE COMING CARNIVAL. Mr A. T. Newman waited on the meeting and said it was proposed to hold something in the nature of a Winter Show in connection with the forthcoming carnival. Similar functions had been run successfully in past years, but had lapsed from want of support—not from the farmers themselves, but from the townspeople. Such a movement would perhaps help to set the various institutions, poultry and agricultural societies, on a better footing with the result that they could be continued in future years. The function which it was proposed to hold during the carnival would help to fill up one of the evenings for which nothing had yet been arranged. The chairman spoke in support of Mr Newman’s suggestion, saying that there was no reason why the Eastern District could not run a most successful winter show, although August would be a trifle late in the year. Mr D. Dickie—Did your committee take into consideration the general financial depression, unemployment and such like, being experienced at present, or did it consider only the mere fun of the thing? Mr Newman replied that the matter had been mentioned at the general meeting called, but it had been considered that the best time to run the function was when things were not too bright. It would help to brighten business generally. Mr Dickie —Some of us have our time occupied with sterner business than to trouble about mere frivolity! Mr Newman thanked the meeting for hearing his remarks and withdrew. The chairman was appointed to work with Mr Newman in arousing interest among the farming community in the carnival.