RIVERTON NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 22070, 18 July 1933, Page 3

RIVERTON NOTES

SOCIAL EVENING.

A most enjoyable time was spent in the band room on Monday evening, when members of the R.S.A. entertained the Thornbury men. The first part of the evening was taken up with card playing, the seasiders Winning by the narrow margin of one. After supper community singing was indulged in, and the remainder of the evening passed quickly in song and story, proceedings being brought to a close with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” and the National Anthem. Salvation Army.

The members of the local corpshave every reason to be satisfied with the financial results of the sale of work, which was held on Wednesday afternoon and evening. The Mayor (Dr N. G. Trotter) performed the opening ceremony, and after referring to the humane work carried out by members of the great organization, expressed the hope that the sale would be successful in every way. In the evening a short musical programme was provided by visitors from Winton and Nightcaps, and met with the hearty approval of the audience. The following were the stallholders: Produce, Mesdames G. Ward and G. Saunders; sewing, Mrs (Captain) Millar and Miss J. Saunders; cakes, Mesdames W. Patterson and H. Ward; sweets, Mrs J. Harvey; handkerchief, Miss A. Saunders, assisted by the Sunday School girls; afternoon tea and supper, Mesdames Nicol and W. Russell; hot peas, Mrs McCallum; dips, Miss V. Frew. Football. On Wednesday afternoon in the presence of a fair number of spectators, two football matches were played on the recreation area, when Orepuki juniors met and defeated _ the local representatives by seven points to nil, and Waiau seniors were victorious over the seaside team, the scores being: Waiau, 8 points; Riverton, 3. In the junior contest the visitors were too heavy for their opponents, and although Riverton put up a good defence the weight told. Gillen, McIntyre and Lennon were the pick of the visitors, while Hayes, Saunders and McKenzie put in good work for the home side. The senior game was well contested throughout, the ball travelling from sone end of the field to the other. Play was chiefly confined to the forwards, who were evenly matched. Porter, Frankin and Brown played well for the visitors as did also Dennis, Te Au and McKay for their side. Mr A. Mills refereed both matches. A Protective Fence Required. The road leading from the Bridge boardinghouse to the monument in South Riverton has been the scene of a number of minor accidents of late, and in order to safeguard the public against accidents, especially the younger school children who daily use the track to and from school, a protective fence of some description should be erected along the northern boundary to the comer of Mr Mackenzie’s residence. The question cropped up at last meeting of the Progressive League, and after discussion it was resolved to communicate with the borough council asking them to favourably consider the erection of a protective fence along the hill on the side abutting the main road. Removal of Sand. For some time past local and country, people have been in the habit of removing sand for building and other purposes from the Point at South Riverton, and in one instance material has been removed quite close to the road leading down to the beach. This is likely to cause a subsidence, and, perhaps, a serious accident to vehicles passing over the spot. Necessary notices have been posted warning offenders against the practice of removing material, but these have not had the desired effect, and the Harbour Board—the local body controlling the locality—have placed the matter in the hands of the police, with instructions to prosecute offenders. The Athenaeum. At the annual meeting of subscribers to the Athenaeum, the question of purchasing suitable books was mentioned by different speakers, and it was stated that the committee had at various times gone into the matter; but had come to no satisfactory arrangements. The subscribers reach 150, and it is no doubt a difficult matter to please the majority. Since the meeting several supporters of the institution have discussed the situation, and an old supporter of the library stated that the difficulty could be overcome by taking a vote. He remarked that each subscriber should be given a paper and asked to write down the names of, say, six authors, and when the majority had done so they should be deposited in a box in the librarian’s charge. The committee would then, he said, be given an idea as to what books and authors were popular with the reading public. Women’s Division.

There was a large attendance at the monthly meeting of the W.D.F.U. held in More’s Hall on Tuesday. The president presented the report on the quarterly meeting held in Invercargill in May. The president and Mrs A. Provan were appointed to represent the W.D.F.U. on Riverton Welfare Society. It was decided to celebrate the third birthday of the branch by holding a social and dance on August 18. It was resolved to vote £1 1/- to the ministering fund, £1 1/- Provincial Executive, and £1 delegate’s expenses to Dominion Conference. Miss Hunt, who is in Wellington on holiday, is representing the Riverton branch.

Mrs Smith, Wintbn provincial vicepresident, gave a most interesting address on the work of the division. Mrs Smart (Winton) gave an interesting demonstration of wool work, and also entertained members with two recitations.

On the motion of the president, the visitors were accorded hearty votes of thanks. The Gummies Bush ladies were hostesses for afternoon tea. General.

The auxiliary launch Aparima returned from the coast on Sunday after delivering the mail and a quantity of provisions for the people down there. The launch brought back about a ton of fish. Mr Beer reports that a number of men are engaged in mining, meeting with varying success. A hockey match between Riverton and Invercargill High Schools was played on the recreation ground on Saturday, the game resulting in a draw —four all. The home side had the best of the game. Great interest centres round the contest in the queen carnival, which is being organized to assist the funds of the Anglican Church. The position each week of the three princesses is announced by means of flags from Mr J. A. Martin’s premises.

The flaxmiil on the beach, which has been closed down for some time, has started operations, employment being found for a number of hands. The funeral of the late Mrs T. King, of South Riverton, which took place on Friday was largely attended, many coming long distances to pay their last mark of respect to the departed. The late Mrs King was well-known throughout the Western District, and in conjunction with her husband and family was engaged in farming operations for many years on the south side of the town.