WAKEFIELD.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13739, 3 June 1913, Page 2

WAKEFIELD.

ROYKH FOOTBALL CLUB

Do tlio residents of Wakcficld and thp. suvrpunrlinu districts know, that tSi-ro is sw'li .a Hub? From the lack nMntßrcr.l-- they apparently do not. This club has already played and won three matches, and stands a .v'vod vhxvrQ of winning tho junior championship, yet in all this vast district scarcely 15 ablo young follows era williiv to tako up this noble gamo. Riclmiond can show a very lnrgo nieni-bprs-hip roll. Perhaps .somo think it is not manly.-and prefer sitting «bo«" street corners or under bodges, talking about it and .smoking; cigarettes. Our best and bravest poldiors, sailors and explorers liare boon men of oducPtiou ami sportf.men of olio kind or another; either scullers, athletes, cricketers, or yachtsmen, or even footballers. lr

over this country should havo to repel an invader you will find the footballer at the front. Ho. will prove himself a soldier of the right stamp. I think our public men from-Belgrovo to Brightwater might .support the local club, either ■% patronage, or any other way of rendering encouragement they think best, and the young men of muscle and bone by becoming members; while the general public might attend the matches, seeing that the grounds are generally thrown open free. A public dance will take place in the Qddl'cllowfl' Hall on Friday to try and raise needful funds to meet current expenses. Wakcfi-ald is said to be wide awake—let us .keep up our reputation by standing by the Rogers.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Henry Brooks took plaeo on Monday. The vicar, the Rev. J. R. Dart, took the •service. Many friends and relatives were present.

The Harmonic Society held its second practice on Tuesday, 'it is a pity all the members do not attend.

Mrs. Eves, of Pigeon Valley, an old resident of Wake-field, has had a serious illness, and is still in a precarious state of health. At present she is undergoing treatment in Dr Johnston's private, hospital (Nelson). Mr. Keith Wells, who is at tho same place, maintains his previous condition.