OTANGIWAI HALL

Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1935, Page 6

OTANGIWAI HALL

ANNUAL -MEETING OF SOCIETY. PROPOSAL FOR A LIBRARY. The twenty-first annual meeting of the Otangiwai Hall Society was held last Friday, Mr. E. Fauchelle presiding over a large attendance. The report showed the largest credit balance for many years, £l6 3s 3d, compared with £l2 for the last financial year. The fact that the credit had not risen by a very large sum was mainly because the committee still had several commitments connected with the supper room built last year. Most of the profits from the Easter Monday dance were again handed to the Otangiwai school committee. The Boxing Day picnic resulted in a profit of £2 Os 4d. Takings from winter card parties showed an increase compared with those of the previous year. A sum of £2 15s, the profits of the card evening against the Matiere people, was handed to the Ohura show committee as a contribution from the people of Otangiwai towards the building of the cattle shed. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Mr. E. Fauchelle; secretary and treasurer, Mr. T. B. R. Julian; auditor, Mr. E. Sowry; committee, Messrs. E. C. Thomas, W. Ritchie, C. McDougall, H. Fauchelle, B. Wildbore and P. McDougall. It was decided to hold the first flag five-hundred evening on April 5. A proposal to form a circulating library was discussed but it was decided to postpone a decision until the secretary could give estimates for the cost of approximately 200 books and the erection of a book cupboard. A resolution was passed fixing the entry fee at 5s and the annual subscription at 5s if it were found practicable to form a library. i Flag Five-Hundred. Another flag five-hundred evening to raise money for school handwork materials was held in the Otangiwai hall on Friday. evening, when 11 tables were in play. The winning table was occupied ’by Messrs. W. Rutherford, J. Passmore and' R. Julian (25 flags). Consolation prizes were won by Mesdames Lindsay, L. S. Fauchelle, R. Etherington and Mr. G. Rhynd. After supper Mrs. E. C. Thomas and Miss N. Higgle played for the dancers, Mr. C. McDougall acting as master of ceremonies. ' INTER-CLUB TENNIS GAME. METHODIST BEATS CARDIFF. Methodist beat Cardiff in a non-com-petition tennis match at the Methodist courts yesterday by 14 sets, 106 games, to 10 sets, 86 games. In the following details the Methodist players are mentioned first:— Men’s singles: R. Boyd lost to Redshaw I—6, Henry lost to Brunton 5—6, Cox beat M. Wickham 6—4, Cameron lost to Sullivan I—6, Skuse lost to Bennett 3—6, Mapp lost to L. Wickham 5—6.. Women’s singles: Miss M. Ward beat Miss L. Hollins 6—2, Miss F. Foster beat Miss M. Brunton 6 —2, Miss B. Foster beat Miss G. Hom 6—2, Mrs. Rowe beat Miss E. Cameron 6—l, Miss Corbett beat B. Brunton 6—2, Mrs. Priest beat Miss M. Rayner 6—2. Men’s doubles: Boyd and Henry lost to Redshaw and Brunton 2—6, Cox and Cameron beat M. Wickham and Sullivan 6—5, Skuse and Mapp lost to Bennett and L. Wickham 5—6. Women’s doubles: Misses Ward and F. Loving beat Misses 'Hollins and M. Brunton 6—2, Miss F. Foster and Mrs. Rowe lost to Misses Hom and Cameron 4—6, Miss Corbett and Mrs. Priest beat Misses B. Brunton and Raynor 6—4. Combined doubles: Boyd and Miss Ward beat Redshaw and -Miss Hollins 6—3, Henry and Miss Loving beat Brunton and Miss M. Brunton 6—3, Cox and Miss B. Foster beat M. Wickham and Miss Horn 6—4, Cameron and Mrs. Rowe lost to Sullivan and Miss Cameron 5—6, Skuse and Miss Corbett lost to Bennett and Miss B. Brunton 3—6, Mnpp and Mrs. Priest beat L. Wickham and Miss Raynor 6—2. LEAGUE CYCLE RACES. HANDICAPS FOR TO-NIGHT. The following handicaps have been declared by Mr. M. Lawson for the Stratford Cycle Club’s events to-night:— Half-mile and two miles respectively: E. Stockman 20, 100, L. Pittams 20, 100, D. Coleman 35, 180, C. Pittams 40, 220, P. Wisnewski 40, 220, T. Belk 50, 24.0, E. Standing 50, 240, A. Mclvor 65, 260, S. Harrison 75, 280, R. Russ 90, 340. The races will start at 6 p.m. WOMAN’S BACK INJURIES. SLIPPED IN STATION YARD. Mrs. Eleanor Naim, an elderly married woman living at Kohuratahi, slipped on a tussock in the Kohuratahi railway yard yesterday and injured her back. She was brought to Stratford by train in charge of Nurse D. Workman, Whangamomona, and was admitted to the public hospital. ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. The annual meeting of the Midhirst Rugby Football Club will be held at the nublic hall on Monday at 8 p.m.