CHANGE OF SERVICES

Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1935, Page 8

CHANGE OF SERVICES

ANGLICAN VICAR’S PROPOSAL. EARLIER HOUR SUGGESTED. It is probable that the 11 o clock Sunday morning service at St. Mary’s Church, Hawera, will be held an hour earlier as the result of discussion at the annual meeting of parishioners. The reason for the mooted change is to allow children attending the Sunday school to obtain some idea of a full Matins service and' to allow the vicar, Carmn D. B. Malcolm, to hold services in country centres at about 11 o’clock, the popular hour. In introducing the subject Canon Malcolm said the weakest service in the church was that at 11 o’clock, an hour which, though apparently unsuitable in the town, was the most popular in the country. He suggested that an experimentaT service for 12 months should be started. A start at 9.30 gave the best results in his former parish. The 11 o’clock service was poorly attended ’by adults, but if the children went to the first half-hour of the service before’ going to Sunday school, more adults were likely to attend. A speaker suggested that the communion service, in the event of the change, should be held at 8 o clock. He was very glad the chnage had been suggested, said Mr. J. C. Smith. Too many children were growing up with little knowledge of the service. Mrs. Farquhar suggested that mothers going to communion service would find 9.30 a difficult hour. They would not be home in time to prepare breakfast, and it would be too early to give the children breakfast, before 8 o’clock..

Ten o’clock would, be a more reasonable hour, said Canon Malcolm. He did not want to destroy the valuable 8 o’clock service. The country services could start at 11.15, but though he was entitled to hold services at any hour, he would discuss the matter , with country parishioners before making a change. ; NEED FOR A CURATE. ST. MARY’S PARISH, HAWERA. Emphasising that whole-hearted endeavours should be made to secure a curate for the parish of St. Mary s, Hawera, as soon as possible, the Rev. Canon D. B. Malcolm, the vicar, told the annual meeting of' parishioners that it was impossible for one, man to serve the parish adequately. , “It is an absurdity, he declared. “Those people in the parish who are not strong adherents are drifting away from the church through lack of.a, shepherd. St. Mary’s has a country district larger than the whole of the Manaia parish. We must make up our minds to secure at the earliest moment suitable assistance in the parish.”

PATEA BOXING SEASON. FIRST PROGRAMME ARRANGED. A tentative programme of bouts for the Patea Boxing Association’s first tournament of the season was approved at a meeting of the association. The Mayor, Mr. F. Ramsbottom, presided. The hope was expressed that a match could be arranged between F. Hutchens, Eltham, and D. G. Farris, Wellington, the New Zealand middleweight champion. It was stated that the bout would be Hutchens’ last fight.as an amateur, and further, that Hutchens has long sought battle with the title-holder. Mr. R. W. Haddow was appointed referee and Messrs. H. McAsey and E. T. Simon judges. The matchings were submitted as follows:- E. McKenna, Patea, v. J. Riley, Hawera; W. Hill, Patea, v. P. Freeman, Otakeho; R. Maddern, Hawera, v. J. Deere, Wanganui; L. Huzziff, Ratapiko, v. A. Deere, Wanganui; J. Fitzwater, Patea, v. E. Nicholls, Otakeho; W. Heal, Patea, v. L. Nicholls, Otakeho; A. Reid, Patea, v. J. Gordon, Hawera; P. Schuemasski, Ratapiko, v. Penniall, Eltham; G. Thomas, Eltham, v. C. Kearns, Hawera; C. Gordon, Patea, v. T. Loveridge, Ratapiko.

Kapunl Personal Notes. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are spending a week’s holiday at Palmerston North. Mr. and Mrs. Heel, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rusling for the past fortnight, have returned to ■Waverley. Mr. and Mrs. Cave have returned from a motor tour to Rotorua.

Miss Barren, Waverley, spent Easter as the guest of Mrs. Broadmore. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Gibson and Mr. P. T. Murphy, who motored to Wanganui for Easter, returned to Kapuni on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. H. Barriball have left the district to reside at Kaupokonui. ■ Mr. C. Webb has returned to Kapuni after spending some time in the King Country. BOYS AND GIRLS’ CLUBS. JUDGING OF VEGETABLE PLOTS. The judging of the vegetable garden competition of the South Taranaki Boys and Girls’ Agricultural Club Association will take place next week. The itinerary is:— May 7: Eltham (14 entries), 9.30 a.m.; Eltham Convent (9), 1 p.m. May 8: Stratford (12), 9.30 a.m.; Kaponga (2), 1 p.m.; Manaia (8), 2 p.m. May 9: Tawhiti (6), 9 a.m..; Turuturu (7), 10.30 a.m.; Normanby (7), 1.30 p.m. May 10: Hawera (23), 9 a.m.

HAWERA WOMEN’S GOLF. DRAW FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY. The draw for to-morrow when the May L.G.U. medal will be played by members of the Hawera Ladies’ Golf Club is as follows: Miss Richardson v. Miss A. Wills, Mrs. Norman v. Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. Dingle v. Mrs. J. Pease, Mrs. A. Thomson v. Mrs. Dalgetty, Mrs. Duncan v. Mrs. Davy, Mrs. McAnerin v. Miss Pease, Mrs. Rudge v. Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Walkley v. Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Gibson v. Miss Elliott, Miss V. Death v. Miss Tonics, Mrs. Cox v. Mrs. Strange, Mrs. Kay v. Mrs. Hawthorne, Mrs. L. Hall v. Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. Adlam v. Mrs. Ritchie, Mrs. Pickett v. Miss H. Good, Miss Murdoch v. Mrs. Collier. Mrs. Anderson v. Miss Carson, Miss B. Ryan v. Mrs. Giblin, Miss Robb v. Miss J. McFarlane, Mrs. Goodwin v. Mrs. Wylds, Mrs. Dingle a bye. Friday’s medal match resulted in two reductions of handicaps in the silver division. Mrs. Whitehead with 86 reduced to 11 and in the bronze division Mrs. Pickett 118 reduced to 32. Other scores were: Mrs. Thomson 87—7—80, Miss Robertson 85—4—81, Mrs. Kay 101—10—82.