TEMUKA.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 24 May 1923, Page 9

TEMUKA.

[own CORRESPONDENT'] ‘

; ' PLUNKET SOCIETY; si | At the annual meeting of the Temuka 1 sub-branch of the Piunket Society; there s was a very good attendance. The l chair was occupied by the president, \ Mrs G. W. Armitage. | The annual report stated that the j| volume of work had increased to such I an extent that it presented a real prob- \ lem, and it had only been by the deterj! mination to maintain her high ideal of service- that Piunket . Nurse Cameron | 'had been able to cope with it. Fortu- | nately the branch had been able to I retain, temporarily, tho services of I Piunket Nurse Curria. The Society had f once more to thank Mr Burnett for l‘ his generosity, and also for his interest | in the work/ The Geraldine County Council and tho Temuka Borough 1 Council had also shown their apprecia- | j tion by continuing their, subsidies, and 1 to these bodies the Society wished to J express its hearty thanks. Regret was 3 expressed at tho departure of Mrs , : Norris and Mrs Harris, two members i who had done valuable work. The | Society also desired to thank Mr GapI per, Mr Joynt, Mrs L. Talbot, Piunket f Nurse Cameron and Nurse Currie for | their work. ... v '! ] The report was adopted, on the S motion o.f the President and Mrs ThomI son. , . , ; ! The balance sheet showed;, that the | year began with a. crpdit balance ofi £2lO 17s 2Jd, and ended with £253 I- 14s s£d. The total receipts were £372 11s s£; as against £438 11s U-kl the previous year. Piunket Nurso Cameron then presented the report for the .whole district. , During the year she had paid 1502 j visits to the office and 6976 visits to homes. The mileage run by the car was 13,200. ’ , , ' The election of office-bearers resulted as follows President, Mrs G. W. A rmitage; vice-presidents, Mrs Hayliurst and Mrs Gunnioncommittee— Mesdames Gapper, Austin, A L. Barker Twentyman, Cross, Roiitledge, Thomson, Gunnion, Sheen, Hancox, Wiglitman, Hayhurst, Talbot and Mc--1 lines. : ii. As Mrs Talbot was unable to continue to act as honorary Mis Sheen was asked to take 'the position, and kindly undertook the duties of lion, secretary and treasurer. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Talbot for her past services. It was resolved to ask Mr Gapper and • Dr. Scanned to act as advisers to the committee.

TEMUKA SCHOOL. MANAGERS.

The monthly meeting of the Temuka Technical Board of Managers was held on Tuesday evening There were present: Messrs G. B. Cartwright (chanman), M. H. McLeod G. W- Arnntage, F: Sanders, and Gem Thomson, and the director, Mr J- T. Smart. The chairman reported that the Minister of Education, accompanied by the speaker and Mr T. JL>. Burnett ALP., had visited the. school, when the requirements of the boai'd werq listened to sympathetically, and since then advice regarding the requirements had been received from the Department through the Board off Education. With regard to the wool class Messrs Tripp Bros., Orari Gorge, had presented hvo fleeces of wool, and Mr H. Smith, \\ mChester* had also i&nt another lot or wool. , , Tho Education Department wrote with regard to the recognition or small classes, that it had heCu agreed to relax the restrict ion imposed last year to the extent that, in smaller centres recognition will he considered, ii tliere are for continuation subjects at least fifteen pupils offering of all ages, and, for technical classes, nine pupils oxterThree tenders wore received for the renovation of the cookery room, and that of Messrs Chas. Bates and Coy. was accepted. , Mr E. C. Roberts, _ carpentry instructor submitted specifications or the new benches for the carpentry shed, and the director and Mi; Thomson wei;o appointed to get quotations and repoit at the next meeting. ... Mr Armitage was appointed visitor for the month.

PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE CLASS

On. Tuesday evening the opening social of the Presbyterian Bible Glasses was field in the Sabbath School Hall, Temuka, when occasion was also made by the senior classes and choir to make a presentation to Mr and Airs G. A. Air A. Shaw, leader of the Junior Young 'Men's Glass, presided over a large attendance of members and friends, and after a lew introduefoiy remarks opened the programme witli a competition based on the modern young men and. women, this causing gieat amusement. Aliss Evelyn .1 a.yloi 1 non favoured tlm gathering with a wellplayed pianoforte solo, and had to 10spond to an encore. Alter auothei fame the audience wore given a Goat by Aliss A lona Evans, who sang It 1. Aliglit Only Como io You.” lor which she had to respond with an encoie. A good many laughs wore _ caused by ‘‘Aunt Emma’s Will,’' which was I olio wed by a duet by Aliss -Millie Ale-

Galium (piano) and Mr J. Abevley (violin), who also had to respond to an encore. At this stage The chairman, Mr A. Shaw, said that they all knew that it was their intention that evening to make a presentation to Mr and Mrs G. A. Davey, and without any further remarks, lie called on the Rev. C. Macdonald to make the presentation. The Rev. Macdonald then, in a humorous speech (in which he stated that he had performed the marriage ceremony _ no fewer than 219 times during his ministry), referred to tho good work clone hj' Mr and Mrs Davey in various branches of the Church, and he; presented them with a! silver rose bowl, wishing them health, happiness and prosperity in the future. ' Airs Shaw fsenior Y.W.B.CA, Mr A. Judson (senior Y.M.8.C.), and Mr AY. AleFar lane (choir), also wished them, on behalf of their .various bodies, a rosy future..

Mr and Airs Davey, on receiving their present, were mobbed hv members and showed with confetti. Air Davey, on behalf of liis wife and himself, thanked them for the lovely present and kind words spoken that night. Air W: Hughes then sang “Tho Holy City,”- -and had to respond to an 'encore. Supper was handed round, and after more games had been played, a most enjoyable evening was brought to a close by the pronouncing of the Benediction.