PLEASANT POINT.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 25 June 1924, Page 12

PLEASANT POINT.

From our own Correspondent. PLUNKET SOCIETY. A meeting of the Pleasant Point branch of the Plunket Society was held to consider ways and means of meeting extra expenditure incurred this year by the engagement of the ! extra nurse, and also to meet one- } third of tne cost of the new car.

j It was decided to ask that subscriptions, which are now due, be paid promptly. It. was also suggested that a donation of a sheep or any other saleable produce from sympathetic farmers would help materially towards the cost of the new car. If the branch could not meet its share of cost of the car it would mean that the nurse's services would not be available so regularly, especially in the country districts, therefore everyone who appreciated the nurse’s visits was urged to do all possible to raise the necessary funds. A tribute was paid to Mr T. D. Burnett, M.P., for bis substantial iinancial assistance received again this year. To augment the car fund, it was decided to hold a monster children’s fancy paper dress entertainment on Thursday next. June 2(5, at the Public Hall. A special feature will be a fancy dress parade, which, it was anticipated, would eclipse anything of its kind ever seen in the township. Prizes for most original costumes for children under five years, under 10 years and over 10 years, both for boys and girls, were allotted. The charges for admission were fixed at Is, mothers to bring a basket; iis was decided upon as a maximum family charge when children are in fancy dress. The ladies’ committee is helping with the making of fancy dresses in cases whore, through sickness or other causes, the mothers are unable to dress the children, and the committee look with confidence to the public to turn out in record numbers and make the function a big success. SCHOOL. SPORTS. On Friday the Tomuka District High School basketball and football teams of both primary and secondary departments paid their return visit to the local school. In tlte football .section Point made a wonderful improvement on their showing at Tenntka. where they were beaten by over GO points. They were almost able to turn the tables on their heavier opponents, the game finally ending in a draw —;> points all. lu the High.' School game of seven-a-side Point showed superiority, winning this time by S—o. Mr Ellis Halstead refereed both games. In basketball, • the Point, primary girls were able to reverse the Temuke. result, this time winning by 4—2. Owing io heave rain setting in the High tfonool game was postponed. At the conclusion of all the games, which were played in a very friendly spirit, hearty cheers wore exchanged. SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. Following Its usual custom, thn local school is now closed for three weeks’ mid-wJntor holidays. 1 FA LI.EX SO LDJii US' MEMO!! lAL. ’File V.’.C.T.l’, have eompieM.'d their > cant ass for funds ton units the coat I

of erecting a fence round the monument, and were successful in raising nearly £3O. A meeting of the committee of the memorial and representatives of the W.C.T.U., will now be held to decide upon the erection of a suitable fence