ALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 20 November 1924, Page 3

ALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

MEETING OE EXECUTIVE

JUBILEE SPORTS MEE’JTNC

v meeting of the executive, ol the ith Canterbury Caledonian Society, ,vf., , lie Id in the secretary s office on t\ ed .esdav. Present—Mr W. Hall (presidin'. Messrs J. Hole, J. O’Leary, K. .turns, C. Hall, A. Hay. W. E Kmr lernv It J. Munro, A. McCullough, I)). Sinclair, W. D. Hume, D. Donald, Moii, A. McKav, P. M. O'Connor. R. (Morgan, It. A. Rodgers, and \\ . A. ' Courtis. i On the motion ol the pre.s'dent, votes of svmpathv passed to Mrs Drew, and Mr Hay, in their recent bereavements, were carried in .silence. CORRESPONDENCE. The New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union (North Canterbury Centre) wrote thanking members ot ttic Society who assisted in the '1 lmarii-Christcluueli road race. The AshburLon Cycling Club wrote asking for financial support in connection with their Asliburton-Christchureh road race, which is to be held in the near future. Society could not sec its way to give a donation. . ,A letter was received from Mr Y\. C. Miller, ot Molukarara. suggesting that, die Society include an inter-provim-yd relay race in conjunction with the humpionships. One had been arranged tv the AVe.sL Coast Centre (ast year, ■ nil had the ellect of creating a wide uterest amung all athletes. It was then uggested that the event should he inluded in everv New Zealand ehampionicp meeting." 'l'he race as run on the (Vest Coast was Tor a team ol lour men. aeh doing Ins distance ol 88*•• -l hk nd HO yards respectively It was decided that .Mr Millar be written to thanking bun for bis suggestion and that regret be expressed that 1 1 bad been received too late to include the j event in the Society’s New \ear |>ro--1 Tallinn'. .■ , A lei ter. from an amateur cyclist 1 'i Christchurch had been received stig- : e-ling that amaleur cycle race.-, be j -(-Tided in (lie New )m i' sports. - fter discussion ii was agreed that ibe , vents could not he included m the 1 is •griiniuie. . 1 Being jubilee year it was propo-ed 1 a publish a small souvenir magazim 1 o contain a history of the Society. A j ’Oim discussion was held in committee ! be' on Iconic being the formation (di "i Ji coinm'ttee consisting ol Mes->i> \\ 'VI. J. O'Leary and the secretary U r ' into the matter. ' |) \ NCI NO Cl lAM I‘IONSH IR. S In eonuection with the Spoils Hi M -w Zealand Piping and Dancing A- . I -u ion allotted tne l<dlowlug chain i L.oiisl.'ps lo the Society- Pd.roc -.1 .amp.oiishi]), which carries with it ill ' ( .sociation’s fifty guinea champions,u t ield ■ Sean Tmibu;iis, girls imdei A \ Highland Reel, girls under , t , : -s- Sword Dance, girls under I \ a rs' Highland Eling. girls under \ irs • Highland Elmg, boys under \I . .It it was desired the Society con * iete hiiy of the girls’ events and ad v|'. -e lor imys. Unless the Society I,a , J . V serious objections iL slum d he mad ..‘I condition that no girl coiml eompet "In more , than the one ago class, wine I !: ei,nt that one could compete 111 tl , i 1 wn ('.vents for under I L lor t! wo under Id, hut not under both age The Society's thanks were passed I I Messrs J. .McDonald, and K. May mill ho have donated gold medals I r . I,(t"s! and second proves respectively, .'ihe Youths' bagpipe com pet i l on I After a long d sen-ion it was deeid, Ji'liai turnstiles he installed a I the C al j,l I lonian grounds, the mstallai ion hen , ],,|'( , (1 Hie (I roll ml Counin l tee. ~T f AL-ssrs A. Kenned v, am A. A iu\ phei'son were «'!e(-U' l members ol t! ill I Society. j Hiinujni' l" -~l 1 - •