WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19299, 28 September 1932, Page 10

WAIMATE

THE WEATHER. A sharp frost of eight degrees was registered at the Waimate Observatory yesterday morning. ST. PATRICK’S TENNIS CLUB. The annual meeting of St. Patrick’s Tennis Club was attended by some eighteen members, the retiring president (Mr D. Keyes) presiding. The annual report (previously published in the “Herald”) and the balance sheet were presented. In moving the adoption of the report Mr J. F. Foley said a hard year’s work was disclosed, and credit was reflected on Mr Keyes and his executive on the manner in which they had conducted affairs. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The election of officers resulted:—Patron. Rev. Rather O’Connor; president. Mr R. P. Murphy; vicepresidents, Mrs A. Jones, Messrs M. J. Corrigan and J. F. Foley; club captain. Mr R. Leonard; secretary and treasurer, Mr w. Horgan; committee, Misses M. Whelan, M. Hanifin, A. Hickey, J. Tavendale, B. Bendall, B. Naughton, Messrs D. Keyes, J. Leonard and E. W. Murphy; auditor, Mr W. F. Bolan. Subscriptions were reduced to 25/for men and to 20/- for ladies, reducible to 20/- and 15/- if paid by December 15th. The following were elected members of the Club:—Misses M. Bray, A. Hickey, J. Bendall, Messrs W. Horgan, J. Flaherty, F. O’Neill and E. W. Murphy. Votes of thanks were passed to the retiring president, and other officers, and all others who had in any way assisted the Club. MAYOR’S RELIEF FUND. There was only a fair attendance at St. Patrick’s Hall on Monday night, when St. Patrick’s Dramatic Club gave a repeat performance of their previous entertainment in aid of the Mayor’s Relief Fund. The performers gave a more finished performance than at the previous presentation, and the audience showed a high sense of appreciation of both musical and dramatic numbers. At the interval, the Mayor (Mr G. Dash) expressed appreciation of the Club’s action in devoting the talents of its members to so worthy a cause. He had derived much pleasure from attending the previous entertainment, which he felt should be repeated, but he did not have the cheek to request it. He sincerely thanked the performers, and the audience for their valuable help to a worthy object, which would benefit the funds to the extent of over £lO. BAND OF HOPE. The final meeting of the NukuroaWillowbridge Band of Hope was held in the Nukuroa Hall, the president (Mr Albert Hayman) presiding over a fairly large gathering. A number of the items given by the children were of a high order, and the judges (Mesdames J. Tennant and H. Hayman) experienced difficulty in deciding which item was the best. Their' decision, however, was a popular one. The speaker for the evening was Ensign Searle, Salvation Army officer at Waimate, who g£Ve a temperance address, in which he adjured the girls and boys not to be content with singing temperance songs and giving temperance recitations, but to strive to influence those outside of the Band of Hope.

The accompanistes during the evening were Miss S. Hayman, Miss J. Kippenberger and Miss Meyer. The following took part in the programme:—Pianoforte solo, Miss Jean Kippenberger; vocal solos, Mrs W. Scarlet and Miss S. Hayman; vocal duet, Molly and Lilly Meyer; song and chorus, Nukuroa girls; recitative, the Butters family; club swinging with pianoforte accompaniment, Miss J. Kippenberger, Mrs H. Hayman and Miss Williams; “Who Wants a Boy That Drinks,” Nukuroa children; recitations, Miss Betty Reynolds, Jessie Butters, Jean Scarlet, Jack and Bob Borthwick, Margaret Sullivan, Clara Eathorne, Crissie Eathorne, Lilly Meyer, Joan Rollinson, lan Hayman, Jack Scarlet, Lila Rollinson, and Holmes Miller.

The items with the best temperance appeal, as decided by the judges, were as follows:—First meeting, June 17th, dialogue, “The "Wrecked Strangers.” Those who took part were:—Margaret Sullivan (Queen of the Island), Rubin Higham. and Douglas Higham (Queen’s Officers), Jack Eddington (baker), John Borthwick (miller), Robert Borthwick (farmer), Frank Butters (butcher), Crissie Eathorne (market gardener), Athel Young (blacksmith), Ellen Wilson (tailor), Molly Meyer (publican), Norman Allington (gentleman), Gladys Wilson (cook), Clara Eathorne (housemaid), Mary Dallard (washer-woman), Jessie Butters (dressmaker), Robin Butters (little boy), Lilly Meyer (little girl), Alan Dallard (bricklayer). Second meeting—Recitation, “Never Touch the First Glass,” by Jack Scarlet. Third meeting, recitation, “The Cider Mill,” by Ean Hayman. Final meeting, recitation. “The Signal Lights,” by Margaret Sullivan.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the pledge was signed by eight girls and seven boys. After the Benediction by Rev. J. Tennent, supper was handed round, and concluded a most successful series of meetings.