WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19632, 28 October 1933, Page 7

WAIMATE

WINTER SHOW ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY The annual meeting of the Waimate Winter Show and Poultry Society was held on Thursday night, Mr E. C. d’Auvergne presiding over an attendance of 15 members. The annual report stated that the last year must be considered successful, taking into consideration the hard times every show was experiencing. It was suggested that a canvass be made for annual members, who were always an asset to the Association. The outstanding success of the show last year must be attributed to the change of hall, and thanks was due to the secretary for securing such a convenient place. The year had been commenced with a credit of £3/6/9, and closed with a credit of £2l/18/4. The winner of the first prize in the art union, it was pleasing to record, had been a Waimate resident. Mr d’Auvergne thanked all who had assisted with the. last show and said that the result must have been very gratifying to members. Mr Coventry mentioned that _tne credit balance would have been a, little larger but for the dance, which had been run at a loss. The report and balance sheet were adopted. , The election of officers resulted: — President, Mr J. H. Betten; vice-presi-dents, Messrs W. C. Creba, J. Hutt, H. Allington, J. Johns and J. M. Bruce; secretary, Mr L. V. Bren ton; treasurer. Mr C. Coventry; auditor, Mr W. G. Paul; general committee, Messrs T. Wilce, E. C. d’Auvergne, F. Creba, J. Carbis, A. Deadmarsh, W. F. George and H. Bishop, with power to add; superintendent of show, Mr Wilce; finance committee, Messrs T. Wilce, C. Coventry, H. Allington and J. Betten. Mr Coventry referred to the commission received on the sale of fruit after the show, and stated that the Association received only 10/8 out of a total sale of approximately £6 worth, whereas they had all the trouble of collecting the money and paying out. Mr H. Allington said the system had been in vogue for years and no complaints had been made. A member: We have just wakened up. It was suggested that growers place a reserve on their fruit and what was obtained over and above should go to the Association. Mr Creba said the same percentage was made as on the sale of poultry. Mr Allington said that a change cf system might discourage growers from showing, and Mr Creba said that they should get the growers together and thresh the matter out. Mr Wilce suggested making a charge of 2/- a case for selling. Mr Coventry said he would be satisfied with 1/- a case. The prices received at last show had gone unusually high, and the bidders had “gone mad.” Mr Hutt: They were mad when they found the money was not going to the Mr Wilce moved that a fixed charge of 1/- a case be made for selling, and the motion was carried without dissent. The matter of obtaining canary cages was left to Messrs Allington and F. Creba. Mr George said a good deal of dissatisfaction had been shown in regard to prize money and entry fees, and he suggested that the committee should revise the schedule. At present when an exhibitor entered and was awarded first prize, if there were not sufficient entries he received nothing, which did not seem fair. It was decided that prize money and entry fees be revised. Remits for the annual meeting cf the South Island Association were left in the hands of the president and Messrs Wilce and F. Creba. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr W. G. Paul as auditor, and to Mr Barford for the use of the rooms for meetings.

TENNIS. Following are the results of the games played in the Waihao Lawn Tennis Association's C grade competitions on Thursday:— Morvcn v. St. Patrick's. (St. Patrick's names first.) Women’s singles.—Miss B. Bendall beat Miss M. Wilson 6-0, Miss A. Hannifin beat Miss J. Meredith 6-0, Miss J. Tavendale beat Miss A. Bell 6-2, Miss D. fir ay beat Miss C. Bailey 6-0. Men's singles.—R. Leonard lost to C. Nolan 4-7, W. Horgan beat A. Davidson 7-6, J. O’Malley beat E. Stewart 7-2, E. Anderson lost to D. Allnutt 4-7. Women's doubles.—Misses Bendall and Hannifin beat Misses Wilson and Meredith 6-1, Misses Tavendale and Bray beat Misses Bell and Bailey 6-1. Men's doubles.—Leonard and Horgan beat Nolan and Davidson 7-6, O'Malley and Anderson beat Stewart and Allnutt 7-2. Mixed doubles.—Leonard and Miss Bendall beat Nolan and Miss Wilson 6-3, Horgan and Miss Hannifin beat Davidson and Miss Meredith 6-3, O’Malley and Miss Tavendale beat Stewart and Miss Bell 6-3, Anderson and Miss Bray beat Allnutt and Miss Bailey 6-1. Totals: St. Patrick’s 14 sets, S 6 games; Morven 2 sets, 44 games. Willowbrldge v. MakikibL (Willowbridge names first.) Men’s singles.—J. Richmond lost to J. Shea 1-7, A. Richmond lost to A. Craig 5-7. J. Faulkner beat W. Gorinski 7-4, R. Miller lost to L. Shea 2-7. Women's singles.—Miss Y. Hollamby lost to Miss R. Lynch 2-6. Miss E. McGowan lost to Miss M. McHraith 3-6, Mrs H. Campbell lost to Mrs Davies 2- Miss M. Faulkner beat Miss J. Craig 6-2. Men’s doubles.—J. Richmond and Faulkner lost to J. Shea and Craig 3- A. Richmond and Miller lost to L. Shea and Gorinski 4-7. Women's doubles.—Misses Hollamby and McGowan lost to Miss Lynch and Mrs Davies 2-6, Mrs Campbell and Miss Faulkner beat Misses Mcllralth and Craig 6-5. Mixed doubles. —J. Richmond and Miss Hollamby lost to J. Shea and Miss Lynch 2-6, Faulkner and Miss McGowan lost to Craig and Miss McIlraith 2-6, A. Richmond and Mrs Campbell lost to L. Shea and Mrs Davies 3-6, Miller and Miss Faulkner lost to W. Gorinski and Miss Craig 4Totals: Makikihi 13 sets, 94 games; Morven 3 sets, 54 games. UNWELCOME FROST. A frost of five degrees was recorded in Waimate yesterday morning. R.S.A. The quarterly re-union ol the Wai- . mate Returned Soldiers’ Association

was held on Thursday night, the president (Mr A. Williams) presiding over an attendance of about 30 members. An enjoyable programme included the following items: Songs, Mr d'A. S. Grut; vocal quartette, Messrs W. P. Black. L. J. Collins. R. G. Shackleton and F. R. G. Aitken; recitations. Messrs D. Newall and M. J. Friel; vocal duet, Messrs Chapman and de Tourettes; some impressions of his recent trip to England, Capt. Hennessy; community singing led by Mr d’A. S. Grut. VALEDICTORY. Presentations to two departing members of the Waimate Bowling Club were made on Thursday afternoon, Mr J. B. Robinson receiving a fire screen, and Mr G. W. Brown a bowling bag. The president of the Club (Mr A. W. Good) said the regrettable part of Mr Robinson’s decision to retire was that he had resolved to live in Timaru. During his stay of 11 years in Waimate he had been asset to the town, serving on most local bodies with credit to himself and usefulness to the community. Besides being a first-class bowler he had also assisted in the running of the Club. Referring to Mr Brown, Mr Good said he had not been here quite as long as Mr Robinson, but he had served the town and club with credit. He congratulated Mr Brown on his promotion and trusted he would have a pleasant stay in Marton. in returning thanks Mr Robinson said that he left Waimate reluctantly. The gift would serve as a remembrance of his pleasant associations with

the members of the club with whom he had got on well. Mr Brown said that he shared with the rest of the Club their sorrow in losing “Robbie” for he had been a jolly good sport. He added that he did not think he had been associated with a finer set of bowlers than in Waimate, which was a beautiful place and he was sorry to be leaving. A. AND P. ASSOCIATION. Schedules are now available for the Waimate A. and P. Society's annual show and may be obtained from the secretary. Mr Albert J. Hoskins, with whom entries close on Wednesday, November 1, at 8 p.m. WAITUNA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE. The monthly meeting of the Waltuna Women's Institute was held on Wednesday, when Mrs Elder presided over a large attendance of members and friends. One new member was elected. A competition for the best recitation resulted In Mrs Good being the winner with “The Patchwork Quilt." The competition for the plate of shortbread was won by Mrs McDairmid. A flower show arranged by members proved highly successful, more than 70 entries being received. The judge was Mrs F. W. S. Jones and the awards were:—Floating bowl of flowers, Mrs J. O'Brien; lady's spray, Mrs Taylor; gentleman's buttonhole, Mrs Taylor; Victorian posy, Mrs Good; single bloom. Mrs Elder; vase of tulips, Mrs

A. Lewis; vase of wallflowers, Mrs Low; vase of poppies, Mrs Low; vase of ranunculas, Mrs Officer; best vase of marigolds. Mrs Clark; best vase of polyanthus, Mrs Clark; six pansies, Mrs Low; six violas, Mrs Friel; collection of geraniums, Mrs Low; best collection of shrubs, Mrs W. J. Jones; collection of flowers, Mrs Clark; best lettuce, Mrs Jackson. Mrs Low secured the most no'r in the various entries. ’■ Afternoon tea was servea by vne hostesses. Mesdames Naish. Stewart and Richardson.