SUMER RIPPLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20043, 4 September 1920, Page 5

SUMER RIPPLES.

EVENTS OF THE WEEK. [From Our Correspondent.} FIGHT THE FAMINE FUND. Tho sale of work and effort which was made by tho children connected with St Paul’s Methodist Church in aid of the Fight the Famine Fund, was n thorough success. At the commencement of the function, which was held in tho schoolroom, the stalls were filled with articles, but before the afternoon was brought to a close everything was sold, with the result that over £32 will be added to the fund. The various stalls were ably managed by the following-Fancy stall, Muriel Whitfield and Grace Carter; cake stall. Rose Jones and Lizzie Dash; sweet stall, Nora Jones, Edna Heslop and Catherine Joughin; produce stall, Don Wilson and Jef Williams; bran tub, Jack Heslop, Allen Wilson and Lloyd Tones; flowers and buttonholes, Eunice Whitfield; tea room, the members of the Ladies’ Guild. PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs L. Sandston, Grafton Street, left on Thursday on a trip to Sydney. Miss D Hnnham, who has been in Australia for .some months, will leave Sydney next month, and will resume her duties on the teaching stn J of the Bury Street School towards the end of October. Mr W. V. Siddajl, who has been appointed to tho position of Town Clerk, will commence his duties on September 17. Mr and Mrs 0. Dash will leave the borough to take up their residence in Rangiorn. about the middle of the month. GOLF. The final of the ladies’ championship of the local Golf Club was played thh week, and resulted in a win for Mrs M’Clatchie. This is the second time that Mrs M’Clatchie has succeeded in winning. The following are the previous winners:—l9ll, Miss AL D. Gos;ot; 1912, Mrs C. H. Hamilton; 1913 Mrs C. H. Seymour; 1914, Miss M. G. Pratt; 1915, Mrs W. do Thier; 1916, Mrs A. M’Clatchie: 1919, Mrs J. D. iLawrence. During the years 19 1 and 1918 the championship was not played. ROWLING. A meeting of tho committee ot the Sumner Bowling Club was held in the pavilion this week, when tho president, Mr E. A. Johnson, presided. It was iccided to onen the season on tho ■ocond Saturday in October. Several new members were elected, and tho green superintendent reported that the green was in excellent order. FOOTBALL ITEMS. The members of the old Sumner football Club, which played prominontly in the various competitions six years ago, will J,earn with pleasure that one of their number is still prominent in football circles. (J. Ferguson, who prior to leaving for the front "With ouo of the early reinforcements, always played a good game for •ns side, was the star player last week in the Manawatu-Wanganui match. Ferguson played _ three-quarters for Manawatu, and besides scoring, he was easily the most prominent player on the field, and according to a northern paper he received a great ovation from the crowd for his efforts. The match ended: Manawatu 12, Wanganui 8. The local boys arc doing very well in one of the competitions. The team, which is composed of a number of scholars from the School for the Deaf has fought its way through to the final. S. White, another old Sumner player, has been playing in the seniors at uraaru throughout the season. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. A general meeting of members was held on Thursday evening when there was a good attendance.” It was decided to hold the show on December 2, and tho schedule for the same was adopted. The outlook top the success of tho show is exceptionally good, a number of special prizes having been promised by members and residents. BALE OF WORK. A sale of work, which was organised by the Children’s Missionary Association, was hold in the parish room on Thursday evening and was well attended, and an enjoyable programme of recitations and fancy items was carried out. The various items were given by the children, under the direction of the Misses Cnlborno-Veel. The proceeds were in aid of missionary work. SEA SCOUTS. A movement is on foot to form a b"anch of Sea Scouts at Snmner. The is to purchase from the Sumner Borough Council the second lifeboat which has been stored for some years at the Bell’s Harbour boat shed. The boys are working energetically under Scout-Sergeant Barber in raising funds. A coke delivery brigade has been formed, and by this means the householders are encouraging the movement by paying tho boys for carting tho coke. it is on tho cards that whon tho application for the use of the boat comes before the council it will bo very favourably considered. FORENSIC CLUB. Tho > second session of the Forensic Club is drawing t 0 a close, and the members uro to bo congratulated on Uio general success of tho evenings The ladies’ open night last week was well attended and proved very interesting. On Tuesday evening nest the meeting will take the- form of a mock parliament, when the leading l ocn i politicians will for the time bain* assume national importance. °