Sumner Ripples

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16923, 23 December 1922, Page 2

Sumner Ripples

THE RANNERDALE MEN. Last week the scholars of the Sumner School gave an exhibition of school work with the object of securing funds for a Christmas-box for the Rannerdaio men. The function was a great success. For several days, with plasticine, cardboard, coloured paper, paint-box and pen, slate and pencils, the classes vied with one another in doing iiioir best. Selecting their own effort, alone or in team work, they laid their plana, j and the result astonished all who saw it. The colour work, modelling, sewing, writing and hand made Christmas cards were much admired, while the model of the playground and buildings and hand-made toys were only some of the items that surprised even the children's own parents. The exhibition was open two nights, and the collections at the door wore entirely satisfactory. On Thursday afternoon the girls ~>i Standard VI. ran a class bazaar for the sain*- object. The following were the stall-holders :—Produce, Lynda Powe . and Marjorie Duncan fancy stall. | Molly Cadle and Rita Allen : sweets, Fttio Barber, Alavis Peek and Frances | Boulton; driults, Hazel Petersen and I Gwen Alogridge/ Tho articles on the : stalls were tho work of the girls, ami | reflected great credit on their efforts. THE SUMNER GALA. j The annual gala is a tradition x>i | which we are. proud. The effort now I being made yearly by the Beach Improvement ami Beautifying Association | its fully justifiable, as it gives the town ! and country folk a chance to effect improvements which arc directly for their j benefit. On Tuesday an enthusiastic | meeting of the Gala Committee wan held, and the date fixed upon is Janu--iry 27. Now that the way has been j cleared by the passing of the election : und several other local efforts, the ani nunl festival should be successfully ! managed. This year the proceeds are : to go to very necessary work connected j with public bathing and sport. There i is hard work ahead, but that will bo j carried out by the enthusiasts who are | found in most of the borough activities. i THE LADIES’ EFFORT. ; The great success attendant upon tho opening of the life-saving season must | he given to the ladies from the whole of i the imrongh. Among those „ho collect |ed in Christchurch. Sumner. Clifton, | Mouek’s Bay and Redcliffs were Mrs P. | Kurke, Mrs Hennesy and Mrs R. Bev- | fridge. The total proceeds of this | splendid effort reached nearly £BO. FOR THE CHILDREN, i It would be difficult, surely, to find ; more generous-minded children than j those in this borough. Besides two ef | forts for the Raiincrdale rnen in a weeic i they have been very busy farewelliug ! their cla.se teachers. In each case they j stage• managed the whole function, which included some neat speeches i from budding public speakers. Tho ; presentation to Mr Iv. G. Shrimpton j was made by "Wilfred Poulton and I Nancy Lee at the Town Hall in the afj ternoon. At the public function 1 Niroti Smithson sprang a surprise on j Mr A. J. T. Withers and Air C. L. j Allen with an “ Eversharp ” pencil ami | a pocket diary respectively, while Clifi ford Collins, on behalf of the outgoing j Standard VI. pupils, presented the j bead master, Air G. F. Allen, with a i “ bosket* ” pocket fruit knife suitably j engraved. These and the hearty cheer- | ing as each class dismissed early in the , day were only some of the evidences of | the kindly relations existing between i the teachers and their cheerful goahead pupils.

LIFE-SAVING. A committee meeting of the club was held on Thursday evening, when Mr 11. Buttle presided. The secretary reported that the club team had secured second prize in the Kesteven Cup competition. The report of the opening day function showed that it had been an entire success, and that results had exceed© 1 expectations. A hearty vote of thank* was accorded the ladies and all who worked hard to make the opening a success. The treasurer’s statement showed that the net result of the function would be approximately £65. The credit balance at the bank was now £29. Eleven new members-were elected. Tt was decided to make inquiries concerning the cost of placing an electric alarm on the pavilion. Air Booth reported that be had secured two new lines for the reels. It was decided to suggest Saturday, February 17, as a suitable date for the Sumner Cup (three men) competition, and to suggest the same date for tho inter-borough contest with New Brighton. BOWLNG .* The championship singles are drawing to a close. AY. J. Hampton defeated H. Bariow in spite of twelve down in the first few heads, and with an unbeaten j record this year he has now to meet either T. F. Chambers nr AY. F. Raphael in two contests. G. AN . Smithson, O. Wilson, H. Barlow. W. J Hampton, ,1. Illingworth and others are leaving for Auckland early next month. AV. S. ATitohell has drawn out owing to a business call to America. The club is entertoiniug the New South Wales bowlers on the occasion of their visit this weekend. THE ATHLETIC TEAM. On Wednesday evening the Sumner athletic team honoured Mr l*. Dick at the Town Hall at the conclusion of the prize-giving ceremony. Air C. L. Allen, who represented the team, in a neat and houmorous speech asked Mr Dick to accept a case of razors and a shaving outfit as a mark of the high esteem in which be was held by those he had trained. Starting some four years ago with about four, the team bad increased this year to thirty members. Last year the schoolboys were runners-up for the championship shield, this year they had won it. The successes this year also included thirty-five firsts, twenty-five seconds and eight thirds. Air Dick had worked hard in- the early morning and gallons of embrocation and milk bad been used. He,- had much pleasure in asking the trainer to accept the gift and the team’s good wishes for the coining year. Mr Dick was greeted with prolonged- and vigorous cheers. He said all the credit la.y with the boys who had given their minds to their work. Those in standard six had all passed, and he was proud of them. He would always place his servioe v s at the disposal of the borough for similar purposes, and would be pleased to do it. PRIZE-GIVING. The ceremony in the Town Hall on Wednesday wag marked both by reciprocity of good feeling between speakers and audience and by a generous contribution of enthusiasm for the school and all connected with it. So much hearty cheering and applause lias, perhaps, never been heard there before. Air G. A. Alexander, tlie chairman, the Mayor (the Hon Barr, AI.L.C.), the member for the district (Air »J.

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M’Combs. ALP.), Air A, Peverill, of the Education Board, and the headmaster all gave suitable speeches, while the children showed unstinted appreciation of the remarks and of the successes of the star pupils in the class and sports competitions. The dux girl was Alarjorie Duncan, with Rita Allen runner up, and the dux boy .Tack Allan, with Clifford Collins a close second. There was an abundance of rewards, and the happy function concluded with much cheering and the singing of the National Anthem. COUNCIL NOTES. The standing committee’s report presented at the meeting held this week showed that five new connections had been made to electric main, and that the old transformers in Grafton Street had been dismantled. Tbo gas manufactured for November showed a decrease of 23.500 cubic feet as compared with tho same month last year. The action of the Mayor in purchasing a slab of granite to place in front of the municipal offices to record the names of those killed during the war was confirmed. Tt was decided to draw the attention of the Heat hoot© County Council to the state of the road at- M’Oormack s Bav. PERSONAL. Air and Airs J. S. Neville arc spending the holidays in th© borough. Air and Airs V. H. Sandall and family have taken a house in the borough for the holiday season. Airs J. Lee and family have gone for a short holiday to Lyall Bay, Wellington. Mr and Mrs E. T. Shores, Wellington, are spending a week at Sumner. KINDERGARTEN. During the week Aliss E. Pender held a most enjoyable children’s part\ ter the breaking-up of her kindergarten Prizes were distributed to all the children who spent a happy time playing games, etc. A special prize for vi i . ing, presented by Airs R. A. Row, was awarded to Florence Cannon. Before the close of the last of the council meetings held for this year,

the Mayor (Hon J. Barr, AI.L.C ), in a neat little speech, complimented the councillors on their services and wished them the compliments of the season. Councillor Whitfield, on behalf of the councillors, thanked his AN or ship for his kind remarks, and wished him a merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year.