Spreydon-Addington News.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17527, 2 May 1925, Page 24

Spreydon-Addington News.

NOTES OF PAST AND PRESENT,

'Fa/lAt, CORRESPONDENT OB : THE “ ■STAR."

HISTORY Ol SPREVDON FROM l sot. Taken from the Minute Book of the • Old Spreydon Road Board. January 23, ISSS -Present- Messrs Ashworth, Fergus* Froggatt and Stephens. .<'orn-'spoisdem'e was received tVom th>' Svdenharn Borough Council declining la gi' c the board control of p por«i..ri of Boundary Road. 7 ». was decided to inform the Syderiliani Bor- < ugh Count il that the boar i •declines »'■-nance of the road until some arrange merit is made for tire reformation of

\ Strickland Street. < Correspondence was \ received from the City Council stating , \ that for the future 310 engines Lelong- | ing <o the City •will go outside the Belts for the purpose of putting out I tires, the arrangement to take effect I three months from date. Ttie clerk i was instructed to issue summonses for r all rates not paid oji or before Wed- , nesday, February 13. and, to call tenders for shingling Wilderness Road. February 20, 188 S.—Present—Messrs ’ Froggatt. Stephens, Ferguson and Down. A. Jackson's tender at Is aid per yard was accepted for shingling Wilderness Road. Correspondence was received from the Sydenham Borough Council forwarding specifications and tenders for reforming Strickland Street, arid soliciting the board to accept the the sum of £llß os. If was decided to approve of the tender. LINCOLN ROAD METHODIST CHURCH. The Church Anniversary will be held fo-morow at II a.m. and 6.30 p.m.; choral service at 2.45 p.m. The annual concert and social will take place next Thursday evening, -when an excellent programme will be given bv the Edgeware Road Methodist Choir. ADDINGTON RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB. The club is to hold a monster euchre tournament next Wednesday n the Oddfellows’ Hall, Selwyn Street. Prizes consist of two 50s open, orders, sugar, flour, tea, etc. Further particulars are advertised elsewhere. PERSEVERANCE LODGE. * The Perseverance Lodge of Druids met last Monday, A.D. Bro F. Smith presiding. The D.P., Bro M'Cree, of the Anchor, was in attendance. As a mark of respect to those brothers who had made the supreme sacrific; in the late Avar, the A.D. asked the members to stand in silence. Sick pay to the amount of of £7 was passed for payment. Bro. F. Smith reported on the surprise visit paid to the Oak of Sydenham, when it, was very gratifying to see the business being carried on by such a band of enthusiastic young officers. The lodge decided to pay .1 visit to the Anchor at an early date. EUCHRE AND DANCE. The third of the series of euchre and dances promoted by the Addington Burgesses took place on Tuesday last, there being a large number of euchre players and dancers present. Amongst those present were —Mesdames Vizer, Clark, Cook, Burford, Hooker, Whitford, Milne, Chapman, Young, Brown, Cunningham, Philpott, Shuttle-worth (Grey-mouth), Bellamy, Andrews, Hart.gan, Falkiner and Shanks, Misses Sparks, Rettridgc, Gyde, Burford (31, Bryden (2), Shanks, Hamer, Milne, M'Kenzic, Falkinder, Farmer, Beattie and Cook, Messrs Grammar, Blake wav, Memmett, Beattie, Chapman, Bellamy, Gyde (2); Browning, Oliff. G. Burford, G. Burford, jun., Bettridge, Milne, Young, Hamer, Steere, Morris, Smith, Sparks. Downing and many others. The prize-winners wore: - Ladies. Mrs Andrews L Mrs Philpott 2, Miss I Burford 3. Miss A. Burford 4: gents, Fir P. Gordon 1. Air B. Morris 2, Mr Blake way. 3. and Mr Memmett 4. ANZAC SERVICE. UNION METHODIST CHUR fH, ADDINGTON A special Atizac commemoration service was held in the Union Methodist Church, Addington, on Sunday evening, when there was a very large congregation. The Rev R. B. Tinsley, who conducted the service, in a fitting address and stressing his remarks on the words. “To this end was T born,” paid tribute 10 the noble sacrifice of the fallen. The order of service was:—lntroit, “ Jesu Stand Among Us in Thy Risen Power”; 113-mn, “6 God Our Help in Ages Past”; prayer; hymn. ‘'Lord of All Being, Throned Afar*’ ; lesson ; hymn study, “Crossing the Bar.” to the setting as composed by the late Sir Frederick Bridge for and sung at the funeral of Lord Tennyson in Wc-slnm: ster Abbey, 1892 ; prayer ; solo, “O Rest in the Lord ” < Elijah i, by Miss Dorotliv Spillcr; hymn, “Lest We Forget :f ; anthem, “Abide Mi th Me’’ <Dunstan • : hvain of peace ( Winn > ; hymn. “ For All the Saints”; benediction and vesIcr The. full choir under the directionof Air E. Fehsenfeld sang with devotional spirit aud was ably accompanied 1 • Miss T>. Down. The altar front and table were choicely decorated with chrysanthemums and autumn foliage, and as a. memorial token to those who ! had made the supreme sacrifice two beautiful wreaths hung «.11 either side of the pulpit. TRAMWAY RATE TO THE JfB.WOR Sir.—While some 38 of our north.'r ; ti.ron; ha-. - bee; c lidea-vouruig dui ing tiie last fen weeks to pacify. 6 ho, errors and assure the remainder ■ u their fellows of a prosperous future. to forget that u< h m im-y-ortant public bod- as tL Christ church Tramway Board exists .-.t.h-r Mian to pay our fare and casualb glance at a small notice posted in some of the cars at the present time. This notice, F very significant i i the light of rates levied upon the city, Cnee it is followed uo by public notification that unless certain conditions re voiced by the ratepayers before May IS next, a rate of ,ol6d in the pound will be • levied on the capital , ’alue of ail property within the Tram jvay Rating Area. Now, Sir, while be■i g verv loath and perhaps incompetent t*j comment upon such public tervice, it seems t-» roe that; since in the deficienev of £IO,OOO, “ the report was received without, comment” by the Tramway Board at its last meeting, the sam<“ board surely appears quite satisfied with its financial position so long as the ratepayers do not stir. Is this deficiency being likened unto the rippling brook!* Surely one of our MS worthies will enneavour to cause th, screw to cease isobbling, <jr •hall it remain for those .vt the foot of the ladder to use the screw driver?- I am, -to., PARTITION.