BRIGHTON BREEZES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17729, 26 December 1925, Page 9

BRIGHTON BREEZES

EVENTS OF THE WEEK

By Our Soeuia] Correspondent*

SURF CLUB. A committee meeting of the New Brighton Surf Club was held in the pavilion on Thursday, December 17, Mr C. Cooper (club captain) presiding over a full attendance. The use of the committee room was granted to the Gala committee. It was decided to hold a smoke concert, at which the trophies won during the season will be presented. It was also decided to enter a team for the Nelson Shield contest, which is to take place at Napier during the New Zealand swimming championships. A sub-committee was set up to draw up a programme of events for the club’s annual picnic, which is to be held in February. . Owing to the low tide on last Sunday the Miller Cup was postponed until a later date. BERESFORD CLUB. The Beresford Club held their weekly euchre at the Pier Hall on Monday. The special Christmas prizes drew a record attendance and over thirty tables were occupied. An advertisement in these columns draws attention to a similar night for next week. TENNIS CLUB. Last Saturday a presentation was made by the members of the New Brighton Tennis Club to Mr P. N. Smith, the honorary secretary, who was recently married. In handing Mr Smith a palm bowl, Mr G. Jackson wished him happiness and success in the future. CROQUET CLUB. Tjie New Brighton Croquet Club Christmas dinner was won by (ticket 232), Mrs Cocks, 32, Ivcppcl Street, New Brighton. DR BARNADO'S CHRISTMAS CAKE. The Dr Barnado’s Christmas cake

guessing competition was won by Mrs C. A. Cooper, Seaview, with a guess of 5-fib. PERSONAL. In the November law examinations, Mr E. L. Mulcock, Richmond Terrace, passed in the following subjects: Law of Contracts, Law of Property, part 1., and Law of Evidence. BOY SCOUTS. A party of thirty odd Brighton Boy Scouts intend leaving for a ten days’ camp at Purau at 9 a.m. on Monday next. The senior boys will go to the big Scout Jamboree at the Dunedin Exhibition early in January. As the usual trek is out of the question, Scoutmaster Scott is taking the smaller boys for a short camp to avoid disappointment. The party will camp in Mr Harold Gardener’s well-known walnut grove at Purau. SOUTH BRIGHTON GALA. A committee meeting will be held on Tuesday next at S p.m., when reports ■will be received and final arrangements made for January 1. FANCY DRESS SOCIAL. A successful children’s fancy dress social was held in the South Brighton Ilall on Saturday. A good programme of games and competitions was enjoyed by the children. Prizes were won by Ngaire M’Fadden, Dulcie Melhuish, Dorothy Lye, Sylvia Fisher, Jo\ r Grammer, Edna Melhuish, Ruth Brown, Jack Lye, Arthur Lye, Hilton M’llroy, Rex Fisher and Norman Fisher. The ham guessing competition was won by Mr G. Clyne. NORTH BEACH NOTES. IMPROVEMENTS. The council has completed the work of concreting the floor of the basement of the Peace Memorial, and covered the sand in front of the building with tramway spoil. This is a great improvement, both as regards appearance and utility. The chute has been thoroughly overhauled and re-erected on the north of the Memorial Ilall. Needless to say, it is being well patronised. SURF BATHING. Last Sunday the weather was ideal, and the beach crowded with bathers. They had a really good time, in spite of the water being somewhat cold with a current from the Waimakariri. The beach is strewn with fine wood, apparently brought down by the flooding of the river. CHRISTMAS DINNER. The Christmas hamper run in connection with the North Beach gala was won by Mr Ralph Stringer. PRIZE-GIVING. An enjoyable evening was spent on Monday at the North Beach Schoolroom, the occasion being the annual presentation of prizes to the children of the Presbyterian Sunday School. Addresses were given by Mr A. M. West, late superintendent and founder of the Sunday School, by Mr R. W. Winter and by Mr Park (present superintend-

ent). The programme included a number of musical items by the children, songs by the Misses Langley, Goodlands and Master Poninghaus. The prizes were presented by Mrs A. West. Miss Gibb and Mrs Park also contributed pianoforte solos. The Rev J. S. Young presided. SEASON’S GREETINGS. The writer of these notes extends to correspondents and readers the compliments of the season. PERSONAL. Mrs M. Slater, pf Osborne Terrace, left on Wednesday for Wellington, where she will spend the Christmas and New Year with relatives. Mrs N. M’Gillivray, of Osborne Terrace, returned from the north on Wednesday. Mrs M’Gillivray has been spending a month’s holiday in the Auckland district. Mr and Mrs F. J. Lawrence Scott will go into camp with the New Brighton Scotits next week at Purau. Mr and Mrs D. Ritchie, of the Esplanade, are having a month's holiday at Bennett’s Junction. Mr Barclay Alabaster, of the Public Trust Office, Timaru. is spending Christmas with his parents, Mr and Mrs J. C. Alabaster, erf Osborne Terrace. Miss Estelle Cook, daughter of Mr and Mrs M. Cook, Rookwood Avenue, who gained the dux medal at the North Beach School, is also the winner of the prize for the best essay on the seventyfifth anniversary of the province of Canterbury. The competition was open to all scholars attending primary schools.