SHIRLEY-ST ALBANS NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17782, 27 February 1926, Page 5

SHIRLEY-ST ALBANS NOTES.

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. The St Albans Park children’s plavground equipment is on the way. The contractors have erected frames for portions of the apparatus which is embedded in concrete, and before the suspensions are fitted will stand a fortnight to enable the concrete to be fully set.

MUNICIPAL BAND CONCERT. The municipal band concert to be held in the St Albans Park on Tuesdaynext will be given by the Woolston Band.

ST STEPHEN'S TENNIS CLUB. St Stephen’s is indeed protid of its tennis team, M’Gurgan, Thompson, Edwards (captain), Gillies and Bond, who reached the final of the inter-club B grade competition. The scores were so even that the match depended on which side could win the final stroke. However, on this occasion our members were decidedly unfortunate, the match being won by the Edgeware Club B team.

ST ALBANS EUCHRE ASSEMBLY. The series of euchre matches was continued with the usual success last Tuesday. The following were the prize-winners: Mrs Rowlands, Mrs Searle, Mrs Dixey, Mrs Cockle, Mrs Graham, and Miss Brunton; Messrs J. Phelps, sen., Graham, Parsonage, W. H. Triggs, Dodge and A. Thomas. The series will be continued on Tuesday next.

ST ALBANS SCHOOL. Mr J. E. Thwaites, the new headmaster, will take up his duties at the school on Monday. ' Miss E. R. Burn has been appointed, assistant-mistress in the infant classes, in place of Miss Kent, who has resigned. Letters received from the teachers in charge of the children at the Exhibition report that the children are having the time of their lives and the Dunedin education authorities with the school committees cannot do enough to make the stay a pleasant one. PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs Alex Sey, of Forfar Street, left for Dunedin to-day on a visit to the Exhibition. Mr Maurice Smith, of Rakauroa, Gisborne, is on a visit to the South Island, and is at present staying with Mr and Mrs G. T. Hillsdon, Cranford Street.

PRESENTATION. Last Tuesday night at the Edgeware Methodist Sunday School Congregational social opportunity was taken to say farewell to Mr 11. Lane, who has been a prominent member of the church and choir, and also a trustee, and who is leaving the district to reside in Riccarton. Mr A. Williams, in making the presentation of a canteen of cutlery, referred to the esteem in which Mr Lane was held and expressed regret at his leaving. Mr Lane suitably responded.

LOYAL BENEVOLENT LODGE. The Loyal Benevolent Lodge, M.U., 1.0.0. F.,. held its quarterly meeting last Monday night, N.G. Brother Geary presiding over a good attendance. A motion of sympathy was passed and conveyed to P.G. Brother G. T. Ilillsdon and family by the N.G. The lodge went into committee to consider tenders, etc., for the new lodge room. On the lodge resuming the N.G. reported > that the lodge had decided to endorse the building committee’s recommendations and had also given a guarantee for five years to meet any possible deficit. A funeral claim of £2O was passed for payment. Four candidates were proposed for membership. The remits for the annual district conference to be held on March 12 were received. After considerable discussion, the delegates were given a free hand as to how to vote on the remits. P.G.’s Brothers G. T. Hillsdon, W. B. Browne and N.G. Brother Geary were appointed delegates to the district conference. Discussion on the B.M.C. remits were left over until next lodge night.

TENNIS. The ladies of the Edgeware Tennis Club held a tennis afternoon during the week to make a presentation to Mrs Brough, who is leaving to take up her residence in the North Island. Mrs Uren thanked Mrs Brough for her assistance to the club, and wished her every success in her new sphere. The club’s junior B was again successful in winning the shield. The team consisted of Messrs Petersen, Clothier. Kissell and Pennyfather. On Saturday, March 13, the club have decided to hold a Yankee tournament in aid of the W. Page fund, and trust every member will make it convenient to be present or send a donation. The whole of the proceeds will go to the fund. The club is providing the prizes. *