NELSON COLLEGE OLD BOYS' ASSN. MEETS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18014, 26 November 1926, Page 11

NELSON COLLEGE OLD BOYS' ASSN. MEETS.

a well-attended m eating dr the tthristehuren ora non or the NMfcorj Allege Old Boys’ Association wap neid iti the Y.M.G.A. BuildJ.rtgrS. lAt*t night. Th* president, Slf A. It. .lordan, Wife in the ChAir. The annUAl report afat*d fhAf the asertciatloh hAd had A particularly active yoah During November, li*26. gir Ernest and Lady RhtKei'fcl'd had been entortAihed at Jtirtcheon, vttfiu. the fcWdfeseor had sj»ok«n warmly of hi* old school. The college football fifteen had also been enterlAlned during Ihtl iftterroiiegtate in August. The college cadet corps was to be congratulated on again winning the Riddlford Cup for Hie ehampir.fi sertofidafy school Cadet company ih J*ew Zealand, for the fourth time mlt rtf the flVe that it hud been presented for oompetit Son. During the ?6Ar C6lori*l Y.mug. a former president of t?ie association, had been appointed G.O.C. of

the Dominion military forees. The report also made reference to the death of Mr W. M. AhdreWs, one nr the association's inost reppected mertibcr*. ft Watt decided to hold the annual dinner in March of iusl ye rtr . It Was ue.-ided that a design for ah old hoys' tie and hliteor be submitted to tbc dopoci.it jon In XelPon with a recommendation for its adoption. Several other recommendations regarding A^artclaflrtn activities tvere also submitted to the parent association. Officer* fdr the ensuing year wore elected Ah frttlAv : p&frrtn, Mr it Broad; pf**»defit. Mr A. R. Jordda (r§ elected); Vice-president.*, Messrs A. Ir.1 r . Ledger, F. E. (Wenfleid and T. H. Williams; secretary and treusurer. Mr L. R. Palmer; rtommLttee, Dr L. A. Bennett, Messrs H- F. A Baird, C. A. Cooper and E. B. Cohdeli; honorary auditor, Mr P. Alkrt. The retiring secretary and Committee w’efe ddedt-ded Votes of thanks.