ORPHANS’ CLUB

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIII, Issue 3071, 16 June 1923, Page 5

ORPHANS’ CLUB

VISITORS FROM HAMILTON The fortnightly meeting of the Cambridge Orphans’ Club, held on Thursday night, was rendered all the more interesting from the fact that there were present some twenty visiting brethren from Hamilton, who assisted very largely with the evening’s programme. The chair was occupied by Rev. Bro. Mortimer Jones, who was supported by the Von. Archdeacon Bro. Cowie, of Hamilton, and the president (Bro. Hodgson). There was a very large attendance of brethren, and the evening was voted a most enjoyable one by all present.

During the evening the orchestra gave several excellent selections, songs were rendered bv Bros. Saunders, Piper, O’Grady, Cook, Alf. Cade (Hamilton), Crosslcy (Auckland), T. Boyce and W. Maberlv, Bros. Roebuck and Litchwark contributed violin solos, Bro. J. Favlane humorous .Scotch items; Bro. Smales, humorous items; while Bro. Sharpe (Hamilton) gave exhibitions of memory tests.

to his lot, and it was only natural the boy took his mother’s part against his father. The S.M. said this was a most unfortunate case. It appeared that the whole family had worked hard, while the wife had apparently worked on the farm and in the garden, in addition to doing the house work. It seemed to him that under the circumstances Mrs Luckman was justified in not wishing to live with her husband, but it was net a ease, he thought, for a separation order, which would proves! the husband conversing with his wife. Possibly husband and wife might be brought together again later on. The magistrate said he would make an order for maintenance.

After defendant had been examined tit. length as to his financial position and the earning power of the farm, the S.M. made an order for defendant to pay 35/ per week towards the maintenance of his wife and son, anil to pay solicitor’s fee, £2 2/.