TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 66, 19 March 1938, Page 14

TAIHAPE

ST. PATRICK’S DAY SPORTS Good entries have been received for , to-day’s big sports meeting and everything points to a highly-success-7ul gathering. Competitors will be present from Wanganui, Marton, Ohakune and other centres and it is anticipated that every event will be keenly contested. All sorts of attractions have been provided for the occasion, including a free Punch and Judy show. The children's events will start nt 11 a.m. The Taihape Band will be in attendance. The grand bazaar in the Town Hall at night should prove a lilting climax to the day’s activities. PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. H. lensen will leave Taihape to-morrow for Auckland, en route to Australia, where Mr. Jensen Swill attend the Royal Show at Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen expect to be absent for about two months. The Taihape Pirates Football Club passed a resolution of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr. D. K. Derbidge at the annual meeting of the club on Thursday evening. Members stood in silence as a mark of respect to the memory of deceased. A farewell! function in honour or Rev. G. H. Goodman and Mrs. Goodman will be held on Monday evening (March 21). All members of the Methodist and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Goodman are invited to be present. GENERAL NEWS Four new typewriters are to be ; added to the six already in use at the ; Taihape District High School and should prove of great benefit to those pupils who are taking a commercial course. The four new machines are being provided by the Education Department. Competition winners at the Methodist garden party on Wednesday were as follow:—Ladies’ nail-driving: Mrs. A. G. Glenny. Golf croquet: Mrs. J. Miller. Guessing competition tor a dinner: Mrs. W. H. Bosher. The winner guessed the correct weight 131 b 8oz). N.Z. NATIONAL PARTY A meeting of all women interested in the New Zealand National Party will be held in the Town Hall supper rooms, Taihape, on Wednesday next, March 23, at 2 p.m. Mr. Hasler, organising secretary, will be in attendance. Particulars are advertised. PIRATES FOOTBALL CLUB The Pirates Football Club held their annual meeting in the Fire Brigade Hall on Thursday evening, when the president (Mr. C. Quirk) presided over a satisfactory attendance.

The balance-sheet disclosed a credit of £29 19s 2d in the general fund and £ll 9s Id in the injured players’ fund. The chairman stated in his annual report that the club had enjoyed a most successful season and he wished to congratulate the Pirates juniors on winning the junior championship. The seniors had been beaten by a better team in the Senior Cup competition, but though they had failed to win the Cup they had enjoyed the confidence of the public, which had given the team every encouragement. The silver jubilee of the club had proved a great success and the way players and supporters of other clubs had turned up as well as members and old players of the Pirates Club had been most gratifying. Many of those present had come a long distance to attend the jubilee and everybody had remarked upon the orderly nature of' the gathering which they described as one of the best of its kind which they 1 had ever attended. Great credit was due to the committee which organised the function. Proceeding, Mr. Quirk said that the Pirates Club had donated a cup to the Taihape District High School with the object of encouraging football amongst the younger generation. The thanks of the club were due to Mrs. Bradley for donating two cups to be presented to the most improved senior and junior players. Mr. J. Missen had donated a medal, while Mr. S. Wheeler had also given a handsome donation. The speaker went on to refer to the valuable services rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Goer in promoting social functions for the benefit of the club. The funds of the club would not be in such a healthy state but for the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Goer. (Applause.)

The speaker thanked ex-players for coming forward to fill a breach when required and added that the club was deeply indebted to its supporters for their splendid assistance during the past few years. These supporters had offered financial assistance and had placed their cars at the disposal of the club and had helped in other ways and no words of his could adequately express the club’s gratitude. Mr. Quirk said that he had attended a meeting of delegates to discuss the Moye scheme and he thought that the scheme had much to commend it though he did not think that the players themselves should be taxed. The scheme was certainly a good idea as there was no denying the fact that Rugby was “slipping” badly in Taihape. In conclusion Mr. Quirk thanked the Rugby Union for its fair treatment towards the Pirates Club. Thanks were also conveyed to the Referees’ Association, St. John Ambulance and the Press. Election of Officers The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as under:—Patron, Mr. J. Bridson; president, Mr. S. Walker; vice-presidents, Messrs. H. D. Bond, E. Owen, J. Quirk, D. Noagle, H. Galbraith; hon. secretary, Mr. W. Munro; executive committee, Messrs. C. Quirk, C. Derbidge, M. Keating, A. McDonald, D. George, M. Goer, D. McGonagle, B. Cleaver, R. Jones; delegates to Taihape Rugby Union, Messrs. S. Walker, H. D. Bond, J. Bridson, C. Quirk; club captain, Mr. C. Derbidge; junior club captain, Mr. J. Derbidge. The retiring president, Mr. C. Quirk, who did not seek re-election, was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his valuable services.