WAVERLEY NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 253, 26 October 1939, Page 2

WAVERLEY NEWS

BARN DANCE. (.Own Correspondent.') WAVERLEY, Oct. 25. On Monday evening a barn aanc< , was held by the Waverley Tennis am . Croquet Club at Mr. J. Lupton’s. I'm i shed had been decorated with fern. 1 and the music was supplied by Mr Fairweather, Patea (piano;, J. Lar ' me*, (banjo) and A. Stewart. A de Udons savoury supper was served b? a ugjCs committee. Anong those present were Mi« dames P. V. Graves, W. R. Hunt, H P. English, C. Pearce (Waitutari), J F. Stewart, G. Fargie (Patea), T Wibor (Waitotara), Misses J Lupton Doiethy Dickie, Margaret Alexander Lv'Gvn. Lupton, Norma Luptai, Rcvc; I Wybcurne, Poppy Gray, Joyce Sheppard. Phylis Taylor (Wangim*i> Ach* •li io Lowell, Shirley Campio i (FciI dell>, Clare Newland, Myra Morrison Mouy Walker, Betty Purne.l (Mu ion . Vivienne Hammond. Este’ ( t Hamn.ond, Jean Belton, N. Forsyth • Wrr.ganui), Messrs. M. Hammon;!, p Lav.cson (Patea), J. Leckie, C. Duig . ( . and D. Newland. J. Smit-i, R. a.’i< A. Lupton, E. and J. ELnshv, J rn< • . B. Thomas (Hawera . C ; Cam,; (Wellington). L. Olhi<, T • S ; r.’son, B. and H. Powell, A. Oliver < Willington), T. Wilson (Waitotar.* • 3. and K. Belton, E. Fleming, D. II and R Aiken, G. Fargie (P i ea’, J Jfnrjton, W. Mathews, W. R. Hunt. KOHI MIMATIKE RIFLE CL 18. On Friday a card evening and dance was held by members of the Kohi Miniature Rifle Club in the Kohl Hall. 1 There was a good attendance and the ; winners of the flag ”500’’ were: I Ladies. Miss E. Parkes and Mrs. Ft Milne; men. Mi. R. Milne and Mr. H Powell. A Monte Carlo held during the evening was won oy Mrs. B Oliver and partner. After supper had been served the trohies and cuf-s won ' during the season were presented tc the successful members. Mr. B. Oliver, president of the club, : in a short speech congratulated the winners on their successful season and high standard of shooting. He then called on Mrs. W. Oliver (the I patron’s wife) to present the followI mg trophies and cups to tne winners' Mr. R. ()liv er's t rophy, M. Sar- ■ gcant; R. Lennox’s trophy. C. Oliver; B. Dunn s Cup. H. Powell; Farmers’ Co-op. Cup, T. A. Oliver; Whitcombe, Combe and Carldwill Cup, C. Oliver. .MEN S GOLI . A bogey match was held by the men over the week-end and was won by F. Christensen, 3 up. Other results i were R. Hammonds 2 down, G. Wat- ' kins 3 down; K. Gibbons, 4 down; N ; Parsons 1 down; I. Parsons 5 down; i C. Medlicott 5 down; D. Mills 7 down. , The Canadian foursome compeli I lion has reached the semi-final anti the following have to play off; - J ! Walkinton and Rvers v. 1. Parsons ; and G. Watkins, F. Train and K. Gib- . bons v. S. Besley and B. How. In the final oi the Men’s Intermcm--1 ate Championship G. Watkins beat J Lecki ■- servicemen residing in the Palct ■ an. of ihe following schools: Manu fair. Alton. Hurleyville, Kakaramea Patra Public. Patea Convent Whenuakura or Opaku. The scholarship in tenable for niu : -. ar and is valued at 17. Papers fol ; the examination are to be set an* i marked by the x.eadueachprs’Associn ‘tion. Wanganui. Th" examination will be held h i patn a on Saturday. November -’5. ■ Th*- scholarship will be availabh 1 for am secondary school in Nc” p \TH X BEAI TI.I ING S()( lETV >l-. i‘.. F. Hemingway presided at ■ I o( th*- Palea Bcautifjin; Society l-’st week. The Borough Council had agree, I i<» the suggestion that the portion o • ih«’ street near the South Africa) memorial would be beautified, it wa. | reported. The work would be put ii ■ hand as sooi. as; circumstances per j milted. Norfolk Island pines had beer I planted at the beach near the ten tennial memorial. • It was loft to the chairman ant I secretaries to keep a look-out for suit ■ | '.here trees and shrubs could b( j planted. It was decided to invite donationi of bulbs, hydrangeas and other shrub! I for planting in the borough, particu--1 larly n the Queen Mary Reserve j and to invite suggestions from couftI try residents for the beautifying o j any spots in their districts. Mrs. S. C. Mcßae wrote enclosin' j £3 3s for subscription as a life member. Mr. G. S. Nicholl. secretary of th« ; Royal New Zealand Institute of HortiI culture suggested that the society I communicate with the Great Souti Road Beautifying Council, Auckland Canterbury Roadside Beautifying Society and the Wanganui Beautifying Society, and he forwarded copie! of the Coronation Planting Commit i tee’s publication for e;rculat:or j amongst members. Mrs. Roberts’ anc , Miss Hamerton’s offers of tree anc : shrub plants were accepted wit! I thanks.