Ohaupo

New Zealand Tablet, 12 August 1915, Page 49

Ohaupo

The annual meeting of ;. the:, Ohaupo branch of the Hibernian Society- was held on Tuesday evening, July' 13, the anniversary of the opening of the branch. % The election of officers for the ensuing period resulted ias follows: -—President, Bro. John Turnwald ;:, vice-presi-dent, Bro. Peter McVerry; secretary, Bro: G. Tooman"; treasurer, Bro. F. McKenrick; warden, Bro. J. Amiel; sick visitors, Bros. J. Thomas and D. Farrell; trustees, Bros. J. Turney, E. Edwards, and J. Turnwald. The branch opened with 12 members a year ago, and has now grown to 20, which is very encouraging for a scattered district like Ohaupo. At the close of the meeting the retiring president (Bro. E. Edwards), on behalf of the members, presented Bro. Tooman with a, silvermounted oak tray as a token of the esteem in which he is held by the members and also for the able manner -in which, he has carried out liis duties as secretary. Bro. Tooman thanked the members most heartily for their present. The retiring president (Bro. E. Edwards) was heartily thanked for the able manner in which he carried out his duties as president, having not missed a meeting. Bro. Edwards suitably replied. The first meeting of the newly-appointed officers was held on July 27. The meeting, after being formally opened, adjourned, on the motion of Bro. J. Turney, seconded by Bro. McVerry, as a mark of respect to the memory of Mr. George Turnwald (eldest son of the president, Bro. John Turnwald), whose funeral took place that day. Tho secretary was instructed to write a letter of condolence to the bereaved family.