WELCOME HOME
’ DANCE AT WAIMANA A welcome -home dance was held in the Waimana hall last Wednesday •evening in honour of Able Seaman Fred Ruff, who has returned home after over four years service in the Navy. The opportunity was also taken to wish luck to Private Graham Wardlaw, a member of the J Force, who, unfortunately, was unable to be present.
The dance music was supplied by Mr and Mrs King, whilst Mr F. Sterling acted as M.C. After supper, Mr J. L. Burnett on behalf of all present, asked the guest of honour to come forward and accept a small gift as an appreciation of what he had done for those at home and his country. Able Seaman Ruff replied thanking the gathering for the gift and pleasant evening accorded him. Mr Burnett also extended best wishes to Private G. Wardlaw.
Dancing continued until midnight when the National Anthem closed the evening.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BPB19460501.2.23
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 68, 1 May 1946, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
154WELCOME HOME Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 68, 1 May 1946, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Beacon Printing and Publishing Company is the copyright owner for the Bay of Plenty Beacon. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Beacon Printing and Publishing Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in