SOCIAL SIDE OF MARCHING

Chronicle (Levin), 22 November 1947, Page 4

SOCIAL SIDE OF MARCHING

PARENTS' COMIVflTTEE PRAISED Vi'siting marching teams were Ipud in their praise qf the arrangeipents made for them on Satur4ay, when over 130 girls and .officials were entertained at tea by the Horowhenua Marching Asso.ciation Parents' Committee, who, qnder the eapable direction of Mesdgmes C. Niehol (president) and J. Perigo. (sepretary) , worke'4 hard tp have everything in readiness sq teams could leave without 4elay. Levin has a good name for hospitality in - marching circles, and this traditiop was worthily qpheld pn Satqrday, 'Mentipn must alsp be made of the good work of the ice cream Stall attendants, Misses M. Harrjson and R. Taybor and the attendants at the soft 'd.rink booth Messrs. R. Ransom and B. Perigo, who were responsible for the sale of £23 12s 64 wprtb of gbods. . The gatekeepers, Messrs. C, Nichol, P. Young, C. R. Churcb, H. White, E. Mclntyre and R. McKenzie took £54 10s 64, 4onations bringing this amount to £57 2s 64Ipclu4ed in this was a donation of £1 ls from the Boys' Training Centre. The ai4 to Britain drive netted £^6 10s, wbhe the sale of programmes added another £4 18s, a grand total of £112 3s. Guests of Tennis Club • The two finalists in the Miss New Zealand Quest, Miss Wellington and Miss . Wanganui, who visited L^yin on Saturday, were the guests of the Levin' Lawn Tennis Club at afternoon tea. . Intrpdpping Miss Stewart and Miss Melville to members, Dr. S. J. Thompson, the president, made mention of the fact that all could not be winners, but to be among the finalists was an honour. He congratulated them both and expressed thanks on behalf of the club for their acceptance ' of the invitation to afternoon tea. Miss Stewart suitably replied on behalf of Miss Melville and herself.