Labour Candidate Welcomed

Chronicle (Levin), 20 September 1949, Page 2

Labour Candidate Welcomed

■. 1 ^ • f The Druids' Hall was well fllled | on Thursday night last when the | Labour candidate, Mr. D. J. Cap- ! stick, who was accompanie'd by I Mrs. Capstick, was welcomed -by | the \ Otaki branch of the party, | members and supporters rallying I round in encouraging numbers. A i social function had been arranged | and a wide variety of items were | pr.esente'd, with a happy atmos- I phere prevailing. - g Mr. T. L. Condon, president of ! the Otaki branch, in introducing j Mr., and Mrs. Capstick, extended a j cordial welcome to them, and j trusfce'd the success of the welcome I was a f orerunner to further successes. The speaker then oalled on Mr. VT. Brindle, MJL.C., to address the gathering. The latter. expressed pleasure at being asv, sociated with the welcome to the' guests. He referred hriefly to the progress made by the movement and the Otaki branch, and indi- ' cated that ihe future prospects I were regarded very highly. All j must work hard, however, said Mr. Brindle, if all the benefits now enjoyed were to be retained. • Mr. D. Murphy, representing the Otaki Railway branch, apologised for the unavoidable absence of 1 the president, Mr. A. D. Webster, and joined .the previous speakers in extending a cordial welcome to the new candidate. A tasty supper, served by the ladies, concluded an enjoyable evening.