PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1059, 23 February 1911, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) . ; Palmerston, February 22. ■The Borough' Council-has granted -tho Manawatu.PhiUSsbphical Society'the use of. the, upper story of. the old fire brigade, station for a : museuni; ( ,The societv has ft really . good'collection of , exhibits m ■ the present library building, but, is so cramped for rooin that the articles can- \ not be .shown ,tq advantage. In the old . fire brigade building'there will'fie amplo room; and the> "sbciety has been : promised ; nnmerous.other exhibits as soon as it has. a. suitable room in which tb;place them. ■ '••-At- a keeting' bf 'tho conlmittti?>:Of .the ■ Society ' at--;the Roval Hotel-last, night,arrangements'in-connec-which is -, to for-'.-follow'ing" werei' appointed to - various, posts'on ;the , day of the sports:— 3reOTs.V,7vVH.'.i.V. r atts, , Bray,--Watson, - Hoben, \D. ; Buick;- Leslie, Johnston, < Barnard; 4 SmitU",>''Goradincv'AVayj-.Oiles, - Rftss;; and Robinson/'- pictures. of .the' . 1 events.,' are .-to . bo.Jtaken.V , -The Presbyterian Church was.crowded . last' evening," when Mr. C. : W. Navlor . gave an organ ; recital. : -He was assisted by' Jlr. W. Short. King's trumpeter, who gave a number of trumpet solos, and was , also'associated Naylor in seve-ral-items specially arranged for the two instruments. These' included Mr. Short's • Own Coronation ;All the-numbers were ; greatly . - 4 " The Mayor'presided at :a msetmg of .StJohn pursing, Guild, last evening, .wljen the riurso's report .showed " that' daring • the past four weeks' 96 visits had been paid to patients. One patient'had been • discharged as cured, and one death was reported. ".The" resignation -of Miss F. Col-: , linson. who is about to make an extended trip Home, was received with regret. - :