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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 247, 12 July 1919, Page 7

\ welcome home social was tendered Kerfjeanl-Mnjor and Mrs. (Nurse) Cooper, who have recently relnrned from active HPrvice in Kokand ;ind I'Ynnue, at, Iho Church cf Christ. Lower llut.l, on Wednesday evening. Thcstalhcrins was well attended, and MY*. Cooper was presented wilh ii IjomiHfl. 1" replyiiiß l<> » speech ol welcome mad., l.y 'he 1.'.-v. I'. .1. Marshall, Sprgpiinl-Miiior Cooper snvo a hrief utilliup of Ihis espcriences in l'Yancc. Me touched upon the sralitlidc, shown (lip New /.ealnnders !>y a purlieu- ]»'• French lown which had hren in the hands, of t.lii« (lemiaus for over lliren vpnrs. He said llml I lure days after the Orniiins had evacuated the lown il wa; hednrked with national Hnxf, llius iudientin:,' thai during Ihe whole npnod of the (lerman nccupnlion of I In- I'reneh lown ilie? villagers had lieen aide to sueoessfullv hide Iheir national (la-; from Ihe destructive Ilium. The fnllowuij programme was carried out:—Miss If. Poeknall and Mrs. Parker, selections; Mr. A. Poeknall. Miss Kniglil. and Mr. CI. AY'rkhl, rocilalhui-'; Mis--s "\\ri'.rht and IVake, duet: Mrs. li. Wriiihl. and Miss T. Poeknall. Supper was provided and the sineim,' of Ihe National Anlhem hrmijrhl: Ihe funelion lo a close Tho doal.ll lms otiuiwl ill Hie m,'e of 81 of Mr. lioherl. .lames Itailey. of Handsworth, founder of Hie linn of Tl. Itoile.v and Sons, dicsinkors. His fa I her. Samuel Mnilov. was the fir?l lo make spoons and forks'hy the. process of Rtaniping.