PAERATA BALL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 685, 18 November 1921, Page 5

PAERATA BALL.

(To the Editor),.

Sir, —Under the above heading 1 notice two ljetters written by “A Resident” and “Soldier 1 .” May I be pex*. mitted ,fe> explain to your, two cor respondents the exact state of affairs. A meeting of all the Indies resident In Paerata *■» called for Thursday. the H*?h i:.v». a< the residence of Mrs Butcher. Messages were sent

where possible to every resident in Pa*r:itn, and the meeting was held and afternoon tea provided by tne hostess. A working committee was of whom I was appointed one of the joint secretaries;. Being practically a stranger in the district I thought it Was a most representative meeting, judging by the number

Of ladies present and the apologies •_ received from those unable to attend bilt promising their support. Jt was decided to make the rejtum a ladies’ return, and to get the assistance of we men for the heavy work only, as fthey are mostly farmers and cannot spare the time to attend to the formalities of these entertainments at thifc season of the year. It came somewhat as a bomb shell to me to find {that there were some dissenten£s, so we, the committee, decid- ' ed to call a public meeting for Saturday, the l"9th inst., when I hope a full meeting will be held and the business decided on will be unani-

mous. I hope “A Resident” and “Soldier,” who have been so anxious to rush injfco print to air their grievances •will both be present and giva us their viewsL I do not want your correspondents to run v away with the idea thajj: we are as expert as the gentle, men who managed the first dance and social), bujt we hope to make the return an even better tur!n out than its predeessor.—l am, ec., C. M. YATES.