FAREWELL PASTIES.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 44, 10 April 1930, Page 2

FAREWELL PASTIES.

A number of friends recently met at the home of Mr. dud Mrs; Grantlham, to say '"good-bye"■•to' the Rev. C. H. and Mrs. 01d5,., who Very shortly leave for Invercargiil. Quito a number of t&e guests contributed to the_ music of the evening, Mrs. A. Johnson singing very pleasingly; Mr. W. E. Saunders sang several- times, and very much appreciated was a vocal duet by Mr. Olds and Mr. Grant&am.

During supper, Mr Grantham took the opQrtutfity to express to Mr. and Mrs. Olds his- "own appreciation and that of his guests, of the.ir work during their stay in the .Hutt, and said that the good .wishes of all present would follow them to their new sphere, and they-all hoped that Mr. and Mrs Olds' sojourn.. in j the south might prove a most Iheppy one. ' : ;

At. the monthly meeting of the Methodist Ladies' Guild, opportunity was taken by -two of its members to tender to Mrs. Olds the good wishes of the Guild. -Mrs. Kbutley, a- very old member, said t»hat is it was the last afternoon Mrs; Olds wuld be present at. the Guild, she would like to wish her, "God speed," and assured Mrs Olds that the members of the Guild would think of her in her new sphere. Mrs. Garliek, who was for many years the Guild's president, said that she knew htfw soriy the members of the Guild were to lose Mrs. Olds, and, speaking from life-long experience, Mrs Garliek said" >how difficult it was to break up even a temporary home and accustom oneself to totally new surroundings, and she felt that few women realised how hard this phase of the life of a minister's wife is. Mrs Garliek, in speaking of Mrs Olds, said that she was sure sjhe had freqiiently, in her desire to help, done more than her strength was equal to, and in concluding wished Mrs Olds all sorts of happiness and success,, and hoped that her future might be a most comfortable and happy one.' Mrs. Olds most feelingly replied and thanked everyone for their good wishes.

A very pleasant evening was spent in the Trinity Congregational School Boom last Thursday, when the teachers and scholars of the Sunday School gave a social evening to Miss Edna McMillan

Miss McMillan, who has been assistant kindergarten mistress for a number of, years, has resigned jprom that position, owing to her being married in the near future. On behalf of the teachers and. scholars, the Rev. R. T. Wearne presented Miss McMillan with a beautiful rose bowl, as' a token of esteem in which she was held. Mr. Wearne said that all were very sorry to lose Miss McMillan, and wished her the best of everything during t>he coming days. After supper all joined hands and sang "Auld Lang Syn" and thre^ cheers were given for "Miss McMillan.