OTOROHANGA.
Own Correspondent
The annua! district, children's picnic wa- held on Saturday, and wan a great success I(. wan held in Ormshy's pad;lock and an ideal place, perfectly llat. with tin' Wail.enio nver running almost round the ground. and the fringe of \vrcllinK willows all online: beautiful ."hade. 'Die weather was all that could he desired, the tropical downpour that we had, on Friday ni r .ht having left the grass tec!..,,: cCan and fresh. and washed all the dual, ol thrroais Se It lers from all around onivo in, and the children arrived in hundreds. A tireless ladies coin.,,,ttee dispensed sai idw i e lies and i.tki. an( i fruit and tea to almost everyone. Various rallies were induced in dinj IU r (ho afternoon, and an energetic sports committee arranged races and provided ;rood prises. beery chilu that attended and did not win a prr/.e R ,. H jtjvcn a consolation trophy, so that there were smiles all round, and when the children were contented and h.appv the parents were happy also. There was no lack ol eon,pet,tors in th" 101 lie scramble, and t lie men with 0 f ],,llies sewn on their coats had plenty of followers. A very snccesst'ul dance was held m tin- ball m the j eveniin: to wind u|i the day.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 439, 14 February 1912, Page 5
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218OTOROHANGA. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 439, 14 February 1912, Page 5
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