LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 25 September 1914, Page 4

LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN

INVASION OF HELENSVILLE

Nine members of the Legion of Frontiersmen came to Helensville, on the invitation of the local squad, amongst whom were Major Murray, Captain Gordon, and Sergt. Sharkey. Included were two Frontiersmen from the Suva SquadroD, who went to Samoa with the Expeditionary Force and returned to Auckland last week. All these visitors may perhaps? be going to Europe in the next force. The party was entertained by the local squad to a supper at McEwin's Hotel, and the yisijtore considerably helped in the direption of songs, speeches, etc., besides explaining tho positions and ideals of tho Legion io the gentlemen present, some of whom are intending members The visitors were on Sunday taken for a tjur of the country, ana visited first the Springs where they had a good time, then on to Mr Evans' at Park hurst, and had lunch in Mc-Mc'Jarthy'.-s bush, the luuch being generously provided by Mrs Jas McLeod, Mrs Rimmer, and Mrs L. McLeod. There were about thirty people preset)t. The Frontiersmen indulged in pistol pracHw, aul tried to finj a few rab,tyjts to slj ..t The party (jrnye and shof } ? aek towards HelensvillK, yja .^oL.eod'e farm, acid were PQterfciiiuo<l by Mrs W. Rimmer to tea, those preseat spending a most enjoyable evening there. She yjsitors left by the A p.m. train on Monday. The appearance of ihe I^ipnaries in their uniforms oreated' no little surprise ia the town, and zt is a pity the Legion do,es not get more support, as it enrolls the best staa\p of men in the country.