UTUWAI

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 181, 2 July 1937, Page 4

UTUWAI

(From Our Own Correspondent.) UTUWAI, June 30.

At the fortnightly euchre and dance Mrs T. Bcai'lo won the ladies fins* a,l “ Mr J. G. Cawood (he mens, the (loot was cleared for dancing to music supp et. by Miss Scarlet and Mr Bilks, Mr K. Hail acting as M.C. . ~ , „ All roads led to the Utuwai Had, when the residents of the L’mutoi district organised a function to celebrate the switch life, on of (he electric light through their district. Manv co.ourcd lights kindly lent by the Power Board decorated both th« outside and inside of Ihe had, and added a carnival effect. Dancing to music contributed by Mrs Smith, Mrs H. Osborne, Miss J. Searle, and Mr Bilks was mteisuersed with the fol.uwmg items: Vocal solos, Mrs Smith (Apiti); recitation, Mis P. Guy (Feild ng)i vocal solo, Mr Dona.dson (Feildii.g); musical monologue, Airs 11. Osborne: lceitation, Mr A. Bunt; voe.il solos, Mr Bilks. Community singing was led by Mr P. Guy. Mr McKay, representative of the Apiti distrct, introduced the following members of the Power Board . Mr Guy, Mr Bickers, Mr Donaldson and Mr Clcavcly (inspector). Mr McKay expressed the pleasure it gave bun to sec the power reticulated through the Umutoi district, lie spoke of the interest of the Feilding representative. Mr Guy. / 110 switching-on of the light was jiorformcd by Mrs Smidth, tho oldest resident of me district. Mr Guy congratulated the residents on having the power throughout the district, saying that it was Ins dieam to sco the eleotriety reticulating through the back-blocks. He also congratulated the settlers on having Mr McKay lor their representative. Mr Bickers expressed the pleasure it gave him to work beside Mr McKay on the Power Board Mr Bona Idson also spoke on behalf of the staff. Ml Buekman, sonr., of lending, and formerly of Umutoi, stated his pleasure at scc : ing the power reticulating in tue Umutoi district. Mr Jv G. Buekman. on behalf ot the settlers, called on Air McKay to accept a fountain pen as a token of appreciation for his untiring efforts for the benefit of the residents. Among tho ladies present wore : Mrs Donaldson, red lace; Mrs L. Guy shell pink georgette; Mrs Havel , saxe blue maiocain; Mrs Cawood, black georgette: Airs Osborne, black taffetta. Airs J. OTlagon, ivory silk velvet: Airs C'hevne, pillar-l>o\- red moire: Aliases AL Darkness, floral silk: Grant, midnight blue pebble crone; 0. IJemnungs, eau-de-nil crepe-do-chine; J. Enright, lemon toam crepe- Al. Foote, blue silk crepe: Alesdames Guv, Foot, Hart, Viles, Buekman (2) Osborne, Forbes Enright. Haynes Ncidale Searle (3), Roberts, McKay, Smith, Dickers. Smidth (2). and .Misses. McKay (2), J. Searle, Forbes (2), McEwan (2), Osborne, Chevne (2).