Foxton

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 59, 13 March 1944, Page 6

Foxton

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Mrs. Goodwin, of Lady’s Mile, has received an airgraph from her son, Pte. A. C. Goodwin, who states he is fit and well. Mrs. and Miss V. Fulton, of Dunedin, are the guests of Mrs. J. Clark, of Park Street. Miss Joyce Clark returned from Otaki yesterday. L.A.C. Maurice Procter is spending his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Procter, of Ilimatangi. Sgmn. A. Wyeth is spending his furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wyeth, of Avenue Road; Miss A. McGuire, Palmerston North, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. McArtney, of Main Street. Mr. W. Neville, senr., of Union Street, had to enter Palmerston North Hospital for urgent treatment last Wednesday. Mrs. W. Baird and Mrs. B. Everton have just returned from a pleasant holiday spent in Napier. Mr. W. Baird, who has just returned from' New Caledonia, and Mr. G. Rough, senr., are visiting Invei'cargill, and later on Mr. Rough hopes to visit Edendale, where his only sister lives. Mrs. C. McEwan and her son, Dvr. R. McEwan, are visiting Nelson. Mrs. N. Walls and her two children, Peter and Heather, are spending a holiday in the Nelson district. A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. W Caithness, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lewis and family, of Oroua Downs, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Procter, of Palmerston North, have just returned after having spent an enjoyable holiday of several weeks at Lowry P>ay, Wellington. Miss Pearl Goodwin has returned home after an extended holiday in New Plymouth. The condition of Mrs. A. Gregory, senr., of Jenks Street, who is in hospital, is still satisfactory. Mr. and Mrs. S. Barnett early in the week received a cable to say their eldest son. Pte. S. E. Barnett, had been wounded in battle, and on Friday their youngest son Digby had the misfortune to break his arm. At the meeting of the Salvation Army Home League the bring-and-buy stall was well patronised. A feature of this particular meeting was a most attractive array of stitchcraft and needlework which would have added grace to an arts and crafts stall in any show on the coast. The Richelieu work in one particular piece was of outstanding merit and the tapestry work in a handbag captivated most of the ladies present. There was a set of seven embroidered aprons, one named for use each day of the week, and tray cloths, supper spreads, table runners, d oylcys, etc. A pleasant evening was spent at an enjoyable social and dance given by Mr. and Mrs. C. McArtney as a farewell to their son, Gnr. A. McArtney, on Tuesday evening. The winners of the novelty dances were:—Monte Carlo waltz, Miss B. Evans and Mr. Taylor; Lucky Gay Gordons, Mrs. G. Algar and Mr. F. Gay. Songs to guitar accompaniment were sung by Messrs. Ron and Noel Walls. A cornet solo by Mr. Noel Walls was appreciated and everyone joined in the community singing. Gnr. McArtney thanked his parents for giving the evening to enable him to meet and bid farewell to Ills friends. There was an excellent attendance at the weekly card evening given by the residents of Block 4 and always held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hughes, of Johnston Street. A special feature of these evenings is the home cooking displayed at suppertime. The prize-winners at card games were Mrs. Barrett and Mr. G. Mounsey, with the mystery parcel to Mr. L. Mnttar. Next Tuesday evening it was decided by the committee of Block 4 that flag 500 would be played. Mrs. Trueman reports that the following goods were forwarded to Wellington to the National Patriotic Fund Board for the month of February:—24 pairs of mittens, 14 balaclavas, 13 scarves and 1 pair of socks. At a committee meeting of the Girl Guide and Brownie Committee there were present Mesdames D. R. Barron (president), H. Hannay (vice-president), Wells (secretary), R. O. Hornblow, A. Calder, D. D. McKenzie, F. H. Murray and Miss W. Murray (Tawny Owl). Th-a committee expressed great pleasure in the presence of Mrs. Barron. It; was her first appearance since her recent illness. The appointment of Mrs. Roskruge as Brown Owl was favourably commented upon. The committee is fortunate in securing the services of Mrs. Roskruge, who is very keen on the work of the Brownies. A singles croquet maten was played on the green on Tuesday between Mesdames E. Bryant and C. Edwards, resulting in a win for the former 26—13. A doubles will be played on the green next Tuesday between Mesdames Symons and G. F. Smith and Mesdames Knewstub and T. Hughes. A team of croquet ladies from the Foxton Club is journeying to Levin on Tuesday to play the last of the matches for the Sherwood Cup. Sunday, March 5, marked a red-letter-day in the history of the Foxton Methodist Church when eight young people were publicly received into the church fellowship by the minister Rev. H. Thornley, who spoke of the need for young virile lives to stand firm for God and right and to play their parts in the building of the new world, to keep the witness and the standard high. Mrs. L. Potts, leader of the Girls’ Bible Class, officiated at the orga n. The Methodist Church held its harvest festival services last week-end. Two services were held, the speaker being Rev. Thornley. The harvest offerings made a very line display. On Monday a happy evening was spent when the young people assisted by Lieut. Brooks, of the Salvation Army, gave a concert. Although there were numerous other social attractions on the same evening, long before the programme was started extra seats had to be carried in from the church.