SOCIAL NEWS

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 126, 23 December 1938, Page 3

SOCIAL NEWS

INliss 15. Itiui, of; Auckland, is visiting lidr parents, Mr, mid Mrs. ,V. F. Ran, Wniotahi. * # * * -;t ■» Air. and Airs. |il. N. \Vol»l» and family, of Mmviek, nrc tlm guests ol Air. and Mrs, IV'. Cave, Ford Street, while spending a holiday in OpMikL It vt it * * it it Mr. and Mrs. FI. C. I'list and their .small son will leave to-il'ay on a holiday visit to'.''Auckland and New I’lymo'iil li. It * It It y- * ■>t .Miss IC. Reid lei'l, lor Auckland today, where she will spend a holiday its the guest (,(' ]| t »|- .sister, Airs. AnderM.. 11. St. Ileliers. it it it it it ii Mr. C. Armstrong, ol Tiran, is a. visitor to Opotiki, Idr (lie Christmas holidays. It * It It it * * Air. and Mrs. Cordon Cameron, ol * Aoekland, are tliei quests ol Air, and Mrs. A. Ah ho 1,, Woodlands. while spending a holiday in < Jp<>t il. l .

presentation PRIO-M ARR LUIIO Cl I'TS A pleasing incident tool; place yesterday at the local hraoeli <>| I lie I'ariuers’ Trading Co. I,id. when the manager, .Mr. I l '. I’. Rowo, and icllo'W members. ol the stall, gathered to limionr Miss Betty' Thomson, whose marriage is soon to tnU• • place. Aliss rnmii.smi has ilieeo eleven years io the employ of the company, years ha vine heel) spent in Opotiki. where she Inis been a capable and popular mein her oil : the stall. The maiumer, Mr. I l '. P. “Rowe, extended ihc good wishes (it meinhers ol the. stall lor Miss 'l’homsoin’s liilore happiness and l .success and called upon her to accept, a, handsome chiming clAek. A handsome cheque from the head nltiee ol the ennipany was also presented to Miss Thomson, and Air. K. ’Jlansen read the accompanying letter, which also extended omul wishes l in- .Miss Thomson's happiness. A • 'harming gesture was the presentation of hi dainty limupiet presented b\ Alis.s Violet Burton I'rmo Hie girl mem hers ol; the staff. Other oiend'm's <>| the staff, representing tlm various departments, also spoke in eulogistic, terms of Miss Thomson's services and extended their good* wishes.

Miss Thomson charmingly expressed her thanks and appreciation lor the handsome gilts and expressions ol L'.l 'Oilwill.

OTARA CHILDREN ENTERTAINED l!)V WOMKN’S INSTITITK (I 1 lII.ST ALAS TLtKIH PAHTY A festive scene was presented' it! Ihr Otara Hull <»n -Monday evening. December ID. when Dio president mid iiioinliors ol 11 11 v Otara W onion s ln>iilnii- held their Christmas trot* p*ir4y. Tim early part ol the evening ua.s spent in entertaining tlu* children, who numbered 1 Id, with games and competitions. Two. very popular jl ions wore pi'osentod hy I lie .Maoi'i children ami wore, enl hnsiasl ioally reoeived.

Much child received a suitable "ill, Imm the hoan til idly decorated Christmas tree. The presents wore distributed hy Manta ( lans, who huh assisted' hy, .’Mrs. A. .1. MoCnllion, president ol' the Otnra Institute. .Mrs. K Drown secrcta,ry, Miss I* nrhes aial •Messrs. A. .1. MoCallion, G. S. Karp, and A. .(Aimpbcll.

A pleasant little ceremony I'o,Mowed, in which Korun Cbttinghnm, pupil ol Ihe Otara School, thanked Ihe president and members on beliall ol the children lor the pleasant evening spent. I'rettv hmfiquets made hy the elder "iris were presented to The holies wluV were in charge ol 1 the evening's programme.

A large Christinas eake, made hy Mrs. A. *l. Medallion was won in a ’ rali'le hy Master Donald Hudson. / '|’ho iligh School girls present, assisted in serving Die, children with an excellent supper.

A brief interval ol (lancing hronght krtit a close a* very success,!ill evening.