MANAKAU.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 23 April 1919, Page 2

MANAKAU.

PEACE CELEBRATION. A. meeting of residents was held at Manakau last) night to consider the question of peace celebrations. There was a fair attendance, including two ladies who braved the cold. Mr Howard Andrew was voted to the chair. It was decided to hold the celebrations under the auspices of ihc Patriotic Society and the school committee. A letter was read from Mr S. Norgrove, chairman

tt the Otaki Committee, relative t» Manaknu joining with Otaki, and thus nmking the function a larger one. Tho matter was fully discussed, but it was deemed inadvisable to fall in with the suggestion on account of inconvenicHco that would urine by getting the children to Otaki, while tho amount of sickness was also taken into consideration.

I Mr Inge kindly offered his grounds for the function, while a committee j (all present offering to assist) was set . op to promote games and sports, to bo held from II a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jlonday, a»d to provide luncheon and tea for the children. Mrs Hammond was apI pointed convener of the ladies' committee, who will make arrangements of catering for the children. The Sports Committee will comprise Messrs H. H. Bryant, pcrham, Bramley, Dalzell, and W. Be van. It was decided to hold a united service oa Sunday, and arrangements for this/part of the programme was left in the hands of Mr Andrew. The question'of a suitable memorial was: introduced, and an informal discussion followed. Mr Lea Atkins spoke strongly in favour of an obelisk, to bo erected in the school grounds, ais3 de* precafed the tuning of rtfadjs oaiU memorial. The matter, ' bowtvfr-Jt "">

be diseossed further at a future fjfe *" ! A da nee will lx? held on the Mgjdsy. evening, and the arrangements fof fhii wag left to Mr Child's, who afeo offered the use of the liall for luncheon if the weather was cold. A number of tennis player* joanwyed to Shannoa on Easier Monday, but,

owing to some of the playerr not being, .available, the match arranged did mi j take place. In Bea thereof"«' Yankee hmnmaeat was held, that for the I ladies being tkto by the Manakas I ladies, .while the aMjtakau men tet. j Macfikaa_ won on the. aggregate by 4 point*—6s3 to rAf}. - A very plea*a»t day was spent \,y ail.' i Some 30 or Aft Safives, ficm Kotoroa, are visiting Mariakats l»-«i&y, sad are being rosily entertained ,£y tie Itwal Maori*," viho have gathered ia force. " f ■ Miss Hnrley, of Wellington, a visit to Masickaa. Mrs and Mfea Brunei}, <>{ Masakaß, are vteiiag ■Wtffiagtdar^"