PARAPARAUMU.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 4 August 1919, Page 3

PARAPARAUMU.

FAREWELL SOCIAL. (From our own Corresimndcnt.) A very large audience assembled at the Coronation Hall, Paraparaumu, on AVcdnesday evening last for the purpose of farewelling Mr F. T. Vaughan (headmaster of the Paraparaumu school), Mrs Vaughan, and Miss Neumann (first assistant). The gathering took the form of a social, the dance music being supplied by Mr T. Mahiraa, and several extras being played by Miss Hurrell. Songs were pleasantly rendered by Misses M. Lynch and Black and Mr Pitcher. ' Mr Vaughan played a violin solo, and Mr Hardham Tecited.

During the evening Mr C. B. Reeve (chairman of the school committee), on | behalf of the residents, presented Mr -and Mrs A’aughan with a cheque for a substantial sum, and Miss Neumann with a beautiful silver purse, filled with bank notes. Sir Reeve voiced the great regret of the parents at tlio loss of •such capable teachers, who, moreover, not only took a keen interest in tho education of tho scholars under their charge, but were also very solicitous of their health and general welfare. Miss Neumann, by her kindly manner, having won her way into the hearts of the scholars, her departure would leave a gap in tho school staff which would be hard to Jill.

Mr I). D. Hyde, on behalf of ilic AVhareroa * Rifle Club, presented Mr A’aughan with a gold medal, as a slight token of esteem and remembrancer Members of tho Rifle Club, he said, | were grateful to Mr A’aughan for his , services as secretary- of the club for

many years past. Cr. AV. J. Howell referred to Mr and Mrs A'aughan and Miss Neumann in their citizen life—how Mr Vaughan had been an active honorary secretary and -accountant for the co-operative store run for some time in connection with the local cheese factory. He had also been secretary of the Paraparaumu Patriotic Society for some years, and had been most painstaking and obliging in all his work. His departure would leave many blanks in the various organisations which would be exceedingly difficult'’' to fill as satisfactorily. Mrs Vaughan and Miss Neumann, too. had been useful citizens, ready to assist on any occasion when required. ' Mr B. Mantle referred to his long association with Mr Vaughan on the school committee, stating that during the fourteon years during which the latter had occupied the headmaster’s position there had never been a formal complaint before the committee concerning tho manner in which the school had been conducted, nor had the committee ever had even a difference of opinion with the headmaster. Mr A’aughan, on rising to reply, was gretted by continuous applause. He expressed himself as grateful to the residents for their kindly gifts, and stated that during their stay in Paraparauinu he and his wife had contracted friendships which it gavo them pain to sever. He did not expect to again meet with a warm-hearted or more generous body of people than those of Paraparaumu.

I Miss Neumann also brielly voiced . her thanks and appreciation for the good wishes and beautiful present she had received.

1 “For They Arc Jolly Good Fellows” , was sung with great heartiness by the i audience at this stage, and supper was , then handed round. Dancing was conj tinued into the “wee sma ’ boors” of : the morning. Mr D. Lynch acted as | M.C. during the evening.

During the fourteen years that Mr ! Vaughan has been headmaster of the j Paraparaumu school the roll number has I increased from 37 scholars to the present roll of 1)3.

Such success attended the short night dance held at Paraparaumu last Saturday night, for which Mr D. Howell , was responsible for the arrangements, that it is proposed to make them a regular weekly affair, commencing on Saturday next. A committee is being . organised to take charge of the couduct of the dances. | The school children made presentations to Mr A’ar 'i an and Mrs Vaughan on Friday afta«.Ji-n last, on the occasion of their leaving the school. The Ladies’ Guild intend also making a presentation to Mrs Vaughan.