PAPAKURA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 62, 28 July 1915, Page 4

PAPAKURA.

A highly successful concert in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund, arranged by the cuminittee of the Papakura Cricket Club, wait held in tbe Public Hall on Saturday evening last, in tbe presence of a packed bouse. The performers kindly gave their services without fee, and tbe piano was kindly lent for the occasion by Mr Smith. The committee will as a result ot the gathering fee akle to donate a handsome sum to tbe Fund. The hall was effectively decorated with flags, evergreens and lillies. All the items were contributed by Auckland amateurs, viz.Misses D. Fenton, F. Fenton. ti. Null, K. MacCormiik, H. Canley and A. Lindsay; and Messrs E. McCormick, H. Pip r, N. Kent, C. Crowtber and A. P. Morgan. An endeavour to resuscitate interest in the proposed formation of a heal band is being made, and on Friday evening last a meeting was held in the band room to make preliminary- arrangements accordirgly. A committee cori-ht-ing of the following was appointed to further the schema, viz., Messrs A tidy Richardson, secretary, W. Richardson, W. Lever, R. Siewart, W. Rowe, and R. Lever, it was reported that the defunct Papakura Band was still i:i funds and that tte old uniforms and 22 instruments were BViilaijl.' for the new band. A committee meeting followed and it was decided to call a meeting of oi l members and intending members for Friday evening next, at 7.30 p.m , whin the matter would be further riscussed. Particulars appear in our advertising columns.

An ir.vitation to the lac-n Nation. 1 Ke*erve to attend the annivtrsary service in tbe Methodist church on Sunday, August Bth, has been received from the Rev. W. F. Potter by Mr R. Stewart, the Reserve secretary, and will be considered at the Reserve Committee meeting to be Lcld on Thursday evening next. It has been iiiggcsted that instead of the National Reserve attending any one particular anniversary tervice that they should meet in the local public hall on the afternoon of (hat day and be address d by the various ministers. Amongdt the passengers held up th'ough the slips on the Main Trunk line last week was Mr Hnrjld Wil 0", who was on bis way to Wellington to join one of the Reinforcement camps. Us was first delayed et 'l'e Kuiti and to continue his journey he had to walk two mil s to catch another train. The next stop came at Taumarunui. From there he wired to his father that he was having an exciting experience.