MANUREWA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 231, 1 December 1916, Page 1

MANUREWA.

RED CROSS GATHERINGS. Over £l5O has been collected ii Manurewa through the agency o the ladies in the Red Cross Teas a The young ladies of the district 01 Saturday, November 18 th, undertool the November effort, which resultei in £lO 10s being added to the fund of the Victoria League. The hal was beautifully decorated with palm * and flowers, and be it said that evei to obtaining the nikaus and mamu kau ferns from the bush, and tc j decorating the hall, the ladies wer< to a great extent independent o: " mere man." Mrs Hudson Williamson, of thi Victoria League, in a capital speed [ congratulated the young ladiei on their effort. She said th< obligations on the coming womer ■ were increasing, fur as oui ( boys were still going to th< war and others will have to go When these boys returned wounded in many cases the women woulc . have to be the right hand. Con' tinuing, the speaker said their wounded brothers could all testify tc the kindly influences of the Red Cross work, and whilst congratulating the Misses Dora Lovell, Janie Lupton, Annie Coxhead, lima Pegler, Olive Perry, Lucy Juckes, I Marjorie Tayler, Marjoiie Palmer, Florence Freshney and Dorice Eleman (hon. secretary) for their good work, she suggested that these girls should form themselves into a branch of the Victoria League, working under the direction of the mother League. At the conclusion of a very fine address the lady handed round some splendid specimens of work done by blind soldiers in English institutions erected since the war. Before Mrs Williamson left the platform she was presented by Miss Lovell, on behalf of the young ladies, with a bouquet of white roses with a cross of red carnations in the middle. i The Rev W. C. Wood, of Papakura, also spoke, dealing with the moral aspect of the war. He believed that whilst the boys at the front were having ther trial, the stay-at-homes " trial" was yet to come, and for that trial we must equip ourselves. He thanked the young ladies. It was a very fine combination banded together to raise funds for a worldwide organisation. The following girls assisted their elder sisters in dispensing afternoon tea, the Misses Rose Stewart, Doris Phillips, Vera Warlich, Jean and Elsie Finley, Daisy Willoughby, Daisy Harrison, Dorothy Druce, Millie Juckes, Kitty Keyes, Annie Gothorp, Lulu Lupton, W. Greaves and Leila Thompson. The following programme was submitted, viz.: Songs, Misses R. Yardley (Auckland) and M. Wood (Papakura), Mr T. C. Soaton (Papakura) ; bagpipe solo, Piper Muir I. Otahuhu); and dancing by Miss Doreen Brady (Otahuhu). A feature of the afternoon was the presence of several car-loads of wounded soldiers from the Hospital Annexe. Since the visit of the wounded soldiers to the Red Cross Tea, the ten young ladies responsible for the afternoon function have despatched to the wounded soldiers at the Hospital Annexe a large box of home made cakes. Another effort to benefit the funds of the Manurewa branch of the Victoria League, was made last Saturday night when a children's conceit organised by Mrs E. Molesworth, took place. The following programme was rendered : Songs by Tom Bell, Colin Molesworth, Cissy Bell, Tui Molesworth, and duets by Tui and Colin Molesworth, and by Kathleen and Cyril Boate; recitations by Gladys Castleion, Hector Coxhead, Lionel Pegler, Margaret Oram, Mairie Christie, Alice Horsfall, and a dialogue by Alice Hor&fall and Desmond Ryan; action song by the small children, and a dialogue, " Fairy Silver Star," the Misses Betty Craig, Tui Molesworth, Olwen Burton, Margaret Oram, Alice Horsfall and Master Colin Molesworth taking part; choruses, "Marseillaise " by the children, and " The Allied Flags" by 50 children; Maori haka by Ngatimanurewa tribe, demonstrating the Maori method of fighting. The "tribe" being nine of the boys, trained by Napier Ponoho in the haka, and by Mr T. Bell in the song. The gross proceeds of the concert are to be devoted to the Victoria League. Mr Lupton, on behalf of Mrs Molesworth, thanked all those who had assisted, and especially the accompanists, Miss M. Craig and Mr Thos. Bell. We are asked to state that Mrs Ernest Molesworth wishes to heartily thank all the children who contributed at her patriotic concert, and the young performers may bo gratified to know, that, through their splendid efforts, about £l2 will be added to the Victoria League fund. SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY The Methodist Sunday school anniversary proved a great success. Fine weather made for a large attendance at all the services. The Rev E. P. Blamires, of Auckland, took the morniDg and afternoon, and the Rev Potter the evening services. The children and elder scholars under the conduotonhip of Mr Bur-

ton, rendered some very fine anthems; the Church was nicely decorated with Native greenery. A sum of £4 was collected during the day. On Thursday a tea and public meeting was largely attended by children and their parents. A feature of the concert was several selections by the Rev J. B. Suckling, of Pukekohe. The annual report, read by the Superintendent, showed an increase of scholars, more especially in 'the senior bible class. During the year a very fine class room at a cost of nearly £2OO has been added to the church Thanks were tendered to the Rev Potter, Mr Souster (the architect), and to Mr Frith (the superintending builder), for services so gratutiously rendered. Feeling reference was made to the death of Arnold Matthews, 'at the Front, a late teacher of the bible class, and to the late Godwyn Smith who was a generous friend to the Sunday school. The teachers and Mr H. V. Burron, conductor, were thanked for their services during the year. Prizes were awarded as follows : Highest attendance, O. Burton and B. Craig. Classes, firsts: G. Osborne, J. Craig, T. Burton, B. Craig, and International lessons examination B. Craig first. Classei, seconds : R. Coxhead, M. Osborne, C. Burton, 0. Burton, and International lessons examination, 0. Burton second. Class prizes : N. Walker, E. Walker, E Burton, W. Burton, M. Finley, R. Osborne, M. Walker, H. Coxhead, R. Pook, V. Gray, A. Finley, C. Aspden, M. Grassic, E. Grassic, H Osborne, H. Coxhead, C. Coxhead, E. Vip>nd, W. Thompson, E. Aspden, H. Aspden, S. Gray, W. Coxhead, A. Osborne, N. Lo Pettit, 1. Osborne and F. Vipond. The International lessons examination for boys resulted : T. Burton first, W. Thompson second, and L. Pegler j third.

The recent combined doubles tournament (sealed held by the local tennis club concluded on Saturday last and the match committee announced the winners in Miss Maggie Gray and Bulton Pegler The president, Mr E S. Pegler, has donated to the club a pair of tennis pins, these are to be challenge pins to be held and played for by a scratch and handicap player. The object being to associate in play a strong and a weak player. Therefore in a challenge game a scratch player must play with a player receiving points, the first to reach 50, 75 or 100 points as the committee may decide, to hold the pins until beaten. The first challenge games will be played to-morrow (Saturday).