WHANGARARA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 447, 4 February 1919, Page 3

WHANGARARA.

RECfcTigJ TO fiuMJEI) A pry pleisant evening was spent in school nn Friday. Janumill:'. ► ;.... no ision bring a welco* hutie : ■ Vi -.rates Howard IrtVfiewe ar#P-Ti°.;i r>i-g -■ very largo g-.':•. riri- r.f re'idenfjof Tuakau, Pokuro find -.urr 'unCing districts, testified to the popi».firity ; of the two young soldi r*. [ The early part of the ev; am t k:« f occupied with a euchre tourna nent, a large number of players entering I into the game in a most enthusiastic manner, The winners were : ladies' prize, Mi;s E. JSmeed, gentlemen, Mr J Rogers In the unavoidable absence of the President of the Whangarata branch of the Farmers' Union (Mr J Fulton), Mr P J. Cooney. on behalf of the resii.-nts of Whangarata, ex tended a most hearty welcome home to the two guest", eulogising their manly qualities, „nrl the fane spirit of seJf-sHcrfk-e which actuated them in offering thfir set vices in the defence of freedom and jusrj, n Mr I 'ooney said tin residents of Wh-ngirata frit proud to wtvcij,.. tQ*ra hack again to the land of their birth, that they lud worthily up-h-ld tht- high standard of the Ne* Zealand soldiers in every theatre of war they h..d b-. n Private-- Lawrence and Ewing, in brief and neat speech #, thanked those present f.-r re.eption given

them, and sail th. v hvl dono their beat in the great struggle, and w-w now glad to be back Zj.Aa in Ne* Z-aland. Private K« the opportunity of th-tiiki.-iv tlic ladies of the Pukek.-liH Women's Patriotic L ague for an I cmforta received by himseli and others whilst at the front. A plentiful supply of choice le freshments was served round to all present by tho Ladies' Committee, and subsequently dancing commenced, and was kept up witii gttat vim till the early hours of the morning, all going away feeling satisfied they had spent a most enjoyable evening The music, which was al! that could be desired, was kindly supplied b\ Messrs J. Ludwig and J. \V. Whiteside.