LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 86, 17 March 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next annual district meeting of the Taranaki o<ldf>» ™ be held in Tvaponga in' March; 1917. The usual market and tearooms will be conducted by the members of the Ladies' Patriotic Committee in 1 the shop in Broadway to-morrow. The installation of Bro. C. H. Speck, S.W., as W.M. of the Stratford Lodge No. 75, and investiture of officers took place in the LoiTge room, Regan Street on Wednesday evening before a large gathering of members and visiting brethren.

During the course of an address recently, the Minister of Defence, in reply to a questioner, stated that all men who had married during the past year would he treated as.single men, and in the event of conscription they would he called up with the first sections. ... - ...

A That the inspection of the Borough by Mr T. D. Sullivan (Borough Inspector) is having the desired effect was shown in the fact that a large number of fruit ca'ses were removed yesterday from the fruit shops conducted by Celestials. Some of the cases were empty while otliers contained portions'of decayed fruit. Mr Sullivan, after inspecting premises, only "allows a matter of a few hours to remove any rubbish, etc.

In returning thanks on the installaation of officers at the District Meeting of the Taranaki 1.0.0. F., M.U.,

at Manaia yesterday afternoon, two interesting coincidences were mentioned by speakers. The Grandmaster and Deputv (irand are member's of the printing trade and are both linotypers: while in connection with the office-bearers of the Waitara Lodge the G.M., N.G., and V.G. are members of the fair sex.

The Stratford Borough Council ; s not. as often stated, behind the times, for at the present the streets are being disinfected per medium of the water cart. A solution of fifty to one of sheep dip is being used, which is considered to be a' first class disinfectant. The method used is 'to lay the dust just with water only and then on the second trip to fill the Tank with the solution. By tins means the solution is not wasted by soaking into the ground before it has had the desired effect.

I At the Victoria Park next Thurs'dav afternoon a team from the |Eltham Fire Brigade will meet the Stratford Brigade in the endeavour of winning the challenge shield, which is at present held by the Blratforcl Brigade. The programme consists of throe events for five, three, and two men. The Stratford team is as follows: Custodian Burgress, Foreman E. Drake, Hydrantman E. | Brocklebank, Branchman F. Davies, , and Fireman 11. Voyle. Mr A. S. Malcolm. M.P., secretary of the New Zealand Branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association. has received a cablegram from the British Branch inviting the former to ! choose four members of the Dominion ' Parliament to visit London for a ' month in July, to see the war organisation and exchange | opinions informally with members of •J the British Parliament. Visiting : members are offered hotel a.ccommoidation and travelling facilities in [Britain, and possibly France. J

Sunday has been set apart "by the Presbyterian General Assembly as a day of Humiliation and Prayer in connection with the war. The services in St. Andrew's will be carried out in line with this recommendation. Music with Oddfellowship was part of the fare supplied to the delegates at the annua] meeting of the Taranaki 1.0.0. F., ALU., at Manaia yesterday. The Stratford representative states that the proceedings were conducted literally in an atmosphere of harmony, as a local teacher of the piano conducted her lessons in a room adjacent to the sanctum where the business of the Order was done, the whole gamut of the instrument appearing to have been exploited for exercises and tuneful melodies, which were much appreciated by the inmates next door. The delegates to the District Meeting of the Taranaki 1.0.0. F., M.U., speak in terms of high praise of the treatment accorded them, and one ot the most interesting features of the visit to the City of the Plains was the "trip to the Kaupokonui Dairy Factory. The thanks of the visitors are due to -he motor management for conveying hem free gratis to the factory, where all the operations of cheesemaking were interestingly explained by the genial secretary, Mr E. C. Barleyman, after welcoming the party on arrival. Mr Parkinson, the manager of the store in connection with the company, dilated upon the bnfits his his department in this, the largest, factory of its kind in the world.

At the Harvest Festival to be held at the Salvation Army Hall on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday next, Adjutant and Mrs Hughson, of Wanganui, are announced to conduct the services, which on Sunday are at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The programme of special meetings include a song service at 3 p.m. on Sunday entitled "An Autumn Sheaf." The Methodist Choir will render a Harvest Thanksgiving. Cantata on Monday night at 8 o'clock, and the programme will also include glees, recitations by Mr Ranford, anthems by the choir, and trio and violin solos. These special meetings conduct on Tuesday night by an auction sale of stock, garden produce, etc. Adjutant Cook'states that goods may be left &t the Hall at any tinie on Saturday.

The sulendid record of the loyalty, of Oddfellows in the Taranaki district , was disclosed at the annual meeting of the delegates at Manaia r,yesterday, when the list of those who have, responded to the call of Empire was read to the meeting. The roll of honor for the various lodges is as follows, every lodge being represented: Manaia 26, and one has paid the supreme sacrifice; Excelsior (New Plymouth) 11, the supreme sacrifice 2; Egmont 15, supreme sacrifice, 1 ; Kaponga 10, 1 supreme sacrifice 2; Union (Hawera), 6, the supreme sacrifice 1; Eltham 6, the supreme sacrifice 1; Midhirst 4, the supreme sacrifice, 1> Waitara, 4; Stratford, ?; Toko, 9; Opunake 3. In the aggregate there is the. great total of 107 who have proved themselves right loyal. ■ '