LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 63, 19 June 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A very successful market and tea room was conducted by members of the Ladies’ Patriotic Committee on Saturday. The shop was well stocked and the proceeds amounted to and from the tea room €l.

A meeting of the general committee of the Stratford A. and P. Association will he held on Saturday afternoon to elect an executive committee for the, ensuing year. Weather Forecast.—The indications arc for variable and strong breezes, but northerly winds, strong to gale prevailing. The weather appears likely to he cloudy and unsettled, with rain later. The barometer lias a iall-i ing tendency.—Bales, Wellington.

Good progress is being made with the formation of a footpath giving access to the railway station from Broadway, north of the Post Office. After the work of erecting the tenet is completed, the footpath will hi brought up to the level of the station platform. The- Town Clerk has received a notification to tin* elleet that, tlu Department has decided to eonereit the crossings over the Borough lootpath at the approach to the station.

A mooting of tho Stratford branch of tho Taranaki School Committees’ Association was hold at the Stratford School on Saturday, Mr P. Skogluud presiding. After u lengthy discussion, a motion asking the candidates for the Taranaki Education Board Election to consent to a ballot being taken and so select two candidates who would receive the support of the Association, was lost.

A special confirmation service was held at the Catholic Church .yesterday. First Mass was said by Archbishop O’Shea, and second Mass by Kev. Father Maples, after which His Grace administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to ninety-six persons. The evening sendee was conducted by Archbishop O’Shea, who alter A espers, gave the Benediction and Blessed Sacrament.

The youth of to-day is the man of the morrow. Everything that is done to make that manhood a tower of strength, physically, and morally, redounds to those whoso pleasure it lias been to help in consummating that desirable thing. So thinks Fred Foley, the public-spirited proprietor of our first-class little Picture Theatre, and also (the few that is left of ’em) the members of the Home Defence Corps, who undertook to provide funds for our School Boys’ Drum and Fife Baud, so that they may appear in public in a smart and suitable uniform. This is to bo done on Wednesday evening, Juno 23th, when Mr Foley has given the members (just the few that is left of ’end), of the Home Defence Corps, the use of his Theat re and lie is getting a special!) good augmented orchestra, and an extra special picture programme. The whole of the proceeds are to he devoted to the providing of the smart uniforms of the hoys, and through the kindness and pnhlicspiriteduess of Mr Fred Foley, the members (just the few that is left of ’em) will he able to discharge their promise to the Stratford School Boys’ Band. N.H.- Fred has also promised to entertain the audience in some manner dmaug the evening. ’‘God Save the King and Country.” x