THE FIRST ANNUAL BALL.

Taihape Daily Times, 3 September 1919, Page 4

THE FIRST ANNUAL BALL.

Tomorrow evening niembers of the local Fire Brigade are to inake an efl'ol't. to raise money necessary for keeping their fix-e—fighting appliances £lll4l accessories up to flie best possible level of efiieiency, and it is hoped that ellort will have the support of all honseliohlers it richly merits. In all growing towns, such as Taihape now is, fire-brigadesfiien hzwe invariably exliibited an mifliusinsm in saving property ifrom dost)'uei.ion by fire that is scarcely illl(lm'stzllida'ble when it is iienlisc-d that for all their hard work and for the risk they take, they receive no emolumenf. On the other hand, in ad<li'tion two lattendzince at praclices end at fires, they spend {L great deal of energy in devising means of raising the money that is actually essential in keeping up 3, reasonable degree of eflieiency in their eqtiimnent. If is only on rare occasions the Brigzulesulen come !)l‘Ollll(1 with n held-out hand; the (lireet :I‘p]‘)(‘Zll is only resol'te(l to when something big ber-omega matter of nl'ge.ne.y, on .011 other occasions in which help is sought. good value is invairiably given for what is contributed. Amiisenienl: is quite :1 legitimate method of collecting funds, and recognisingilhis flie Brigalle will, to—mo':i*'ow night: hold its lir.-it Annual Ball. Fmm the nature of the preperations nmde, the music engaged, and the business--1i_1.;o methods, admfed in ticket-selling, this first Annual Fire Brigade Ball slu-uld be an '.}".lqvll€l.llfiCd success. If there are ‘any 'llesitating about being present they take no risk in accepting

the Fire 81-igo(§:"invitati~ovll. Our fire-fighting organisation is doing :1 work that is of benefit to the whole town , and to every man, woman, and child in it, therefore it is hoped that patronage, will be given to its first Annual Ball, which will amply testify to the townspeople ’s appreciation -of their hitherto most successful efforts. We hope to see the Town Hall taxed tomorrow night to its utmost capacity,