STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1918, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(Frcra Our Own Correspondent.) [All communications, letters, etc., loft vi'.h < Mr H. 1. Ho(jkui!<, tookaeUer, will receiv; prompt MteDtioa.] COPPER THAU.,. Stratford, September 3. A meeting of the committee appointed to arrange details of the ball to be held on tile IJHii inst met last evening, Mr. J. >]. Thuiiipson presiding; and others present were; 'Messrs J. &. Rowe, 11 M. Clarke, !■;. il. Cooper, A. Davey, J. Lister, ■!. .lilies, and J Pierce. Prizes (two) will be offered for the best dresses worn by iadies, and another two for gentlemen, whilst a fifth will bo given for liie most original dress. The Cirand March will take place at 10 p.7n. A banner made by the High School girls in honor of .Stratford Club winning the championship will be auctioned, and later on in the evening presented to the Stratford fifteen by the Mayor. Arrangements promise to be very complete, and a Stratford orchestra of seven (J. McAllister bass) J. M'AUister, jun., violin, A. O'Lesry 'lute, C .11. Fox pianist, H. Burmeister comet, C. H. Penn violin, and J. S. Rowc drums) will provido the music. The two rooms in front of the hall will be reserved for the ladies, and t'na rooms under !;ie Make will be for men and cards. The GTand March will bo at 10 pin., when tbe voting on the costumes will be taken. LADIES' PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE. Mrs J. W. Boon, president of the Ladies' Patriotic Committee, presided at a. good attendance of niombcii av the meeting held this afternoon, Mrs. Ii S Crawford (Lady Liverpool Fund), Wellington, stated that, although shipping was uncertain, they should continue packing parcels and goods. All Christmas parcels in one store had been forwarded.—Received.

Mvs. R. H. White, treasurer, submitted tiie following reiiirns for August:— Shop: August 3—Rowan ladies £34, Mrs. Thompson £l2 lis 9d; 10—Mesdames Mackay and Cooper £9 'is 9d; 17— liesdames Malone and Robinson £7 Is §d; 24—junior golf players £l3 17s '.3d; 31— Mesdames Reira and Harkness £i! I 0» 3d, Mrs. .Mareii.int donation £l, sale of p'nnts 3* (id; total, £B7 Ms 4d. Tea rooni3: Ai-gust 3—Mesdames Freer and Throp £"> i.V,; 10—Mi=s Papps £9 10s 2d; 17—Mr?, Alger £C 5s Cd; 24—junior goli phivcs £JO 10s sd; 31—Salvation Army £:'): total, £i4;l Is Id- Grand total, ".-9128 10s 3d, to v.-iiich has to be added £l4 Ids Sd received in donations and fiom country schools lor tl\s Copper Trail. Regarding the Copper Trail, Mrs. Boon stated that the town committee desired to have the rooms for three Saturdays and the country one Saturday, whilst they (the Ladies' Committee) also desired to have one of the Saturdays. Both town and eountry were working for the Red Cross funds, and they should aire all possible assistance. After a littl» it was resolved to suggest October 12 as a suitable date for the country trail, and other dates would be fixed for the town committee. An application for th" use of tiio looms on the loth inst. by ihc Pliinkei Society was approvedSome time was taken up in discuss* ins what provisions had been made regarding refreshments at the ball on the I'HV inst arifj seven-a-side football tournament on tii? 20th, both for the Copper Trf.il funds. It was conceded by all that these efforts required the assistance of this committee, and for the dance the following sub-committees v'ere elected:— Crockery, Mesdames Rcor. White, and Martin; simper, Good and Uniake; table and stage decorations, Good, Mal.-me, and Robinson Another meeting will he held on Wednesday week. Thn following ladies were elected to arrange amongst themselves to take turn mi as cashier at the rooms on Pa^r^iv:—Mesdames Macfarlanc. RccdrT Trier, Tlinele. IUTDoiaM, Curtis, Cwv.".' air, and Bayly.

>'!■=. Roon announced the progress of t)t.> C':>ipr Trail.- contest as follows: A'lokbt'd had r?acli»'l Taihanp 54<5 ro : .Vr.: V->!lir;(r'on. }iad covered tlio line to Crsatford, \ r, 3 wiles. G ENTERAL. At the Patriotic Tea Rooms on Saturday, thp-takings were: Shop £9 lis, tea iooms'£lo. Mention should be made of the sale of violets' hutton-holos sent in b'- the Marco School. M'ro V.. Vickers v n» n hnv of tea, Mrs a traycV.h. Mrs. riingl* «.k», nr.rt >frs. J. Anil-., -ion soap. T!io annual mpotin? of the Cardiff rVnrv Company was held yesterday,-Mr. W. I!:ehaiv'- pjvddine The balancesheet and report di:iclo=cil a very satisfactory year. It was resolved to doiisle '/, per cent, of juucr-fat to patriots purpose?. Votes of t.hsnks wore passed to the Stratford, Xjracre. Pembroke Road and Waimronfjoro factories for takin? milk ponding construction of the r»w factorv. Messrs Stewart.. 7l<>«. crs. and Richardson wore elected (lir<vtor=. Mr. Richprdcon was re-appo ; !>i*j phoivivior. ..«,,! Mr Coleman auditor. Particulars on naw 1 of the <?rand concert to he held in the T-nvn Hall on Thursday. 12th. in aid (f t*>c Conner Trail. Mrs the wc!M-.n<>w!i Toko vocalist, is orffanisim» the ftntcrtainment, which wiß bo i!i>d.-»r On- ftusnices of both t.-nwn ind cotinirr committees. A jroon can <'>e depended upon. A list of the :•«■- forrni-r.i will appear in duo conrjc Many readers of the Daily News devour the cable news, particularly cable und sportinrr items, but there are others who are on the look-ont for bargain an-n-mncfiments. Those who scan these line? are reminded that they can eei 1 ii<rr>ins not offerm? elsewhere in 'adi»>p' hondba-rs. iewcllerv, Donlton war*, tsm, hoiks, all kinds of smokes, at ? «>. CV. •TArnc/ ,r»w«>llery Warelini!S».~Ad-'.*.