DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 November 1918, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

LOWER MANGOREL'i (From our, own Correspondent.); A goodly gathering of local reside! representing 'Upper Mangorei and JjOW% Mangorei, tlironged tie school last Bfch day evening. Mrs. Manning and family, who have been many years fanning In tut: district (the farm haying now been sold) were being farewellei During 12te earlier portion of the evening social pleasantries prevailed, with joviality and goodfellowship, under MlCj M. Walls' alert and considerate HCship/ With dance, song, and instrumental added to vocal music (many items being ' encored) the first hour* or so sped «s'" with proverbial wings, and brought tbaj special occasion for which all had $/&■ ' sembled—to pay friendly tribute of gard and respect to the honored guestßj ; Preparatory to making the presents' > tion, Mr.. Benoni White gave the remind*' er that the one constant thing in life is* - change; and the latest residential in which all present were immediately concerned was that they were losimgj Mrs. Manning. They all knew Mr»? Manning, whose strong personality and?' straight-out opinions brought her. into. recognition. All knew her devotednsss\, to home and family duties, but whilst;.' thus occupied and setting the good or* • ample of minding her own affairs, morelthan one resident in the locality could* testify to tho unsparing way in which! l Mrs. Manning could find time to help afj",. a neighbor's home, when trial and affile? tion called to her; and it was 'knowa-', that her patient solicitude had both re-!-'-lieved suffering and made life secure.- ' These motherly, matronly qualities, all,' may honor- Though praise or applauseought to be given to our women <>nW cessful in branches or higher and learning of a technical character,!still, at a crisis or time of trial, all hadJ to fall back on the womanly woman; 1 ; The motherly matronly women, who,"fttfthis great crisis had given tho sons o£J-. the Kinpire, the boys of the bulWogfc s breed, and all knew what those "ponsr had done and were still doing. Duringi' Mrs- Manning's residence in their midst,, many family vicissitudes had beeniSus-,' tained, and misfortune had with fortitude and courage. Of; the. family manhood missed that evening ' was a son at tho .front. All honor to the motherly and matronly womanMrs. Manning was then asked to aocopt, as a token of the esteem in which she was held in the neighborhood, a, lady's easy chair, and to show ance in taking practical possession occupation with musical aecompani-j - ments. "For she is a jollv ?ood fellow.'* 1 This came with gusto, followed by the)-'; usual (ltroe cheers. * Mrs. Manning thanked all friends for the great kindness shown her that dven-< ing, and for_ the inanv kindnesses, qucntly received during residences - amongst them. Seated in'the ohafr mutinies to come, wherever she micrht be,,' there would bo kindly thoughts of ttioseT ' friends. Then undor able entering of the" ladies', ' material good things, with cups that, cheer, a<rain and again went the round, ■ after which Mrs. and Miss Worns.andMiss ITanna's presence at the piano kept'. feet nimbly going into morning hours. ~