MAURICEVILLE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 January 1941, Page 7

MAURICEVILLE

HOME GUARD LOCAL UNIT FORMED. ("Titne<-Age" Special.) A public meeting of those interested ! in the formation of a Home Guard unit 11 in Mauriceville was held last night. Mr ) E. W. Cheetham. County Chairman. I , presided, and there was a good attend-) ' ! “' ee ' ... ' Captain Birch was present and was I, accorded a hearty welcome. Captain j Parry was also in attendance and rendered assistance at the meeting. Captain Birch addressed the meeting j) it some length, giving much interesting) information and explaining the train-1 r ng that would be necessary and some > . if the circumstances in which the Home) Ttiard could render effective and pop-) ably vital services to the country. ( It was decided that a unit be formed f n Mauriceville, twenty-six enrolments , )eing made at the meeting. Mr. E. W. Cheetham was appointed , lommandei- of the unit and it was ar- * angod that a meeting of the members { )e held on Monday next at 7.30 p.m., at, 1 he Mauriceville East Hall, to arrange „ iates for parades to be held, and dis- " ■uss any other questions which might CQuirc coh. sidoiTition. Captain Birch was accorded a hearty 1 •ute of thanks for his informative* ad-L Ircss. I J 'I he meeting closed with the usual i ■otc of thank’s to the chair. ' it