EVENING PARTY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 13, 15 July 1937, Page 18

EVENING PARTY

The Women's Division of the Farmers' Union and the Farmers' Union combined in holding a social gathering last evening in St. Francis' Hall. Proceedings opened with ' a

musical programme provided by Mrs. Goodson. Greatly appreciated . were the group of songs given by the Pioneer Club Singing Circle, vocal solos by Mrs. Goodson, Mrs. Rankin (Taranaki), and Mr. Hollis, 'cello solos by Miss Goodson, and an amusing play by the Catholic Players with Miss M. Ahem as producer. The parts were taken by Misses Ahem, O'Donoghuc, and Mr. Outrim.

A short debate on the proposal "That in order to place the rural population on an equal footing with townspeople the Government be urged to press forward with the endeavour to breed a 40-hour cow" was most amusingly carried on by members of the Women's Division, Mesdames Livingstone (Dannevirke) and Macintosh (Southland) and members of the Farmers' Union, Messrs. Sheat and Buchan, the women taking the affirmative. Opportunity was taken to present Mr. W. B. Matheson, of Seatoun, who has been a member of the Farmers' Union for the past 35 years, with a silver cake-stand. Mr. Mulholland. president of the Farmers' Union, in making, the presentation, said that Mr. Matheson had held every office in the ■union, even that of president, when Mr. Poison was abroad. Mr. Matheson's message to his fellow-members was to study the problems of New Zealand, and do their very best for this lovely country. Supper and dancing concluded a very happy occasion.'