SOCIAL EVENING.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLV, Issue 6804, 6 December 1916, Page 2

SOCIAL EVENING.

The members of the local branch <tf'ij tbe St. John Ambulince Society, HdJI their friends, to the number of •boot§l eighty spent an exceedingly plMNitjl evening in Holy Trinity Pariik|| Hall on Monday last. Tbe social Ws||l arranged by tbe members to enttrtlii J9 all who bad in any way assisted tfcall society during the year, and the oppw-ll tunity was taken to present the filstll year certifeates gained at the lifttfl examination. The medallions gaiaadfl by members at the examination aavsJl not yet arrived from England. tll His Worship the Mayor, Hr Mttijl millan, who presented the certificstii/lj made feeling reference to the deatbjafll Nurse Cavill, who had acted tivse;^ fell sure every woman io the wsii^ would act in similar circumstahesfcli The war, he said, had latterly takisjl on a sterner aspect. Men were \^M taken to go to the front, and thnipilg additional duty was thrown upoa.tkiS women, who, he felt sure, folly ltss||l ise'd that they must undeitake sliMl duties which in ordinary cireunntMesin they would not have to do. He pai'lll tribute to the work of Miss Allelj mm the pains she had taken and the Vftijl ncr in which she had worked for ttyfl A very enjoyable programme <*ififl contributed to by Mesdames CbriitiiS and Buttimore, Misses Laura Ea|laij9 and Ridley, and Messrs Law, P*ffj9 and Valentine. ~sjH Miss Allely, on behalf of the nosjfl bers, thanked all who had sogeosiwa^B ly assisted in providing such a; FN^h sant evening's entertainment. J9^S made special mention of tbe faet-A^9 lads at the Post Office had lt)l^| about £8 by means of socials,.itii^^ had been a welcome addition to Society's funds. Other friends ♦••t^^B sent in^ donations, and for toesij||||l members also ' desired to express t|§|lfl thanks. The Church of England VaJttlll was also thanked for the use ,«^^» hall, aoji the'doctors for their ieriii|H during the year. During the cof"l9 year tbe lectures will be givei bf tBwM Delepine who is taking tb'Jpltetof WM Bucknill. Continuing, Miss AlW|«!l^ pressed the hope that fhe syaipit^S and goodwill shown toward!, f^s organisation will stimulate the ■**P|B bers to work harder thin evar. W^^M hed been working before Ift resolve to work harder than efif»^S^a those woo bad not been WOf^ll|a^^H any way to do their share •/li^J necessary work far the man ij^gj front, should resolve'to dothtit , I5J^ It was tbe unquestionable 4atj^<m|9 privilege uf every woman *°__*:1^ utmost. Never had women f^fj|^a opportunity of living life for %^§B was worth as they had to day. * '% <$!m The pleasure of the tvetill^ifl greatly enhanced by tbe mv«il_*m§JJ tions played by the Taurangl Occ^9| tra. Mr H. Crump at tbe piano; jgH Buttiraore, Mrs Gilmour, MiisStoW^B ton, and Mr H. H. McCarthy, *MWM Mr F. F. Garter, flute; Mr C. F,^*&M ley, clarionet; Mr W, Crampr?^ Baas; Mr G*. Crump, 'cello; and lu^H Asbton, bassoon, prof ide ■ owpb^M tion that is a pleasure to hfcaT.^f^B have repeatedly expressed itfr^^H not having the opportunity of tavHgifl this orchestra more often,Ji4.^^l regret was also voiced by Mill &JBEH on Monday evening^ in totß''^^M members for their servicet»_ 7t|sH