HEATHCOTE NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18263, 23 December 1924, Page 16

HEATHCOTE NEWS.

School Concert. On Saturday evening the Club Hall - well filled on the occasion of the schooP* ' annual break-up concert. The items tifta were much appreciated and were the reluh ot much worJt on the part of the teadwnJ lbe programme was as follows: —••LHtS £ ,, Hor , ner '" " Th « Three Old Maida.", y Widdy Workv," •'Fisher Bost" The Racers," "Aloliy Malone," "The How rs '' ky the infant classes; recitatfetat * "Im Good Now," Gay Evans; "Hang Up the Baby's Stockings," Frank O'Flynn- "A Little .Girl," Poppy Gable; "A PodketfuT," I' Dave Connolly; "Polly's Pie," ItosreCoßlsi " r A Pamy to Spend," Edna McVinnie; *Go. : lhg on an Errand," Gordon Williams; mm.'.' of the Chinese and Japanese and a i y Standards I. and 11,, a pianoforte solo by is Mervyn Cogle, a song by Percy Luna, »';i recitation by Elvie King and a part Botw t entitled the "Hat Shop" by the Senior standards. In addition to these items, th* ' following were given by friends:—Scottish J songs and dances, Miss G. McCas; son|% ' Messrs Heal and Simmonds. A short danea , was held. During an interval, Mr W. Bad- i cliffe, chairman of the committee, took the opportunity of presenting the dux medals to i Mervyn : Cogle and" Inez Bloxham, aad wished them every success in life. The op- i portunity was also taken of saying farvwellJi to Miss Large, the assistant mistress, wlNtw has been relieving at the school during liiiitfl Wenmonth's absence. Mr Radcliffe ipoke ttfl an appreciative manner of the way in whjetfl Miss Large had carried out her duties of the interest she had taken m the childm j during her short stay. In recognition thereof he presented her with a silver-vase bait the. committee and residents. Miss lianK, ■ in responding, said that her connexion 4htt* v the Heathcote School had. been one of tH most pleasant she bad experienced. Priae-Giving. > On Sunday afternoon the annual distrito> tion of prizes took place at the Methodwt Sunday School. The prizes were distribOfld ■ by the minister of the circuity the Sk. T. J. Wallis, who addressed the childiai before doing so. Those gaining prizes wfa* ' i as follows: Infant girls: Ada Cogle 1, Nellie Jaekm j and Natalie Siott (equal) 2, Ethel Siotl i. - Special prize: Ada Cogle. Boys: Neil Wat- ' kins 1, 1 Douglas Richards 2, Max Shrißg* ;j ton S, Cam Cummings and Keith Didbtf f; (equal) 4. Special prize: Neil Watkina. . Junior girls: Rene Connolly 1, DwCsf°;j Cameron 2, Marion Siott 3. Boys: Sidfli^. -q Perkins 1, Olive Richards 2, Robert Hallidj£ J 3. Special prize :• Sidney. F^jdiu. Intermediate girls: Elvie Krag 1, I Laughlin 2, Nellie Burberry 3. Bpsdy'jj | prize: Elvie King. Boys: Gilbert Wsjfcig brooke 1, Mervyn Cogle 2, Ronald ConßMflrfj-lj 3. Special prize: Pierre Laughlin. , „/| Bible class: W. Connolly, A. E. King, R. Connolly, G. Clark and" Williams received prizes. . f Chtirch Services. ? f 1 Christmas services were held at the dist Church on Sunday. The morning 6$ vice was conducted by the Rev. T. J. and tie evening by Mr Blazey. Tns | under the baton of Mrs Huston. MBBjlipE : ,g anthem "Arise end Shine for Thy Lijl» Co.no" and Christmas carols. . The Rev. T. Curnow conducted v "tS evening service at St. Mary's. , PersonaL M Mrs J. Weir, accompanied by lfiU|j9 Jack Perkins, lext by the South Saturday morning to spend the holiday# ™jS °Mr°and lira F. Wetherall, of Napi«r.«jil spending the holidays with thett at Heathcote. Carolling. * The School Committee hopes, assistance of the church choirs, to the usual carols on Christmas eve. , ija