PLEASANT FUNCTION

Evening Post, Issue 149, 20 December 1935, Page 23

PLEASANT FUNCTION

COMMITTEES MEET

MR. MAZENCARB'S SUPPORTERS :;

A delightful social function was held in the Pioneer Club: rooms- last 'night '.when Mr. and- Mrs. O. C Mazengarb entertained the members "of Mr. Mazengarb's election committees and their friends. Over- one.hundred.were present, the beautifully-decorated rooms being comfortably filled.- ' :.-••• :

The time passed' pleasantly, solos, community singing, and.an interesting talk by Mr. F. M. B. Fisher being' enjoy-, cd. Early in the evening Mr. Mazengarb took the opportunity to refer to the. excellent work, done during the> election by the members of his committees, and to the-: way in which .the president 'of thje main committee, Mr. A. C. Blake,: had. secured support by his energy and enthusiasm.:' He pro-: posed Mr. Blake's health, which was accorded musical honours.

■ The help given during the campaign by the women's committee; and 'Mr. and Mrs.®Mazengarb's appreciation: of the work done, was referred to' by Mrs. Mazengarb in a neat speech and the health of the president; Mrs.'S. C. Eaton, was proposed by her. ; Mrs. Eaton responded briefly, remarking that: it had been a pleasure to'work for such a candidate as: Mr. Mazengarb. ■'•. ■' ■' .■■■.-. ■ .. :■; ■-. v

Mr ; Fisher said he had 'hurried to Wellington during ■• the election ; campaign because he wanted. to see the election on "the old battle ground" that he had left twenty-one years ago when he went to England.- He had expected to find the hall filled witH hostile electors with a still-more hostile crowd outside, but when he attended one of Mr. Mazengarb's meetings it was most orderly and Mr. Mazengarb had those present under control. What he had heard on .that occasion had convinced him that Mr. Mazengarb was the type of man that should be in Parliament,' and he was satisfied he would make his mark in politics in the.future. \ . : ;

Mr. Fisher went onto' give a number of interesting political. reminiscences, referring to well-known statesmen in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Great Britain. His , life in England had shown him that there was no part of the Empire that stood'so, high in Britain as New Zealand, and he. expressed the hope that the great reputation built up in the past would not be undone in.the future. • ,

In conclusion, Mr. Fisher said, that he felt sure Mr. Mazengarb. who had represented' them so capably in the election campaign, would win the seat in the future, and he urged the committee members to keep on working towards that «nd. He also advised Mr. Mazengarb to pay special 'attention to the class of social runctibir they were enjoying. If ; he did so,-he would find in the future that having done so had given him a great deal of pleasure. In twenty or tw,enty-five years memories would come back and the bitterness of defeat—if Jhere was any—would be washed right out.

Mr. Fisher wished Mr. Mazengarb success in the future and urged' the committees to keep their organisation alive and their candidate before the public. . ■ ''■'.;....;