REEFTON NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 April 1925, Page 2

REEFTON NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent). ’ REEFTON, April 28. Miss Doris Hawken is on. a visit to Reefton. , The members of the Nelson Education, Board, comprising Messrs Scantlebury, Baigent and Hill together I with, Messrs Thornton, secretary; Leaper, Architect; proceeded to Waiuta yesterday to view the new school site and returned to Reefton last evening. They visited the District High School this morning and proceeded to Wesjfport where. the usual meeting of members will be held. Before returning to Nelson the members of the Board propose to visit and inspect various schools, in the Westport district. / ■ Mr. Leslie Simpson accompanied by Mrs. Simpson and family are on a visit to Reeftbn and are staying with Mrs. Simpson’s relatives at Waitahu. Dr« and Mrs. Lewis Wicken left Reefton' this morning for Auckland where Dr. Wicken has been appointed to the staff of the Auckland Mental The .members of the Reefton Ladies’ Hockey Club entertained Misses Taafe, Hawken and Mr. H. L. Ching at Coler’s Tea Rooms last evening. The president/ Mr. E. Nicholson, occupied the chair and i presented Miss Hawken with a gold ( armlet, Miss Taafe with an ebony < backed hair brush and comb and Mr. i H. L. Ching with a solid' leather suit « case. In making the presentations Mr. Nicholson regretted the departure * from the district of two prominent. I members of the Club. Mr. Ching who c had acted in the capacity of coach to the Club for the last eight years and a Io whose valuable services much of f the success of the players on the field r was due, Miss Hawkins’ services as • secretary will be greatly missed. Miss

Taafe’s place'* in the field will he hard to fill ,her skill and energy and unselfish play’comprised largely to the clubs success in many hard fought matches. ( He wished both ladies all success in their future life and trusted whereever they were they would always remember old time club .mafes at' Reefton to Mr. Ching who would be greatly missed, he .wished him all success and hoped that he would not forget his old friends- on the West Coast. . . Mr Ching suitably replied on behalfi of Miss Hawken and assured all present that the club had his bent wishes for future success. Mr Lockington replied on.behalf of Miss Taafe. ’ • Items were rendered by Miss Osbourne. Miss Brooks presided at the ; piano. “For They are Jolly Good Fel- 1

lows,” “Auld Lang Syne,” and'-tha N ational Anthem closed a very pleasant gathering., ' L,,