REEFTON NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 April 1938, Page 12

REEFTON NOTES

(our own correspondent.] REEFTON, April 26. Miss C. Panckhurst, who has been organist at St. Stephen’s Church, Reefton, for some years, and who has resigned l her position, to be married, was met at the conclusion of Evensong on Sunday, and entertained by the congregation. The Vicar, Rev. C. Tanner, presided, and in presenting l Miss Panckhurst with an electric I iron, expressed the appreciation of Church members to Miss Panckhurst for services willingly and' cheerfully given. He offered her good wishes for future health, happiness l and prosperity. Mr W. Prentice junr. replied on behalf of Miss Panckhurst, and thanked the Vicar for the gift and' the sentiments expressed. Miss 1 Panckhurst and Mr Prentice 1 are to be married at St. Stephen’s Church, on Wednesday.

Miss Doreen Walslabean is visiting Reefton'. Mr and Mrs W. N. Prentice, Auckland, are visiting Reefton for the Prentice-Panckhurst wedding. M,n S. Allen, of the Post and Telegraph staff, Nelson, is spending his annual leave at Reefton. There was an attendance of 21 members at the monthly meeting of the Reefton Women’s Institute. The anI nual report was read and adopted, and I Mesdames Cochrane and Finlay were I accorded a hearty vote of thanks for their work as members for the past year. Mesdames Yellowlees and Duff were appointed to represent the branch at tl\e half-yearly meeting of the West Coast Federation. Miss Burns was appointed Points Secretary for the year. Mrs. R. Yellowlees was elected hon- secretary. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Sharpe, Williams, and Yellowlees. The roll call for the afternoon, “How I would like to spend a holiday,” brought forward some amusing and novel ways of having a change. Mrs. Lawry won the afternoon competition., For the best jar of pickles, Mrs. Williams was awarded the first prize.