RUNANGA NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 November 1943, Page 3

RUNANGA NOTES

o j [OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] A concert and supper were given! in honour of the old-age pensioners I of Runanga and Dunollie by mem-1 ibers of the Co-operative Women’s! : Guild, in the Druids’ Hall. Mrs Oak-; Iley (president), in welcoming the old! i people, said this .was the first occa-l i siorf’ in which they had been enter- l gained, and all hoped it would not be I the last. The concert opened with I the Guild song. After a short com-' ' munity sing, songs were given by Mr i ' A. Aims and Mrs A. Taylor, who were both encored. Three little maidens (Enid Duggan, Lois Thomp- I son and Ailsa Gallon) each danced.! The Guild Choir, in full Hawaiian costume, sang several numbers. Mrs , J.- Reynolds gave a monologue.!; Eleven conjuring tricks were per-;-formed by Mr H. Werner. Supper!, was served by the Guild ladies, after : which the Darkie Troupe (all Guild : ladies) entertained with. Darkie L songs and dances; ~ L

j Mr F. Oakley (president of the Co-i -operative Society) expressed the! j hope that everybody had had a good! [time, and Mr A. Boote responded,j ’and on behalf of the guests wished’ the Guild every success, saying that lit was the best evening he had spent; I for 35 years. 'The lucky seat prizes; j were, won by Mrs N. i-lambley and; Mr Iniomin.g. Accompanists for thej evening were Mesdames Airns, Rey-j molds and Miss Worgaii. j