WESTPORT NOTES.

Grey River Argus, 16 May 1922, Page 2

WESTPORT NOTES.

(Our Own Correspondent.) At the afternoon in i.he Fire Brigade Station last Thursday, gifts to the ■value of £lO were received. Mr and Mrs W Champion entertained about 80 guests at a dance in the Orange Hall on May 10, on the occasion of their daughter’s 21st birthday. A very enjoyable sit down supper was provided. One of the features of the repast was a beautiful two-decker iced birthday cake. During the evening, Mr and Mrs Penno contributed a vocal duet, and to the applause of the audience responded with an encore number. Dancing was continued into the small hours of the morning. The young lady who attained her majority was the recipient of a host of congratulations and numerous gifts as mementos of the occasion. The upstairs room at the Fire. Brigade Station was packed out on Thursday afternoon last as a result of invitations issued to a gift afternoon in aid of the Volunteer Brigade and Garrison Band Fund. Dainty afternoon tea was served and a musical programme rendered to which the following were contributors: Mrs Taft, Misses Lock, Irwin (Payne and Brown), O 'Donoghue (2), Master Barnes, Air I). Melony and Air Struthers. Miss B. Doyle acted as accompanistc. Prior to the commencement of the afternoon, the Garrison Band, under the conductorship of Air W. Cooper, played several selections outside the station. Miss C. Vitaglich was at the head of the willing band of lady helpers who are to be congratulated upon carrying the function through to such a successful issue. Now for a grumble! Why is the Post Office clock in darkness for a couple of hours every evening? Is ir part and parcel of the Government retrenchment scheme, or is it just a little bit of carelessness on somebody’s part? We don't suppose there is any difficult mm-hnnical operation involved in the lighting up of our public timepiece. It ought to come within the scope of a messenger. Anyhow on the “face” of it, a little illumination at sundown would be exceedingly acceptable to the scores of people who, for time ,Tcly on, it as Hu ir only source of intelligence. A word from the Buller Progress League on behalf of the longsull’vring public, should get us a little light upon the subject! Charity comes knocking at our door again. This tilin' the call is for the comfort of the blind, last time it was relief for the famine-stricken areas of Russia. The people responded nobly to the latter, and the appeal for the blind will not go in vain. The blind soldier-politician’s lecture in the Theatre •Royal to-night will be crowded out, we are sure of that at any rate.