HARIHARI NOTES

Grey River Argus, 30 April 1931, Page 2

HARIHARI NOTES

’ (Our Own Correspondent.) | The annual meeting o f householders was held in the schoolroom on Monday evening. The following are the names of the new committee elected:—Mesdames Berry anj Graham, Messrs P. Hansen, W. Lovett and W. Searle (junr), After the annual meeting the committee met and Mr P. Hansen was re-elected Chairman, and Mr W. Searle (junr.) Secretary Your corespondent attended the I opening of the St James CTTurch at Waiho Gorge on Sunday afternoon. The ceremony was largely attended by visitors from all of the surrounding districts. The ceremony was performed at 2.30 p.m. by the Rt. Rev. Bishop West-Watson, assisted By the Rev J. K. Warren and Rev J. R. Young, the last I named being an ex-Minister of the • Parish. Some 140 people were pra- . sent at the service in the church and ' the collection for the afternoon amounted to £34 odd. The building was | erected at a cost of £1,201) and £lOOO of the sum is already in hand. The remaining £2OO the committee hope to have collected within the next twelve I months. After the service was over, the visitors were entertained by the • ladies of Waiho Gorge at afternoon lea in the Thomson Memorial Hall. I Many thanks are due to the ladies of the district for supplying the refresh; | ments in such a splendid variety as j they did. Anzac day was at the local cemetery j commemorated on Saturday afternoon, wreaths being placed upon each deceas:ed soldier’s tablet. I n the absence I of the Rev J. K. Warren, Mr S. Hay- | ward, of Matainui. conducted the service at the cemetery. i Rev J. R. Young, of Haw era, who has been on a visit to these parts ' connection with the opening of the ■ new church at Waiho, passed through , here on Monday, on his retain journey. I One of the last of the season’s co.i- ■ signinent s of fat pigs left here o n Mon- ! to bo sold at the Addington yards on ‘ Wednesday. Mrs Grimmond, of Ross, is at present on a visit here, being the guest of Mrs W. St. George, o f Herepo. I Mrs J. C. Hondo, who has been on a visit here for the past week, left on ' her return to Gladstone Siding on Monday. ; With the shooting season close at hand most of the local spoitsmen have either applied for their licenses. ‘ or intend to before the end of the , week. The Herepo Tennis Club held a most successful ball at the Public Hall here on Friday night, it being large y attended with visitors from Ross, Matainui, Okarito and Waiho Gorge. The music was that of the Ross Orchestra, and was much admired by all present. The floor was in charge of M R. Rich ards of Ross. (