REEFTON NOTES

Grey River Argus, 7 June 1933, Page 2

REEFTON NOTES

(Own Correspondent.) REEFTON, June 6. I 1 An unpleasant surprise awaited the relatives of the late Mr Arthur Eager yesterday afternoon. They went to the Suburban Cemetery to take a photograph of the many floral tokens that had been sent them, and were .placed on the grave, so that a pictuie could be sent to friends at a distance, and on their arrival they found thathese had been tampered with and all the'ribbons with which cards had been attached to the wreaths had been re moved. Needless to say they were ex“ tremely grieved to find that these had been so despoiled as to make the scene of the burial hardly worth photograph' ing. Such ghoulish practices should be stopped at all costs. The grief of the bereaved relatives is surely hard enough to bear without being, accentuated by such practices. Mr C. McCarthy, the trainer of Miss Wilson’s string of horses, who spent, a couple of days in Reefton, left on return to Christchurch by this morning’s express. The, death took place at Reef ton Hospital yesterday morning of Mrs Lou Wallenburg, wife of Mr E. G. Wallenburg of Waiuta. The deceased lady, who was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Beckwith of Waiuta was only 22 years of age, a native of Northumberland. England and had been nine years in the Dominion. She leaves, in addition to her husband, a young daughter 18 months. The interment will take place Wednesday afternoon. The funeral leaves the hospital at 2 o 'clock for Wesley Church, thence to the Suburban Cemetery. The monthly meeting of the Reefton Musical and Literary Society was held in the Parish Hall last evening. There was a good attendance. The President (Rew Father Seymour) occupied the chair, and after the usual routine business was transacted, several mem' bers were elected. It was resolved that the meeting night be altered to the fourth Monday in tin* m-onth. The programme presented included numbers by the Glee Club, vocal duets “Beauty’s Eyes,” “Rose of My Heart,'’ Mesdames Kane and Sharpe; Father Seymour ami Mr W. Baird. “Watchman. What of the Night.’’ “Mother Machree;” vocal solo, Mr McLaughlin. “The little Irish Girl,” “Passing By”; violin solo. Miss Cos'i telloe, “Souvenir ’; vocal s-olos. Mrs Diseaciati. “Slave Song,’’ “They Say”; Mr Lawn, solos, “The Ballad] Monger. ’ “Jock, the Fiddler.’’ Community sing - of old favourites con" eluded the programme. The accom panists were Mesdames Kane, Archer. 1 awn and Miss Stallard.