KAPONGA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 July 1924, Page 3

KAPONGA.

. WELCOME SOCIAL. A fuiiy representative gathering, numbering approximately 20b residents ol the, •■district, atteiKieu rue welcome soci.u temiereu in rue j\nponga i7,vn Wall on r r.uay evening ro .ur and Mrs -vian aim .Vi-,.- j . and .virs \\ llson, who i etui lied last week from an extenoeu trip ro tiie U.d world, ami to a numnei of ue-.v arrix ais. including Mr A. and .Mrs Law nine, air t. .Mowat (father of .Mr o. Ma-wat, Auroaj, Mr -w. Jimvat (0.-otner of air .Mowat) and laimiy, .Mrs A. Davison, .Mr'C. •Jon.V,on, and .Miss C. 81ierras. • Tne le.epcum. organised by Mi A. 'Melville ami committee, took cue form of a social and dance, a programme ol dances and concert items, greatly enjoyed tr, all in attendance, being arranged. During’-an interval, n coidia! welcome, on behalf of the gathering, was extended to the guests of the evening by the Rev. Moore, who, during the course of an appropriate speech, expressed the hope that the . returning res.dents hac! spent an enjoyable aim greatly beneficial respite Dom their every-day labours. In welcoming them back to Taranaki, he was privileged to also welcome the newcomers to the distiictwho had accompanied them. After referring .to . tiie hospitality received from the people of Great Britain, especially those cf Scotland, by the Sew Zealanders .who had visited "there during the Great War, the speaker expressed his pleasure in noting that 1 the new arrivals were from that country. He felt sure that the people of Taranaki wouiu welcome the present opportunity of showing appreciation of that hospitality, and that* they would endeavour, as far as possible, to give their Scottish friends as. favourable impression of'New Zealand as the New Zealanders had conceived of Scotland. A numbcii- of well-rendered solo items, which added greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion, were contributed by the following:—Mrs Lawrence (songs). Messrs G. Bessel! (songs), J. Hamilton (songs and bagpipe .selections), F. Wilson (songs), and J. McLennand (songs and violin solos). Dance duets were performed by Jessie an cl M ary Mowat (sword dance), and the Misses J. and A. Mowat (sailor’s hornpipe). The dance music, rendered by an orchestra consisting ot Miss Sherras (piano), and 1 Messrs J. McLennand, J. Mowat, A. Mowat .a-nci C. Mowat, provided delightful rhythm, and enabled the full enjoyment of a lengthy programme, which concluded in the small hours of the '"morning with the time-honoured Scottish .finaie. ,