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Hawera Star, Volume L, 16 February 1931, Page 8

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; CHINE R-AL. (-From Our Own Correspondent.) The dance held on'-Wednesday by the hall committee's social committee was a very enjoyable and successful entertainment. Tlio’.music was supplied by Henderson's“StarV baud, extras being kindly played by Miss' Glengarry (Oco) and two other - visitors. ■ The Monte Carlo dances were won by Mr Robinson and .Miss New-sham and Mr S'. Hockley and Miss L. Wills. Those helping in the supper room were Misses K. and Al. Coxliead. and Messrs' J. Crawford. D. Rift, L. Beere and P. and W. Coxliead. •The Presbyterian Cluircli at Awatuna was packed at the-service of thanksgiving last Sunday evening. The speaker. Rev. K. ; S\vinord, read the nioder-j a-tor’s lot-tor written on-the eve of hisj departure for the devastated area and asked all to help according to tlicirj means. All stood in silent sympathy with tin- sufferers. Mr •'Swinerd sang a solo entitled “Prodigal Child Come •Home,” and at the close of the service lead the congregation in community singing (’Alexandra 'hymns). The monthly meeting of the Ladies’ Guild has been postponed until Thursday next, aifd as this will be the-last -before the'flower show, -on February 23, it is hoped everyone (members and in-

i tending members) "ill make an effort • j to attend. Half Hie proceeds of the show arc being donated to the earth--1 [quake relief fund. | Instead of (lie mcnthlv .meeting of i Hie local W.D.F.U. last Tuesday,'a, [ladies' public meeting was held to discuss measures to -help the people of Napier and Hastings. Before starting business. Airs Bourke, president of the local AV.D.F.F., asked Airs Boyd, senr., I to tell the meeting her experiences in iNapicr.-and -also said li-ow pleased all ' were to have her sate and well with (hem again. Airs Boyd said' she was ! not actually in Napier during the earthquake, having gone to Dannevirke on j the Saturday previous to take her (grandchildren home for the, school openling on Afonday. but even in- Dannevirke I | they were thrown to the ground and hardly a chimney escaped. She went home by car on AVcdnesday morning and said all that the papers said about the ruins were true; in fact, it was impossible to exaggerate the plight of some. Her homo could be repaired and her cups and jugs were intact—a fact which she attributed to hhnging them suspended 1 under the cupboard shelf. Everything against shelves was broken. Not, having experienced the worst, she "ms able to go inside and obtain some comforts for the women who were near, but who wouldn’t go inside again to regain anything. She advised the meeting to send money where possible and not buy material and make it up, as things must •right themselves- and people could get just what they required. In her opinion there wouid.be enough second-hand clothes, without actually buying new, and the money would be more useful. .The meeting decided to wait until it was seen what the dairy compahy decided to do, but sent a resolution to the dairy company recommending the plan suggested in Ivaponga of each supplier giving one day's milk and 'employees one day’s pay—the company, to pay same in a lump sum to the fund. If

the 'company decided, against - this- "the ladies are to undertake a--house-to-house ■ea-TTvas -ai once. iThe unsettled weat her during January has been very trying to haymakers, but most, of the liay is in now in varying stages Of condition. The farmers- hero all work on the “gang” system and in fiiiet weather it cannot be beaten, but in unsettled weather some hay stays down, for a fortnight or more getting dry and then wet .again, awaiting its turn.