WAIPAWA

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 428, 6 August 1915, Page 3

WAIPAWA

(Own Correspondent.) I und'-fblaiid that Mr. Michael Moroney has offered his si-r'ti-'-s to 11m Defence Departnieiil. A large number of invitul ions have been received by the residents of the district' to attend a reception at the Town Hall, Otam-. <>n Monday next, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dillon, on the occasion of the ceb-bra! ion < f th-ir golden wedding. At the last meeting of t he Abbotsford Lotlg--, a not n i- of moti->ii wtts g:\t-n 1-y Bro. < Ollelt that the meeting nights be altered from '1 liursday to Eriday, to enable im-itib-rs Io pav fraternal xisits I<> the Tavistock Lodge, xvhose meetings are held on (l/c same night as those of the Abbotsford Lodge. P.P.G.M. Bro. A E. .lull, in the course of a review of the position of the lodg--. mentioned th-- fact, that in a fexv more months be would haxe lr-en secret try of the lodge fur 21 years, and stated that he had been installed prac-tivally as receiver, hut had drifted into the position of secret;iry. Apropos of lodge matters, it may he mentioned that the ?4a.nehester Unity have suggested that an addition to the procedure of business lie adopted at each lodge night during the war, namely, that' the Noble < Iraml is to escort members to hold in remembrance those el the Order who have gone to fight the Empire s battle and to tender sympathy to the wounded ami sick and also the widows and fatherless. Several old bandsmen have recently joined the Municipal Band, and the membership of the rixal band is now 31 strong. Mho says the town is not musical 1 After the ceremony at th<- theatre on Declaration Day. tin- Municipal Barn! ami the Hastings Saltation Army Band rendered several items alternately in tlm main street, ttml the ninsie was much appreciated. The o-casion of the Army’s band s xisi was in eonnectioji with the an nual social of the local corps, held the same evening. Prior to the meeting in the Barracks, the band render ed a number of line selections, and the members also gat e several vocal solos besides company singing in the open air. At S p.m. the hall was packed, many failing to gain admission. During an interval in the programme. Ensign Lamberton gave a stirring address on the social and spiritual work of the organisation bi-n-presented. and made feeling reference to the present- great national crisis. The meeting was tlm best attended ami the most enthusiastic the organisation has held in Waipawa.