MOKOIA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 19 October 1922, Page 4

MOKOIA.

! FAREWELL TO POPULAR | SETTLERS The respect m which Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are held by the residents of , Mokoia and Whakamara and the regret_ | of the residents at their impending de- 1 ' parture was amply testified to last i evening, when one of the largest gatherings that has ever been held in the' Mokoia hall assembled there to bid' farewell to their guests. Mr. Bickford presided, and, after lie had briefly outlined the object of the gathering, a concert party from Hawera provided an! hour's recreation. Mrs. Strange charmed the audience with several elocution-: ary items, Miss Jenkins sang tastefully j three songs, and Messrs Gibson, Vinnicombe, and Taylor also contributed ■ solos. Mr. Renwick convulsed the audi- \ ence with humorous sallies at local residents and the aspirants for political fame at the next election. This part ' was brought to a close with the singing of the National Anthem, and Mr. Bickford then, on behalf of the residents, • presented Mr. Campbell with a gold watch and chain suitably inscribed,' Mrs. Campbell with an easy chair (there and then tested and found not wanting), and the Campbell children with a' £1 note each. Mr. Main (for the Hall Committee), Mr. Bell (for the Presby-' teiians), and Mr. Richardson (for the School Committee) then referred jto thS' Vte^m in which. Mr. and Mrs. Camp-; bell were held and the general regret at their departure, but also to the satis- J faction that the move meant promotion j io Mr. Campbell. j J In reply, Mr.. Campbell expressed his ( sorrow a leaving Moi. oia He said he: 1 had. been much affected bj the Kind expressions used towards hint .and bis I family by the speakers and by th.o kind- \ liness that prompted the gifts. j j At an interval in the proceedings £< shy little maiden gave Mrs. Campbell a beautiful bouquet of f owers. T'For J They are Jolly Good Fellows," sung j with great gusto, brought tho. bus.! ness : proper to a close, after which a bounte- j ous supper was handed round by the ladies and the floor was cleared i for dancing. This was kept up to tße} "wee sma' hours," and proved a great | ; success, music and floor being of the I best. Thus ended one of the jolliest! and most interesting gatherings held in J Mokoia. j