POPULAR BRIDE-TO-BE HONOURED.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LII, Issue 4795, 13 August 1932, Page 3

POPULAR BRIDE-TO-BE HONOURED.

LARGE ATTENDANCE AT GIFT EVENING.

The particularly large attendance of- local and district residents in the Anglican schoolroom last evening on the occasion of a gift evening tendered to Miss Ynes Easton by choir and church members in view of her approaching marriage, was a striking testimony to the esteem in which this popular young Foxton lady is held. The schoolroom was filled to capacity, upwards of one hundred persons being present, some of whom had come from as far away as Tokomaru. The social success of the evening was greatly contributed to by items from Airs W. M. Thomas (song), Leo King (song), and Miss Jean Stevenson (recitation), while Air. G. F. Smith, assisted by Air. .J. Newton at the piano, excelled himself as leader of j a, community sing in which he introduced a number of verses appropriate occasion which caused

considerable merriment. Competitions were indulged in and created considerable interest. Airs R. A. Robbie won the peanut hunt, Air. Aforris (Oroua Downs) the musical stick competition, Aliss !M. Barber the parcel guessing, while Airs Owen annexed an amusing telegram competition limited to 12 words, commencing with the letter W, by hapding in the following message: “Walter Wilson, Wanganui. Wanted warmer weather. Webb wedding Wednesday week. Winnifred Woods.”

At a suitable juncture during the evening, Air. E. Afurphy, on behalf of the All Saints’ choir, called upon Aliss Easton to accept a handsome clock, as a token of the esteem in which she was held by choir members and as a slight appreciation of her twelve years’ of service to the choir. Air. Afurphy expressed the regret of the members of All Saints’ Church at the pending departure of Aliss Easton from their midst, but at the same time took the opportunity of extending to her the very best wishes of her old associates and church members generally.

Mrs C. H. Symons endorsed Air. Alurphv’s remarks and also made eulogistic reference to the guest of the evening. In acknowledging the presentation and good wishes, Aliss Easton in a happy and appropriate speech, referred to the pleasure she had always derived from her association with the church and choir and said that although she was leaving the town in the near future she would always retain a warm regard for her old friends and associations in Foxton.

A tasty supper was then dispensed by the ladies after which the parcels were opefied by the bride-to-be. This proved a lengthy process owing to the large number of gifts but the time passed quickly as the interest of all was held by the many quaintly worded messages and good wishes which accompanied them. At the conclusion, Air. A. Webb returned thanks on behalf of Aliss Easton and himself for the very pleasant evening and the many useful gifts which had been bestowed on them.

Dancing was then indulged in and kept up until a late hour, Aliss es P. King and D. Webb and Alessrs L. Alattar and J. Newton being at the piano, and a'most successful' and pleasant evening was brought to a close with the singing of the National Anthem.