DISTRICT NEWS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 1978, 21 November 1921, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

DANNEVIRKE The Town Hall was crowded on Friday night by an enthusiastic audience to witness the children’s concert. The stage was beautifully decorated to represent a rural scene, and it provided a fine setting for the many charming action and character songs. The children acquitted themselves splendidly, reflecting great credit on the promoters, notably Misses Danvers, Harding and Watson, who worked very hard to train the performers, and design the costumes worn. Three outstanding features of the entertainment were "Fairies and Flowers,” "The Moon Boat,” and “Three Green Bonnets.” Little Miss Treve Bissell made a successful hit with her character song, "If I were Huckleberry Finn.” A company of girl and boy glee singers from the North School under the conductorship of Mr E. Bissell, headmaster, rendered several good selections. During the interval the Rev. Richards spoke a few words to the audience on the object of the concert, and then called upon the Mayor (Mr Anderson) to present the prizes to the successful winners of the “programme designing” competition. The proceeds of the concert are to be devoted to the Methodist Sunday 'School building fund.’ A cricket team representing South School A played a match against North School B on Saturday morning, resulting in a win for the North by 12 runs. The High School A cricket team played the North School A team in the Domain on Saturday, resulting in a win for the latter. Mr Knox, who was recently appointed librarian to the Dannevirke library, has accepted a similar position in Masterton, and leaves for that town shortly to take up his new duties. Mr C. McGibbon left by the mail train tor Napier on Saturday to spend a few days witli his daughter, Mrs C. Napier. Several car loads of guests arrived at Mr Andrew Peter’s new residence at Tepapakuku on Friday evening, to give him a house warming. The evening was enjoyably spent in songs, dancing and cards, and eventually en'ded in the small hours of the morning with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” and cheers for the host and .hostess. On Friday evening Mr G. Coghill was farewelled by the members of the Ruahine Club and presented with a memento of the esteem in which he was held by them. On Saturday morning the staff of the Union Bank farewelled their late manager, Mr J. H. Lowe oni their behalf presented him with a gold-mounted fountain pen and silver pencil holder. Mr Cogbill made suitable acknowledgments. Captain Cobbeck, Dominion vicepresident of the N.Z. Farmers’ Union, will accompany Mr J. W. Poison, the president, on the occasion of his visit to Dannevirke on the 26th inst.