Palmerston Doings.

Free Lance, Volume XVI, Issue 878, 4 May 1917, Page 17

Palmerston Doings.

DEAB .GH3BISTiLBBL,—' w . municipal election resulted in- : . the "Tramites".- being - stronglyrepresented on the new Council. This; .j: of. course, does- not mean we will get trams immediately.. But tlicjy are pledged, to keep an. eye. on the; ~ main ... chance and be ready -to turn • the first .sod. by way of a peace celebrlvfcion :- > , -» «• # » ' ■ _ /Woman is coming into her own! She is' gradiially encroaching on what was . at one time recognised : as man's do- . mam, and she is now firmly , establishing herself on various boards. That the . experirtient, of having a woman on the Hospital Board hasrproved a wag evidenced by ; returning Mrs. Gill .-at tliA. top of; the poll, with Mrs. Crabb ( : (as yet untried).- as runner-up.' Appax- , entlv there -is sufficient faith in the v -> good sense and judgment; of ■ these women to place tliem.-in authority. Dr. ' Whittaker, : a ; more -or less- : leisured medico; with • a: keen nose for garbage cans; /came v third on the list, and ' Mayor' Jimmy Nash fourth. , There ; . , were several ' i: also 'started.'' \ ! , ;Anzac Day, 'a dull,' grey, tearful day, .' ; lyas. '.set'. apart' for i the > commemoration - of .the,gallant: heroes of: Gallipolii" Re- - y turned' Anza-es, 40 strong, were escort-' :. ed ;; by veterans of. older wars, Terri- • . fcorials,. v Ambulance Corps, ./School . Cadets, and most important of all, 'in , ; their vown eyes, the Boy Scouts. The dignity of these ..youthful warriors excelled ; anything • f and ; everything on. ; .parade. They axe fine, t sturdy young- : : piers'. ■ ' I,;';)X- ---, Two 'bands accompanied them'. to ' the tv. Opera House;... where a .very,; impressive . memorial service- was , held- The build- ■ U iiig - was :crart'ded.' Returned soldiers; staff ' officers;.' and clergymen , occupied ' ■ tlie - stage.Hymns- were sung," and . ad-.-V dresses, igiven,v. and ' the whole . •function-' • was'characterised'by, reverence- and" sin---, cerity -until the ; finale was / in sight, when'a. warring • element was_ intro-dtieed.-v Politics ! were brought; in. ■ • A vote / of congratulati on with; ■ th<S"': Go v-,.;.-i drmnent and ,miners on their; amica'ble i;. settlement was 'proposed: by ■: Mr. • D. ■ , Biuct; a motion -which was -in v ; -questionable taste at aj - religious .ser--i;<i--'viice -j(it>was, only held, in the Opera House because' there .was' r no. church '. large enough), bufc,in seconding it, Mr. Abraham made matters considerably \ worse by stating (that overwhelm-.' ing meetings should be" held, in every town in the.Dominion to pass a vote of . censure : on the miners" for Tiaving.'- 1 . :. struck. -It -was most~uhfoi'tunate. that- :■ v- this 'occurred, for it'marred ; the har:.vmony. of thd gathering, and many peo~ iplo left .the building feeling, very re--spntful. - r '' ' ' Sergt.-Major Eriksson, at one time ■ of -Palmerston. was killed in: action/ in France; He' was educated ■ at- Coliege-street v School, * and_ later ,• ' went to t 'Australia, enlisting with- 4 the, Australian forces. .' * * ■ ' ■* ■" .. :■ •* .' Miss Ellen Millar, .a prominent mem- •- ber of our Operatic Society and a popular concert singer,, leaves for AVelling- ' ton week. No musical organisa- .; tion' : ,of late years has been complete ! without. Miss and :she has \ been. •most generous v with: her - time and talent in helping along : any . -patriotic move-; . nient, whether raising money for sick , j and. wounded soldiers, or raising a laugh ■ from departing, Recruits; I m have . no

doubt, Christabel, ■ that ■ before- long yoi will be chrofiicling her performances in . your .Wellington entertainments. •c . -The'; Women's National Reserve held , its .annual, meeting last 'week,, when -a review of the -yea.r?s~ work was present- - ed. Mrs.- Chaytor (wife of our giltedged -. Brigadier-General) is. president again -'and the Indefatigable Mrs. Herri ..., is once more secretary. A deputation , from the m trustees . of the Efficiency • Board waited 4 upon the Reserve to, ask , what, assistance womeir could ( give to release men for active service'. They » appeared quite -willing tovolitain helpers; and are going _ to organise the . available laTjotJr witli- this object" in view. There are times when appellants . - at the Appeal Board make v the" strongest plea that they cannot get people to ■ take over'their work. Someone is urgently needed to ' run a small- bakery ( business and drive the bread cart in - -this town to release a soldier. Now tlon'fc all speak at. once, out isn't there a woman-aboiit who can do this? j * •» * Lieut. P-." J.- • W-. ■ Stallard, of . the . Trench Mortar Section of . the New Zealand Forces, -has been granted the - Military Cross 1 forv conspicuous bravery. * Lieut... Stallard is -well known both " in i - Palmerston' and Wellington. ; ~ * «• I * '* Mr. E. J. Leydon, - the popular auctioneer- at' Harry .palmer - )md ; - Co.'s, has - gone to Master ton, where Mrs: Leydon and; the family will shortly join him. v place has been taken by Mr. O'Callaghari. ■ • - •v\ ■ >v v.;' .'^v'vrX-X--';-; , Captain W. E. -S. Furby went over: . to M'asterton for the Anzac Day cele- . bratioris.- Fifty-six men from Waira- - . rapa landed. at' Gallipoli. under Captain . EWby on - that if memorable '25th,/ There / are only ten of these "men now left: four of-whom were.present at the cele-" brrition - at Mastertoni this year:;- It will .be remembered that Captain ■ Furby ■* was steriously - : - wounded - at Walker's - Ridge, after the landing, and again in, -Axigust, -at Suvla-'Bay. - - ' '■>'/■ : % -K f / ,'Mi-. Mrs., arjd Misses Pillens have returned from Rotorua, where they have'been staying for some weeks. , * * •» * - Mrs. Turnbull,. Miss Peggy Turnbull, ■ and .Miss Duncan are ; staying with Mrs. Walter. Johnston at. "Highden." . v I 1 v * .-. *. ■ \ ■*■ ■■ '■ ..' 1 ••••• •; /■■■:.} • .i - Major 'and ( Mrs. McDonnell have re- ! turned from a month's holiday in Marl-. .. , borough. .. , ! : -'-'v: V;';:** ■■■'' 1 Mrs. Arthur Rose, 'of Blenlieim, is i-. staying ■ with- Mrs* W. T. Penny. , « ■» •» Flight Lieut. Phil Fowler, of -Feild- ; irig. writes, that he is now in charge of a new scouting-plane, * and he has paint- > ed it black- and yellow, the Feilding • football colours, and christened -it Ora." Lieut. Fowler' was onexpf the wing forwards 'in the, British football team at Salonika.' i The. engagements-is 'announced of . Sergt. Ar,thur E. M. Rhind, ,N.Z.F;A., . ■ son of -the late W. G. RhiridV of Wellington; and Mrs. Rhind, y Battersea Park; London, and Miss Mary Mcßae, daughter .of - Mr. Flinders. S. vMcCrea, Palmerston North. , Sergt. Rhind ! ' and Miss Mcßae returned to New Zealand, arriving in' Auckland'on Sunday last. ( Your friend, X l :■ "v : '-/ : AWAPTmi. .