PUNGAREHU.

Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 177, 13 March 1896, Page 3

PUNGAREHU.

(From a Correspondent.) We3leyan Harvest Thanksgiving Serviees were held on Sunday and Monday last, and were an unqualified success. The decorations were beautiful, chaste, effective, aod betokened an artistic taste and united industry beyond praise. The array of gift's surrounding the preacher consisted of fruit, vegetables; grain, and flowers in great variety. Many contributors and much liboralitx and painstaking • r>- . uced iht.- lesuh. Amongst the donors were Mr and Mrs Rutherford and family, Mr and Mrs Eeasberry and family, "Mr and Mrs Symons, Mr and Mrs Layard, Mr and Mrs Petch, Mr and Mrs Pelham, Mr and Mrs Qnickendon, Mr and Mrs Thos. Harvey, Mr and Mrs Tbos. Corbett, Mr and Mrs Win. Harvey, Mr and Mrs Cathcart, Mr and Mrs Crisp, the Misses Sadler and Hickman, Messrs Kupi, Windmill, Armstrong, Thompson, F. Morgan, Corrick, and Master Tony Layard—whose fancy baskets for holding fruit for sale were specially noteworthy. Mesdames Layard, Rutherford, Keasberry, Crisp, Symons, the Misses Rutherford, Sadler, Alton, Compton, White, and Gladys Layard, with Messrs Hickman, Symons, Beckway, besides Masters Layard, Hickman, Sadler, and White, worked vigorously at the decorations. Mr Layard made a model chairman. Mr White gave an appropriate and appreciated address. Mr Symons lent the piano. Mr W. Harvey made a splendid auctioneer in proper Dutch style, while excellent musical items were well rendered by Mrs Keasberry, the Misses Rutherford and Hickman, Messrs Beckway, Symons, Koko, Maxwell, Thompson, and Masters Rutherford and Symons. Votes of thanks were given to the workers, the contributors, the chairman, and a special oheer for the unexampled help of Mr Hickman, who is ever to the fore in public service of every kind. So smartly aud completely did the committee fulfil their manifold functions that the schoolroom was quite ready for the teachers' and children's use next morning at the regular hour of assembling. Such an enjoyable evening every one agreed they had rarely had, and is a most happy, desirable and welcome break in the monotony of daily rural toil aud task. The proceeds, we believe, will benefit the mission to the extent of over £7.