SIILBURN AND CLARENDON.

Otago Witness, Issue 3395, 9 April 1919, Page 23

SIILBURN AND CLARENDON.

April 7. —Most of the grain crop is now cut, and, owing to its tangled condition, it lias been a very tedious business. Some is now in stack, and the mill has started on the oats. There are some very heavy crops of oats about, and both wheat and oats are well filled.

Prohibition.—La*t Tuesday week an interesting prohibition, lecture was given in the school by Mr Dunlop. Mr T.' H. Russell presided, and at the close a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer.

Social.—A; farewell social to Miss Potts, who has resigned from the position of school mistress, was held in the school last Friday afternoon. Mr W. J. Lawrence (chairman of the School Committee) presided, and on. behalf of the parents of the scholars and friends presented her with a handsome dressing case, and wished her every success in her future life. On behalf of the scholars Dorothy Strain and Vivian Grey presented her with a silver teapot suitably inscribed. Miss-Potts feelingly returned thanlis. Musical items were given by the scholars, and after refreshments had been handed round a hearty function concluded with " Aulcl lang syne." Welcome Home.— On Friday evening a welcome home social to all the local returned soldiers was held in the Clarendon Hall, under the auspices of the Patriotic Committee. Mr W. Grey presided, and the building was filled to overflowing. Seats on the platform were occupied by Messrs Cawley, Fordyce, Lawrence, Pilling, and • Manson. Hearty addresses of welcome were given by the chairman, Messrs Cawley, Fordyce, and Lawrence, and Mr Cawley presented a gold medal suitably inscribed to Lieutenant G. Riddell, Privates G. C. Grey, D. Raitt, J. W. Shanks,. G. Shanks, H. J. Carr, G. Wilcocks', N Bunburry, T. Bunburry, and S. Pilling, the medals being pinned on by Miss Brabyn. Lieutenant Ri'ddell briefly returned thanks, and cheers were given for the soldier boys, and the audience stood while Mr Cawley read out the names of 10 local boys who had made the supreme sacrifice. During the' evening musical' and elocutionary items were most acceptably rendered by Mrs Lawrence, Miss Pringle, Miss Hamilton, Messrs Lawrence, E. Smith, and' F. Hubble, while a step dance by Mr O'Brien brought down the house. Refreshwere provided by the ladies, and a dance was afterwards held, imisic being supplied by Miss Pringle (piano) and Mr J. Walsh (violin). Mr Hagen made- an efficient M.C., and a very successful function closed with the National Anthem.