MATAWAI NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19126, 22 September 1936, Page 11

MATAWAI NEWS

FAREWELL EVENING

(Herald Correspondent.)

The residents of Mat awn i and surrounding districts tendered u farewell card evening to Mr. and Mrs. C. Dower, who left Matawai on Saturday morning for their new home at AVaihirere.

The function took place*on Friday evening in the Women’s .Institute Hall. Considering the short notice given, there was a good attendance. Mr. C. W. Korto was in charge of the euchre tournament, in which the winners were Mrs. A. E. (libson and Alt'. It. Tipn. A delicious supper was pro.vided by the ladies present. During the 'evening Mr. It. W. Wilson voiced the thanks of residents to Mr. Dower for the wav in which he bad attended to the railway business for the settlers, stating! that- under his jurisdiction everything ran smoothly. Nothing was too much trouble for him or for. Mrs. Dower in attending the railway telephone business, lie asked Mr. Dower to accept a cheque as a token of esteem from the settlers. Mr. Do v.'er suitably responded on behalf of himself and Mrs. I.lower, and belli were accorded, musical honours.

Mrs. ("libson also thanked Mrs. Dower, on behalf ol the women’s organisations, for the help she had always so willingly rendered at concerts, and in every possible wav for anything for the good of the district-.

Mrs. Pritchard briefly endorsed Mrs. (libson s remarks, and said she was sorry Mr. and Mrs. Dower had to leave Matawai, but hoped the move, would he beneficial to them.

Mrs. Dower expressed her appreciation of the many kindnesses extended to her and said if was only lately that she hud been able to take an active part, and