WAIPIPI

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 476, 28 October 1919, Page 2

WAIPIPI

(Owu Correspondent ) On Fuday evening a veiy pleasant fine "on t tk place in the Waipipi schoo'rc jm, the occasion being a welcome home r > the Returned men of the distnet. The school was very tastefully cleeorabd with the ensigns of the vaiious nations, wbile the words ''Web >me Home," emblazonei on a s. earner, that hung across the room Indeed the words above, will without doubt, become proverbial among who ava b 1 them elvi > of piM'ege of atbnding, and wi". be u 1 1 t > axore?s the most heauy end uiojt compleb welcome, which could be devised. Visibrs were present 1 >ru a'l parts, <*nd a mo>i convi\ial e it toiument was the ou' wine Ur.-at credit h due the following committee, which a\- - anged, and c .led out the elaborate ai.'angemen's M' s'sJ.A Shoi.(cha'tman), A't Jouei (<s< ntary), W. McCfn.'iy, G. FfeaE. Mu'3t, H J. He vey, M. Cbiplin, W. Cook, and W. Miuhie Dancing foirne l the chief feature of the '• iVelcome Home." Mr J. A fthoii; proving an efficient d.C Sixt3en rc'-in.i J men were jiresent and greasy appreeiatad the welcome, Exce"ent dance mrs : c wps supplied by Me rs Chip'in and Hewitt Supper, d'sperscl by the ladies of the <1 : ..ict, was pe-. a ken of, and lull justice wes done thoreto. Piior ♦) sup[ -r, Mr E. C. Maicin, on behe'f of tie rcnden f ~j, welcomed the men home Mr Mai i in dwelt at length on the doings of the men while they were away upholding the traJitionsof the Empire, and eulogiaad the heroism e l; splayed, which he added, brought credit and distinction not ODly to their parents but t) the

dis' iet aud t > their mf.ve land. Jn ♦hc3e who r;i hearts wen sad and f , .' l of eo: ow, they claimri the s'ncerd sympathy of al>. Tae'- or'y consolat'on being, tHt the ; * dear one 3 trade the supreme sacrifice : n the fight for justice, right and humanly. On hoha" of the guess, Mr W Mitcbie respond? 1, and thanke 1 ♦he residents for the very fit' : ng welcome home. UNVFTLING OF ROLL OF HONOUR; On Thursday, October 16th, the roidents of the d>s< let assembled at f he school in large numbers, the c i cation being the unve :i ing of the ro" of honour, beailng the names of pe ,t scholar j of the £ ?hool, who had departed from far off lands to do the?* "bit" in the fight for frr3dom. The roll of honour, which contvned the names of 34 pest scholars, wes made of solid oak, end fin'shfd ; n m p r lisle manner. Several of the men, unfortunately, had made the rupreme raci'ffce, and the names of these men, had an rst risk opposite them. Ihe proceedings were opened with the rendering of the Nat 'onalAi'hem, aOor which the che'■tmß^,M' , A. Jones explained the objc of the gathering, rnd paid Uibuti ti the noble dec T s peifoi ned by the men, previously scho) -*8 at the enhool He on Rev Giiffia, Rev Father Sk'nner, end R v Blomfield ti add testimony, to the noble qua'ii'.r•. of thomen, and ♦he ) clergymen f ik i'j" of the and gave veiy impre ive addrc >sn. AMison, the schc *l, aidnssci the scholau afcor wl 'ch, tho children, uuder Mi c i Gf"lr' : io, nrs *r i, rendered, "Kop the Home F : rei buriring'' "i au enthral: s t: c manner. Aftsiat >n ba wt ; proand the func'"on taionnati 1 wi'h *he rendering of the Nat'onl Anthem