"STRATFORD EVENING POST" WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1928.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 25, 28 March 1928, Page 4

"STRATFORD EVENING POST" WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1928.

Tue-c its no greater happiness tha.ii Cui'ao or maKiUg otnai' people nappy, xiita tiiitu or vnis maxuii was exenu piined yesterday when tne Jubilee workers we.e gratified beyond words with tiio wonderful light of happiness in the eyes and laceis of tile pioneers and old timers- There were snliile s and still more smiles — the atmosphere wap one of carnival and rejuvenation.. The, years were rolled back and once again these old people were living the.l incidents of youth and adventure. It mattered nothing that hair was fadded, or gone altogether, cr that gaps had taken the place 1 of teeth—they were re-living in the past. In the recollections the humourous incidents predominated, and what scenes, ah exchange .'of xemjinlscenclE/i unfolds ell. The days were recalled when the great bush fire first showed the settlers and Maoris that there! were trout in the Patea river. The cinders killed hundreds of fish which gathered and smoked. The "muddy" days were a favourite topic. It was recalled how "Bill's, wheel came off and landed the dance party in the mud". "When the bullock team got bogged l and had to be fed where they wore stuck, until levered out", "when the parson got bogged and the wedding wa s held up for hours." when Icnnp were raised without any records." And 1 what fun over decils in cattle, timber, tools and household articles—a multitude of simple tilings served to recall the days when a frying pan was more available than a motor car. •

The re-union will never be forgotten so long as the old people can remember anything. It has beetn a wonderful time, for them and yesterday they were at a loss for words to express their appreciation of the splendid arrangements made for their entertainment.. The executive, the Ui a »lUilVi' iWiu bUM'UktUJT uiiU, i.llO U'o UU*.U Ul WUliVßiy Hilu U&VU iUi Uuui/UuulbU tnOii I}UUH> Lo maino ttuci* ih cpioiiUid event u\iJorve"uuu nicest, creuit iot wie iooUaUs u-o-LvjiiipiLshed. Xne procession was tastefully varied ana it was a liappy tnougni iu muKei it representative of we sequence of Quangos m the industrial life of the district. The pioneer's luncheon showed forethought in every detail, from the brevity of the speeches, nice incidental music, buttonholes, and carnival hats to the division of' the executive to ensuro that each pioneer was personally received. It wa s an outstanding event in the history of Stratford and long will it be remembered by both the old and young people.