TOKO WOMEN’S DIVISION

Taranaki Daily News, 27 July 1929, Page 14

TOKO WOMEN’S DIVISION

SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION AT TOKO

Great progress has been made by the women's division of the Toko branch of the Farmers’ Union. There are now 36 active members and a good many more were enrolled during the first of the series of euchre parties held in the Coronation Hall on Thursday night. Airs. W. G. Loving won the ladies ’prize and Mr. L. Tracy the men’s. A special prize went to Mr. R. Claridge. The ladies’ booby prize was won by Miss C. Milne and the men’s by Mr. J. Jones.

For the dance that followed Messrs. L. Marfell and A. Gernhoefer acted as M. while the music was supplied by the Melody Four. There was an excellent attendance.

During an interlude Mrs. V. Mounscll, president of the branch, distributed the prizes and thanked those present for tucix - attendance.

KING’S THEATRE, STRATFORD.

TWO BRITISH PICTURES,

Many beautiful “shots” of typical English scenery were filmed for the Paramount British release, “Love’s Option,” which comes to the King’s Theatre to-night only. The pictures were taken on one of the big country estates that still remains intact. It is a bare t’-enty miles from London. One “shot” was filmed on the upper reaches of the Thames River, which is very different in appearance there than do*wn by the docks, where it widens into an estuary and empties itself into the sea. Pat Aherne is flee? in the leading male role in “Love’s Option.” He plays opposite the star, Dorothy Boyd, who has appeared In many successful English motion pictures. “The Luck of the Navy,” the Graham Wileox all-British picture, with Evelyn Laye and Henry Victor in the leading parts, id Princess-Mary’s favourite melodrama. Mrs. Clifford Mills, the authoress, was presented to Her Royal Highness at one of the performances, of the play, and was informed that practically every member of the Royal Family had witnessed this fine naval drama. ELTHAM GOLF TEAM. The following is the Eltham Golf Club team to play Patea at Eltham during the week-end: H. Dale, L. Quin, A. Stewart, L. Abbott, W. Casey, N. Phillips, H. Wills, F. Clcmow, J. Morton, P. De Launay, 0. Casey, N. Gibson, R. Darling, F. Fallows, R. Free, J. Campbell, R. Ritter, W. Hill, T. Fountaine and A, Chrysta.l. RUGBY ROAD ITEMS. Mr. J. Fabish has a poisoned hand owing to a splinter entering it. Mr. and Airs. Ai Rumball and Miss V. White, Hawera, are spending a holiday with their parents, Mrs. and Mr. H. RtimbaH. Mr. IL Rumball is spending a holiday withzhis parents, PERSONAL? Mr. J. R. Cade, of the Wanganui Public Works Department’s staff, is at present in Stratford on departmental business.

Alotor-cyclists who park their machines in Stratford have, for some •time past, experienced annoyance as the result of numerous petty thefts. A good deal of the trouble arises from the fact that motor-cycles are not allowed to park in central Broadway, but must be left in the less lighted, areas north and south of Regan and Fenton Streets, where thieves experience little difficulty in abstracting anything easily movable from the machines. In view of this, a petition requesting the Borough Council to provide a parking place in central Broadway, is now being circulated. Egmont United Association football team will play at New Plymouth to-day. The team is:—Gibbs, Wright, Clarke, Dudding, Verney, Glass, O’Shannessy, Millar, Lawrence, Hood, Davis. Pieserves: Harkness, Howard.

Travelling with the Australian hockey team that played Taranaki at Eltham on Thursday is Mr. W. Whitfield, Mayor of Kogorah, New South Wales. Air. Whitfield is vice-president of the New South Wales Hockey Association

Mr. J. W. Gibbs, To Popo, has returned from a motoring trip to Morrinsville. ELTHAM GENERAL ITEMS. In view of the recent discussion by the borough council concerning the parking of cars in Bridge Street it is reported that particular attention is being paid to the speed of cars on that thoroughfare. The opinion has been expressed that the method of parking in use is free from danger provided a reasonable speed is maintained by passing cars. With the cause of education so much in tho forefront at the present time it is natural that cases of hardship attendant upon tho requirements of the State in this respect should occasionally he brought to light. A Daily News representative was informed recently that, to allow of her child attending a country school, a mother was in the habit of walking four miles every morning across paddocks with the child, at the same time wheeling an infant in a perambulator, returning immediately doubtless to attend to tho onerous duties of a farmhouse. The walk across ’paddocks, it is understood, means a saving of several miles by road. Members and adherents of St. Andrew’s Church assembled in largo numbers in St. Andrew’s Hall last night for the purpose of bidding farewell to Mr. and Mrs. John McKee and family, who [ have recently left Stratford to reside in Hawera. Eulogistic reference was made by tho minister (Rev. J. MacGregor), members of the session, board of managers, and members of the congregation to tho keen interest and practical expression of sincere religious, conviction made by Mr. McKee. Then guest had frequently conducted services in town and in tho outlying districts and had interested himself very keenly in the work of tho church. On behalf of tho congregation a handsome presentation was made to the departing family.