SOLDIERS’ SOCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7672, 17 January 1918, Page 4

SOLDIERS’ SOCIAL.

,VT 'l l'; VI.UAXA. On I■’ lll 1■ i\-, .1.-muary I'li. 1 in' l ,u< *' I >l.■ of i In- sui -rounding districts si 11 ' ilii'i'i l !l a(. Tn Moana School to wrlI'linu 1 1 1111 n 11 1 i ooper (iill.-i.M-t StevenMill, uiio hiui just relumed from. the front, aJiil to make a farewell 1” •’ s, nia 1 ion to (liiiiiu-r H. IV I’urrows, whu was home from camp on fund leave. Iho sch l( olroom was- taxed to its inmost with the uiumVr of wenwishers,. ami the night was most on 'oyahiy spent In soue iif I dance, undm- the capable dire.et'um of Mr ,U. Wi o;|s. Messrs tjuaid ami lleyder s'.ipjilied exeilleut music, and sevoial , -:ir,is_ were eery tastefully played by .Misses lleyder. Merrill, and Vouug. .Voiles were rendered by Misses Merlin, (tale, 'lining and lleyder, and .Messrs iievder and Hale. Supper, which was provided by the ladies of llie distriel, was handed round at. II .MO pan. Mr (I. T. Hah' then look the chair, and after slating the object, of Urn gal henng, said that Ids next, duty .vas of a very sad nature. Sergeant Arthur Uaminoml, D.H.M., a yonnn 'nan. !ued and born in the, district, and who had received all his education in that, building, had. fallen, and made the supremo. sacrifice, ligliling for his country, that we all might Mill hold (he treedmn and liberty that "c now enjoy. One particularly prominent trail- in Ills charact"r as a liov at school was his pnotecting rare of smaller children from anything- in the nature of unkindnss fioin Iho older ones, lie hud. always proved himself a very devoted son ami brother, and the district had mu-tainor! a sad loss. Air K. Murphy then addressed The gathering, ami endorsed what- tlm chairman had said. In conclusion Mr Murphy moved a vote of, sympathy with Sergeant Hammond’s sorrowing family, the gathering standing in rilcnco as a mark ul,. respect. rile Chairman then on behalf of Ihe district extended. a hearty, welcome home to Trooper H. 11. Stevenson, and presented him with a gold medal, expressing the wish that he would soon be restored to his usual health, and be spared many years to wear the -medal they were that, evening presenting to him. .Mr Murphy also welcomed the ’iroopon, saying that every one was glad to see him back again, and hoped he would soon be restored to good health. Trooper Stevenson, who was greeted with prolonged applause, thunkcd eVcryono present for their kindness to him in presenting him with the medal, which he would always treasure, and also for the kind remarks made about him>. The chairnvm next presented Hunn'.'i i.l. 1), Marrows with a luminousdial wristlet watch, on behalf of his friends, o,f the, district, au-d wished him a safe and speech' return to his homo, remarking that he. could be depended on to do his duty loyally and well. The soldier, who was loudly cheered, (hanked every one present (or tlu-ir kind remarks and present, v,twl suir! their present would always remind him of the kind friends at To .Mo.an a. “For they are jolly good follows” and “Clod Save the, King” brought, that part, of the programme 1o : a close, and dancing was resumed and kept going merrily until the early hours of the morning.