FAIRLIE NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 16799, 1 April 1919, Page 5

FAIRLIE NOTES.

M.-COMMaiITTICI'J. ■

luring ,tbb< welcome.' 'homo- :Wial ■tendered/to icturnud men in the 'Fairm Public Hal!, on Fridny everting, tho annual meeting, of the Patriotic Entertainment Committer was held. Mr C •X* .Talbot M.P., presided, and several Members of the,... Committee occupied rents ©n, v thtr iktnge.' The secretary ,(Mr i j\Y. , Oimnndy), presented the state-, . ihent of accounts for the period endfid fteeembsr -31f.fr,• 1.918. T>>sh <di4wed Mat hine'e the format'dn ftf the ComWtttjee tho- sum 'of £lOl4 had nassed Wirotiighjihobooks, 1 rind the credit balii,h\ ''lit fho. 'date inentlorii>d "wns £o2* Mr .T.tdbi>t ueid 'tho committor's annual '■.r#p.6»'H'l*.w v, l»MU ': stitied, .intor "alia:. ;''-/'As-War .ast'tbo Committee if) 'nwaro ss; soldieir•'lcfy/tlie"-'.'cliutriHt : v without :i .«<jlul-o/E and no '■■ returned man Ims Arrived homo Vwifchptrlw «f welcome in yp'tne form.- or,, othiir.;' Since' t.li« ' last {•oport two ,yonrs:\go . £2 • socials hav» Wjeto held, makinit a y total of- 35 fihice ilie formation! the Committee. In ndditipn to orgHhismft and running socials,'tlia.committee."has been u&ti.ve in; .o.tb'o.r , ; has ■■ been: V'iMi. the ho'p : of 'tlvcj Indies; made 'up and despatched parcels .'to' the -men serving on the various fronts. : -Ji- total of. 000 'pereels • hris booh forwarded fr» /the men of all ranks; and-,dozens of 'letters hate been received from" the JfCJPiwVfcs thjvnluin the donors for tbmir thougbtfulnc.s-i. For, Home considerable time the,:committee, has forwarded ni jjontlify'lqi,%.;to each Maekonsiie -man. I Thif l«tteiKw.as. ably edited- by the I obairiilan^(H«fV. r H..(5.. T. Hanb'y) who 1 put tin immrmso tamount of enthusiasm I Jtito the work. v.Tfie.;;\ letters proved l Jitost .acceptable to "the 'soldiers, and i sheaves, of letters have been received from the men expressing 'their delight at getting direct from home, so chattv und hnght ft news sheet. The Y.M.C.A* appointed the Committee its • representative in Fairlie in connection witiu its appeal for £IOO,OOO. The Committee succeeded in raising a large amount for that, deserving institution, and remit'ted itto th<* proper quarter. A kindred committee, t,h« , Temukn Patriotic Jintertainment Committee. *pont a concert party to Fairlie, and the visitors T^ rG n ™°wa nu enthusiastic iecention. The services of Mr\F. H.' Bu'L Joy as leader were secured and to. him. Jniist be mntnly attributed the nuccpsi which rVowned tho efforts of the Fairl'in Patriotic Concert Part v.' Last sprinothe Committee suffered a severe loss in Jlio reinovnl of its chairman (Rev. H O. to ' chanlaincy work at Jiotorua. His enthusiasm was unboundeel and nothing was too much trouble him. Tho best thanks of the Com-

mittee are due to the Ladies' Commit-, tee for valuable assistance; at alt times: to ' the members of the fire Brigade lor their ready help; to those who helped at the socials musically or-other-wise, and to all who did their bit, when called upon to do so, towards entertaining our men both coming and going." The report and balance sheet wer.e unanimously adopted, ;■", and a special: vote of thanks was passed -to -Mr Ormnndy. for his untiring, work in connection with the entertainment of the soldiers. The following were'.' re-elected to the Committee-'-Revs. H. 0. Hanby and A. Standage, Messrs C. J. Talbot.; J. Trotter, J. Caskey, J. Phillips' - W. Close, A. Dorinan, T. Bussel, C. Boulter, W. Wckering, J. R. Lack; F; ;Bein W. Liddy, E> Saunders, S. Dale, W. H. Cook and W. J, Ormaudy: %f ~