KAPUA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVIII, Issue 1682, 2 June 1919, Page 9

KAPUA.

RETURNED SOLDIERS WELCOME.

a iiioao bucceaarui v.'C'Come • home to Xroopers V\'m. E.nott, jl. Erneao anu i-rauK jicoius&ii'in. i*. iieouurUj 'lavtmiaie, ana o.auiiy Jiirst,, was neiil at Jxapuu, in mr jj.. ivicixeu«iiu s granary, kmu»y ient for ,the occasion, xlie hnlining was pacuetl to tile aoors by aa appr<= v -iacive auaieace, and tuougn tue jirogramnja was a long one, interest in ,tne Uitferent noma never llagged, cacti performer being either neuittuy app auaed oi: recalled, in soma p.aces wuere the programina is on tho iiill s.de, a sec Lion of tne audience show very bad taste in demanding that, to bo cut short for the (lance xo foidoWj bua this spirit was liot evident at tile Kupua funct.on.

Mr W. Russell presided and proved himself a capablo chairman Ail the performers acquit.ed themselves wed, and it is seldom at a country gathering one has tlhe p easure of listening to such a good a.I round performance. Valuable hei'.p was rece.ved from Waimate performers, and the local talent were also very good. The following contributed bo the programme tations, Thelma Prue, Alice Meredith, R.'g. Cannon, Eddie Tavendale and Mr Friel ("-) > diatogues, Misses Treacy, 'l'rott. Cannon and Cooney; songs, Misses Brookes (2), Menzies and Wi'-ki'e. and iNlessrs Hunter (2). Appleby (2). Miss E. Trot.t also gave a recitation, and tlia Paslriey family two items. The concert ended, the returned soldiers were invited to mount the plat, form, when Mr Hirst, the first speaker, congratulated the men on 'their sacrifice and bravery as sokliers. and their mfe return. He reminded the audie.nco that we owed a debit to our soldiers which we could never repay. , Messrs T. "Dyer, W. Stewart, and J. Mr.th-eson followed' with congratulatory speeches of welcomo, expressing tile hope that the sacrifices made by our boys would b:-ar goad fruit, by all building up the true spirit of greatness in our national I 'if p -

Mrs Tavendale, who has lost a son in the war, was chosen to pin_ on the medals, hearty applause followm!* tho receipt of each by the men. all of whom nearly and pleasantly returned thanks. A d-nmce followed." tllo- music- bei'irr bv Miss Neil (r>in.no-\ and Air Fo'pv (v : oil in"). Miss F. Pashley accomsingers for the rnrioert ayd Mr J. Patterson acted bs M.C. for t.m dance. ■