WELCOME HOME

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13657, 27 March 1918, Page 2

WELCOME HOME

: Our Karangaihake correspondent writes:.-—iA. social, convened' for the purpose" of accoa-ding our returned soldieo.'s a welcome home., avas held hi the Puiblio Hall on Monday ewen- ' iiig, and was well attended. Visitors •\lrere; presen* fooiri Waihi and. Paeroa, ,and a. few- returned /soldiers from w'o>fher places, who happened to be in the town, were present, and all spent a most enjoyable tdme. i Mr. D. M. Deane, in an openingspeech, whicfi was well received by all, welcomeS" Privates W. Phillips and C. Bunting, and read apologies "•froMi- some others who were unfor--1 tu,na'tely' unable; N 'to be' preaeri't, including Mr. H. Poland, M.P. Lieut.-Colonel P*o.rritt ■ also extended a welcome to all^^e returii-" 1 ed men, both lOCal and and congratulated them on ifae? aibie man-nea-"in -which they had assisted to uphold tlie honour of New Zealand in the great straggl,*. "';'.. ! Duringr the evening musical items were contributed by Misses Griffin (2i). Gilbb, , Messrs Redfeorn"P)^ DaltoA, Ga-iffin, and .McDonald. "Soippet wa« provided b%T the ladies, ' and pan-taken of about , 10 pfm.. after 1 which, dancing was continued until the early morningl hours. . Mr. C. Gribble acted a<? M.C., aird' Mr. ' M. Meehan officiated at" 'tne' piano;' Altogether a most ■ enjoy^ble evening was held, and we hope soon to have the pleasure of welcoming home all our boys, and not only the disabled one®.