Papanui Paragraphs

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18544, 18 August 1928, Page 27 (Supplement)

Papanui Paragraphs

By Special Correspondent of the •• Star."

PLUNKET SOCIETY. The monthly meeting of the committee of the Pa-pamii svib-branch of ;he Plunlcet Society was held in St. Paul's schoolroom. There were present: Mrs L. M. Wilson (in the chair), and Mesdames E. E. Hey wood, K. Ivnublev. F. B Wright. R. J. I,von. V. Mathews. L. R. Crosbie, H. N. Talbot, G Hartshorn. A. 11. Linzev. It. Wyatt. Roy Mathews. I. Poulsen, T Gee. W. Watson, P. F. Mann, and L. Sisson. The. nurse's report for Julv showed that attention had been as follows: Adults 172, babies 146. pre-school children 2G. new cases 3. Many attractive and useful articles were handed in by the committee for Violet Day. . During the month donations and subscriptions were gratefully received from the folowing:—Mesdames L. B. Jordon, H. J. lerriot, Monro. J. Donoghue. T. Houson, W. A. Clark, and R. 11. Hill. OVAL FAPANUI LODGE AND JUVENILE LODGE, M.U. The fortnightly meeting of the Loyal apanui Lodge, M.U., was held on hursdav, August 9, at Belfast, when :.G. Bro. J. Beaghby, P.G., presided •ver a fair attendance of members. The mount of £ls 10s Id was passed for ck pay. Bros. A. Dixon and R. King, P.G.’s, ive a report on the work of the Manjement Committee of the Loyal Papaui Juvenile Lodge, M.U ..which was to ave opened on Wednesday, August 15, he account of which will appear later. s »oys who desire to join the juvenile lodge can obtain all particulars by applying to any of the following mem-

N Simmonds. R. King, R. E. Chapman, and B. C. Mile®. Bros. A. Dixon and R. King were accorded a hearty vots of thanks for the report on the Juvenile Lodge. A PROPOSED ROAD. A petition with approximately a hundren names will be presented to the City Council on Monday night asking that body to purchase at a cost of £2OO a section backing on to a new reserve in St. James Avenue, so that in time to come when Papanui is more densely settled a road mav connect tWindemere Road and St. Tames j Avenue. To the residents to the ‘south east and north, St. James Park is available] but to the west the park is cut off by a street half a mile in length without a cross street. It is to rectify this error in the lay-out of Papanui that the petition lias been drawn up. It is asked that residents interested will attend as a deputation to the conn, cil meeting on Monday night. FANCY DRESS PARTY. The Wairoairi School's party was a great success, with nearly 120 children in costume. Mr Wilkins, as marshal, made the “grand march" as pretty and spectacular a parade as the hall has seen. Two other features were some school items with Mr Evans at the piano and the tine dancing of Miss Marion Grose’s pupils. Mr Fred Corayns played for the grand march and Mrs C. Smith for the dancing. Other items were dances by Noeline Hill, Norma Smith and Dot Grose and Kathlene Fen; recitation by Lindsay Neil-