OTANE

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7752, 22 July 1916, Page 3

OTANE

(Own Correspondent). On Wednesday night a large numbrof townspeople assembled at the Town Hall to farewell Corporal E. Pedersen. A very pleasant social Ceil me was spent, tile guest being the mripH-nt of a useful present. A minihr of social items were contributed, nd dancing was kept up until an early h< ur. On Thursday morning he li farewelled at tin 1 station with Jb(e hearty cheers. “Chris,” as he ■ known to everyone in Otane, was b>m here, and was an active member •feverv social club in the town.

Tuesday night a meeting of the Patriotic league was held, Mr .1. J. Unpriili;r occupying the chair. A httcr received from Mr F. Logan re thedi.sjMisji] of the Wounded Soldiers’ firnd croked considerable discussion, it was resolved that the society •Pprm-e of Mr Logan’s suggestion *k*t the money contributed is for the ** «»f tin returned soldiers and is ■®t contributed merely as a loan. The *tter was left in the hands of the haeuc’s delegates who attend the "inch meeting at Waipukurau on j inst. A meeting of the Red Cross League "Howed, Mr(J. McKay in the chair. Ao interim report and balance-sheet wthe late carnival was handed in by tke hon. secretary, Mr R. H. White, ■owing an approximate credit bal- ■** of CMtt. The society considered tins an excellent result, and the chairman congratulated the stall-holders the success of their efforts. Con*kring that they had barely three to get ready, the returns were W creditable. Mrs Hickey has just received word "*t her eldest son, “Jack,” has been landed “somewhere in France.” It *to he sincerely hoped that it is not