WAIPUKURAU.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7915, 7 August 1917, Page 2

WAIPUKURAU.

RED CROSS SOCIET (Own Correspondent), The monthly business the Red Cross Society was he| Red Cross Rooms on Thursdi noon. Mrs Paget presided fair attendance. Apologies« eeived from Mesdames ( Monckton, Annand, and Miss who were unable to be press Letters were read froi Nathan, secretary of the \Y| branch, thanking the Society tributions received during the From Mrs Myers, re Flower be held in Wellington.—lt i eided to make an appeal for to be left at the Red Cross B Wednesday afternoon next. ! and Miss Wilson were nppoi look after same and do the and consign to Wellington. Mr Young, Wellington, »i the British Red Cross Appeal It was decided to leave iti next month. After some discussion it wm to combine with Napier and! and ask Mrs Lowry 7 to repre district on the Council. A hearty vote of thanks wai ed to all those who kind flowers to be sold, and to Mr for putting up shelf in wort The visiting member for ti reported no returned soldiei Wilson was appointed visitor month. Accounts amounting to £ll were passed for payment. A vote of thanks to the d eluded the meeting. The donations for the week follows:—Mrs O. Monckton,! of flowers (per Misses Shai Gay), £4 13s 2d; Mrs G. LJ Gl; Miss Hunter, 2 pairs j tidy bags; Mrs W. C. Sraitl socks; Mrs R. Harding, 6 pi kets. WAIPUKURAU COUH COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of tl took place on Saturday in t cil Chambers. Mr J. Donal man, presided. Other Counei sent were: Crs. A. C. Rusm Cook, W. Joll, A. La very 7 . The national development by Mr N. Beamish for Coun port held over from last fl No action was taken. From the Waipawa Techni ciation, acknowledging gnu from Council with thanks. From the Waipukurau Council, with estimated cod ’ow planting for protection bridge.—lt was agreed to work ns per proposal. From the Purjiu County with proposed amendmenti Hospital and Charitable Ii Act.—Received. From E. A. J, Elliott, with for widening road at Tan Cutting, and offering to assid of work.—To be thanked for l Council regrets it cannot l work at present. The sum of £2O was voted Hawke’s Bay Farming ft Association. The chairman’s action in ising repairs at Racecourse fl confirmed. The overseer’s report wasi Accounts passed for I amounted to £406 8s 7d. DECLARATION DA In accordance with the fl the Premier the citizens assfl the Town Hall on Saturday! to commemorate the third ann l of the war, and passed the tion:—“That, on this day) anniversary of the declaratij righteous war, this meeting® records its inflexible detent continue to a victorious 1 struggle in maintenance 01 ideals of liberty and justK are the common and sacred* the Allies. ’ ’ The resolution was moved Donald, chairman of the W* County Council, and seconds

C. Giblin, of the Mangatafl Board. The Mayor presided at the and was supported by the J* members of all the Borough trict local bodies. The Revs. A. W. C. Sty Maclnnes, also Mr A. E. d Ol pawa, were present. . The National Anthem, * hymns, “Oh God Our Help Past,” and “Eternal Fathei to Save,” were sung during ceedings, and prayer was o by the clergymen present.